Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-03-10

''"'''I -."' ~ 'S my Tieht, u i'h ny ""tj ~
uSs AL III IN s:SuEent appealing 10 com
mon Se:se aGa'uSt prGpdacd ia# ~hlch. Ii
my iu Igment, tends TO p!undor Tho people:
net 10 s:Arye the army. What specify IS loca
aid particular. will, if III bill passes, becom
g:no'al; and then obvious IS the seduction o
mo-as which will ersne from, this temptation
! ~!NSr"iing rs Gl(Z. into each man Il ca
over tie Wnolr Conisderncy. Ii am night
and lie: each m:n honestly ask aud ."r#wrl
that question Ia hlnseif-Li.Gr the good au'
aa'i la uu: na:uIe our instincts |" protect Gul
ie%;bors, and our instincts to plumber th'
mass, unite 30 corrupt ourselves and ru'I
our country. But mr. task ~ nave for ,tt
county.
The effect nr tho 'aw On is pros
pecis you'd l.r, frar, III the first place, tC
expddo it's credit. il hes nat been forgotten
| wiih " hat pleasure We have hailei each huc-
cnssiVe addition 10 The debt of the North, nor
! HOY we have b"en watching to sen their
s'nrw's % war LEI down under the strain
! Bal 1t Is !nir 10 innk for Tho ssmu fleet not
| grant, with Lhu lame pniitical Consequences
under tin attention. 10 which, improper legs
lation lnay sub jet cur credit, ea;cGially II hen
| wronght by = .jn.nornilzins aygtrIu OF as
csf tanning price
'ihoro who have wa:cncd The tiae in pr,ces
will mt he surprised t. !rn thc:.i 20 It'll
! hithnr ur1ur tho operation of existing ,'anass.
| Ii is not n.css. sty to staie hero the Tatio Of
| tIss on tho basis OF plesrl't appTopr isti0ns.
| but will say that It can he demonstrated
| That il this bill becomes q law, tf,a expena,e
| OF Inc Confederate Government viii be little,
| il any, less ttan two billions psr snnnm, or
| wi!hls NJ scs Of six nilli'ins rer dag. Con-
! !;'''%F csn easily tkkr TIN proper s.tpS iPsat-
! isiy Ts2If OF this, AZ fact o, elr"r If It he
fact, 1t IL ohViiins that the debt Will continue
| ~ grow with ea::' congestion 10 il.;nnna aud
Ina, there will be =" practical limit tC p1!crs
10 not lntan that The m>ir7E" IN certain
hrancht" ri tie 8 Vice, which Imply !hmi: =
"''a"a "i expenditure IS present eUnso'
| GU nee. Will swell IL 10 such amount, hut do
|.nr:n tia! Such Cnnc.ssinn will comprl
W: IN ether ihingsaLue;;ly "r indrr:t ly
".uscL,l with the sgtfSise and tue gpre rm-
ln7Hl, which rise will amount /" ina a',nyr
! t:gi:r'' aid l.ai tn tl- pfrIicsi ,uGrfnlir
! '.',' .:.cH Ga ihem Tnko lic pay CT our SUI
! r'' FIR instance; ali know hnw much Of
ihr'r co,n'"rl depeuda on th:ir own purchases
{ ".n rus!crs-tonre than III any other army
! q! t'.s "oTl5, from th.ir p-avloua hahI's 81
~. ''ri csn yen .aise La, ico on the ciin
| 'cur'ij. end suilaF- not feel il; anu on su,I:,s
| wnhanr 1hIsins the pay "f Tie mem U.r:
y'''i a:lnw tho ,xhclinns "f the seiler without
| -'.ahin's The soldier $50 IL n;tet them And
| i" SO" lr,i obliged to mela ru. what III
| All 'n1:Eet price, us Justice 10 sfe:u!a.n,,
a'1 vet pay the SOLDIER, WIN risks he. lint,
| "naiih. snd p'cperty, less f.: Il daY i Wages
'kan YHn allow 'hrawny foreigacr, With .
cn"su!'- pr:trrt:"n iii biz packet lie gets
toi!v Eight dollars par month; the soldier
te: Than one curth al that EUur. The Ga-o il,
""e i! assll grcster hardship OF lhr officers
i ii IN such way thst tie expenditures
.nusL Iun in fabulous iisur,a, md that We
!G"@t Ir'-mr the very risk np which ne Feiy III,
strongly so subvert what may nov n. csllrd.
without figure, The L'ncoln Dictate sai2
An wat w'ii no tho ent Ct of that riae in
y irrH ni'pn buarnGss neil Via, siI h"nIs
la worth " han tl.ry sea such pfn,lig'ru:. 81
nend:rcs: WI they not s.gda that rrIu
daI:"n IL a. ms uni Of all THIS? VII they
~ xiii they mt: And will ts.~y he :jshs ol
wrong!
