Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-22
Secs the Point.

our fyiend GLASS. although he wrong
fully contends that Mr. DuLANEY isentit'ed
10 the coupons which he rendered to the
Commonwealth, despite the fact that he
has Maid his taxes in no manner Whatever
having recovered q ON the collecting o'icer
not only his actual damages, but punitive
damages, Is nevertheless as sound rs a dol
lar ON another question. The reader will
remember that Judge BoSD was reported
last week as having instructed jury that
"the plaintiffs were under no obligation
Ia nav their taxes In money aud surrender
their coupons for Identification and verid-
cation, but they bad right under the law
70 stand upon their tender OF coupons and
refuse to pay In money and surrender their
coupons for ide ltification." Commenting
upon those instructions, the Lynchburg
Adrancs, Brother GLASS; paper. says:
"Judge Bond Is right in some of his
opipjons and decisions rendered, but he Is
certainly grossly wrong in this ruling; Tor
II has been distinctly, and In so much Ian.
eusge, decided by the supreme Court OF
the United States, that the law OF Virginia
requiring coupons presented In payment OF
taxes TO be sidentifed as genuine was
constitutional. and did moi in any way in
validate the obligation OF the coupon con-
tract under the funding bill OF 1871. How
Judge Bond can now fly into the face OF
that decision Of the highest court in the
country, and decide that a taxpayer can
tender coupons without any sort OF 'iden-
ficatjon' or evidence OF cenuineness, is one
OF the mysteries Of modern judicial de-
cisions. According 10 his ruling, fraud.
ulent or counterfeit, coupon Is just as good
for taxes as q genuine one. and under the
same ruling all OF our national banks ought
to be compelled to receive counterfeits as
well as genuine notes when presented at
their counters!
"This Is precisely parallel case, and II
Judge Bond don't correct such an absurd
opinion as that, then he will utterly disre.
gard the ruling OF the higher court. and
make counterfeit coupon. note or bond,
as good and passable as genuine"
Bonn has not only caused infinite trouble
TO the people OF Virginia, but Mr.. RoYALL
promises for him in this days issue Of the
Dispatch that he will give them great deal
more trouble. We rely upon the wisdom Of
the Legislature. II the Indemniiying Board
fails TO protect Virginia, she has other
remedies to fall back upon. She can cause
her taxes to be collected in instalments SO
small that none but the smallest coupons
can be used in paying taxes, and OF these
there are SO few that they are scarcely
worthy Of being taken into consideration
at all. Or she can apportion to
all the counties and cities their re-
spective shares Of TIE money needed
TO carry on the State government, and as
no city or county can be compelled TO ac-
cept coupons for taxes, the coupon-specu-
lators will be left out in the cold. The bond.
holders will In the end find that they have
been playing losing game. II either OF
these schemes should cost the State thou
sand dollars In each city aud county, the
total loss would not be onetenth OF the
amount thus saved each year, nor one-hun-
dredth part Of the sum total which she
would lose II she allows BOND & Co. TO
overcome her in this death-struggle.