Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-06-11
The Contrast

The Contrast.
The CbarIest n Courier says the article from
the Baltimore E1ctange. which is appended.
| presents ga correct statement of the loss sus-
! tanned nv the United States Government in
its recent attempt to replenish its impoVfr-
ished treasury. New York that, when hrst
smitten by the flag epidemic, placed all its
| vest we ,lih at the service OF President LIN
co,S. UNANIMOUSLY untrue to its munifcent
nlrdges. has taken only 300, 900 at the rate
of from so 10 s61. OF the very moderate
loan, Philadelphia and Boston, two cities
which bave displayed the fiercest activity in
| the present strife. have bid for the magnif-
cent sum of s55O,OO0 at from IS to ssh
Chicago has subscribed T $4,000 worth of
Treasury notes, and two persons, whose
names should be written deep down in every
Northern heart, have taken 500 and $50 of
that late and profitable currency. More preg-
nant with duleful significance for the cause
in which these mad and wicked people are
engag' d, than even their nigg 4rdly reluctance
to bid for that greatly needed loan, is the to
tai amount of Treasury Notes which has been
taken by the open handed, wealthy, and puts
SAINT North.
"The capitalists aud moneyed institutions
of the new COnfederacy stand in glorious
contrast with the calculating and avaricious
merchants and bank directors of LINCoLN's
domain. The C,ngress at Montgomery au-
thorized loan of SIS 900 OUO SIS 900 900 of
which were called for and S8,000,0O0 lras to-
ken at pr. The subscriptions were made
with cheerful readiness, AMI many were dis
appointed at having failed to obtain place
on the list. The admirable f>cal plans de-
Wis. by the Secretary Of the Treasury, have
been received with universal and unqualified
favor. Most cheering to the patriotic spirit
of the Snuth, are the measures adopted by
the Bank Convention at Atlanta. The Banks
nf Georgia and South Carolina have author
ized Mr.. MEAMINGER to draw on them to the
extent of the prcuniary needs of our Govern
mpnt and the other States will manifest tht
same degree of confidence in the permanent
and glorious cess of the new Confederacy.
AT the beginning of hotiliIies that purse
proud and dependent people twitted US with
our pov. rry and ridculrd the idea OF the
Southern States at the same time supporting
a government and carrying on war. Thy
made figures the instruments of enorm Jus
alsehOOds and the ground of slanderous pre-
dctions, and manufactured wretchad stories
about extortiOns and frauds. They trumpet
ed the donations and promises their rich men
had made to the Union aud not content with
|
brokers and capitalists had cOntribut, d, in-
creased them beyond the limits set by false
patriotism in the height of its phrenzy. Blu
| a few weeks have passed and the fame of
their zeal is burning low. True to the in
stincts of their nature these Iich men have
begun 10 count the cost OF conquest aud sub
| jngation. and it occurs to them that per-
chance they may have to pay too much for
the whistle; aye, more than this. as the diff
cul y of the work they have set out to do
swels before their astOnished eyes into the
dimensions of the impossible their good sense
whispers to their avarice that they may give
| all their substance for the whistle aud then
never have The pleasure of blowing it.
$50 far The siuews of war have been furn- |
ished by our people with Lavish hand. In |
addition to the public measures which have |
been carried out with excellent success, they |
have contributed most literally towards the |
equipment of our brave volunteers. Every |
call made by patriotism upon our purses has |
ueen m, with cheerfulness and pronptitude. |
Among the free will offerings that have been |
Laid with glad and greatful hearts on the altar |
OF our country, are some noble donations |
which have thrilled the Southern heart like |
he news of a great victory. We will save |
for the cause of independence and honor the |
millions we used tn spend at Saratoga and |
Newport, and other Abolition retreats Vel
will prepare for separate existence as Ma
ton, by developing our hidden resources, |
and ingenious minds, and cunning hands, |
and sinewy arms, shall find full employ ment |
and ample remuneration. Having once been |
refreshed and elevated by the consciousness |
of our power and capacity, having once form
ed a just estimate of the rich gifts God has |
bestowed upon US with so exuberant hand, |
we shall delight in showing our gratitude by |
the earnest and faithful improvement of |
them.
.We are done forever with that people and |
their notions We can buy elsewhere than |
in the realm of the despOt what we cannot |
fabricatp, but for the present we shall confne |
ourselves TO necrssaries, or, at any rate, not |
go beyond the region of comforts. Our fields
promise plenteOus harvest, aud the expect |
ant tiiler is doing all he can to assist the |
fruitful ground, humbly relying on the Col |
of clouds for the increase. a new life has |
stirred our energies A hand hath touched |
US and brought out all our manhood. We |
have suddenly become strong, self-reliant
and trustful. The path we are treadiug be-
comes broader every step, and our future |
grows every moment more bright. We have |
a Government. and, 10y Gods b. Up, We will |
maintain its m+jpsiy and make it ap raise and |
glory to the end OF time"
From the Baltimore Exchange, May 3O1
The United States oan.
It has been evident to those who have not
permitted themselves TO be carried away by |
The Wild excitement OF the moment, or TO b., !
frightened by the terrible d-nunciations of |