South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-03-21


and purposes touching the debt indu-
ces this card These falsehoods, en-
snating from few unprincir led
and malicious men, are propagated in
the face of the fact that long previous
to their publicatjon circulated sever.
al hundred pamphlets giving all the in
formation in my possession
l. have always belived that w.
Va. would be greatly benefited by adj
justing her share OF the debt incur
red before the old State was divided.
l believe that sn unascertained and
unsettled liability hurts worse than q
fixed debt maIy times greater than
the amount we actually owe.
2. have always maintained that
our share must be ascertained by stat.
ing the account required by the Or.
dinance which created West Vir-
ginia.
8. have always insisted that we
were not responsible for aud would
never recognized any obligation on
account OF the (so calleD West vir-
GINA Certificates. / am as de.erm-
incd as any man not to assume any
part of the fifteen millions set aside
tor rs by Virginia, and the persons
who say that am seeking to fasten
this debt OH my State are misrepre.
senting me knowingly, maliciously,
aud without excuse.
4. When first consulted some four
years ago by these creditors, told
them to pursue fair, open, manly
and above. board policy, avoiding any
alliance with that class of men who
succeed by deceiving the people and
by tricking them out OF their votes.
Hence, the Utmost Publicity has been
given TO everything connected with
this movement to bring about set
Element between Virginia aud West
Virginia. Nearly eighteen months
ago full explanation of it was pub
lished in the Wheeling IntelIigencer,
and nothing. that was true, has ap.
peared since ir any paper which was
not first published by me.
5. In order to induce Virginia TO
settle with West Virginia, TIE certifi-
cate holders propose to release her
from all liability. fit turns out that
West Virginia owes more than she
can conveniently carry, then my eli
ents propose to accept whatever she
chooses to pay. Hence, the creditors
have co-operated to authorize an IL
gent to (l) release Virginia and (2) to
COMPROMISE with West Virginia. No
Dody expo cts to saddle our State with
an unfair debt. BY object is 10 re-
move the impression that VIC owe III.
teen millions, and It l am insteumen-
tai IN dong this, l will receive the
THANKS OF every sensible citizen.-
Ihero are only two ways TO determine
how inucn ~ est Virginia owes to Vir-
& =. 's' . w. 81 = MISSION OF
'ns so,a''osessy 'o.tuc supreme Court,
auu : l.ss = Always aasosps ed AN ar,
.".sa''V W.,
''- :. .'ael'us'c'sy. ssituout pre-
$500. ~ ne"sPdpc1 enterprise, ipe
s..ss , S..le' = 'llue saAe represent
a. s ~. VIC pa IN. cer,ihca'es
~ ~ as.v" oc,'s: Ah, =, gross 'aisenood
nus, has No ioun ,., Tue truth ID, a.
og ~ :: vi az :. ,oo o. % 'noso represent,
- 800. ~ 'n.o n 'Iii isoe'sea .hslr
vo' 'ln o'''eS nen t.cy i"iiueu uiiue -
s III az. VI IL, nau, eAcels Two sili'ui
noIues' uo hot kuo" VI single
pIaoo' oo.o!e'a,ing 'nerein' VINO pur-
1naoeu oct'luca.es on speculation
- "ee - no y iuica,e or c'inoi nation
" sale o ane holders dePoslte their
oe', t "oa'es WIN . s'aNe'hoioer, and
I Cav; uei,osi,ot agrees 10 contribute
..'o pro ra'a 20 ,he expense OF the
81 oen ecu "nicn % penses consists
y. ,ny zee Tue compensation oil the
;. .aAe IN ,.olue' anu .ne cost OF acquaint-
"g Tue puohc Wild 'he i"c's'
.. AS samE 10 OF the untounGed
ana unProvoked iaIsehoods that are
oelng Puolis he'd, l call attention to the
statement, that-'Hc (MasOn)is draw