The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-04
hank Nete EncFnviHg-prsgrssso Of AZ. in
the south.

tic south.
If sears were TO elapse before tho fac,
achievement OF the independence OF tAe
soutn, the people could well afford to suffer
he teprivations incident to. the intervening
yefitd Ia Confederation OF the untold edvgnt ages
which y III spring from capacity 10 pro-
,uce every thing in the way of arts and man.
afattares necessary TO the progress of great
nation The monopoly enjoyed by the North
II sill the industrial branches would have
eern eternal, had not this mighty struggle
beeE inaugurated; the people would have
been content to labor on in agricultural pur-
suits, pouring the products Of their fertile
reljs into the lap Of Yankee avarice, and re-
esyiug in return the miscellaneous wares
besot Of Yankee ingenuity and skill; and
geners ton would have succeeded generation
oD!y &c follow the same beaten path Of list
lssshsss and mac tivi,y, while piethoric. cor
rorstions would have extended their mo-
uey power by gradual degrees, until the
stronger would have sucked the last drop of
nta blood from the veins of the weaker sec ton
!. has been our pleasure to record many
evidences Of the de termina ton OF the South
Ell people 10 declare their independence of
he North. not only in political, but in an
Industrial sense and every days observation
.,-pugthens us in the belief that the mighty
problem involved in the latter IS rapidly and
successfully working itself out. In the first
s!ar,ing Of new government, there was no.
hing more diff cult than TO produce a salts
factory issue IF paper currency ; for art had
aessr developed ITSELF here sufficiently to
trace on hard metal tn ose beautiful und I'M
rrlilg lines so essential to q safe and perma.
ueut circulating medium. The skill OF the liz
,hographer, Though ample for ordinary pur
noses is not equal to the produc ton of a
bank note that would escape the Watchful
eve Of the counterfeiter. This was mattel
Of vast Importance in view OF the issue of
Treasury notes, and the exertions Of the Sec
r,tary have been constantly and untiringly
directed towards the accomplishment of n
work which the exigencies OF the times rem
dsrea ,mperatiyeiy necessary. We now have
IN. ratification Of announcing that a com.
pany Of steel engravers, capable of per.
forming the most minute and intricate
work pertaining to the art, are fully
established and in successful operation
IL the city Of Richmond. Messrs. Liggett
Kestiage x Bali have been for some
months past engaged in Preparations for
bringing about result SO desirable, and
though difficulties of the most formidable
character were encountered, their efforts have
been crowned with triumphant success The
services OF mpetent engravers and printers
were procured, mo matter from whence) after
much patient and persevering labor; the
machinery, or at least a great portion OF il.
was constructed in Richmond under their
own personal supervision; and then the in
senous and enterprising artists went to work
and manufac tured their own steel. on which
10 trace the be-. ltiful and delicate characters
to be thence transferred to paper. Their es-
ENLISTMENT is located on Franklin street
over the q. &. District Court room. They
are al present engaged on the new issue of
Treasury notes, which will soon be ready
aad then the paper now In circula ton will be
superseded by something worthy OF the name.
The process Of bank-note engraving and
printing involves vast amount of labor,
and We confess to a considera BILE degree Of
adjustment, when we witnessed it for
the lrst time. Unacquainted as We are with
oil that pertains to mechanism and art, ex-
espt to look Oh and admire when the work
comes from the scientific and practiced hand
IN aii It's freshness and beauty, we shall not
Undertake TO describe the manner in which
steel engraving is carried through the va
nous stages. from its inception to i IS compile
lion. Suffice il to say, that the notes pro-
daced By these accomplished artists are done
III the very highest style OF excellence, and
VIII defy the skill OF the counterteiter, let
hlm b ever 10 ingenious. The vignettes are
"ei'er than any we ever saw before. Ori.
shai devices for the backs Of notes of large
aelominatiou. are by no means among the
''as' Oh the i'm provsment introduced. The
hAehesses OF eminent Southern men are not
WI! exquisite works of art, but faithful
pfhaits. In short, we regard the enter
P''seo Messrs. Liggett, keatinge Il Ball, as
1A' Of the mos, important yet developed
a"'ns the progress Of the war, as it has
sVsh the most remarkable, considering the
aiiAeuiiies which they have encountered.
'a's company has submit ted designs for new
f"'ase stamps TO the Post Office Depart:
-'1'' which we suppose will be adopted at
ah early period.