Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-02
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The Augusta Chronicle d Sentinel declares itself
zzled to understand what the flarcial policy OF the
Government is The adjourned session OF Congress s
near at hand and suppose the Secretary Of the Treas
lry will disclose fully that body his resources eIqec
tons ard PLAN. These will doubtless receive th,ir mcs
sunest attention. and, considering the experience and
,bil ~ Of many Of the members IL may be reasonably
aoped ta.a rl,ble scheme may be devised for supply.
Jog the people with q currency, and the Government
With an income Adsqute to the presng eIgncies OF the
ines fortunately, the matter is one within the scope
Of legi laon Nothing is needed but something to rep
resent vaues and the power Of Congress TO say what
that shall be 10 anp'e.
The people, as Augusta contemporary says are all
ready to give, and to do, and to sur anything for the
purpose Of seeming independence, and peace upon
permanent basis-but how TO do what ID best and least
ourdepsome l. the great question We have been ell.
Jagged in war for than Fix months, and have bad
separate organized GJyerument for eight months We
nave gone Along very well 30 far-se have overcome
goat obJ,atles havs organizes great army, such
was never known dreamed o before this Continent
iud been almost uniformly successful In every
thing. We have done all these credits most enor-
nous credit aud such could hardly have existed bu
for the fac, that have only credited ourselves and one
,aoher We have rsvsnuts, so to speak, for We i'm
oort almost nothing, az therefore our taf yi,s mex
20 nothing We have collected YET no Internal taxes
except Tor st. to and couny aud municipal purposes
ohps for the Confederate Government ich charge
To the puOlc offence though the lax is to be cJ
ected next May.
Tee revenue arising under that tar bill viii be
lrop be buckst-Niii be Iasumsd 10 psyilg interest
But snsn is il will be productive OF much hartsb
unless between this time aad that some r5ef come 10
our great agricultural Interest," Being forced to live
vi bin ourselves and to work gu. our independence by
relying resources, our Government huds it.
self in d,bE Only to its own people, aud is not likely to
owe any other people, for some time to come AZ least
Add viii We have accomplished so much, and in such
short time accomplished what doubtless strikes the IA.
tons with sstol shnent and ~ondr psciay those who
nave assumed to regard sor; OF semi-civiz ID,
hrfess heather, We cannot keep ou Of vie~ the fac.
thas We are running up an enormous debt to be paid
zone d,y-but We have ampl resources when once ~
fe.tered and allowed free pAy-ald that We are begin
nng TO feel the necessity Of some WELD haed aancia
policy which shall be ample for the support of Govern
nsnt, sha.G ,rd presep. relief TO the ope, aud shall
D, as little burdens as possible in the iu.ure.
Our Government, unable to borrow abroad, has
proved on lis bonds OILY fifteen millions from It's
own peolle, has issued some millions Of Treasu!
y Notes. funtable at hciers option In eight per cent
bon q. runaipg twenty years-bus has been mainly
sustained, TO their honor be it spoken BY advances
from the Banks. Toe Back, hrve staunchly sustained
the Government from the beginnog and at time waep,
without their aid, IL would have b,eu in great dill m
m, and could not have maintained itself financially but
a. great loss And, the Banks have furnished the
news of war to Government |! il hardly to be expect
ed that We can rely them for rslif 10 the psopis
Isis plsn not long so on, Without much distress
nor can The people pay their war tax next sprg, Ut
es, some ex pedien be adopted Tor RELIEVING ihe agrcu
turs interest," and setting ia motion the great driving
wheel, which moves our whole machinery.
We trust the Numbers Of Congress- will avail them.
selves of the oppor uaiy Afforded BY their present relief
from duty to fer with planters and bushes, men,
that they may b prepared to take up the subj OF with
proper undersan Sg of what the occasion calls ior