Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-27
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1. gves Is pleNu,e 70 publish hs timely and excel
lent letter Ofths HOp NJ 6Osyju upon the Confederate
currency. l. vi tend 70 ocrHrm the pubic confidence
n he li5ating uedigm, OJ oliaS the example Of the
paga and shO.i.g the Superior rSsures Of tee present
Ecgls point made IN he leIar covers me uhols
Eensy QlJsioo. Olr stasiUt Ct Vsl1s d Eholly DO
mesuo The international equivalents NUS be specie,
bsosus tbsf aon, has a. urorm and Universal vslO
bu, where peoPs as Gu, CT from foreign intercourse,
lie rule CT SQaiSlsais nay be anything that hiss &C.
tnoEleiged yslue amongst .hsTss.veS- In this care a
common government makes a. obligation. Il binds tie
capital and eredi: o. separate and associate States
II guaranteed By the rspcRabhy Of every Individual
composing tbOe S;atss. Every ssta, therefore, and
e,sry man in every Sse Of the C0niederley there
fSss an sndOrssr rpoa the cure ey.
As has been shown that the property bound by the
Confederate obIgaODs is sbundAndy sufficient to make
!, good there can be but contingency upon which
4 Gun become worthless That contingency will be the
spEtgEicn sud ccrhcaton Of the property Of the Con
f.5sIsss States and people BY the public enemy. In
sca an eyels al valves mush perish together The land
todsr uou5 ioIfs bic lille the slAVeholtsr bis sAVes
tie banker bis bills and depOsis the mlser biz boarded
Eoli.
Tie Confederate currency Is then a common obhea-
~ based upon the liberty, the lVes and the proPer!
II 81 the States ard people Who parties to the Gov
erume0L II Il issusd solely for the common dafsnce-
Is eEphAtcaly the representative Of al We POssess
c. Aops for. The tNls Of the Confederate currency
thsr is far hg,s than geld, the precious rights il
{. defending are hat sOrdid standard Of internS
toca ysluc.
L ely uaa Be, th,.ofcrc, feel enough to disparsge
r. cvr tlCs % orsy5 Es ks eva freedom, 20 prefer
tse p CT q bs-k, whose 1SpOs..s would be shipped
% 49, Tck, nd vhoso ereii uOG'j be eoIasoatsd
e. 60sae, Of Y--kos rsPsey, veecmusrd him 20 lila
F,ri1tc lsI,sr, q, % tie ra,C,ioos which nu-,
v.-sc.
w. ccrE-, u'ats o1rse'vcs however, With the know
esz hEs ice intelligence cf tie people appreciates he
certificates Ct i5surslce g-ca Sss!r rss ard pro
r-.sy kacsn - Cca.ot,rs,9 noss. There Is &c dsP-
son 10 so.e5i. en- CT to zee tttm isCfsd..,d Any
6sssse alton upeu lLeas hsates gill rsLdyr larger
tmlurt Necessary the purchase Of var material; ih'
lsIgsr re amount lie no-e she insurSrs will have &c
~ fo7 their redemption. They will therefore, keep
hen up to par ard defend their crCdiI the dssre.
Of l.si, Ebsges fon desusOU, tbair TILES irOH co.,
EsclG.r, sd Ue Fss.sry ir0U .he Cah4rced t'I'iol
thA, uuss fsloS ths ioly OF d.scrsdi,iIg the Cur
rSIey,
PIAKLAsD Angus ~, 1852
DELH sn-Ysu say that t-srs are persOas in your
coun., b. Ttuse 10 Tx tho notes Of he Confederate
ssss s1d you ssk 40 express sn opinion IN refer.
"s-c- 10 q Ultimate ability Of our Government 10 re
5ssn them, 50 that (cu) gsn rss the rely 10 giving
"ogrHl,uss TO he t0dsss li these u0:ss-'
Ian s71eshAs ,u;p,i-,d a. YOUR statement, Gad car
l that re ran rbo rsfus,s take tie ro,es ct
GU ecyt-ruzaL u-irr e1llng ei-cuu s:aress, is an
rrsuv 10 trs elus, stch hat Government 10 seekrg 10
n, d--,hAt be & -; IS much g,Eed n gTi1g al
I'D eor4fsGt TO he ,aSny-ln fac "a aiding and Sssist
i-r then AID vssiefirg Us st as the uSss open and
9 at traitor pcssS,y could 60.
On srcc, IS nus. 5sFssd upon united, constant and
cas- tHcrs 10 become free people. To achieve
GU iLCSI,ldsIee G fss Erst b maee-lcsees mus
b, sIoscts1 I'D &c uyebishe.es must b submi;''d
10 cur father amid the PsEls Of 70, had not been
uiTrz 20 suffer q cion persecution and even death,
for h. great cause q human liberty, should have
5een uo4 Eittou, a histOry, and, totly, might have
b,,n re vsss Of crowned heads, the lsrebe scn q
raneess ftbsrs ard the graded 1le!mi ct passive
o3iezse 20 Gespots ard iyrlHls. And Il ue could nov
20 b,sk TO tie progress o. COR Revolutionary struggle
vih he mother country and s1d the Who had re
frssd 10 sio TIE eli Continental money, should zee
h With all The Ohsr marks Of s-ij ct Of George The
Third, a. win the name If Tory written even on bis
very forehead
G neral Washington in letter TO his brother John
Augustine WashiagtOB, d,ied iladePhia, June 2O.h,
l775 luors than twelve months before tho D.esrAscu
Of Iadepsudsrcc announcing hs appointment a. Com
rsndsI- Chief OF the Continental Armies, says: t." an
UatEbsrsy 70 inform ycu that the Congress- In Commit
se have consented Continental currency, and have
ordsred two miors Of dollars 70 be struck for the
spaymsct CT the troops and other purposes, and have
sVosed IS 900 men a Continental Army" With a.
un,orlng trust in the ltee Of the cause, and conf
dr. IN the blsss g Of God be and bis comparots IN
srns vent forth to Nest the enemy, then In our
midst never preSuming TO q1esdon the wisdom Of
Congress or their own ability to meet the high
pscasOns Of those Who proposed TO psy them in the
ourrercy Of . mere embryo nation, which, a. yet
had not even dscsred Itself free and independent Of the
mother country. God, however did bless them, after
seven Year, var, and sIs colonies became free,
Tga and - pendent States. Bot now after the lapse
Of more than three-iOurths Of century, AZ EFFORT IL
agAn made to snsAys Shall our enemies &c uore
successful, when have come 10 b . great and
mighty pAdOn-uhen are prepared 70 make good our
claims 70 indspeI dsnce, though other nations have not
a. vet recognized us3 Ne though EaslAnd and France
may sand aloot, ~ CO. dry az o1 sHsSss abroad
- IRaI 6ut b tT1s to0UTSsISss a AcBs.
Our ancestors supported the var Of The Revolution
almost entirely BY artificial credit Up to l77s they
had issusd 200 600 600 Of paper doars-had borrowed
sSOOOCOO en- loan efes certificates a home, ard all
Trey could in Europe eSSiiS the monlhy supplies
csived fen tbs satss, foIrded paper iseuss also
arOuDdug to 1900 600 more. All this vas done when
Ccrgrcss vas bus ssssmbAss Of State Commissioners
VII ut any form Of GCvtHmsntpOVHs, except such
"a va d,liTsd from their disccrdAnt commissions In
l7sO however, The and loans proposed fAsd aad
the Old eolssonB seAsng Congress vas under the Ne