Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-08

pStsf would have proved success, ana tue ncePsH-
>AgG bk oG country would never have been achieved
hv rAssaa through storms ard trials FAT greater than
An, that hGfe aed 10 ne IN thishottes. The men, old
and Young sustained and supported thu cause with
hearty GOOD will and as the clouds gaher' and the
of success seemed to grow more desperate aud
homeless II ey became more and more resolved and de-
"a mined The noble women of that day, while their
bcrs husbands and sons were engaged in 6gh ing the
battes and driving back the invader, planted and.
gathered the crops by which the army susai16d.
We have not been reduced to such straits yet nor Is it
prubable o shall be. Bat the women OF the present
dsy have shewn stltsacri6cng spirit, inducing them
ineesspy TO work and showing that they ready TO
emulate such an example. They have dsp aged gen.
circus devotion which sboul awaken the sluegar1s and
animate and cheer the gloomy and despondng.
There are in all communities some people whose eyes
always Sl upon the dark side OF every picture, and
who are disposed to succumb at even the ind ctioLs OF
disaster Ii would be remarkable we had not some
such amongst U.s. but q is gratifying TO know that the
number is very small, even in these portions Of our
state which have been overruu by the enemy. The
spirit and courage Of The large Of the people has
never gged. Each new wrong has inspired new reso
luton. Each new outrage has but nerved them for u
more determined and desperate struggle in behalf Of
the cause Virginia went into this contes. after the
most serious aud calm cousideTation-with firm re.
solve 10 do her whole duty to herself and her con e
rae sisters-o take al the consequences however hOr
rble III y ght be. Her people have never gu lied
nor have the5 murnured under the repeated wrongs and
ageressons they have suffered. She not the first
to enter this struggle will she be the fret to ior
peace, unless that peace shall be accompanied by
III qualf, recognition Of the independence of lie
Southern ColfedeTacy.
The report of the sdju'ant general, accompanied by
bill is herewith submitted, and 10 it your attention is
respectfully invited. General Richardson's nelig
and experience in al military matters entities his views
to great respect, and confidently commend them TO
ySur favorable cons d-rAtion. .
The general assembly at It's last session prescribed
that no confederate issues Of date anterior April
Gh 1868 shoud be received in OF state taxes
/ am IN lbe TO comprehend either the wisdom policy
Of this egisla i'm 1t is circulated to impair confidence
in the curreIcy of the edeate government and in.
deed in slmost the only currency in circulation the
greater portion of the state. II these issues lot to
be receivable in payment OF state taxes t is inerabe,
at least By hose who not fully informed In regard
to such questions, that it is because those
not as valuable as subsequent issues by the government
or for some cause otbec they have not been con-
lidrred de or reliable circulating medium
No matter what caused the exclusion, it is per-
fecy plain that the fleet hes been deprecate the
currency and arouse in the public mind the susp;
csn that it will ultimately be redeemed Very few
persons in ordinary business transactions stop TO
Tue the particular date Of note which they are about
receive Very few can remember the particular date
of the note dkOredi'ed by the law. The consequence
is as soon as they ascertain that notes Of some dates
are rot receivable in payment Of taxes, and they do
not know which, they become shy Of receiving any aud
all are discredited. Wien they are told tbE some Of
The banks will not receive them deposit and that
some of the railroad and other transpO tao compa.
ne will not receive them f1r fare or freight they OF
course refuse to receive them and a general deprecia
ton ensues which il will be found to impossible
thereafter TO prevent
ID very many cases this money has been pad 10 our
soldiers and by them sent home to pay tfeir taxes
Some such cases have been brought 10 my know edge
and the persons who in this situation on finding
that il not receivable in payment Of state taxes
have very naturally complained If thosmoney was
good enough pay the soldier who receives but eleven
dollars per month, why Is 1t not good enough 10 satisfy
the claim Of the state when her agent applies for state
duesS We have no state bank circulation We have no
state treasury circulation both Of these descriptions
of notes having been boarded fast they could be
cole ed by moneyed men. The consequence there
FORE is that the holders Of the repudilted confederate
issues are driven the necessity OF shaving off those
they have in order to pro such viii enable them
to meet the demands OF the state While it not the
lteutOn of the gsature TO place the tax payers in
tbs lndi.ion such is inevitably its effect They must
have such money viii answer the purpose and 10 OBJ
tain they must apply TO such persons have it, and
must pay them such price in these rejected confederate
issues will command il
Fhe only recsjnI have ever heard assigned in usti-
catOn OF this legislation is that it was designed to
force parsons holding this currency fund in conf de-
crate ponds AID thus retire from circulation. This
would all be very we'll if every who had these is
in hand had for them either Tor the support
of his family the payment Of debts IL unfortunately
happens however, for this theory that our fths of the
c)mmuni'y have money TO invest Ali they receive
they have pres and pressing for TO relieve their
dA ~ vents and the wants Of those dependent upon
thu m Funding, with all such is therefore impossi-
bty and the circulation thus rejected be tired
in this way.
Congress, feeling the difficulty, and DESTROYS 10 COM
pei t. funding passed act which provides that all
notes Of issues previous to December ls 1862 shou
be fundsble in eight per cent bond if presented By the
22d day Of April, 1868 if lot presumed by that day,
hut presented before III. lSt Of August 1868 they
then undablc in per N. toads and these issues
not undable at all after the lst of August Notes
issued after December lst 1862 fundabe in
per cent bonds u1tl August lst 1853 and afe. that
date in four per cent. boIdL Noes issued alter April
lst, 1858, fund bile i'll six per cent ,nds If pre-
sented in twelve months from their issue but
pres eut d. they undsble in four per cent bonds
This looks to very mujh like aepudation to someex
tent Of the obligations umed by the government and
il is not therefore, surprising that such legislation should
have created uneasness in the public mnd and aided
bringing about depreciation ard want Of confidence
in the ultimate payment of these obligations.
Other legislation on the part OF congress has tended
strongly to produce the conclusion in the public
mind. The mode in which taxes to be assessed
upon credits in certain Contingencies may be mentioned
as ole tnat TENDS oltCuy 20 the dSCred OF the cur
reucy. Better far would it have been to make these
Issues legal tender payment of debts than to resort
compulsory process like this to force its reception
by the creditor: and while this is being done, legs.
lature is urged reject the same paper issues in pay
ment of state taXesl
When the government casts suspicion upon S cur
rency and the state governments and the banks and
railroad companies do the thing, the people may
well become alarmed. TIE consequences cannot a 10
be most disastrous. We cannot change the action Of
congress- but We can remedy the errors on our own L.
gslaton, and thus show tina; disposed 10 uphold
the credit and currency OF the COnfederscy. :
The appropriation tor thesupport of the convcts 10
the penentary is exhausted and it is necessary that
further provision be made at tho earliest moment Tor
their maintenance during the year. This is owing to
the act that the Pr OF all articles necessary for the
convics have greatly increased and still advancing
The condition OF the country must be kept steadily in
view when legscing sui ects of this kind, aad We
must in regulating appropriations, bear in mild that
all articles of prime necessity have increased and will
continue 10 increase unles some speedy measures are
adopted to reduce the redundancy of the currency
Resides the conycs are increasing and the xperence