The New York herald., 1863-10-12

army will be abundantly subssted the dspsrtmess
soanuon the idea that the hole people 10 aoSnsion
sxtor upon the government ignore the supplement-
mpessment act and withdraw ils orders under thsS sct
auouSs 70 the present system, which Is juoaca usy
a!tansed tnere cofnmssary agent Ia each county.
az most one Tor two three Counties charged with IN
auy purchasing snd mpressiog supplies in hs terri
oofy Ior tue use OF the ary and agent 10 usually
person resident OF the oouoty OF appointment, aus
ought always De person OF intelligence, energy and
charsc,e et the compensation then be determined a.
provided by tho original b by two or three czens of
the vicnage with only this restriction on the commits
which Is bo extortonae or materially in exoes1
of the price customary In tho al the tIms
and that he shall be gnomniousy dismissed from oloS
and put in tho ranks. physically capable, fosnegect
diional legslalon the people viii become reoonoieS;
but without IL bad feeling will continue to prevail aal
the army will be nsdeqaasy supplied with either wheAe
beef or bacon,
A Day OF Rumors-A General Harrah.
[From the Daily Enquirer. Oct
The spirit Of aflicton n the midst on victory. whtca
half spoiled the victory wresued violently yesterday
adjudication, succumbed, and finally "wont up" ate
gether under the onslaught Of luminous sucoession q
Generous glow OF enthusiasm carly in the morning ~
lurid picture Of Chattanooga In flames, and the shells
& n
aroandit This avant courier OF Madam Rumor was ssc
ceeded by tho certain knocking or the rQDsides a Charles
ton into cooked hat and the towing on OF the spoMee
remnants Of that peculiarly Questionable monster lsss
growing say e made
Johnston at Murfreesboro in blaze Of glory brimfui
Of triumph and with his heel on the head or the terrbls
from the norsSsss Brought to our ears the ssrrIns
though familiar get along sound Of "Lee in motouI''-
ing and porentous zephyr (supposng zephyr 20 havs
hees) followed like disaster the last sheep going
City q
sublime rumors were as exhilaratng beverages 70 tho
palate Of the parched and thirsty public and people wes
10 bed dreaming OF b0reais ct all four points
the compass and volcano Of Confederate glory bursting
up in he middle Such day for has never been =
and were good to hear the dsposision to Try tho u
Of tho grand episodes above recorded was mite
tented with good without wanting 70 know where
1t from. and all about II. Their morbid curiosity
however ayaied nothing, and they got nothingfor "io
The Financial Situation or tho soueh.
LETTER TO rHn HON. O. g. MEMMINGKR, SECRETARY
or THE TREASURY. at
fFrom the Richmond Enquirer Oct. 81
Hon. G. G AEsHin0ER, secretary Of the Treasury
MY DEAR SR-Yodr favor Of the I'd instant is before
requesting my views - to remedy for the financial EN-
barrasment OF our government do not think
measures to remedy evils that might have been avods
BY prompt action of Congress last s which n al Pre-
ssrucsye war % and % the addition of hundreds Il miles
We navo never until recently been without ssross
acted on short war views. Our greatest polticis1s
wisest commercial men and capitalists OF al classes II
deed may say every household concern have ACTED up
on those views Who Is there that is not now smbse-
rassed by the OF hundreds OF small articles whce
might have been procured at cheap rates the partkA
had able to look few months only into the future
Many who clauer and take the lead In deaouncng
traon foremost in predicting that there would b.
and TO the battle OF Manassas thouoAe
that conflict to believe that would be than ten
porary sfruggle.
lars would be ample for circulating medium Tor the
Confederate States and that government ought 70 reduce
the present Inflated currency 70 within one hundred m
lions speedily possible II would have been better
TO sell eight per cent bonds long they coo
be disposed Of At reasonable ras an to adopt and pur
that has become truly alarming. When that measnse
should FAIL the next and only reliable means was fosce1
rsucy and preventing s iurlhsr increase IN psOvilaa
for the future wants Of the government tff
The financial schsme that would recommand shn:-
interest of our debt and second the svy q AZ q
forced loan Of s por oent or e much more :. may Be
sss
*: % Of esp s
TAX should be distributed equally upsa he wealth q
su suacsot rst % absorb The present sarrsccy, -
next TO provide for the future wants d eevsenent ~
Sssvs S scsrs ~ a. rev men q pso,sssy vhe could =.
s:ss s1s Sesy e Esy ~ .sx ssv;s \, ssn ss, e
i o,d & sss oss sood 8 AZ 'ss n
addiioa having ne bond coaissss ssschsd would con
currency S:s.s. sas.i 2 goa s.s .i,ss nay yos's
be necotab here and b eyssy oshse county. sueh
country would sisacs he sow under current hsis 4
npal repudton and rase our boods - the hghse sAa
II this tax o. forced ban Be levied equally On ali ~
wealth d our country, lis neceaty, justice asd propri-
70 ever ss Sr ~ s.: :ssd
70 become conquered people and ioss all. ..
The capital thus far invested 10 boods in the Coafsds
merchants whe have been drvsc out q businsss, ana
from trust estates and charitable institutions. Such
make rther progress in bonding By appeals to the pat
riot'sm Of the people. -
nations tha, have engaged 10 extensive wsrs 10 modern
times We have no great money capitaiss our capital
mainly - snes sSS ana s y: s,U y
channe-tnat Of producing cotton tobacco and ros ne
surplus products TO be invested In hDds and negroes
Much Of spare mercantile capital which has not been
transferred TO other countries hss gone into the same
channel This thirst after land and negro Investments
has absorbed millions Of income and kept general
~ In debt much years income We have ne MI.
lionare bankers, merchants manufacturers and other
moueyed capitalists that i've sp'sudor on Incomes de-
Our planters possess the wealth and intelligence os
Toe country ana rule rs assiny. indebted e snsy
10 situation 70 invest IN bonds 10 is not reasonable
70 expect them to volunteer 70 invest In bcp1s
~ Of selling property. Many, very many planters who
Subscribed the cotton loan sold the bonds mnsdissy,
and invested the proceeds IN The payment Of debts IN
land and negroes, and unwilling to seil-cvsp TO
ard the governmcnt-any Of their agricultural products
for less than the highest market value for currency
Many not willing 10 sail for currency at any price,
This all very natural! but IN runous 70 the govern
ment, and starvation 70 towns and villages, and ell that
class OF people who live on fired incomes.
From 1912 70 1s4T the price Of cotton ranged here ~
four and Ave cents per pcrnd at thirty nve 70 forty
ceus busheI nour at Ave dollars barrel bacon ~ four
W four and half cents pound. rbere being freight
demand for cotton u would rule lower nov the
10 a sound condition There hesng soch
breadth Of land planted with grain would be CORES
pondingy cheap.
we get back 10 what 10 equal 10 Q specie euY.
rency we can endure ten ycan var and snl BE- abls
TO pay national debt Hence becomes ths duty q
every mao who has particle cf pasriostsm 70 come
forward and support any remedial msssurss that oue
government msy adopt, however burdsnsome may b.,
and thus save our country and our gloricus cause
The present heavy Tax bin will not fear reduce Ne
amount Of floating currency Every article os consump
tion 80 enormously high, and there y 20 much uncsr
tanty In financial and commercial adAirs, that there
such thing anticipating the coming wants of the
government The tax In kind, although 70 rslSsvss tbs
Treasury from outlays w noswithstanding, require
large Issue d paper currency 70 pay the saisfes G