The New York herald., 1863-12-03
Speech or Robert Too mbs.

sPBK0H or ROBERT TOOMBs. IN THE HALL or RE-
rSssxNTATiyEs OF okonoIA. NOVEMBER 0.
government has pursued In obtaining supplies has
tho seeds OF dsconten broadcast over tho land and
generating hostility 20 the government itself Look at
the practical workings Of In your State. In tho
northern section Of the hand OF Providence
laid heavily upon them for tho last two years Last year
tho rains were withheld from them steriity cursed,
and old mother Earth seemed to forget her children
This the frost has come and n addition tho foot OF
the invader has been set upon the land aud bghed
prospects Of tho naricultursts Famine aud
than impressment has laid Its hand upon them and you
arc Asxcd 70 make provision for the support Of many
who will be unable, from these causes, 10 support
themselves and ! hope you viii do IT, In add.
ton 10 this, the impressing agent has gone
around, and. In many cases, robbed the families
OF their msagre support for tho year. As consequence
tho soldiers In the held have become dcontented
desertons have taken place is useless TO attempt to
conceal these facts You know them TO DO true. Tho
part OF wisdom Is to rectfy the evils not TO conceal them
II 10 your duty as The guardians OF the people Georgia.
to speak out and 10 TO that tho republic shall suffer
deriment hands OF those whose duty IL is to
guard and defend her You are bourd SEQ to
u that the rights and liberty OF tho people
win invite your attention to another not less important
topic. Our currency is deprecated. We have gone
Increasing the amount Of treasury credits month after
month aud year after year, and yet wonder that
credits arc not worth az much as standard bullion,
the experience OF ages was not uniform that the greater
the amount OF the circulation, II gold itself
the circulation, no matter OF what IL consisted
exceeded the wants Of trade, that IL must
this war when was honored By the &c convsa,oa o the
PEOPLE Of Georgia with seat In the Provisional Congress
tho government borrowed SIS 900 900 bv pedging one
eighth OF cent per pound all the exported
this country payable In nothing but gold and silver,
the coupons OF the bonds and for the first year the war
they wore on par value with gold and sver-and even
at tho present time when gold and have greatly
increased in value worth 80 100 per premium
and with this loan treasury notes. exceeding the
taxes Of the year, the carried nrst
year. But tho enlarged ts dimensions Our enemy,
putting 10 900 men into the field went on Increasing
tbcir army until they had accumulated army dsht
against US, which neither they, nor any human
being. ever dreamed would be called QUA Column after
arfny al NH hf.l "a
roll back until be, In tho madness OF his lust for domin
loo, with the seas at hs command levied troops from
every part Of the world 10 bring against US, In
order to take from TINS magnificent land
which the Creator had given sim troops did
events. which raised by easy but sn unsafe mode
lhe great committed th.s-As " o
sae No nv money 20 .ns wants o. com
10 l50 600 0o0 o0 ooo and the result
Inevitable The depreciation from March to July has
been st the rate Of ave cent day 10 July l.
u seemed 10 be overlooked that while you the
issues Of the goyenment you. In the same proportion
deprscsis the value Of the currency cannot be other
wise IL 10 governed by . hv-law that no human leris
is,on c.n,roi. Yos may, BY appeas 10 patriotism
by ntimdatio induce TO take but after which
every will fail, and tho value OF your Issue
must finally bs determined By the inexorabie standard
Of gold snd silver, the worlds measure. And all
these laws regulating the prices 2 produce, or
other articles Of commeree and establishing
maxmums, viii not induce these credits to be
taken when becomes worthless, and will have other
effect thsD 10 discourage ncusy, TO tte seeds OF
sssS. d.. se rss 20 a% as
that which makes the Oconee TOW and mlngle
waters with the Atlantic Ocean Men may re enact the
folly OF Cspue but they cannot arrest tho laws OF natc
Appeals 10 pariotsm TO sustan currency fase prin
cpes weaken The friends of the without bensnng
the country, however well Intended they may be 1hey
may give to the government Of ther substance that
patriotic, yet cannos sustain currency based on fase
Improvement Of your currency. Redeem yolr Treasury
notes nrst BY loans ~ far % you then tar for the
balance Of the eIcess Bring the quantity down 20 the
Qurements of commerce, and II will regain its value
Neglect TO do this, and shame and dshoIor stare you In
the face We must reform and commence by in-
creasing The value Of dollar 70 that at which the
law hIss IT, seventeen penny and eight grbns
Of silver, and not let remain a, what It : now worth
about grain and q half of silver TO the dollar !:
debt incurred by the government will be among
selves, for no other people, believe, will taxe our
credits and the people DO taxed 10 the amount
may be found necessary to redeem t Our government
las already called for the In the field Of the abe
bodied male. between the ages of eghecn and forty.
necessary Why may 10 not JIst a. well call lor money
TO suy desirable extent Of hose who may have been
mtted 10 stay at home and maze money, Money Just
for the prosecution Of soders and
the remark VI oge Of the greatest Of modern warriors
nations to war the ono vii conquer which has tho
ls-, dollar the ,reasury put TO every houss,
who has said at bone n be 10 not much bound 70
aid the government with the money which he has made
during the any soldier IN ~ defend IL with bis
blood, The man 10 tho army giyee all big tims which
may be all bio capital 70 defend the lives isertes ADD
property of himself and h9 oounrymcn Shall you not
give all your aeqaisiions at least during the for
tons 40 the bottom u things Then. fellow ctizens
whAt you should do Ia these trying times You
have here 20 legizlae for the good u the
people You have clothed Jour President with etiraor
dnary but necessary powers for the prscc Of thus
war for ndependencs. Support him, therefore, with
every legitimate means IN your power 10 tho uttsrnost
All tho Of his risbuul IOwers. ~ the
time eaousy watch The least sncroaehment upon put
liberty Lot us remember that tho President down To
mag strate IN the land bat tho OF
people and not their masters aud cheek
should be imposed all nstltutionAl nosgufss
You need fear that your Executive viii bot be
stroug e10ugh be has tho control Of thousand
millions yer Abaum Congress has invested him
with tie power OF appointment the 0.
my and civil appointments, including the power
of eyemtpion from military service. which reaches
nearly every family In the republic There IL 90
weakness here IL may have been expected " mo that
would say something Of myself this occasion. will
not Twenty ave years OF public service cow
that 10 vain-or any man 10 public LIE eIpaei
10 escape eensurs, Distraction and malice he SERVES hs
country faithfully am not enough deem myself
exception 10 the rule. A q man, am ready to meet
all druAetofs but have grievances for the public
none ooutrol my public duty. To all my desanoss \
will answer 10 the language d Danon, MAKE my name
forever nfsmous you can but my countyv >, All
Of who do not look 70 tho enemy stand On sAu~
bottomone future, oos hops, dcsssy. Ibsa let as
all unite Rite heart and hand os the eaase q ,As
country. II ron ask me for N example worthy o< yo.r
country They have carried ~ tie pssrn
Of patriotism IN this var They have given sn and suf
fcred all for tho cause Gentle reA,sss ana &C
oepts the grace truth that liberty 10 snaIy sas s
but the blood u ths brave.
Archbishop Hughss' ssd Dr. Me0iIi's, OF
Hfchmond, Prayers for Peace Contrast