American Union in Morgantown, West Virginia

Preservation of State Credit and Majority Will

A speech discusses how annual taxation to pay interest on state debt sustains credit, urges prompt provision for creditors, and defends a representative democracy. It condemns minority resignations in the July extra session that disrupted the legislature, warns against undermining constitutional government, and calls citizens to safeguard the ballot as remedy. The speaker emphasizes the will of the majority and peaceful constitutional redress.