Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-07

a." - VOC ehN
Governor Lees Message IN London
The London Financial News heads
an article on Governor LEES message
with the following significant words,
"yirginia Cries, Hold, Enough :"
That paper is very free in the use Of
adjectiyes; yet we republish its article
to let our readers know the state of
feeling on the other side of the ocean.
IL the Governor can stand it, we can.
The London Financial NeIcs says
VIRGINIA CRIES. HOLD. ENOUGH! -
From the tclegraphic summary OF the mes
sage Of the Governor To the Legislature no"
IN session II appears mat, IN ms OPINION
the conflict between the courts ana VIZ
ginia should cease after all not ua-
natUrsI sentiment on his part in face OF he
Irrigation lust concluded so diSastronsly Tor
the state. i'm Justice 10 Governor Lee u
should he remembered mat tnls lndlctineht
of his is political f9thei tnah persons ~
one Like the speech from the Throne, IL ~
"A ministerial utterance not really spoken
by the ne rSOn 10y whom ~ Is delivered OF
r,nlly Intended for the persons 10 whom ~
is addressed. But u IL none the less a mat
tor for profound regret That any cNlgenCN
should have induced such a man Ia sub
scllle such q document. For silly sOPhis
tIy ana igDoble sentiment " lcinllus US vi
the editorials Of the Richmond D'sPIc1;
and Il would have been wei II p0s'erity mac
been spared such nasty reading among tue
state papers of Virginia.
An examination OF the message win re-
ference NJ once to the duties OF the Sta,e
and the rights OF the OOndhoIdtrs. lsDoth IN
4 ..safU f.raN AZ l.AH
gins by saying that virginia cbhnot
change her position II 50. we reply, " 80
much the wOrse for Virgil ia for assurediy
the bOudhOldcrs cannot Cnange uelTh' re
Then goes on to say that 50 long as puDilc
opinion remains what IL Is, ana the repre-
seutatiVes OF the people STAND pltugcd 10
"leadiuStmeut.' they should invoke every
legal resource necessary 10 enforce II. lhs
may be tue. but as tins Is what they nave
been doing consistently FOR the past I'VE
wears such encouragement seems some
what superiluOus. The fact is that virginia
has now exhausted every legal resource 10
cOeTcc the hOudhOiders without aNall, ana
vb,u This becomes apparent a change IN
public opinion in the State. win core
spoud!ug change in the views OF us repre-
scutatiyes. viii quickly cnsue. but' co.
eIcjon HAY ing failed, IL is proposed 10 Try
calo'cTy Governor Lee proceeds 10 recon-
mend that a commission should DE APP
p0iuItd To explain (NtcJ the klddleDerger
settlement of 1851 - to the creditors ana
urge them 10 adopt II. This is piece or
n, al American humOr. seeing tnat the
boudhOldeIs have stcadfastly resisted the
seduCtlOns OF this attractive proposal ever
since il WAS made TO them, they are not
likely TO embrace II with much alacrllN
now, when, as the result OF nNe years
litigation. they have demonstrated the
uitpr futilitN OF all attempts To compel
them 10 accept It, IL is not true Is the
Governor says. that because the decisions
Of the courts hitherto nave resulted IN no
4. 20 Il -
Their tIiumphs have on that account been
iuusOrV, " hen state in tine mon whose
Unters are strictly limited by the Federal
constitution attempts by means o. us legs
latiNe and executive estaDIlshnehis 10
frousgr,ss those limits. II takes time 10 de-
fur its rights and restrain It's action. livery
citiyeu IN Virginia las lWO-lOld aile-
glance an allegiance To hlaSiale anuAn al
legIauce to the United States; ana the laws
of Virginia. intending 10 cttice the D'hG-
binders are or are not binding upon IL ciu-
veus according as, in the judgment OF 'ht
SuuI, me court. thtN az or are not lepUS-
ugnt to the written Federal constitution.
thN iousIV "A citizen of virginia could npl re-
si>t me LtVsof his Government until such
IaWsWelr pronounced void by the supreme
court To which his state no less tlan NM
SET IS subject. and TINS could Only DC ny
judicial process. involving Time 10 compass
theactuaI issues arising under me cllcuiu-
siaUcps Ihi, has now been accomplished,
and u has been at lcngih TrcNocaDy
| established rs the supreme law OF NIISIiIa
thattLc state has no power 10 collect am
| tax in coin after The tender or am coupons
! in paNrueut thereof. rms UUp0riy a tutH"
I 10 fbIcauy1HS uHith M N'Uf. is PoW'rt'sS ~
| tgI, ai,0i. daG qi,.S thr IrgjHidH bopdtDId-
/ ,yS MIR dU' IA spite ~ uH1in. II lhe Sc
! curitX Of Nirgiulan bonds drpcined upon
| lie sense OF Justice Of Virginia, the
/ holders would indeed be in sorry plight;
/ Lut happily they rely upon the cOmpulslon
| Of the federal courts. which virginia, IN
| common with every other state in the
! Union. IS poWerless To resist.
| The hondhulders have absolutely no more
/ IN hone than to fear from Virginia. A de-
| graded public lost TO all sentiment OF eight,
/ Aas through the agency OF lts government
/ employed every resource Whlch human IN
/ peuuitN could deVisy 10 defraud lis creditors
| hy coprclng them into the substitution OF
/ an uncomfortable contract Tor an enforce
able one hut all tOnO purpose. Ana yet nOJ
/ content with tying TO de ude the Dpnuhoiu-
erS II seeks To intlmidate tnem. II VIII
be the duty Of the commission, we are
fold ito caution creditors against the dan
ger of alousing pablo sentiment. when
might forget all sense OF justice. take couh-
sci only from passion, ana destroy the III.
terests they are now striNlhS W Pio.etI.
ditional lion who protested that he rOared
/ when his Whiskers were pulled, but was only
reused when some one trod on ms tau'
If otis believed, IN the words OF Gov
| eInor Lee. chat # those holulhg lhe our +;
! Standing Nirginian indebtedness could
meet. through their committee such com
mission face to face. they would be willing
! 10 flud such indebi ednesS al Inc rate oil o3
| rer cent. into kiddlebcrger bonds bearing
| nor cont interest. payable IN coupons not
r.ceiyabie for state dues there is a very
! r1,dr awakening in store for some people IN
/ Virginia We know something OF Inc as,
! p0sition of the Nirgiuian hondnolutls ahI
/ - ne ItneW less we should stlll be Justified
| in inserting that ii is the last thing they
,roUld he likely to do. People do not gene
rallV surrender theirrights at the invitation
of those who have been systematlcaAy a.
taur,iug TO dcfraud them OF them RnC
| UlO have failed in so doing.