Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-02

elected the Congress
ihe confederate States 10 session Little year OF
the term for which expired but under tne law
hers Of Congress- members second Congress TO be
on the fourth Thurseay In May next hno IS you nave
Zen ~ ny announcement 10 the Newspapers am once more
How have discharged trust tins far, with which you
nave not sbseated myself from your sere for single day
except when compelled By Sickness contracted in III service
the desire to advance BY al constitutional the great and
Ssuss IN which we are aa protect Sss
has been a abandoned OF these votes complaint OF one
try n which entirely concur properly repudia personal
canvass at sui moment athe present. when the dmonac foe
who ssa your liberty and seeks your lives and property
ing all his power accomplish his fell designs and II cid
not the military rules and sp. Of gallant soldiers
would exp the econeerer the beg the favor of your
attention for minutes WHILE in Just respect and pro-
Per acknowledgment Of the relations between u.s. assign the
the bill which proposed to increase the Of
total annual amount Of increase would be- and ives told that
would be s250OO0OO; and after the best consideration which
could give the SUBJECT the end Of the soldier we'll OF
the In which ne enlisted thought best 10 vote agin
the bill be believed that the passage Of the bin would In
] jure him as well the
The circulation q the country exp ndg every day By
the increasing Of toe and the Issue Of IRE uy
value of the currency and appreciation orincrease OF price Of
everything be Purchased that The soldier already had to
Purchased II TO this already excessive and constantly dpree
ang currency addition OF 80 per annu Tor the pay
Of the piyaes ani commissioned oce sone was made,
the effect would be- my cpIon and In the opinion Of NOSE
wiser than myself with whom 50 to dePreeats the
less value than his then pay without the ncrease IN other
one dollar should have purchased would require afterwards
FIVE Subsequent eIpeeoee has faly justified the opn
en- epcy continued to expand and deprecate uu requ
dollars perform the part Of one Would not the
of the BILL then have been an y and not beretto
the soldier? and ami not fully aimed wsen that was
the fnd Of the soldier that voted against the Dill Whereby
hand for purposes Of popularity End stump Exclamation ou'
whose motives and crndics not my papoe to mpeac tax
Ing different vsw Of It, voted for the bill The tue mode Of In
tie value OF hs dollars he then had This every soldier
will understand at wten he Is asked how mary Of his Paper
he would not prefer the rber Of his paper dollars d.
miahed hose lef shah be OF the value Of geld rather han
Increased and their value sill further dminhed
But there in my opaion SUI 6eter mode Of gyiog re-
lief the soldiers who needed relief than an indtmnst in
crease OF nay Of ALL and relieve families
therefore at time that the bill to increase the pay
Joint resolution which was referredts Committee
Re,oved by the Congress the Confederate STA Of Amer
that u SGnssS a the . h
Oonelracy aud deeply grateful for them That the opinion
NJ Congress- the pay Of the SOle not as large ought TO
be- and would re gladly raised by Congress II the Of
the ooned.rscy would Justify n doing o but while our PorA
are thereby cut oh would not be
wise or lust the country the army to Increase the currency
70 the Injurious extent which wou be necessary 70 Increase
order TO make any valuable increase Of pay The depre
cation currency which such Increase would
the increased pay Of les value to the soe than his
as utibe pro on for the families of these soldiers who
and also To- Pyds s PTOeT S n:amt 70 the soldier "
by resolutions you perceive declared ny opinion
raposed to pledge Congress only provide
for he families Of those soldiers who were need Of IT,
millions OF dollars the of the families Of the soldiers
| which Is upon the calendar Of the House.
