Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-15
BRADY'S BABBLE.
HIS c0MKEyT ON FITz LEES COUPON
PROCLAMATION.
An Interview With Governor Lee, Wherein
BE Corrects Braiy's Funding
Bill History.

Inc Dill introduced IN t1e HOUSE oi
Representatives by Mr.. Brady, Of Pc
tersburg, " to authorize the President
Of the United States TO appoint board
Of commissioners to investigate towhat
extent the United States may be legally
or equitably liable for the debt due by
the State Of Virginia because Of the
partition Of the State, without its con-
sent, during the late war; the extent OF
the equitable liability Of the United
States to the bondholders Of other States
Of the Union and to foreign bondholders
on account Of the acts OF the State gov
ernment Of Virginia nullifying the de-
cisions Of the Supreme Court Of the
United States as 10 the said debt Of
Virginia, and for other purposes" goes
along through numerous wbereases, in
Guiding the FOLLOWING:
And whereas his Exoeliency Fiizhugh
Lee Governor Of the Commonwealth OF Nir-
giniR, IN utIer disregard Of the said dec-
stOns OF the Supreme Court OF the United
STATES. did on the NTH day OF April. 1856.
in response 10 JOINT resolution OF the
t3ene r.i Assembly OF Virginia adopted AZ
the last session Of the Legislature issue
proclamation urging the tax payers 10
staud by the commonwealth In the deDi
settlement, and therein ne invokes "tns
people 10 meet in their accustomed manner
in all the counties cities. and towns AZ the
earliest convenient time TO give EXPRESSION
10 their sentiments and purposes, that an
OutepOken expression may Visit with It's
rebuke those who appeal 70 the law:
And whereas tine Jaw the Governor OF the
Commonwealth OF virginia thus clsregards
and renders imperative is under the deci-
sious of the Supreme Court OF the United
States, the supreme law OF the land. and
which the chief executive officer OF Viz
gina, under the Constitution OF the
United states, IN bound by his oath 10 sup
port: and whereas In said Proclamation 10
h declared that the funding act OF March
80, 1871. Of which the coupon Is the Of
spring. was imposed upon the State o.
Virginia as the result OF fraud bribery, and
corruption" which said solemn declaration
OF Governor Lee is distinctly negatived by
Mr. Justice Field IN hls statement giving
his history OF sa Id funding act in AntOni rs.
GreeuhOw 1O7 United states Reports:
And whereas by sad proclamation OF
Governor Lee and the JOINT resolution OF
the General Assembly of Virginia. both
" having fOf their object the constitutional
Impairment OF the obligation OF contracts,
10 emharrnss their enforcement with one
rOus and destructive conditions, aud thus
10 evade the performance Of them. the
Constitution and laws Of the United states
are. ss TO the said debt Of the state Of Ylr-
ginia, uullihed:
And whereas 1t Is made manifest that
the whole power OF the State government
OF Virginia is 10 be exercised 10 render
null and void the decision OF the supreme
Court OF the United States so far a. they
relate 10 the said debt o. the state oi VIZ
ginla.
A Dispatch man yesterday asked
the Governor if he had seen the Brady
resolutions. The Brady resolutions" ,"
said he - / would not call them the
Brady resolutions, for ! think an In
yestigation would show Brady was
the supplejack who is jumping
when the hands Of others pull the
string. ] am told" said the Gov
ernor, "that he grows particularly
yYtuous when talking about the fund
ing bill Of 1871. My information leads
me to believe that the bill was passed
% bribery. Malone was active in Sc
curing It's passage. Members Of that
Legislature have informed me that he
approached them in its interest. Gu
nous be should have had hand in
stirring such muddy waters in the
State, and then, by means Of the Re-
publican patronage and money, reaped
he benefit Of the discomfort il pro-
uced.
I'm the last campaign, when
was elected Governor, 3 pamph-
ct over his signature was scattered
BROADCAST over the State condemn
ng the funding bill of 1871 in
tie strongest terms. ] commend Ma
homes utterances there TO Brady. Curl
Gus. too. that in the violent denuncis.
,icn OF that measure he ses John
Daniel and myself Of being the two
principal persons most responsible
for the passage Of the bill,
v hereas the facts are that ! was
at the time private citizen living
on my place and knew nothing Of the
bill until il was passed, while John Dan
rel Ia member Of the Legislature at the
time voted and spoke against the bill.
my proclamation" the Governor
went on TO say, requested the peopleto
pay their taxes in money, and not cou-
pOns, and was based on what thought
good reasons. They have legal right
to do that if they please, and ! have
simply asked them to please to do it.
"IfthatIs treason against the supreme
law Of the land, let the author and
mover of the resolutions and their
friends make the most Of it."