The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-23
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Jim Macon Ia bothuriug the Virginia
Legislature with hss grea. debt paying
scheme. He hasnow pending In that body
o bill 10 provide loreubmiting toarbilratoTs
all questions between the States Of Yir-
ginia and Wes! Virginia connected with
tho public debt OF tho two States, which
further provides that II West Virginia re-
iuGes 10 submit 10 arbitration she ahall DO
Lutd in the United States Supreme Court.
The meature Is attracting O good deal
more attention at Richmond than any
scheme which Mason IatherD is worthy Of
Tho Richmond Dbpatch Of Thursday, in
a long article on the subject Gays:
Now, fist as to arbitration, let rs say that
there will not be IN tho next Legislature OF
West Virginia a half dem men Of either
party who will dare 10 propose such Il
d, cIds that West Virginia owes even one.
tenth OF the debt OK tbs two Stitcs aa II stood
In 1861, virginia will DO disappointed. But
II we concede that arbitrator inigat possibly
40 decide, VIC ut onca admit that no WeBt
Virginia Legislature will agree to arbitration;
for, as we bays oitsn said before no pnblic
mNa in West Virginia would dare to G, be.
fore his constituents and propose 10 pay oven
one tenth Of the amount OF the debt IbGt
Virginia assigned to West Virginia thsr cen
years ago.
Arbitration, therefore, is out oil the nos
ton. the leadeis Of the Democratic party
In West Virginia would no mora dafa to at-
vocate the payment OF even three millions ri
the sum appropriated to that Staie III 1871
than the leaders Of the Democratic party In
Virginia would now dare 10 70 beforo the
yotera and advocate the payment OF The SUN
apporttored to this State in 1871.
What then? Simply tEis, that tho bill In et.
feet docs nothing but provide for a suit In the
Supreme Court OF the United States, aud to
make Virginia u party 10 It. For what pur-
posi- Wlat possible benefit could FtrgihiG
derive from 5 decision OF that tribunal? Can
anybody imagine TINT TINT tribunal would
decide that West Vifginia owes mora than
the fifteen millions turned oyer 10 her ir
1872 Surely not. The decision would, on
the contrary, most probably, not TO say Ger.
tainly, be that Virglrin owed q part Of that
cum Of fifteen millions. But who would be
benefited by that decision? II the c,urt
were TO decide u dtzan times that West Vtr-
ginla owed even i've millions. her cFeditoEs
WOuAN LefeI Stt tEe BUN. LIS pupEtAle
Court cannot make q State pay lis debts. It
cannot afford any rslief to tina creditors of 4
t repudiatiug Stats unless that State has ngde
tho coupons Of her bonds, or other evidences
OF debt, receivable Tor taxes. And IS to Vir-
Hinia our Legislators know only too we'll that
. Rha has decided for herself That she will not
ply sven the Lwu-thiius Of thu debt she tonk
10 herself IN 1871 when she assigned one
third to West Virginia. In tho name Of com.
mon sense, then, who is to profit BY the pass.
ngs OF the bill under discussion excep! spec.
u!asors in West Virginia certificates?
This expression seems to DO the popr1.
lar one in on mother State, and among
the majority party in this State as we'll,
judging from the following extrac! from q
letter written to Governor jackson by Hon.
Charles ]. Faulkner concerning this bill
This Is undoubtedly a movement OF
MI. Mason, the attorney OF ths New York
syndicate, and In my opinion should, II pos.
EIDE, BE- coua,eractea. / think the 0aly p0ia.
OF danger and annoyance to US will he II tbst
syndicate eau got con.ro! Of ths right to uae
the namo OF Virginia in q suit against West
Virginia In the Supreme Court Of the United
States. This, think, should be frustrated
X possible. l an sure you could get some
competent gentleman in Wheeling, Pa1kc,s.
burg or Charleston, who, ut your request,
would proceed on 10 Richmond and counter.
act this movement OF Mr.. Mason. There mty
be no provision Of law to compensate fot
such service, but you might know souc one
who would Go II esatuitous!y, Or rely upon
future notion Of the Legislature for his com.
pensation. l hops you will give this matter
your attention, Ii you have not already done
SO, Ter | think it important to the Interests
OF Cur Stale"
Altogether, the prospects for the success
Of Mason and his syndicate Of holders OF
tho "preterred certificates cannot be said
to be bright.