Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-05-01
choice of evils, but they could not
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E, .luc. If ,hr federal judiciary.
| Now that the debt issue, by reason
of fresh decision, again comes up
for discussion before popular audi
ences, it is not difficult to 70 eSee
that the stump-speakers Of the OPP
posing parties in Virginia Will III
the approaching struggle Dld
against each other with PROPOSE
tiens for radical treatment OF the
debt, and 10 the present temper OF
their audiences the speaker that
approaches most nearly to absolute
reputation will expect the most
applause. Various schemes have
already been brought forward. The
'cut. worm of the treasury'-as the
Virginians factiOusly term the
coupOn-being receivable only for
State taxes, it is proposed to call a
State convention aud abolish all
State taxes, RELOCATING the taxing
power wholly TO the counties anu
cities, and supporting the State
government from the surplus OF
local levies. Another proposal IS
to 20 more directly to the root OF
the matter by repudiating the debt
by constitutional provision, and
passing new 'cOupOn-killers' annu'
ally until the creditors patience Is
| worn OUT
Richmond Telegram in New
York Sun: "The decision Of the
Supreme Court of tho United
States to-day in the Virginia debt
cases has created great excitement
here and caused much surprise to
members of both parties. It's re-
suit will be to open the debt aglta-
ton by which Malone rode into
power. 1t was on the issue Of the
payment of the public debt that he
defeated the Democratic party; but
that party, such is its fear of Ma
honeism, is now ready to repudiate
tho debt outright rather than give
him another foothOld. The decision
complexities the political situation,
as it upsets all the legislation on
the subject since the original
Funding bill. L. S. Blair, Ma
homes Attorney General, said that
the public schools would be closed,
as the decision would prevent
money coming into the treasury
for their support. Democrats here
inveigh against the decision as q
death blow at the doctrine OF
: State rights. Gov. Cameron would
not express any opinion as to the
outlook. 1t is generally believed
that the next Legislature, no mat
ter how composed, will enact legIs-
lation to block the decision"
National Republican: The deci.
sion Of the Supreme Court in rela.
: ton to the state debt of Virginia,
rendered yesterday, declaring that
: the old c per cent, coupons must
be received when presented IA pay
: ment of taxes reopens the whole
, debt question as al original one,
/ both as regards the payment and
= the funding of the debt.
The payment of coupons for
. taxes will doubtless embarrass the
D state government by seriously dis
turbing its financial arrangements.
0 1t may be wise for the Republl-
. can governor to call an extra ses'
: sion of Virginia's Democratic leg
Q islature, in order that such a plan
Q or method may be adopted for the
e reception of the coupons in pay
f ment of taxes for the current year
G as will be satisfactory to the credl-
g tors and relieve the state from i'm
J, mediate and vexatious financial
5 complications.
g The old commonwealth Of Vir-
s GINA is entitled to the sympathy OF
4 the entire country and to equata.
;. BILE treatment at the hands Of the
!, national legislature. A memorial
f should be adopted by the state
n legislature as ing Congress to pay
o for tho 100000 acres of land en-
t braced in the territorial limits OF
e West Virginia at $l.25 per acrs,
=. which would amount to S20,O00,-
J. 600.
!. The reason for this lies in the fact
i that the Old Dominion, in negO-
1 tiating with the federal govern.
I ment relative to the cession Of the
Q north vest territory, out Of which
!. were carved the five states of Ohio,
!. Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and
}. Wisconsin, demanded a guarantee
t that the balance of the territory
e should ever remain under the soy-
I ereignty of the state of Virginia.
0 The committee of Congress, how.
t ever, to whom it was referred, re.
r ported that if Virginia was entitled
!. to the remaining territory, she
+, needed no guarantee, aud if she
Q was not entitled to it she ought not
7 to ask it. Upon this appeal TO her
| honor, the old mother of states aud
OF Presidents waived her claim of a
guarantee and instructed her dele
CATION in Congress-, among whom
was Thomas Jefferson, to sign the
deed of cessiOn of that vast terri
,. tory, the proceeds of the sale of
whose public lands has brought
many millions of dollars into the
national treasury.
/ At another time The Republican
will give a full history of all the
facts in the premises, statistical
and otherwise, which will show
, ample justification for an equitable
; claim for payment for the land ap-
!, propriated by the national govern
ment to make new state, free
from debt, but intellectually rich in
resources. While Congress added
another star to the Union GALAXY
practically doubled the debt of
, Virginia by reducing her taxabel
, property or ability to pay.
i Telegram from Alexandria: City
Treasurer Harlow, OF Alexandria,
upon learning the purport of the
decision of the Supreme Court in
: the Virginia coupon cases, tele.
graphed State Auditor Marye what
he should do in the matter and re-
! ceiyed a reply from the auditor, in
which he says: do not receive