The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-02-27
NO. 10.
How TO Help the Eaesny.

How 60 Help the E0emy.
1t canno, be doubted that The rebellion
is tottering on its last legs. and that Il il 10
to be saved help muss come quickly. The
rebels themselves acknowledge almost
complete exhaustion. and they openly CON-
fess that their main hope Of success now
hes in the prospect Of divisions in the free
ment. just about to deal finishing blow
may be paralyxed.
As the emergency is pressing. and JEFF
Davis must give up unless he gets help
I quickly. it has occurred to us 70 point out
some of the ways in which this assistance
can be most effectively rendered. BY Civ
ing attention to the following suggestions.
it will be found within the power Of almost
every man to help the rebels at least . lit
tie:
Whenever one Of our military movements
fails Of the most complete success. immedi-
ately say you knew it would be so; deolaim
loudly about the incaracity Of our geuerals
and the inefficieucy Of our leaders. rs com.
pared with those of the rebels. In this way
you will discourage many who hear you,
and gradually produce in your circle feel
ing OF despondency a. to the ultimate ssi-
umph Of liberty and Union. which in their
present critical position cannot but be very
useful to the rebels.
Do your best to discredit Treasury notes
and other government issues; say thas
2" greenbacks are unconstitutional )" it you
can afford it, bring the question before .
court to be tested even if the case is decid-
ed against you. you will have alarmed many
persons and cast shade of discredit over
the money which you take care to pay all
your servants and trsdesmen. This will
make them uneasy. and that is great point
gained. At the same time declare conf
IDENTIFY that the depreciation oil paper cur
rency is such that everybody must presently
starve. You know. of course. that this 10
not true, and that . dollar will buy now
nearly IL not quite as much of oil the neces.
saries of life, except cotton goods. ~ it
would before the war. But . cry against
| Treasury notes is very embarrassing to the
| government just now, and in this way you
can give most welcome assistance to Jed
Davis.
If you are merchant or speculator. do
your bsst to drive up the price of gold and
| if you can. at the same time, remark TO your
friends that "greenbacks will soon be used
for waste paper" it will be we'll. Tell
them, too, that money is plentiful, such 40
it's" aud give it to be understood that you
have no confidence in any Investments ex-
cept gold or real estate. Such hints will
produce their effect upon those who think
you a shrewd fellow and if you perse
!. long enough you may even help to produce
panic in the money market, by which
you can make q fortune at the expense of
the workingmen. who use Treasury notes.
Be careful alwaya to express distrust Of
the upright intentions Of the government
Interpret every act Of the Administration ~
an attack upon the liberties of the people.
You cannot openly say that you think Davis
more honest, or more loyal to the Union
than Lincoln (; but you can act a. though
you thought so, and you will find many Of
your friends disheartened by this behavior
1t is most excellsA-;help for she rebels.
Lastly. and il one should tell you boldly,
that our armies have been generally victo-
rious, that our soldiers have fought moro
bravely than the rebels. that the bslanoe Of
success is greatly on our side, that We hold
at this time all that We have ever captured,
and that the enemy is powerless to resist
whenever We advance; il he should tell you
that our Treasury notes are better than any
otner k'nd OF paper money IN the Wor1d,
that government stocks are the best and
safest investment in the country. and that
barrel Of -four costs the working man no
more now in " greenbacks" than he paid in
gold befor, the war if. finally. he should
assert that the Administration il honest,
tha. its intentions are pure. that the Presi.
dent is true lover of liberty and devoted
to the Union. and that il he or his agents
make mistakes. they ought TO be treated a.
the errors Of . friend. and not - the acts Of
a reacherous enemy-if any one should ssy
this to you. there is still one reply for you
70 make-call him an Abolitiooist. That
word is favorite With the rebels you can
do no better than adopt iG-Nss0 York
Poet.