The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-02-07
FINANCES AND YECTO.
RIES.

TRAITORS, FINANCES AND YECTO'
ri saT ~ RES s. Cd si,os ehIH
Northern traitors and secessionists, OF
the Fernando, Wood, Eallandigham, aud
Brooks school, as if possessed of some in
fernal spirit, seem now determined, with all
the strength they can command. to aid JEFF.
Davis in the overthrow of our Government.
As they have lived, every one of the m, dur
ling this eVentful period, so they seem pre-
pairing to die = TRAITORS hated and
detested of every true lover Of freedom and
humanity. Their efforts, together with
those of their Southern leader and master,
jeff Davis, shall utterly fall They may
array themselves against God, justice, and
join themselves, body and soul, to their
idol, Slavery, but they will now take notice
that long suffering. bleeding nation is be-
ing rapidly prepared to inficS upon them 3
mark and blow, given to every enemy of
Freedom from Cain down to Arnold-yiz.,
kternat E!recration.
Our. enemies just now seize upon our
financial troubles as the weakest point OF
assault They complain of the policy
adopted by the Governmental raise money,
of deprecated currency, Of initiation of
prices, and of thousand other things in
financial matters inseparable from state
of war Just as though hundreds of mill
lions could be obtained without a jostle.
just as though the whole nation could be
rocked to its very foundations, and more
than million of its noblest sons called to
the battlefield, without even whisper Of
disturbance. -a5e a.s la NJ
We have encountered difficulties thus far,
IN our great struggle, unparalleled, ia the
| history of the world. We have nobly met
them, one by one, as they have appeared,
and have vanquished them. Now the state
of our finances demands attention. Our
Minister of the .Exchequer, Mr. Chase, has
work of herculean proportions before him,
and be should have the help and support OF
every loyal citizen. Our people have but
to a0'U it, and the way out of every difficulty
will be as plain as MONDAY. a. j s3aa
We are rich in every element of wealth.
There is neither destitution nor suffering
on the contrary, there never was more uni
versal prosperity in all quarters than at the
present moment sd eds ..Iwor- q.
What are the facts in relation to our So
called deprecated currency Will it not
buy bread at fair prices Certainly. Are
not the necessaries of life, as a whole, as
much within the reach Of the poor as during
any one of the past twenty years 2. All
things considered, this is undou btedly true.
There never was time, probably, when
old and young, male and female, all over
the Tree States, were more prosperous and
| comfortable than now Every human being
who has strength to labor, can find profta-
bic employment, either at home or in the
service of his country. A hundred dollars
OF paper currency will to-day purchase a
better horse, or yoke Of oxen, than could
have been bought with the same amount of
gold before the war. The same is true of
many other things. Secretary Chase, in his
report, says: II r.o.~ .,-s' .- "a.
p" Wheat, quoted at $1.38@$l45f 9 bush
ell on the lst Of November, 1861, was QUOT
ed at 81 .459 81. SO on the lst of November,
1862. Prime mess pork, on the LIST of
November, was quoted at $l5@$15 so 8
barrel, and on the 1st of November, 1869
at S12. 50@$13. Corn sold on the 1st of
November, 1861, at 62@63 cts. per bushel
and on The 1st Of November, 1852, at II
@73 cents. A comparison between the
prices of hay, beef, and some other STAPLES
OF domestic produce at the two dates, ex
hlbits similar conditions of actual depres-
SlOu III pIIC6 Vi uOU6IaI6 rise.
We affirm that, thus far, we have no rea-
son whatever to complain of extraordinary
ADVERTISEMENTS or suffering. There have
been none. Men have lost their property in
consequence of the rebellion. So did thou
sands in the crises of 81 and '37, when we
were at peace. No extraordinary disturb
ance In our political affairs can ever take
place without more or less pecuniary loss in
all business circles. That is inevitable.
We have nobody to blame but ourselves,
for our present troubles We have Welded,
compromised. and sold ourselves to the
South for the sake of trade, and now they
tell US, what we ought to have known be-
fore, that we are despised for such conduct
All they ask is, that we should continue to
yield to them-contif,ue to let them dictate,
rule, gOreTn US, when all would be peace
again. 1 hat is what they want and what
they are fighting for. They don't believe
in democratic institutions. They don't be-
lieve that the majority should govern. That
is it, in plain En- glish.
The North have demonstrated to the world
that there is money enough and men enough
to crush the rebellion. All that is neces-
sary is to have more union, more determi-
nation, more Napoleonic courage.
One word to Major Generals: attention
the whole We must have victories now in
order to open money vaults. We must have
Vlctories in order to reinspire cur capital
lists. We must have Dictories to give the
Government credit with the people, ade-
quate- to the emergency. We must have
Victories, if we would save this God favored
nation from the hand of an Internal conspir-
ator, and from financial destruction.-N 7.
Independent