Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-28
KBGLL TO PREyrsr THE PURFHEn issUE OF
i' FRRAsURY NOTES. a-t

Y saaa
The Representatives Rom tie Rishmoh
district has introduced into the House Z
RepFesentatiY lives the following bill
iAbilI to beentitled an act 70 prevent Ii
4 further issue Of treaspry notes, and 8
fund those now 10 circulation. 81. 81
Stc4EoN 1.-The Congress Of the Con
lilederate States Of America do enact, Tha
litshaIl not be lawful for the Secretary 0
the Treasury 20 make aud issue any treas
lHry p0tesRfter the 1st day Of January next
but he may te.issue notes heretofore made
Ias hereinafter specified. g5.i "a i-as
i SEC. 2. Be 4 1iIEfher enacted That Il
shall be the duty of the Secretary 0f lhi
Treasury 70 cause 10 be exeented-millfous
0f dollars Of honda Of the Confederate
States ofi Ametiea, payable twenty year.
after date, and bearing Interest att the ratf
OF seven per cent per anuum pay dtll
semi Annually and that be cause the same
70 be sold, from time % time, privately, o.
by public auction, as he may deem best,
for the purpose OF raising money 20 defray
the expenses Of the government.
SEQ. 3. Be Il Jtrther tbaeted, That until
the tiFst day Of May next, it shall be lawful
for all holders Of confederate notes % fund
the same in. the bonds Of the Confederate
States, beaFipg such interest as the said
notes are now entitled 10 bear when tunded,
payable semi annually, and,it shall be the
duty of the Secretary OF the Treasury 70
issue su0h bonds to all persons who shall
apply for. the same In return for eOnfeder-
ate notes. But no bond shall be issued
for less than Que hundred dollars, except
to persOns who do NOT hold cOnfedeFate
notes Of the value Of one hundred dollars:
Provided, That no bond shall be issued
for less sum than twenty dollars.
SRC 4. Be Il further enacted, That from
and after the lirst day Of May next, that Il
shall not be lawful for any person to cir.
culate, or offer 70 circulate, any confedsr-
ate notes except in payment of = debt or
demand due the government; and II any
person shall circulate, or attempt to circu.
late, such note, he or she shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanOF, aud upon cOnVic.
thereof shall forfeit the notes which he or
abe circulated or attempted 20 circulate,
one half TO the former, and the other to the
confederate states, and be subject 10 iine
and imprisonment, at the discretion OF the
jury. -
Secretary Of the Treasury may reissue
treasury notes, which have been heretofore
issued, until the 1st day Of May, and mot
ualess authorized BY Law here
after enacted to do 80.
From the Rlehmoud Enquirer, DOeemb. 1s
The bill OF Mr.. Lyons will eeFtaiply re-
tire the currency buta It does not pro-
vide for the future support andimatltenance /
Of the government, IL cannot be considered 1
more than o measure for relief from fedun-
lauey. Ia all the financial, schemes yet I
advanced We have seen no reference TO two l
we'll known axpedtentas of fnaneos=lougt I
used in great favor, as agencies OF govern.
meat loans We allude to anuuities and
tontines The people Of the Confederate
States have never had any practical exam.
ples Of annnities or t0ntines among them;
but for hundreds Of years these agencies Of
finance have been In success
Ful operation among the Wealthiest people /
Of the world, aud have been attended with
he greatest good both 70 the government
and people. We see NO good reason why
Congress cannot Introduce in It's schemes
n relief those Of annuities and toutines.-I
Il, along with the principle Of compulsory
Iunding, the right 20 purchase an annuity
or TO establish . toatipe was provided BY
Congress, we believe that much Of the con.
'ederate money now in the country would
ind investment in annual annUities for the
life of the owner, or for himself and surViV.
ng family. nw
EXCHANGE OF PRIs0HBBs-1I0 QUARTERS 10 /
NEGR0Es.
In the matter Of exchange Of prisoners,
he United States commissioner has been
lriyen by Mr.. ould from potut 70 point,
FOm position TO position, uHtil ilally
Generals Merideth aud Hitchcock have
IbandOned every point in dispute except
he treatment Of negro prisoners. The
message" Of President Davis, OF January
L2, 10 now made the reason Of suspeuding
sxchApge. Notwithstanding that from Jan.
nary TO Jnly, this "Message" had been 10 |
iorce, and was never once referred 70 as 1
sufficient cause for stopping the operations
ii the cartel The enemy now rest their |
,ase upon this Message" We have q.
ready shown that the Law of Congress for |
delivering all uegrQes and their white OH.
sefs, eaptufedin arms 70 State anth0titiea !
Tor trial under State laws vas TOO wide In /
lis language, aud covered matter that e
not within the province Of one natien 70 |
dictate ito another. No nation has the
right 70 say, that il enemy shall not employ
Ia its armies a certain class Of lis peOpie.-
The composition of aEmtes is q matter be.
longing exclusively to the authorities OF
the nation itself. II the Yankees like ne.
gro troops they have the tight 70 employ
the free negroes Of the Upited States "a
their affniea1 ana tu6y nave, kne EiB4t 70
demand for them the proper treatment As
pEisoueFs Of war. Ik > nation employs
sayages Ia its armies, retaliation Is proper
and iustiliable, not because Of the employ.
ment Of the sayages. bnt for any acts com.
mitted by the soIdieTy not in aeeordanee
with The laws Of war. So, Il the hegtOes
employed bg the United States compose .
part, Of the people Of those States, and are
regularly mustered into their service, u,
ait er capture, they can be proved guilty Of
acts not recoguized as Within the rules Of
the rights OF prisoners Of war, bat may be
punished as bandits and Tobbets. Aud 20
of the white troops color has nothing %
do with soldiers, ,,s,tl * -.
But the case e different es % The slages
and free negroes ,cf, these States eeptqred
In the ranks OF the enemy. Iheir deten7
tipn IL jastited by the laws Of war: theif