New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-03
from Georgia.


REMARKABLE SPEECH OF ROBERT TOoMBs IN
THE HOUSE OF REPRESEYTATIvEs-CoM-
| PLANTS AGAINST THE CONFEDERATE Gov
| ERyMgNr''-DEPREcIATIo OF TIE CURRENCY
The atlanta (Ca.) hteiiigencer Of Nov. 10
rspors the speech OF Robert Toobs late Rebel Secre
tary Of State as delivered in tie Hall OF Represent
aycs of Georgia Nov Q. The conclusion is % clio"s
u You ali in candCT that the course Ias gu, COY
seeds OF discomfort broadcast the land ana Is gen
Grating hostility TO the Government itsels iood 81 he
practical workings Of it in your own state III the
northern section of II the hand of Providence has been
laid heavily upon them for Tie last cWo years. Last
year the rains we're Withheld from them Steri'iy
cursed aud old mother Earth seemed To forget h,T S
drcn This wear the frost has come ana III ADDITION
the foot Of the invader has been get upon the lad,
and blighted the prospects Of the aGricuitGfis's.
Famine war. and worse than impIossmeHt has A.u Us
hand upon them and YOU are asked 10 make prov sons
for the support Of many who viii be unable from those
causes 10 support themselves End hope you WIZ DO H.
In addition 70 this the impressng agent ha. gone
around and in many cases robbed the families " their
meager support for the year. As consequence VIC
soldiers in lie field have become DISCONTINUED and doser
ions have taken pace II Is useless 10 ,se"P ~
Of wisdom is 10 Tectty the evils, not 10 c"ncoa tein
u is your duty as the guardians cf the people ei
Georgia, 10 speak out, ana see 10 H. W." nss
Republic shall sniIer no deir!ment at the hlnds
OF those Y hose duty il is 10 guard and defend
her interests. Yon are bound 10 to 1t that the
rights and liberty Of the people are maintained
viii invite your attention Ia another not less imp0r
tant topic. Our currency il deprecated We nave
gone on increasing tie amount Of Treasury credits
month after month and year after year. and yet We
wonder thst orr credits are not worth rs much as
standard bulion If the experience OF ages was not
uniform that :he greater the amount Of the circulation
even If il gold itself the less would Dc the Nalle.
and tlat whenever the circulation matter Of what
IN consisted exceeded the wants Of trade. that };
must Of necessity deprseiate AZ the beginning
of this war whoa j w4s lonorcd by the Conyeu-
lion Of tae people OK Georgia with seat in The
, Provisional Congress. the Government borrowed
sl5 $4,000 by pedgng one eighth 81 a cent Per
pound on all the cotton exported from this
eounrv payable in nothing bu gold aud silver or tie
coupons II the bonds and for the fret year Of tie
they were on par value with gold and silver aud
even Il the pres I time when gold and silver have
greatly increased IN value are worth 20 or 100 per cent
premium ana with this loan and treasury notes not
exceeding re taxes Of The year. the war was carried
on for tie first year. But the war enlarged It's dac
,iols Our enemy after putting 1900 men into Tie
field went increasing then army, until they had nc
cnulatsd an army 20 night against rs which neither
We nor they nor any human being ever dreamed would
be called out. Column after column AID army after
BTmy % this mighty host did we Ion back, nAti
he in the madness Of his lust for dominion. Will
the seas at his command levied troops from every part
Of the world bring Against in order 10 take from
US this magnificent land which the creator lid given
US. Stl our troops did not Inter- We needed mort
money 10 meet these great events which raised by
an easy but unsafe inside. The great error We com
mitted waa this soon ne We issued an amount u
stop we went increasing the amount TO 49, 900 900
q 900 90 500 $50 OOO and the result was Inevitable
The depreciation from the st Of March last 10 tic Isl
OF July has been NJ tie rate Of i've per cent per day.
