Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-21
We have petpstrated two Outrages recently upon be-

We b,ve netpstrated two outrages recently upon be-
ras;tary fsllcis The one in suggesting that there Is
fraud and sehood in the universal conviction tna' one
thousaudh part of the paper money in the world rep
resented by specie and that would consequently DC
more manly TO admit the fAacy, repudate the iraud'
aud Il our interests dictated to substitute another basis
for currency than gold and silver Possessing an sre
of limited production and universal demand (cotonhh
wss in our power, with open seas, to make II 'he
basis of the best paper currency in the world loaeu
as we are our people with houses filed with treasure
which All nations covet and not a dime in their pockets
n buy the pecessares Of life economical and ponuc
considerations would to combine to urge TINS ehpe
dian, az thu one of all others for individual aud ma
topal welfare The President speaks in terms OF nsn
commendaion of the success OF the Government 10 using
Treasury notes. II the scheme were extended oy the
Government owning the cotton and basug all issues up
on H. and substituting Treasury notes for Bank notes in all
ia operations the benefits would be greatly increased;
Il would afford relief to the suffering planters; would
enable the Government profit by the use OF its own
credit without paying interest fo and have, when the
w,r Is over an abundant fund TO meet all its obligations,
H. in the progress of the war; circumstances should arise
to render it necessary burn the cotton TO keep 1t from
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rzht and proper that the loss should b public and not
an individual one-a condition insured by the cotton be-
ing the property of the Government.
The other and more grevous outrage we've pepetrat-
ed on ideas deemed sacred by all Yankeedom,
tuuately By beyond its limits, was in suggesting
system of Government, based on Honor and Patriotism
rather than money We know this is shocking To all ten
der sensibies. What country for the love Of
It aud the empty baube honors The absurdy Is mon
srous and revolving! Well bad as II may be- there is
no alternative for us but system founded in honor, or
one founded in oupdy The latter is the system Of the
Yankees With them ell things yeual Every virtue
has its pricea public service is desirable in proportion
to the dollars will yield This system has produced it,
inevitable results corrupt people aud dospotc Gov
ernment The system with will produce like re-
suits. We have adopted it almost to the letter. And
not content with taking the System, We have made large
poraoDs of Yankees to insure the success OF the eI
pertinent We have in our Departments men long IA
mar with all the machinery Of corruption in the old
Government, who have left behind them in Yankeedom
fathers brothers and kigdESav daSase We s might have
found abundant material among ourselves, apt to ger
inmate at the approach of the frmenting warmth of
vicious system. The apdty Of the development of this
species Of animal out of the ardent and dsiner
Gated patriots, Is scandal and should be warning to
cur infant Republic.
1t is our conviction tha. If the vicious principles Of
Tie Yankee system had been fully developed if the in
evabe tyranny with which they were teemng had been
disclosed to the pubic eye at the time Of the separation
all the leading features OF the old Constitution would
have been discarded from the Confederate Constitution
Il not then dreamed Of that the guarantees
Of civil liberty supposed to be contained in it mere
cob webs which rude and stupid wretch could scat
to the Wnds at his pleasure into lgaments
OF despoiism. 1t is no, too late hope to retrace
cur steps 1t must be obvious every of sense,
at with the Yankee system Of splendid Goyernm ent
elective King, disbursing from so TO 100 millions
OF patronage in full operation among US must share
the fate OF the Yankee States in the lapse of few de-
cades may hug the fond hope to our bosOms that
are better than the Yankees but people resist the
ceaseless sappng and undermining of vicious system
Our strength aud SAFETY consist in the preserva-
ton Of the sovereignty aud Independence OF the Safes
and simple cheap and hOpest Confederate Government
strong central Government with army of Office.
holders and cice-seekers will swamp liberty here it
did beyond the Potomac.