The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-26
west virginia CertiAcates.


The Legislature has not time to pass the
West virginia bill, and so we need not, we
suppose, fear its passage. But as The Sem
ate Is to consider Il to-day, we add another
extract or two on the subject. The Mar
tinsburg Statesman says:
aThe bin now pending before the Virginia lie.
gislatpre has a mischievons squint ~ pears IN
nisfaks bic evidence OF being the work OF the syn
dicate that has bought up the West Virginia ceru-
fcates, aud carries on It's face reeuia, oaak ~,
| a onid 3ro Qp0. These sharpers say: III you, ,he
| virginia Legislature, will devise some means py
which West Virginia can be MADE 20 assume we
payment Of portion Q, .nes ,he sate Of yirsias
e sT'" squeeze a., out Of West virginia. Now West
Virginia has always shown disposition 20 set,le
win Virginia on fair, equitable principles. the
basis Of settlement has been agreed upon; ana "
on y remains 20 have The account statea IN &c,
cor3ance with that basis; but West Virginia VIII
never agree that this aforesaid syndicate shall die.
tate ,be terms of that settlement, or have any hand
| in fxing the amount due. The holders OF these
West Virginia certificates bought them upon sp &C.
niation Tor a yerv small consideration, and now
expect 10 realize nice little profit or several mn,
lions OF dollars out of the transaction. ne is,s
OF West Virginia was In no way pledged Tor snv
spectfcd portion OF them. and the only moral OF
legal obligations that rest upon her Is 20 pay what
ever may be found due by her TO virginia upon
settlement ON the basis heretofore agreed upon,
and all that Virginia has any sort OF right 70 40 ~
the premises Is 10 appoint commissioners 70 meel
a like numoer 90 be appointed by West virginia %
make the settlement without the sllgtest preference
10 the bill now introduced In tie Interest OF NeW
York syndicate"
The basis upon which West Virgins
proposes to settle makes West Virginia
owe as of 1868 only 100000 Of the debt
ANDERSON FARMER writes to the Wheel
ing Inteiligencer from Jefferson county:
Nor is this oil abou, which The people have the
right justly IN complain, aud demand an explana.
ton from their servant, the Governor lJacksonI Of
tax commission has been appointed member
Of which Is James III. Mason, who for the last two
Wears has been publicly bOasiing that he was the
enplnye of syndicate who were collecting certi-
flcates OF Indebtedness against the state OF Wesi
Virginia, the assumption OF such lnaeot,edness
used The argument that, being desp0iled OF one
third of her territory. that third ought to be held
responsible for one THIRD of The debt and this wit
out regard TO the question rs 10 whether West Viz
ginla was or was not beneficiary OF the eNpendi-
iure for witch the debt was created.
j am Informed by parties who ought 70 know
that 5000, O0o will cover every cent expended TOT
public improvements by the State or Virginia III
oHr territory; and still James M. Mason. n SLATE
officer. clothed with Official anthorty by Goyefh ,o
been I'm the city OF Richmond attempting 10 Sc
cure the weight Of Virginia legislative authority "a
prosecute debt against our state which aggregates
There are singular features about this whole
transaction. The people OF the state would IKE
to know the causes that GRATED This commission,
and would like 20 know, after its creation, how Ii
happens that man Is appointed state omcer 10
regulate assessments who represented, as law
yer, bogus claim OF fifteen millions OF dollars
against the State paid by the state an official,
and at the same time paid large compensation AS
the representative of the syndicate to collect the
debt?
/ voted for Governor jackson, and have known
him from his early manhood, and have taken an
interest iu hts welfare on party as well rs p rS0nai
grounds. His father was one OF my PEST irlends;
'''' '"'' ASDERsoS FARMER.
The Leesburg WdShingtonian says:
WEST VIRGINIA CERTIFICATBs.-We are glad
to see the Senate mite has re oorted adversely
on the "bili to provide for adjusting with west
Virginia, &C." This is "A bill. we suspect, In the
interest Of spectators In West Virginia certih-
Gates, and we hope the Legislature viii let u alone.
We have made our proposition TO West Ntrg1nla,
and ~ abe refuse 10 assume her share of the debt
we are In no way responsible for II, and do not
mean to run the risk of mourning any such liza
billy to give ya,IS 70 t0Se s He neia
10 of our own and can well afford 10 let West Nir-
ginia matters alone. We al glad to sec the Legs-
laturc means 10 pass the matter by.
The Wheeling Inteltigencer says:
JIM MASON. AGAIN.-Jim Mason is botheriug
the yrgiuia LEGISLATURE with his great debt pay
Ing scheme. lie hss now pending In hat body a
bill 10 provide for submitting 10 arbitrator all
Questions between The s,te &C., OF viTfn e ana Se
two states, which further provides that II west
Virginia n fuses TO subrt 10 arbitration she shall
measure Is attracting good deal more attention
at Richmond than any scheme which Mason
fathers is worthy Of
son and his syndicate of holders Of the I" prefer
red certificates" cannot be said to be bright.