Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-10-27

Iail more graceIully.
MEANS AND REsoURoEs.-The census
of 1860 gives the following valuations
Of property in the Confederate States
Virginia, $793, 249, ,661; North Carolina
$358, ,739, 1899; South Caolina, S54S, ,13S.
754; Georgia, S645, ,S95,237 Florida, S73
101, 500; Alabama, $495, ,237, ,07S; Missis-
sippi, 607, ,324,911; louisiana, $6O2,11
56S; Texas, 1866 zoo, 0,614; Arkansas $219
256,473, Tennessee, $493, ,903, 1872; Ken
tucky, $528,212,693 Missouri, sol, PA,
1913.
These sums make in the aggregate So
231, ,593, ,198. Itwould be moderate to saw
that the valuations of 1860, averaged
and aggregated to suit the enhanced pri-
ces of the present time, should be null
tiplied fve-fold which would produce
the sum of $31,257, ,965,99O. From
this deduct what may be supposed to
have been destroyed by the war (inclu-
ding runaway and stolen slaves) and
the proportion of property inaccessible
and unavailable by reason of the pres
ence of the enemy, and an approximate
estimate may be formed of the taxable
means of the country.
Only let the currency be saved from
suffocation, and the ability of the Con-
federate States to supply means for car
rying on the war is well nigh inexhaus-
tible.
'sMoNs1EUR ToNs1N Come. AGA1N.''--
The immortal Parson Brownlow has
turned up again-this time in letter to
the Cincinnati Commercial, breathing
fire and destruction upon the ssrebels." I"
He says
For my part, | have every confidence
IN our ultimate success. Let Rosecranz
be reinforced, and he will whip the
whole Confederacy The mediation [
advocate is that of the cannon and the
sword and let there be 70 armistice,
on sea or land, until all the rebels, front
and rear, North and South, are subiuga-
ted or exteiminated. And then let con-
dign punishment be speedily metcd out
to the surviving leaders in this unholy
crusade against civilization. My mot
to is, Greek fire to the masses, and hell
fire for the leaders. And none but the
loyal should be consulted in the great
casting up of these accounts.
w. G. BRowNLow.
THE REAsoN.-Ihe men who are ma
king the money don't stand on price,
They pay whatever price is asked for
any article they may want, and the man
who has plenty of money wants great
many things. This is one reason-the
principal one, we imagine--why prices
are SO inflated. The reason why every
other article of consumption has been
run up totem, fifty, or all hundred prices,
lis because some crazy people are always
found to buy them, and others in cone
quence are compelled to do so.
The "PIERpoNr GovERNn1ENr. The
Northern papers say sthe formation of
the State Government of Vire inia is now
complete" The following are the names
of the estate officers
+. ii. Peirpont; Governor; L. p. c..
CoWper, Lleutenant-G Governor; /. A.
Hagass, Secretary of State; N. P. Smith
Treasurer; L. W. Webb, Auditor; N.
(. Foster Adjutant General, p. r. Bow
den Attoraey-General
HoPEFUL.-Pres. Davis, in his speech
to Bragg's army, is reported tohaye said
that in the next battle if they did-as he
hoped and confidently believed--gai n
a decided and crushing victory over
Rosencrans, it would practically end
the ware
Our Loss AT CHICK The Con-
federate loss in the battle CT Chicka-
mauga, according to the correspondents
| of the Golnmhns Enanirer is officially