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Let it be borne in mind that the above only shows
mainly what has been contributed to the army Of
the Potomac. Were the amount fully aScertained
which has been sent to the army Of Western NIr-
ginia the army on the Peninsula, the army around
Norfolk the army in the West and In the several
States, it would no doubt run up to four or five
millions. Virginia must have contributed very
large amount, Of which no account has been taken.
The contributions of North Carolina have been half
a million at least if not double the above amount;
and no doubt other States have doubled f not
trebicd the amount set down to them above.
But there is another thought Should the war
last, more must be done the present year. The
current of benevolence must not be damned up
But how can it be kept open if war prices are de-
mandcd for every thing? Yet it must be DONE 9th
crwiSe our armies must be destroyed by disease,
and rendered inefficient by the discomfort our men
must suffer. Let our people begin to take
time 10y the forelock, and cast about themselves, TO
provide for the present years needs Of the army
Economist, economist Learn to live on less and
let every thing count. MAKE all you can," by
honest effort-not by extortion and oppression but
by hard knocks. "Save all you can," by taking
care of the cents "Give all you can" in order
that you may have something to give and to spare
Mr. EDIroK:-I will not forhear to offer you my
thanks for the opportunity Of reading the speech Of
Hon. William A. Graham, against the test oath !"
bill of Judge Bggs. Such bill, proposed by a
Judge of the Confederate Court, does seem to me-
ought 20 be an offence for which the Judge ought TO
be deprived of his commission. But the little ac-
quaintance had with that Judge relieved my mind
some time ago, when read the bill and the report,
of the shock il would have received il the bill had
proceeded from some other man. 1t was very well,
though, that it introduced, it made the occa-
sion for the mastery argument of Mr.. Graham,
which it is refreshing read in these times of depar
ture from the landmarks of civil liberty, which our
fathers erected. | thank Mr.. Graham. C.
january ., 1862.
The foregoing, which is from highly intelligent
source, is but one of the many evidences We have
received of the high estimate placed on Gov
Grahams speech. 1t is. indeed, great effort. We
expect in the course of few weeks to issue large
edition of this speech in pamphlet FORM o.
Our correspondent is little severe upon Judge
Biggs; but Mr.. Woodfn, of Buncombe is equally
responsible with him for this attempt to Spear the
Ohote people Of the State to be true TO themselves
Indeed, Mr.. WOodin went so far as to propose that
no one should be allowed to vote hereafter, who
would not take oath of allegiance to the Confed
crate government. This would have been new
test of State suffrage, bottomed the assumed par
amount power of the Confederate government; and
this, too, from brand-new States rights man
Many of the Western Counties have sent so many
men to the war that in some localities only the
women and old men, and boys of sixteen have been
left to house the crops; and yet Judge Biggs and
Mr. Woodfn would have required these aged pa
triarchs and beardless boys to go up and swear to
be true to the for which their sons and broth
erS have pledged themselves to die, and to purge
themselves, by this process from the general and in
discriminate charge of dsloyalty and treason. How
fortunate it is for the character of the State and for
the repose OF the State, and for the strengthening
OF our just in the eyes Of the world that this
pernicious "test oath" proposition was voted down
by the Convention