Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-09-15

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| plioation of the truths which had been SO elo-
QuentlY presented With drectness ana
force rarely elcelled, he addressed himself
pointedly u the patriotism OF every one VINO
heard him. lie made no attempt u tickle tho
| vanity or quiet the cunscieuccS vi flrglnlunS,
| by telling now much the Old DOmlnlUn had
done, and what she had suffered ii tlls
| cruel war Lie held out no false hope vi III
early peace DIR gave assuranceoI easy victory.
| The war may be Il long and bloody one but
| the prize commended for was worth al the blood
that could be Sned IN years TO come. lie lncns
| toned the numerical strength Ut our armies
| or which he spoke advlscdly,) and showed
| that there was 10 lack vi strong arms ana
brave hearts to do battle in our cause ;
| tut success in war depends not alone upon
| the strength of armies-ncn must be .jca
and nail. 60 do this tho credit OF the
country must be sustained. lie demonstrated
the tuIi,cy of the idea Of untasonism between
| the interests OF the people and the govern
| III mt. TWAS not the government making war IL
was not the gOcerHmeht that would have " pay
| the debt. Tue government was but the Ggent Vi
| the people, and the iarlner VINO dcmuhueu n'e
dollars per bushel for wheat, when one dollar
would compensate him tor his labor, but
heaped q debt of four dollars upon his own
head, which he or his children would have to
nav. The present high prices were the result
of Il redundant circulation, and must continue
to increase the public debt. This debt must
sooner or later Ue paid, for he spurned the
idea of Reputation; aud to keep lt within
proper limits was grave problem 10 bc solved;
There was one way to accomplish this' anu
That was to curtail the circulation, ny luhuinS
4 norton thereof in Confederate bonus ana
lcssenins the future expenditures OF the gov
erument. The people can do tAis IL tHey
have only the patriotism to attempt it-to
hyht, " die, was no test Ol true patriolish-
the bull dog and the gumc COCK could 10 THESE
The true patriot was ready to sacrifice pro-
perty, to endure prlvatlon, to suncr want ior
his country. lie would like to test the patriot
ism of the Albemarle people, to see II they
we're worthy sons Of honured sres lie Would
like to know how many farmers here present
would pledge themselves:
LIST. PROXIMITY to gather in and hand over to
the government agents the III per cent tax III
kind.
ID. TO set. aside one other tenth Of their
production to be sold to the Government ut
the prices that prevailed before the war, and
take payment i'll Confederate bonds.
3D. 10 invest all their surplus funds, rs far
as practicable, in Confederate bonds instead
Of lands and negroes.
Ii the people Of Albcmarle had patriotism
enough to make these pledges, and would start
the ball, other counties would take 1T up, the
wants of the Government would be promptly
supplied, the inflated circulation would be re-
dured, and the movement would strike terror
and despair in the hearts OF our enemies
General Wigiall was proceeding with his
remarks, when lie was interrupted by calls
from all parts of the house Test us. Put It
to the vote"
The Hon. Shelton I. Lcake proposed that
the aSscmblage should resolve itself into Il
meeting of the People Of Albcmarle, to CON
slider the suggestion made by General w., aud
called Colonel Thomas j. Randolph To the
Chair. X. ". n. holland was appointed Sc
cretary:
Various resolutions were offered plcdging
the people of -Albcmarc to carry Uu. the Sug-
gcstions Of General W., which were advpn.-
led by Messrs. Leake, Randolph, EARLY, Parish
and others. There seemed to prevail no dl-
ference of opinion as to the purpose OF the
people. Each Wed with tl. other in express
sions Of generous patriotism; and finally the
following resolutions were adopted with eli
tire unanimity and with loud acclanation
Resolved, That we, the people ol Albcmarlc,
do pledge ourselves promptly to gather in ard
turn over IL the agents Of government all our
produce tax; that in addition thereto we will
set aside oae other tenth TO be sold 10 the
government at the prices obtaining before Tie
war, and taking the payment thereof in Con-
iederate bonds and that all the rest Of our
surplus products shall be sold at or below the
schedule Of prices fixed by the State Commits
sioners, either to the government or con-
sumcrs, and that we will invest the proceeds
of such sales as far as practicable in Conte'!c-
rate bonds.
ID. That the professional men, merchants
and mechanics amongst u.s. pledge ourselves
to pay in one-tcnth additional tax.
Sd. That q committee Of five be appointed
to secure the signatures Of citizens TO this
pledge and carry out the purposes of these
resolutions.
The. Chair appointed Messrs. William W.
Minor, VIM. II. Southall, Shelton Z. Leake,
Richard Ii. Crank and Mm. Il. Early COM
mittee, and, on motion, the Chairman Of the
meeting was added thereto. Papers were cir
cuated in the meeting, and a large number of
wealthy and influential gentlemen signed the
pledge. .THos j. RANDOLPH, ST., Chm.
K. w. n. holland, Sec'y.