Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-25

/ justly becoming alsrmsd at the rapid depreeis
ton Of our national currency. The wisest mel
Of The land are asking, in alarm; what shall b
done, and il seems no one, net even tbe Wis
nen (of be aass) ct Richmond, are able to an
sWer the question. Every one, who thinks
must sBe st once, that something aHst bs done
/ Well, gentlemen, know We sometimes tkiHl
We see through and could easily soive great na
lional diAicultlos, if We were elothsd with Ell
sial power; when, perhaps, if we oesuPisl
those stand points, we would then see bstt5r eal
Z apetsney. But there srs some things We dC
know. The proposition as to bow oar pscunia
~ smssnassmsn.s can b relieved, seems sl
plain to my mind zs thai two and two mshg
ieur. Tax he property Of Tie people si the
CoHisdsrsto States in ihe same manner thst Il
bAs heretofore been done 70 raise State and conn
y Tsvouus. Every boy Rftesn years old knows
how that is done Tax, then, fstesn, twenty,
sad if necessary ffty cents on every dollars
Eor;a Of pTopsrty tiey sre BcIth uui!l ths cir
eulasioB Is reduced down to q condition hat Will
make Is sougbi after, Let Congress do this.
sHd-y0u viii no longer SEE faulggs and others
who have meat, cora, whess cts, (tor which
our poor boys in tho tsutlsss Geld are in want.
turnizg up their aoss at ConisdeTsis money
Ba, you viii bear one aay, Congress IS not an
lho.iE3d By tie Constitution . do this-eaz's
lax laRd and Regr0ss An, yesi ggest stisklsrs
ior the Constitution These sslns men would
have = srsIszlkiOr hung without judge or jury
Now tbeso- spectators I desire to reach BY this
process. FneihsY are investing al tbeir money
in real ostass. II the Government 10 uufogtu-
aatslY .TRm8 elol by the Constitution in laisiue
Hassns to keep mp her credit, tbea let the States
nsguns their part Of the present liability, and 8
means of taxation, relieve the Government from
its present pscuniEry embarrassment Il must
be done ia some way, and that quickly, or the
cause viii suffer.
vas talking to prominent gentleman not
1 lsng siacs upon this subject Of the currency
He admitted that the Government was in an
alaIaing condition, and that some means ougbt
70 be devised bY Congress, to relieve her. ]
suggested 70 him this taxation scheme He said
that wOdld never do. There WAS too much land
lying idle-pTodHciRg Hothing-snd Wogld ruin
he owners. To my certain knowledge this same
maR has spurchassd more than forty thousand
iallsrs roTlh Of lad sines the war began, and
paid svory dollar for II in ConiodsIals meney.
Now he says ne has 20 money LEFT to pay iaxcs
On lt--Esid it ali oat fer land. Well he might
sail ssRs Of that land-AsEy ons-eighth Of it,
and get money to pay taxes on the bslHaes.
Bow / know another gsntlsman-hs sis az
honorsbls man - whose inaoms from Z
cotton fscioIy--(and these cOtton spinners ara
sEiortioHing less than anybody else) is thTes
hundred dollars (s3OO) per day; and he is inves-
trg sveTy dollar IS fast as it comes in, in real
sstats-noi for the purpose Of ouitivaling Is,
but sa sn investment. Ho Is e far seeing man,
under the present policy Of our Government, VIII,
sHs day, be = millionaire. Who can blame himi
I 10 uet Aud the very msn who would { ls q
| general thing) be loudost in their condemnation
Of these men, would 70 AMI do the nmo thing,
If in their power
Reader, II these #ero the snly mon in the
Confaderacy that wero doing these and similar
things to fortify themselves against The coming
crash that must inevitably lollew tas aEaneisl
policy Of our Government, then Of course thgIs
would be No cause Of alarm but their usm5 is
legios, and they and their agents are going mp
ana 3uwn every creek bottom in the Conteds-
raey, buying every acre Of good lai regardless
Of pries Aud when The lame elder comes
hone, after the war, without a dellar in his
pocket, or an ssre Of land upon which to set his
foot, iboss landlords viii hardly be willing to
lot him hunt squirrels in their weeds.
By 8 psopaI mode Of ts1Etion sur currency
saa be made equsl 70 gold ard silver. This
should 5s dons If It requires every Rss to b,
taxsjuatil he is driven TO sell half his land sHd
salf his sisvos. We owo this 10 sur hOldiers II
no heId, upon wh-ss Efforts hang our destiny 81
q free people
L is 10 be hoped tbat the Government ohi
Gals viii now lot spectators alone, and iuTr
their attention to matters Of real and sub5lsH,
Hal importance. There have been, are now, snJ
always will be. traitors and Fpeculst5rs in ever
Far. The Prisilega Of buying ard asuirg hs
ros been denied de people Of any eoupf-y il
s1y age of ths world. BIS beyond he p's
j tive powor,. under tEo constitution Of any gov
! ernn.sut ia ths world. IF pHbfe sentiment, il
tits, our houI Of great distress, will not check ii
we have no remedy. We hold that paper nc
rsy should be as good as that upon which #
based, and If properly undersiand The tboor
Of government, every foot Of iLad and ever
olhsr rpssies Of property Of is citizens, AZ
bound fog he redemption Of It's "PrOnises
Rsy"
Lst ths o1ngIessmen SGT as boldly sid q
fsarlessIy as cur soldiers are doing in the islC
and in six ocn.hs ous peer soldiers viii n'
have to give ono half Of his months wages f
4 chicken, or SONS othsE little dslicsoy that Il
military camp denies bia.
SOLDIERS FIJI eED.