Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-07-17
LOAN roR rIfE DEFENcE on THE cor.
80 FEOERATE HTAEE6s i. IS

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& By eommuDication fron the Hon. CT G.. Memmpga,
Secretary Of the Treasury If the Contdests Hfa tbss
undersigned have been requested 10 act g the peMl
sos Ct s s sss.s rs sss
Loan authorized BY the Of Congress of he Confederate
States approved February ssth. 1885, andto soleitsab
poi Local Conissoners at such piscss IS Ne may deem
advisable to act for the purpose indicated ~
The gross amouutof this loan cannot exceed
of which 900 called for 10 March last and
q second call for tae remainder Is now made. ~
Bonds with coupons for accrung interest in sums from
$1,000 to $50 stock certificates in the usual form
rred) will be issued The interest il eight per cent per
annum, payable semiaansy Of all of principal ctes
The principal money is payable ten years after Sspem-
Der ist next the government seryng the right Upon
giving three months public notise) q paying any poron
Der lst. Ia ~ III,
Subscriptions will be received 10 esrrent Bank notes II
par certificates of deposit Of any one Of the Banks Of
this State good credit At the CAPITAL and ts subscriber
will then receive receipt Furnished BY the Treasury De-
partnent which entities him 70 its exchange for Bonds Or
This Loan is authorized for the support Of hs Govern
ment and 10 provide for the defence IT the Couefats
States Of America and it certainly cannot be necessary
that we should make an extended appeal to Northa-
nisns to induce them promptly come the aid Of their
Government in the crisis now existing
North Carolina has severed her connection with the Cove
eminent Of the United States and become an integral psr
of the Government Of the Confederate States of America
Her people, through Convention regularly constituted,
representing the sovereignty the supreme power in
State have unanimously declared and ordained this 70 be-
and loyal citizen of North Carona will ever be uu.
mindful OF his faith his duty and his honor thus pghtsd.
This political relation Of our State is not howeyer
recognized and in common with the Others the Confd.
crate States she is msnaced with subueatou tbs Govern
ment Of the United States That Government 10 its mad
ness has determined that the people in The Confederate
States shall be compelled by military force 70 submit %
conquer and subdue us Already Virginia our sister
State ard nearest neghbor the North invaded and
war thus exists which on our part strictly Of dencs
TO the Government Of the Confederate States have
granted the power and that Government have imposed
the duty Of providing for defence To do this
fully and to bring this war to speedy and triumphant is
sue, is indispensable that the Government should b
promptly supplied with the necessary MEANS and from
very recent organization it cannot be supposed have
these at It's command from its ordinary of
They must be supplied and the alternative is that they
must be raised on the credit Of the Government.
The loan now offered bears eight cent interest per
Y isfy any who may invest IN il .a =
The secuy-the value Of this investment depends upon
the same basis on which depends the security and tho value
Of our State. On the operation and stability Of
the Government under which we live depend alike our
rights OF property and the value the securities issued
directly on the faith of the Government.
In addition however, TO the security for the payment Of
the principal and interest of this debt guaranteed by the
Of one per cent pound On ali cotton N the raw state
exported IRON States (sbopt 81 cents per
sa ay and hs cont ssnaa, as :. 81.
ing fund adequate that end s provided guaranteed in
the act authorizing the loan =. - Y
For the defence Of the Confederate States, the young
men Of North caros FL portions Of our State have
authorities, and this N ns with such . prompsu. ss
however as ms s-
tute the great snews Of Will those Of citizens
who have not offered their persons for the deenc
altogether fail in sustaining the Of their country
this her hour of tra There certainly but few who's
means are 50 limited as to justify them in withholding
subscription for the small amount Of SO, while there an
thousands who should not hesitate to invest largely Of he
t more ample meuns F.f-
Let every citizen of North Carolina consider and decid
to the extent of his investment This oan thoug
his particular action depended the ability Of the Con
federate States 10 preserve their existence uation
their ability 10 defend and protect his property his HON
and his family 1t c0mmends itself to the favorable
sderation and united corporation of people, whethe
of large or of small means. by every incentive. we'll
as OF patriotism and we feel thoroughly assure
they will respond to this call with such spirit will sa
y our sister States of our fixed confidence in the ntegt
It and stability Of the Government with whicwe have nks
II our Destiny Let US then faith by acts
The following persons have been requested to act as
cal Commissioners al the different places against the
respective names and for all subscription. paid to then
their signatures to the receipts furnished by the Treasur
v Department will be as valid as our own:
RakgA-G. ". Mordecai, Danl. N. Barruger aud
A. Bledsoe:
Fayttsuiu&-Jesse G. Shepherd, E. J. Hale, Danr NJ
d Oarmid.
e nadss1orG-H. B. Hammond, Thos s. Ashe, s.eph.
Cole
CAarloas-Jno. Walker J. A. Young, VIM. r. Myers
III AshsviA- m W. Wood6n, J. F. Z. Hardy, A. g. Ne
r rimon. ~. 4
e. IouteW-rfdncS w. LASH, huluS L. T0ttetbOus
n Greensboro.-S Mendenhall, J. H. Lindsey, Jno
~ Gilmer. ..-s -
HanceyoiHe-Bedford Brown, Montford McGehee Calv
le Graves.
larloro'-Robt G. Bridgers, H. 7. Clark Robt. Norae'
It. Mwbern-A 7. jenkins, George Green, and J. D. VIII
ford
As Elizabeth cay.-w. F. Martini John Pool, and Josiah
Cranberry.
n, Z. DICKINSON, Stat.
WIN. A. WRIGHT, Commissioners
n, July Is, 1861. 2s-w2t.
Al Office of Raleigh & CASTOR r. r. Co., I
ID RALEIGH, N. c., July Is, 1851.