The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-06-27

III the COnteder0te states he offers
high prices for your products which
he promises to pay in gold and sill
yer. With equal assiduity he is en-
Igaged in efforts to depreciate the
currency Of your country. He for
|gets that every confederate bond is g.
record and certificate Of q sum that
has been contributed by generous
and confding citizens to secure the
independence of their eountry-thas
every Confederate note 10 the evil
dence; that thus much Of the wealth
of the people has been loaned to the
Governmect to help it in it's struggle
that all the resurces Of Republic
Of ten millions of people occupying .
large territory of unsurpassed pro
ductiveness. are pledged for their re-
demption-that they constitute a
currency that measures the value Of
all your property and that custo1c
and loyalty recognize them as 1ega:
tender. They are received and paid
as such by all patriots. He who re-
fuses to receive them in payment Of
a debt, or i'll exchange for what he
offers for sale. does direct injury to
our sacred cause, fans the latent
sparks Of treason, and gives inairec.
aid and comfort to the ruthless enc
nay who invades our soil, rsvages our
coasts, insults our mothers, wives
and daughters. and tyranizes over
Oct conquered cities. The refusal
to take Confederate money. if general
would ct once paralyze our Govern
ment and put the Conf.derscy In
iminent peril. Such refusal aforde
a presumption Of disloyalty, and the
plea OF ignorance is but eight ps,
liaticn Of the grave offence.
Rire1 Steamboats, for 7+a.spoits
The enemy needs river steamboats,
to transport his troops on their plun-
deriug expeditions along the Missis.
sippi and he seizes all that lie with
in his reach. He searches for them
ia hayous seldom aevigated, and By
the aid Of :sa'.oraus informers, he
has succeeded in capturing those thai
We're thought to be efectually hic-
den. This mus. be prevented at any
cost. AS no concealment can be de-
pended Oh, the boats must be 6es-
trsyed whenever the near approach
Of the enemy shall leave no other
means Of preventing their capture.
Supplies Of Provisions, for N. Orleans.
TIE delicate question CT permitting
New Orleans to he supplied wi:,.
provisions while in the occupation
IF the enemy was presented 20 II.
ic- decision eooa after my return
from Camp Moore, whittier I EaG
gone &c; the parpose OF concerting
with the authorities d. Richmond
plans fer the future, which win soos.
b, made manifest. Much wss, and
is TO be said for and agains: the pol
icy. It is srhicien: for my presen,
purpose to say that l gave permits
20 two agents the Committee from
the City to carry provisions 20 ou-
citizens so long as the Federal Gen
sral should faithfully observe his
pledge not 20 appropriate any portion
OK the provisions to other uses than
the wants Of our own pee
pie. / wss &c: aware Of the danger
tina. attended such q policy in afford
ing advantages tc- the establishment
Of IA intercourse, which the previous
par: Of .i.is address will show couiC
40: approve. But I did not expect
tia. such :. conceeaion, made in ten
Ger consideration OF the wants O.
:aa: city, would be abused by any OF
is owa citizens to the extern: OF com-
,n..,ins an &C: little short of aifording
air.c: aid 20 tho eaemy. The recen:
&C: &C the Cashier Of the Bank C:
a.3 his accomplices has
convinced ne shat any departure
from the rule, that the necessities ce