Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-12-10

fallen back behind the ana thGs GEADE has
reeaed across the Hapdn. With full poassgaion Of the
important paeii9n about Chattanooga, GRANT caa, and
dobt operate against East TeDressee sending forces
interfere with LoHGsTREETs plans and prevent his june
ton BRAGG. Il LoNGsTREET mas captured BURNSIDE
lie csn make lis way into Virginia with his prisoners
vel es the captrred ntGterel.
Congress.
The Corgrcss OF the Confederate taes " Dlast in Rich
noud on Monday Eex.. fhis being the short session
time need be consumed il p-eiEare both hou5eB being
already org snized..
The eog Of Congress has been I,oSed forward TO with
much anAory, chiefly, behave in the hope that
thing nay for The uproy Of the currency.
We no. Earg 1ue OF any prompt or efficient action
being a<en, eGd get pronpn:ss and efficiency the
greet rcgui-t m.nts Of the OCCASION There will ba ary
number financial schemes before Congress, may easi
y from The large crop sucA which has sprout
ed gara. mp throughout the country aAd embetSh6d
tie columns ihs newspaper press fer nearly every
per has a.e the jeot vi or es9 eility aud
~ doubt, - their satisioion or tb@t OF their
''aste and intel seng' cor:esgGudsq;7-
-. + EU4I>GER WI dgubt rec22.21ad plan essen
italy tue same ,,l brought forward b. tir3 Bankers
c3uvsatIcal- Augusta T-s ia generally understood 20
be the tac Elt t:s log nc Fl Jsds that
tI- Cr any other plan will u aGoPsd. I1deed We have
learned iyr geuiiglAea have within the week seen
aud talked d5a members of Congress already
in Richmond that gbe chances arc thai GoaFross viii
sE.iuk rl any m len y boli and c0mprehen-
half way measures 7iH do that The thing mast be net
or a, exalaz.ou mus bo size result. How long such
.esait may &c postponed We are not prepared 10 say
bu; this ve viii cay siaco ai an see so plainly that
any attempt c0scCalm"Dt NCGd be vain, tfa unless
active and decided adopted TO arrest the
p1eaert cluIae gg the occurrence OF an explosion
car ONLY be patteE Il Sire; while, the other hand
By erlspng hold Cf the difficulty a. Greg boldly ard
fearsssy j, zsay be wholly ay9red. If tie question is
asked waleg this be done without Inconvenience
sacr.fce and suffering, will be compelled to answer
that il caano cSI TO be attained d 8urely srlb
cie repay any sacrifices which my have be made
IN is at,arst The relntateIne8t Of the currency is
worth great deal for indeed, i involves tie preserve
ton Of al, since is Intimately bo1nI up With the
credit cf the government lie IadePGn3eGce n27 lbs very
exts.eQes # the county
Tie scsps 4 tbs B2laTs Convention does not ezac>y
meet OFF views There ars sarioas objections to il,
think yet even with these objections would infinitely
prefer it 10 nothing Tbs rot tangible objections to It
are Fist that violates the Oduion expressed On the
face O. ali Confederate issuc which made receiS 4be
il rayln,nt Ct all puac dles except export duties by
creating class d1cs or VIII t3oy not receivable
and md cG g0l tae couPoEs Of the thousand
r..on oeu would De receivable il payment of the tax
innosed to Eceo tho interest that loan. 70 OBTAIN
these coupCUg would the purchase OF large am bant
of stock which h ddcdtt TO persona having Little
di4nassbI9 causl and stock W2ud ail into the
hands Of rpecuaUrs who would trade the coupons
10 The Z eat oppression CT tae people.
wa hardy r-c the f.a Objs C.iol vGud be got CTzr
yyhsu. a ast O. zs reputation such Congress- per
formed in regard ao Cd iosuas which made funda
HI. 1T Ger c5Lt but ae fundablc 2ng euch
rse If at all. The second OIL ,coH has weight,
u! lot quite a parties who dEeI largely
up.n It, are incled give 1t The Raleigh STANDARD en-
Weighs oguust dangerous and odors scheme. Il
sa that the farmers and 2EkDg men, aud sCha1 ics and
those CT snail &c rios incones Including the families
o. officers aud soldiers the field would have 10 raise the
coin to pay tax, and their property Woaid BE sod un-
der the hammer they coud not cbtai9 th5 specie EoW
uGu cannot be GxsJ what lie has got. If farmer
has property be taxed lie IS just as apt TO have the
meaus to get cougoGs anynody Il he dent, at present
prices cf country produce Il miracle. The working
ren ana CAa4B aid ,Os5 sn-i salaries aud incomes
ey nave property, raise mo2eg to set bonds. Ii
they have any property taca 1t eYI2e4t that none
can be sold under the hammer. The situation OF
officer, s-,6 soldiers il service a1d tAei- families
does p.egeat { case repairing ali the wisdom Of
Congress deal with owing TO tee absence OF the heads
OF families tco neglect Of their business necessarily follow
tny and the c015cq1eot iLGVaiia62Hy OF funds, which
II Oh. occasion some loss and more Inconvenience in the
transfer Of other property into bGnd5. Eut would
that persons Of small salaries and Incomes mechanics
and working men, tie farnesof soldiers in service,
are the very parties who suffer most from tie present
olbaut prices due to aited currency, and that to
them any temporary Ios Inconvenience would be light
in comparison that which they daily aud hourly
subjected To the country large the subject is of
vital Importance since the Contederacy is wholly buyer,
and purchasing at the presen prices is running debt
at a rate that is fearful TO contemplate
We do not wish be uaderstOol advocating he par
uar measure OF 2pce first brought forward ct Colum
ba, and subsequently modified al Augusta. We knew
that any ether scheme is free from otec
tion, would be dfcut find that could make
thefnarcial situation that would make it
better.
Tug KADE-"JAIES. 3 hoGERs, late bccrct1ry Ct
Neg Inlet Division Of NGrth Atlantic BlockadinG Squad
ron writes to HarpaS Weekly that from the beginning
O. February the 24th EePtemor an aggregate Oh esh
steamers and quite many saLn3 vessels had been eitAe
cartured or desrroJed while in the act Oh violating h'
blockade ard that The six weeks Immediately preeed
ing the 18th Of Octobar several as and Otherwise e1ia
ent cleaners he'd been add5d the feet CT Wilmington
In the six weeks that tine 1t is evident that h
blockadirg feet has been s6 largely Increased
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