Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1864-10-27
Address

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lima, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mss
tssipp; and Tennessee.
Ata meeting Of the commissioners of
your respective States to Tx prices under
the impress,nent laws, convened by order
Of the Secretary of w ar, at the instance
of the Secretary of the Treasury, at Mont
yom.rv on the Goth instant, for mutual
conference, with view to uniformity of
prices between the several States, and by
q reduction of prices Just to the govern
,nent and the people, to sustain the credit
of the country, the undersigned were ap-
pointed a committee to address you on
this important subject, and to appeal
to vou, who of all have it mos: in your
power to bring about this desired result,
to come to the aid of the Secretary of the
Treasury, to the aid of the commissioners,
and to the aid of your country upon this
question, vital to her life, and to your own
future interest and welfare.
It is your own government we ask you
to sustain-your own cause we appeal to
YOU to support-vour own credit We wish
YOU to uphold. But two things are re-
ouired on your part 20 do this. One is,
to furnish your supplies to the govern
ment at low rates the other to invest
your surplus money in the government
securities. But two things are necessary
to bring the war to successful close
Men and money. Men to fight our bat
ties, and money to provide the means to
support our armies in the field. The pat
riotism of the country has supplied the
men, and we appeal to that same patriot
is,n ON the part Of those at home cheerful
iy to supply the means.
It must be known to you that in pro-
portion as the government expenses are
reduced, so in proportion will its burdens
upon YOU by taxation be reduced. To re-
duce it's expenses you must give value to
its currency, so that its purchasing power
unav be increased, and the largest amount
of supplies secured with the least amount
<f money. There are two ways to give
value to our cnrrency. The first is to ii-
.ninist1 its volume the second to have con-
tidence in our government securities.-
Both these depend upon yourselves.
There are two ways to diminish the
volume OF currency. One is, 70 furnish
the government with your supplies at
low rate, the other, to invest your surplus
money in government securities. 1t must
be plain to you that this will aus'ain the
government credit, and that it ie to your
own best interest, as You will then hold
yourselves the government tndeoledhess
which will be returned to you in interest
upon her securities, and in your diminish
ed burdens of taxation. But do you dis
tr,,st the government securities If you
do, you distrust your own cause, and by
SO doing impede the progress of your in
dependence. @s# aHa
Each one Of your States was represent
ed in the Convention, and, the Commis-
sioners, after the most mature consldera-
ton, determined upon a uniform schedule
OF maximum prices tor the several States
reducing the average prices heretofore. a.
bon. one third, or perhaps slightly more.
An extract from the closing remarks OF
the President will inform You OF the spirit
of the deliberations of the Convention:
ts'sNever, in all my experience in dellb-
erative bodies, have seen manifested
more harmony, more courtesy, and more
cancellation between the members, and
between them and tie Chair, than have
been exhibited in your entire procee dipgs,
and each member OF the Convention has,
with earnest and conscientious faithful |