The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-08-16
Memorial to the Congress Of the Con
federate Gtatas


The Legislature at its late session odon,
ed the following memorial to the Cdn
federate Congress ''U
WHEREAS, by the act of the Goyernmert
OF the United States, war exists between
that Government and the Government
and people Of the Confederate States i
America, therefore, we the Represent
tiyes Of a united people, determined 4
prosecute the war with all the men anJ
money at our command to a successful
termination, Or total humiliation Of men
and money, deem it highly expedient h
behalf OF the people Of the State Of Ms
slssippi, to ask Of your honorable and
patriotic body to take into consideration
the propriety and expediency of MAKING
the Treasury Notes issued by the Con-
federacy a legal tender in payment q
debts, and also the expediency Of AFFORD
ing the planters market for their cotton
and tobacco crop by the purchase d
the same on liberal advances to them by
the Government OF Treasury notes in par
payment for those commodities, in orderO
afford to the Government basis for Tie
redemption Of the notes so issued and 10
afford the necessary monied facilities
the planters and others to pay their in
-liati.l'al liahilitiea ~-,l enrrv IN their hli
ness without interruption or material em
barrassment during the war, your memo
ralists are OF opinion should the Congreg
adopt the measures indicated and hold
the cotton and tobacco until the close d
the m1r, or until such time as an adyan9
geous sale can be effected, it would put In
the hands of the Government a powerful
lever to procure speedy peace with The
United States, and full and complete re.
cognition by foreign powers of the indie
pendence Of the Confederate States, and
furnish to the Government of the Con-
iederate States basis OF credit equaIY
as valuable and reliable for the redemp
ton of their Treasury notes, as ingotso
gold, in any Bank in the world. By adopt
ing the plan recommended your memon.
lists are of opinion that the war can be
carried on for an indefinite period, with.
out creating any, or but very little for
eign debt, and when the war closes, as
close it must at no very distant day, (ifall
the cotton and tobacco grown within the
limits of the Confederacy, is held by the
Government, until that consummation is
realized the Confederate States will be
the most free and its inhabitants the most
wealthy, of any other nation or people,
because the monies expended will be
among her own people, and the Govern,
ment will have under its own control
those articles which are indispensable to
the civilized world in such quantities
as to enable Ter to control The price OF cot
ton and tobacco, to an extent sufficient to
prevent low prices after commercial rela'
tons are fully established with other com
mercial nations. Your memorialists deem
unnecessary to say more on the subject
but submit the proposition to the con
sideration of the Congress, requesting
them to give to the subject that attention
which in the opinion OF your memonat
lists the subject deserves.
Resol0ed, That his Excellency, the Gov
ernor, be and he is hereby requested to
forward copy of this memorial to eacl
of our Representatives in the Congress, q
the Confederate States with request that
it be laid before that body for its console
ration