The Messenger. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1858-18??, 1863-04-15

slriADELPHIA, March %, 1868.
H letter Of the Goth inst, is re
and l will sheerfally give 70,
formation desired by answering
Questions in due order.
8fl These Bonds are called aFiys
Il aiies because, while they ara f,oen
vi Honds, they may be rsdeeme,
IA Government in. GOLD at an,
A faftsrfve years Many people sup
'ls that the Interest is only $50 pei
u This is mistake; they pay SIs
Gent. Interest.
4 kSlsal. Legal Tender notes or check,
81 On Philadelphia or New York that viii
Silng Legal Tenders, are what the See.
ketary allows me to receive. No doubi
ouf nearest Bank will give youa check
Legsl Tenders for your country
'lsia re. Bends are sold al Par, tie
n tees te commence the day you pay
the money. r =
a y 4th.; L have made arrangements with
your nearest Bank or Banker, who will
4 generally have the Bonds on hand. If
not, you can send the money to me BY
Express, and ! will send back the Bonds
ifIos Of cost. -
y5th.s The Bonds pay Six per cent In
terest in GOLD, three per cent. every six
months, on the first day of May and No
( amber at the Mint in Philadelphia, or
sfsany. Sub-Treasury in New York or
elsewhere. If you havet Coupon Bonds,
~ you have to do is to~cut the proper
Coupon off each six months, and collect
q yourself or give it to Bank for collAc-
lion. If you have Registered Bonds,
on can give your Bank power of at
,torney tocoliect the interest for Won.
SGths The duties on imports Of all arr
tieles from abroad must be paid in GoLp;
and this is the way Secretary CHASE
gets bis gold. II is now being paid into
tho Treasury at the rate of Two Hun
AIRED Thousand Dollars each day, which
isNtwice as much as he needs to pay the
Interest in Gold.
18th. Congress has provided that the
Bonds shall be PAID IN Corn whom ,,nn
4 9Th. You can have either Connon
Bonds payable to the Bearer, or Regis
tered Bonds payable to your order. s
9th. The fermer are in 50,s 1on,.
and IOOO's.-the latter in somo an.o,,,,,.
also S5CO0's and $40 600
/. jIOth. Nol You viii M, L.vo
IN r,axss on these Bonds Il vnnr ;rod pay
n .ess pot srcsed Seoa. ss
s'Yrifs1..s ~ IN - :.
one liza N ~ n,sieb IScsas Ia IA
yonr money WAS invested n Mor,asnas
&c other Securities. Iconsider tbo Gov-
eminent Bonds as FIST of aU-all o,l,sr
Bonds are taxed oae-ouarter nor cont -
raw the Interest on tbe Govsrn",on.
Bonds. and the Sunrems ON, IS ~
United State, has inst dec;ds5 49,. no
State, or City, or County can raw c.
ernment Bends. Wv
lin IT,. .l,,
ITn;,ea ST. eI Is Iouueu ueDt OF inc
nppn Mr1,o,a 70 ; aess nan THREE HUN,
,S,ao.,an.L. T,a "lo.uuihs 'as seven ana
Governmsns ow ,es'u -. Mo'es; put ,he
sh,ra 1fGa'., 1%ss enougn more IN tne
Sn5.Tr :. asal lehaeas, Deposits IN the
~ resources Certlnoates OF lndebt-
shou, la 49, ~ ;norease 'ns deot 10
Secretary' Cbss. has . nIhIIed mlliioas.
debt NAV reach on ,Lam.us 'AA' ene
hundred 1;Il;ous &c ~ 'AUussnu' seven
si9htosn month. ionas sns Teosi,lon lasts
believed now ,ba. Il vii no. 10 however '.
n'na,hs ,a no" 'I l II WI. NOT last SIX
National Dsht w;II ~ ~ Iii - uoes' our
With that Of Great Rr;,a;D - 'J T
whilst orr rssonrso. D, ~ VI france
18th. / have ~ sa a,e TASTY as greater.
nue. will not on.y BE- annie 10 ms n.r ,' NC /
and all Interest ON the lebt bnt Iass.
at least one Hundred millions annMalI'.
toward paying off the debt. and HAT n.
will be able to Get o,, of !
debt again AS il has tu;os - 49, g.. 0u' Oh
few years after The close of the war