Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-10-06

But what oil earth are We to do with Mr.. Ben
jamin and his "Consuls!' How long are re to
suffer him to approve and recognize" persons
who do not approve or recognize us, who public
ly insult the sovereignty of or States, who tel!
us we are wasing "civ.war' against ourIiovcrn-
ment at Washington, aud who officially advise
our S.sta soldiers 10 throw down their arms
Something must be done; and no one will be
be surprised if the Governor Of Georgia nom
find it to be his duty to DRIFT Mr.. Fulartnn.-
The gentleman or his government. can ask re-
dress al the hauds of Mr.. Lincoln.
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II man were induced, or compelled, to
hoard ten thousand dollars Of paper moncF
for five ycers-to bury it in the earth for that
length Of .ime-would he ch"nso "green-
hacks" or Confederate hills and bonds
Which Of those two species Of securities will
be worth nlonay in five years:
1t is only another form Of asking--Will the
Yankee untion succeed, or will it fail, i'll the
effort to conquer and con.iscatc our country {?
If they arc 70 succeed, their grccnbaci:s arc
good money and our Confederate pancr good
only FOR lighting our p;pcs-if thoyarc to fail,
then they must repudiate their whole war
debt, and their green bills arc less precious
than the leaves Of the trees, while our debt
incurred for Tie redemption Of Il great country
and guaranteed by the government of Il
wealthy proud and prosperous young nation,
will always be worth It's denomination in
coined gold. Now which Of these two cTcnts
is likely to take place? l. this Coa!cdcracy 10
he subducl? Or is the Yankee natioa TO -
into bankruptcy? We 10 not III: it b the
readers patriotism-wc appeal - lis common
sense only. We suppose man directed (ict
us saw bv the will Of whimsical tt,ta:or, 10
bury ten thousand dollars in paper money for
five years, without restriction rs 10 which Of
the two currencies he will select for his hoard:
and We suppose him absolutely Indifferent as to
the fate and fortunes Of either country, de-
sirous only of one thing-tn dig up his money
in gold after live years.
We do moi believe that any reasonable per-
son, capable oi calm judgment. would hc>i
tate for one moment. lie would hoard tie
Confederate PAPER. IF he had in his hand
ten thousand dollars i'll Yankee rarcr Ec
would buy Confederate bills with them--ard
he could get forty thousand Of them for the
ten-would have thirty thousand to spend
merrily, would bury ten thousand and would
dig them up Gftcr five years-w3rsh more, by
forty per cent, than his original fund of ten
grecn.bacl;s. He would choose this,
not because he is patriot, but because (ef
hpotiesi)' lie IS not fool. lie knows
that the Yankee nation will never own these
lands Of ours TO secure their debt upon,
and consequently that VIC, the Contederates
iriN own them and have and hold them to us
aud our heirs forever, with MI their bound
less resources. with the unfcttered and tri
umphant industrial system which can SO ap,-
ply develop those resources, and with q ma.
tonal credit and prestige which we cannot af:
ford 70 tarnish; and shall bcQucath all this
treasure Of fame and fortune TO another gene
ration which must he proud to pay the cost,
AID grateful to their fathers for mourning the
cost, to purchase so noble prize.
This, we say. is not merely the patriotic
View it is the economic, stock-broking, money
lending, the meaness pecunary view that can
be taken Of the subject; and We have not yet
met any person Of intelligence and forcthousht
who does not regard orr financial condition in
that light. Yet the very men who know and
all this are obliged to demand
a ten or t!ftecu-fu!d price for everything they
sell owing to d(precinficn Of the cHrrrNc?-
arc obliged to demand it, because they have
shemsclvcS IN pay Il tcn-iHld or twenty-io!d'
price for everything they buy. Who will cct
Us out of this vicious circle? What financial
magician will discnchant our money for US,
and save it from tuning. within cur very
hards, into that fairy money in which tlc
Devil pays (accordinS to German lcgcndsl FOR
Dutchmen's souls?
What seems still more unnatural and in
credible than all the rest, l. that this rapcr
money Of ours is actually Of moro value in the
eyes Of strangers ard enemies than in our
own. In Wall street, New York they seem
to have more confidence in the stability OF our
Government and the value Of orr currency,
than upon Main street, Richmond. We can
sell Confederate bonds in L;;erp vol, itarpcars.
for three times the price ,ve could get q! home.
We read
"Thc Mobile Register learns from the agent
Of the Atlantic Steamship Company, of that
city, that he had Just received letters as late
as the 18th of August, from Liverpool, in
which be is advised Of the sale of Confederate
C; sht per cent. bonds Il. MiFg.frc cents. and
that MifyUree had been Offered and refused
for large amount belonging to tito compa-
ny."
This is a state CT things absolutely mcn-
strcus not parallelcd. VIC believe, in any
land or any age. While VIC seem bent on
pulling down our own credit and dccryine cur
own currency and our own cause, Enclishmcn.
nay the very Yankees refuse 10 take cur low
estimate of our affairs, and bid us hc or sood
cheer.
Perhaps, there is no ciccinal remedy: thc;c
is far too much money in The country, three
timos as mrch as it Sean possibly bear" ard
moro and more continually issuing from tie
incyoraBle printing press Of Mr.. McDmincer.
''confaderatc Societies. such as they a:c or
sanizing in various cities. ard county nrgani-
cations, such as those which We have hereto.
rnro commanded mov however do mich nno5