Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-06-29
From the Atlanta (Ga.1 Southern Confederacy-
Sustain the Government.

plus cotton, WteaL, corn, ETC, StaPi
agricultural produetions-are called up
on to sell the same to our Government
and take its bonds in payment, to sustain
: US in the present war. The Governmen
wants $50, 600, 900, and proposes to pro
cure it from our own people, rather thar
from abroad, and to take that which on
own people have to spare. rather thar
ask them for money. Every farmer
from the lest to the greatest, raises
something to sell. The Government
proposes to take that part Of eve J mans
crop, and pay for ii 10 Confederate bonds
The cotton, wheat, etc, will answer the
purpose of Government the same as So
much money, while bonds viii also be
the same 10 our people As SO much mon
ey. The bonds will be 4 circulating me-
dunn, and will be a better currency than
any bank issues, because upon a more
sc bstantial basis, and will not get out of
THEN local ty ' by crossing a state line,
They will be more convenient than go!d,
equally as good, aud, therefore, on the
whole, a better currency than specie
These bonds bear interest at s per cent,
which is payable semi-anupaily.
This arrangement will be a great con-
vepience to farm9s in the sale II theif
produce. They will not have to 20 INTO
the market to be chat. red With aud
cheated By shafpers.~Every pound Of
cotton OR tobacco, or busbel of corn,
wheat or rice, which a farmer will have
to spare, he can at once engage to the
Government, and then be at no further
trouble about finding sale for it,
This plan is one Of tie most mutually
advantageous that eyer was devised by
any Government to raise funds. 1t is
not only an advantage 10 the people in
the ways mentioned, and ia many Others,
but by it the Government supplies its
wants without going to cornorant mon-
ey-shayers, who demand exorbitant rates
of iuterest-who live by heavy sbayes
and big perc hts, and goage as deeply
as possible in every one who deals with
them-especially Governments though,
these remarks do not apply the m~oneyed
men Of the South, as to Wall stre-fa-
anciers. fer among all classes here W
have more virtue than in any other part
Of the world.
The "old wreck " has been borrowing |
for years : and every time a cali
has been made, Its agents have gone
shining round"i in Wall street, MAX
ng terms with these whose aim has al
rays been to clutch every thing posi-
,le by all sorts of foul combinations and
,npatriotic conduct. If our Govern
nept had a;teml ted to get money abroad,
t would have obtained it r~eadily-fo,
Is loans we're solicited BY European cap
but it would have to endure lie
anne faying and gouging operation, to
greater or lesser extent. than all others
who GO to such sources for means Of
Import. All this is wisely anJ most
avoided, by our Government
ak'ng from our people that which they
ave to spare, aud which will answer
heir purpose exactly the same as so
nuch gold and then giving in return
1t that which exactly suits the people.
From addresses which have been is
aed to the planters Of Georgia, by Mess.
and T. r r. Cobb AID E. Al
lesblt, VT see that every member of
congress has been constituted an agent
the Government to bring this subject
efore the people Of the Confederacy
nd take their subscriptions. The plan
as set forth IN tue late speech II ex- !
Cobb at this place, which we
ibIlshed. With the remarks we now {
AXE, and from that speech, all Of ii s
aders will understand this matter
ance, we do not publish either of the !
1dfesses GU account Of the great pres s
re OF news, ETC., oasour columns. We /
e very sure that eAt4sTTa is needed !
ii 10 lay the plan bssefes6f people to f
we q most hearty response. We an
* the form Of subscription: /
TERMS OF suBscRIPrIoE. a
We, the subscribers agree to contrib Y
e to the defense of the Confederate d
ates the portion of our crops set down f
our respective names the same to he :
aced IN warehouse or in our factors s.
and sold on or before the first a
y ot-next and the net proceeds o
sale we direct to be made over TO the
of the Confederate States for
nds Tor the same amount, bearing 8
: cent. interest.
ST
The Richmond Dispatch says that all Sc
rifle works recently at Harper's Fer lie