In making in respect TO the currency let not
he understood as conveying the idea that Confederate money
really worth ell th. pGrpors do.! Tor dollar Tor sqShis
receive for anything have TO part with have perfect con-
rlcy 10 paw aud IT'S honor sure at least equal to its
v we have separated ourselves to little purpose from
No mans besrt has conceived thought trust
tongue to utter, openly am sure The word kePudl
ate" deprecadon relatively fact not TO be denied II
produced by which connot control at present m
the oekade which, cutting on ee excludes tae pee.oss
metals and their equivalents and thrown US local currency
which will not FOR foreign purchases 2d the unavodaby
large issue Of the oc, eprrency od ne aCeS scsoy Always
attendant upon in the country when Is he se't ct var as
ours IS though has been less here than would haVe en- In
5dir system tos long desyed and not carried far enough
The currency contracting prices are falling AID Conf derae
The pay Of the soldier before the House Of Repre-
NE time, understanding from my friends In vah-
avs ma h of the District that constituents wished TO vote
Tor dd so for part Of political creed that the
sem alive when informed Of the will Of his coosuen must
be ar resign ~ therefore, any Of you have imagined that
n NV vote upon this subject vas acuaed by any unwilling
pay gallant sold most amply au0w me 70 say ,na
self conspe1sus by mOung the sods but there Lot
Ia The Confederacy grateful 10 them or more willing
male them the most ample compensation than There
never was my opinion such Sn army upon the aItn before
liberty and independence Of its country and accomplished
much such odds fer while day orthe
hour when peace will more shed her blessings over our and
We know and feel that under the guidance Of Go this army
has achieved liberty and indpen that we are free atd
ali that is required Of isis little more ths iorud ana
patient which that noble army aud our people gen.
orally and than the people Of my district have so
sgnay displayed Europe Is trUe has 10 some extent ap
pooted u.s. and unjust to v Withholding from u that re-
cognlon e. our % d in the LANGUAGE Of on. Of
the most eminent writers we are In respect 70 ou enemy
non Frtb thew have no superior ard such, entitled
70 be recon ia admitted into the family OF nations We
TO unit TO the influence Of that maxim which
dstnshed foreign Diplomat announced when be SAID TO me,
he principle of the naos Is the Interest OF te hauons ror
as think ogeher wrong IN the opiulon the English
suppose that the interest Of England to defer the
hrors Of w bloody and refsrous war Aud France Ea upon
old and hsughty rival. fearing that ihs same o % M
/ Yankees and nj axe war upon her' :, >,
Interest, because am Confederate, but II Is not; for late
English paper before me holds the following clear aad TN
/ phstIc Language upon the subject, VIZ:
Tbe history OF our age full Of anomalies but the
r,ng and greates then ali will sppear to the future his
a 20 he the attitude which neutral powers Of the earth
have years observed towards the Of he Son
federate states Ameca Government whch would have
been deemed subme cOnsuamaon Of European iatema1-
snip 70 nvsnment which was Iesdjust
balance Of power in the Western hemisphere and seriously
d v and without effort Of European states1 anhp pre-
senis Itself In ugown vigor st remains al e Two ye DIl
esrs bs oyerpnen yeed upon the snxous eyes OF all
eiyzei Europe Hhas waged war upon scale .ed
Napoleonic II hiss as mclnes
Victorious army Of nearly half million Of men IN We No.
and has gyen lessons In naval war ~ Sst its
agen IN every commerce Il enjoys the obe1nce oil
Numerous and voted population In DEG &c when
cause or count seldom reached modern Times ~
WIS enemies by its friend and whether on le aa o.
b or IN the haunts Of commerce. commands
hirb few nations short space have won Al TINS very
when i,s gonist double in numerical sreugh, ard
Spnareoy ten-fod resources about IN very asspe ION
rsct Ia bankruptcy by prohibiting the expectations OF The
rs metals this unrecognzed Government iupples US Le
essieS with European loans Recognized on the ok ex
change recognized 10 common parsnee anu .! PuDo o
the world over iii Government unknown ana foos Ieu
| onlv by the diplomatic ceremonial ,,-, J. At.
Besides being ravaged by thefoe and having MS Urge ar
my quartered upon Tor long tine veS ge ANA SrSe
norton Of the District which hs also been the theatre Of macy
~ bs blsoliest as well glorious battles OF the war b
W hsye made your he sacred and handed down 10 pos
t, With Immortal fame, the Of Johnston, Lee Jason
Iongstree Hood, Ezey, and the gallant ohces ana