The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-12-02

Q. The changes in the currency, in both the
Confederate and Federal States, have Of late
been most remarkable. While the confidence
of the people in the stability and promptness
OF the Government have, with u, been steadl-
ly increasing, the confidence OF the rebels
10 their paper has sunk proportionateiy
fast. In Richmond at the present time, it re-
quires twelve dollars in paper to purchase one
of gold. Hence the owners Of provisions, being
unwilling to sell for paper At any price, Withhold
their articles from the market, producing great
scarcity and distress among the poor. Hence
aour now sells at 800 per Dbl. in Richmond,
while corn brings SIC per bushel- At these
rates, how long could the family of the poor
soldier live, he receiving 81 per month pay
To remedy this, so far as the army was con-
cerned, the Confederate Government have au-
thorized their agents and impressing officers 70
seize provisions where they can find them, leav-
ing the owner only small amount for his own
subsistence. This mode Of supplying an army
may answer for small force, for short time /;
but when great bodies OF armed men are TO be
supplied with daily rations for years, the sup
plies can only be obtained BY purchase made by
the Government with money. There Is 10 in
stance n modern history where a government has
impressed supplies, TO any extent, from as o''n
subjects, without paying therefor in good money.
There are doubtless provisions enough for pres
est use in the rebel States: but the unwilling
ness Of the owners TO receive paper for them
and the arbitrary acts Of the government in seiz
ing them, are both evidences Of the declining
state Of the rebellion.
10. The authority Of the general Government
is now felt and acknowledged everywhere in the
loyal States. The easy and slipshod manner IL
which our fathers lived, each State making ~ha
laws it pleased, and each individual obeying tn,
L. S. laws or not, as seemed best to his Owl
eyes, has disappeared, and will not again re-
turn. Less than year since, threats Of opei
and general resistance were made in many States
and in New York rebellion was openly begun
The result Of the mob in that city, destroying
hundreds of lives and much property, and 10
accomplishing, IN lie smallest degree, the ob
jec,s for which it was got up, has opened th'
eyes Of respectable citizens everywhere. The
desire no such proceedings in their own vicinity
and no more mobs to resist the General Govern
ment viii appear.
The recent elections have established th
fact that there shall be no peace in any othe
way than by the suppression of the rebellion
The people have declared it, on an open issue
and it viii stand. All attempts to set aside thi
verdict will be futile. and will only show tn
weakness and folly of those who undertake them
We shall remain one people, and have ono Gov
erument, one Constitution, one destiny.
Whether, therefore, We look at the state {
our foreign relati0ns-at the immense mitar
preparations in progress--at our actual militar
successes for the past year-at the vast increas
of the navy-the favorable condition Of To
currency-the progress OF emancipation-th
general unanimity OF feeling on the prosecuto
of the war, or the prospect of the speedy retur
of disoyal States to their allegiance, We fin
great cause for encouragement and hope; al
another year of similar successes, although the
be no greater, will accomplish the overtime
of the rebellion, and bring peace to our countr,