seemed 70 be overlooked that while You increase the IL
sues OF the Government. you, ia ,he same proportion
depreca;e the value OF the cufren 1t cannot be other
wise; il is governed By Il iaW-law that no brmaI
leg.atiCn control YOu may, by appeals a. patriot
ism or by intimidation induce 10 take IL but after
which cry means VIII aii and the value OF your issu'
must finally be determined by the ineXoratie standard
of gold and silver the worlds measure And AL hest
laws regulating the prices Of produce or other articles
of commerce and establishing maximuins will not IN
duce these credits % be taken when u becomes worth
less and VIII have no other effect than 20 discourage in
dustry 10 the seeds OF discomfort among the Ico
pie and 70 raise UP party against the Government AZ
self This is law as invnriabe ~ that which makes
the Ocouee flow ana minge it, waters with The allan
tic Ocean, Men may rcldct the folly Of tGnuic but they
cannot arrest tie laws Oi nature Appeals To patriot
ism sustain currency ON false PRIME pies weaken
the friends Of the without bcnciing the country
however Wen intended thcy may be. Tho, may give 10
the Government OF their substances THAT - patriotic,
vet il cannot sustain currency based Oh ioc Irincl
pes IOu must give all yOur energies 10 tue TcL Ii.
oroycmcnt of your currency. Redeem your Treasury
notes first by Loans ir ~ you ban tcn tax Tor he
balance Of tie Brlne the qunity down 20 the
requirement Of commerce. flC n Vll regain ~ is
yalue Neglect to 10 tAls. and ANIME and nIsh0Lor
stare YOU ia he face. " mus. IeiOim aud commence
By increasing e 1,uc Of dollar 10 tnQt al which the
law fixes t--seyenteca penyweishts and eight grains
Of silver. and moi let u remain II! what u j. now
. wortl-abOut a gram und hali OF silver 30 tic
u
vii alnOng ourselves. ior no other people. believe,
viii ;.se credits. and the people must be taxed 10
the amount il may DO found necessary to redeem il.
our Government has already called Tor the service. in
the field VI tie nbs-oOc.cd males between tire ages oi
/. and a. and nay tl Out al other abc.bOdicd men
when necessary. why may /. not just well call for
money TO iy desirable extent, OF those who have been
permitted 20 stay u home ana make money! Money N
rst as necessary FOR the prosecution OF war as soldiers
and the remark Of O the greatest %. modern war
riors Louis XIV 10 not far from the truth. hat when
two nations go 20 war, the one VIII conquer which
Las the lasi dollar IA tie Treasury j put II
10 every honest nan who has staId 20 home, If hc
is not ~. much bolnd 20 ad tho Government tn Che
money which he mas made dGrins the var ar any sol
der 10 defend Il with his DO1df Inc man IN Inc
army gives all ms lime, which may be al Ms capital, 10
defend tbs lives liberties and property Of himself aud
his cOuntrymcD. shall you NOT give all yOnr acqn-
sitions feast during ihc war, iOr ihc saiuc purpose
think 80. Look Ee ~ H. feyoiniion' 20 to ihe
bottom OF things. Then, fellow cii2eAa, 10 what
you should do IN these trying times You have
been here TO cgislaic for the good ~ the poo
pie You nave clothed your President with extra
this war for Independence. support bim, Therefore.
with every legitimate means al your power 20
tie utieInost in all the exercise Of his righful
powers At the time jealousy watch the least en-
croachmcnt upon public Liberty. Let 10 remember that
the President down 10 the lowest magistrate in the land
but the servants OF the people and not their masters
and therefore, "A check SHOULD DC imposed all GncO
stituti0nal measures You need fear tAat your EX
ecute Will not be strong enough; he has the control
OF II thousand millions per aunum; Congress has In
vested him wt the power of appointment he army
and civil appointments, including the power II eXemp
ton from military service, which reaches nearly every
family in the Republic. There X no weakness here.
IL may have been expected Of me that 1 woGld say
something Of myself on tins occasion. viii
not. twenty-five years Of public service have
convinced me that II Is in vain for any man
ton. and malice if lie his country faithfully i
not vain enough 10 deem myself exception the