And IN Euror. 1 suppose there il IN
natiraal ular, hnScver great III. confidence
shsk,red and WrIshakeable-wh does not
wish toc such cunnensil,p frolu Europe as
the Laws Of nclinns and our own efforts en-
t,Iic ~ tn Ci1In-
Bu! Erirnp0,a way, II hat dubious. She
ectl.rntea tdo lu:alh'n CT tho struggle rather
by sur rr:inm'res tor resistance, than by eur
hp'rIs Of :r::iSiaHce. # she saeS t!.rsu Te
sources wsatCd, ii she s-es The patriotism If
Ut the penpln un' quail to the sacrifices Of the
solder" AMI the demands of h,s position,
utia; Will ':a iia Effect OH her sympaI h:cs
favorable ur moi
And hnW VIII ii cpoistc on Ito soldier
hiIvGef 10. i'll kis battles, he sil fight
them-knt on h's disposition tn uphold crr,lit
wnan IN come. toms after thu VA: ls It
likely or not TIA: ii iusy he greninus'J u.srI
- tho tsIus#n.u who will csii I,ihscl! tie
:" dos fti":il :!l,t iln DEBT nusbt nor m nc
paid least or"l by the an;l;cr, who fought out
t:i share fit, Rnd thst it ought to be Iy.! b s..
tbs sp"cn!atoT o, ho1dholder, IL such
consequence probable or not?
In the war Of thn revolution, Tho Eic!cs
rana out with a debt Of $500 900 dol
lars and q population Of 100000 guut.
lI"w much ct that debt vas pad, How
msnv made fortunes out 81 th"au Pre- 4:
hGvo hnsTd ofs gentleman "I:u rudc i"!ty
u.irs to Petersburg viii . ra!nlsiitssu filed
with Continental paper to tuy = goat cost
Su pos: :. m7u to &c tiTe :. hr*hsi ii Con-
frde.aie notrs f. hush.l ui cara, rEai
cru'd liz buy with min hushe Of money -
WHIT il the use cr .aluc tIrl, Of market
p.Fr.+. II market prices amount 10 :ass with
lk...r':;. : Of diSlngui ha. stlte0,nhn hoi rhiy
engraved on .hcm.
TnH general r.crssity OF reducing tina cur.
reT,Gy Is urrcI hy all, and it j. understood
ttat C,ngrrss is indicating ls own plans and
t''osr u Lhn SECRETARY frr fund;rg II; h>T
2!'snGc; that al The Same timu they eha bys
RI imprcssnert bill whose direct cG:c! =
b" 10 ccunt"-.c. restriction, and esp mus
curl enrp faster than they can ~ .ad tn
AMI hy'a mcre rapid infstioy > ,nd-nie it
tSknn pl1re tban bas W
The sho!, argument 4,
II spresie. hinges upca favor Of the hi
people ere willing t@' tho fact thst otte
n.en:. scd thsrctoEs Jay H.vru ,haa GnYetn
mArkGt value. 1T il nisiImrs; TIA. this
that :hii lH,iar' have endeavu,c1 To shoI
81 y cailfh market vain. ia nat
d" Eot 81 nriao. Knight Ieiar, tut that
- 'c''pt ':S"i IL uHieH' H"|'
aio atty, =" iire fact thae value an! !r;.'
tf .ot convertible :eIms in ia~, ard thu
d books in nunieroug cases Iefar to tho dis
tinction between them. az writo for me-
Of hsai and thought, | merely suggest tn
point But iftheTe were no law on the sub
ject, ! would ask,,whose is tho acnse-W hsn tn
project Ct the Secretary provides for JUS
compensation" as explained in my last nun
hrrGl dsz'"andinE u"re III medium &
pay Iu7n; which will pose sni;kl"=a III e.
hsrdn Of the rscirien. lft'la arsuu,or,t !
"urih nnyt neg, il p7"vsa that Ii" cant"
cary on tho var under the bill escep, by
eaHlsaS pnntrarlicn. Bat Is there ni"aii Hh'
| would not "a aIcr tabs even what Is ths1
deem lsGa pros, than riak tbs! fEat'act'tn
IL there obs 40 vii! not, Ill the Inng 'ur
make mere by ,weli regulated currency thai
by al ialiatrn i'm which tvsIy man p,r;lci
pslel aud By which the winla tnun!LF y