Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-19
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| Weather intensely tet. Work Of enirenehing ana
terrifying Upon bOtl sides ST.: going on People re-
covered ION their original panic sed accustomed now
| 10 tie daily bonharimeIt Yankees have al large
rsinCo,esmepts in the last day two and no doubt
xm make snothsr vigorous assault somewhere N the
s,su;u0 week. Battery Wagner seems I" be too hard
nnt 70. them to crack 50 they will probably attempt
soDs otber avenue to the city. ETerS confidence h
fell In the result and that The authorities Nti nave Au
| ne reserves Of troops TO meet any land AtIaeS'
Quite hurry vas raised today 10 regard to t"e az
Hop Of the Secretary OF the Treasury ~ he dice
ons The Assistant Treasurer refused to receive on de
n,t he old Issues Of Treasury note- torntry nhda
bis IN Der cent bJnds. The QaaIterDss;ers CGnm's-
s,,iss and other egents OF the Government sIi have
large amounts OF this sue upon hand, and is difficult
TO ace how they will dispose OF t. if the instructions OF
the Secretary are carried ont However, as his nan-
oal policy has DEVELOPED nothing bat calaGly TO the
currency it was no than WAS expected, and tbs
attempt TO deprsciate one portion OF the currency
probably only the prelude to his grand scheme OF the
future, VIII en- will be developed at the proper time Ee
seems 10 have lost sight of that portion OF The ec q
Congress which prescdbes that after the lst August,
the funds shal be receivable in payment Of all public
Jues except export du'y upon cotton" rne banks OF
this State more alive TO the interests OF the country,
have held a meeting aad resolved 10 make all issue.
bnkahle aud will receive and pay them out US usual
This il patriotic and wise II the banks repndate the
,nrtepe y everything is lost and they too woull be
overwhelmed in the general financial ruin Q1eIie:
Wouldn't il be good stroke Of policy to abolish the
Office Of Secretary OF the Treasury and let the Safes
hereafter issue their quotas of Treasury noes and bonds
as they might be called upon to do by acts oil Con
gress ,,.,:
ment of Secretary Memminger il he could lay his hands
npon thirty millions OF gold and pay the puoc debt at
its present deprecated price, by drawing IN all tue
| Treasury notes nov bhoAt, which do not eAcred III
| amount three hundred millions. Tue bonds eoud re-
main as the debt Of the different States, and he Rnpor
| toned among them after the war. Tue Government
could easily get the thirty millions in gold by shipping
cotton which they now doing largely on their own
vessels end u arteIing all others that they can WITH
proper management they ought TO succeed shortly IN
shipping 10000 dies per month"; equivalent ID neary
five miisns 10 con The gold might be procured now
from our citizens by giving receipts payable in E1gand
at six and twelve nonhs. have only thousand del
lar: but the Government would be welcome to IL for
such purpose 1t mil ht be objected IS not honorable
10 buy up its own paper, but cannot see the force OF
the reasoning when gold an silver have become art
ces of merchandise aud commerce, and a:e no longer
| the circulating medium of the county. With wiser
the States could then keep thslr currency
upon high bSSis and could issue 1t Supported by the
solid found Ition Of Safe credit and cotton bales TO
back it.
Gov. Vance Of North Carolina has pursued wise
policy in serding to Europ, purchasing fine steamer
and running her in loaded with clothing and other use
ful things the State troops and citizens Amongst the
articles are 100 900 pair cotton crds which the Cover
nor sells to the people at cOsttory cents IN specie
Might not other people do likewise: Tt ship has gone
out with FIRE freight OF cotton and viii soon be back
with more useful goods. The consequence will be that
in six months North Carolina will be- amply supplied by
the Governor W ia many Indispensable articles and
huge pile OF cash will b. accumulated in London to the
credit of the State Aud yet GOV. Vance is indirectly
denounced by Jealous friends Of the Davis Admin
| istrat on as uusouud. Would that We bad many more
| such unsouud men III The country.
Did it never strike you queer, oh Wing tha' the
| former adherents OF States ights and Locoi.eOsm
should nov be urgent in their lnds for Dictator
and strong Government That u ey shoud iguore the
caIdn DOCTRINES fer VT i;h they had fought and G!ed 10
so many fierce political campaigns? They accused you
and me Ald oth er Old Wings of being iejeraiss and
very upsOu d. becsu.e we proc med this To he
luton aud not e BILE remedy und,r the CousIitu
| on. And now orsooth they wish 10 ignore all State
lines, sweep apay all the soVeregntieS and lace N
power the creature the agent (dd rSrg p0oi too
the servant vi thO, ndvdualiG!es. eer, Ney queer
What becomes Of the bis OF The revolution if We now
give up our berL aud place them ia the tender keep
ing OF man, who hes shown that prtJudces canno
| be forgotten nor iOTmer auimOs forgiven? Pooh
the idea too sb,urj II are forced 10 take Die
taor let us have cue Of Generals, whom the army
confdes H. and If failing in that lie. us take even 'uis
NatO con in preference Jefferson the FIRST. would
much rather advCc hs doctrine enuncsted in Of
IT, ssssippi papers tha he should be called upon
to resign. And by the way, if he should make himself
so peculiarly obnoxious, such an event might happen
corsii,utonaly, by calling onvertion Of the States
and 1bIiShug the cfce OF President Those Old poll
| ticians who form'ry in appearance hated strong
federation nov call loudly for power, when they
are ia Office and look upon themselves masters Of the
people aud not tier SsrwuS Let l. be your duy, un
inchngly to slOS them at all times their errors and
that the lbc II not oerG:e any approach towards
despotc or arbi rary power.
Much interest is felt in the dsnoUc0cnt Of the Quar-
termaster Generals appointment. VIII the SaCate and
the House submit the direct afront Placed npol then:
The bill was passed for no other purpose than give
Colonel Myers the RANK aud pay of Brigader General
The ongresS endorsed him emphaca iy as good OFF,
Ger and upright mar, who had created an efficient
department and of the most important under the
| Government The President has long refused TO &C
| knowledge the msrorous services of Colonel Myers
because OF old aDimosites lie has cutched eagerly at
technical bubble which his asute man Friday of tire
State Department, Las been pointing cut 70 him tor
many weeks Directly in the face OF the intentions Of
the representa- OF the people, he attempts to de
grade instead OF e!evang the real subject OF the BILL
| Gunnyoags and other cisloyal wretches have been
swearing about il all day In the most frghtiu terms.
lie endorses "Ole jam Salts OF the E1a"iner, and
says che has had a damned sight more than enough"
will let you know beforehand wheH the Yankees are
to get into Charleston Just now, it would be impossi
bic for me to determine. Bat | calculating Their
approaches by the very highest order OF mathematics
and ogarhms aud will give you the solution in about
sixty days Yours truly,