Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-07-29

We fafaetA It's Advantages are altogether
Vlasery 4he{6x fts.agant prices, in. a
kMgeNiatey uhsney1 which are allowed for
AbSe rMnt Nal srsfst be followed, at an
early day. Gf the debt is over paid) by d.
system Of saxation, which will, in the eud,
prove ruinous tothe agricultural interest.
The publication Of the schedule has a.
ready been fruitful! Of injurious consequent
9,e God his lisen, or in other words, Con
tcderate money has been deprecated, fully
rs per cent. and the feeling Of distrust and
insecurity has been greatly increased. As
Aa necessary COZ sequer ee, the prices OF all
provisions ard domestic supplies, have
been enhanced, ar9 in some parts Of the
state, farmers and others, refuse to resolve
the notes of the government on any terms.
This single ae: Of the Commissioners, has
more than counterbalanced allthe patriotic
efforts Of Congress and the Executive, to
ameliorate the currency, aud revive the
credit of the government.
/ its operation on the families Of soldiers,
and on I'LL persons offxedor moderate in
comes, will be in a high degree, oppressive
/ Whilst Congress, by recent law, sought
to advance the interests Of the soldiers, by
increasing their pay, about fifty per cent,
! the Commissioners Rave frustrated the be-
ncfceut purposes Of Congress, BY increas
ing the price Of corn, -four and other nee
essaries Of life, FIVE hundred per cent
| An adherence to this schedule, must,
soon swell the Confederate debt to an
amount beyond the capacity Of the people
to pay. The debt of the government, is
the debt ofthe people, and must be paid
/ Gf paid at alp by the people. But how
can the people expect to discharge the debt
if more is paid for single crop, than fee
simple value of the land which produced it
Examples can he found, in this county. il
which the crops of the present year, viii
: bring. at schedule prices. more than sz
! times the original cost Of the land Oh which
they we're raised
Such condition of things is we'll ealcu
lated to inspire, and has inspired, dis!rus
and alarm. il, The public mind, and no re
verse thatIlas vet befallon our arms, ha
caused as much despondency, or proved s.
injurious to tile public credit, as this un
4 wise aud short-sig gifted act Of the C5mmis-
] sioners
The schedule may swell the nomina
!, profits Of a few large landed proprietors
but its effects on the non producers, ant
middle classes, will be sad indeed III,
} necessaries Of life will be placed bcyone
their reach, and starvation and misery mus
be their lot, unless timely relief is afforded
), ~ <: - ~crse.i.
The farmers and other citizens. Of M
! gusta, do therefore, most earnestly pro
test against this extravagant, and i'll advised
schedule Of prices They believe that i
, would be better for the farmers to accep
one third or one fourth of the sckcdul
E prices for their productions in the currenc,
: as it was before the schedule was adopted
than the full amount, in Treasury notes
deMeciated as they have been by that IN
I fortunate measure, because they weul1
! then feel some assurance that the money
! would ultimately be of value.
What the farmers need. is not exorbi
tant prices, but a sound currency--ex
emption from unnecessary interference
! With their labour-- protection from the law
less conduct Of petty officers ard prope
regulation of the rail roads so as to affor,
them ready access to market with thei
crops. If these are afforded they hazart
nothing in saying that the Valley COUNTIES
can furnish all the breadstufs, and large
portion Of the other provisions and forag,
for the supply Of the army Of Northern Vir
ginia.
In conclusion hey earnestly invoke th
President of the Confedeat States Il
cause the commissioners, to be called to
gether as promptly as possible. to act asi Il
!, their extravagant schedule
j. MARSHALL McCuE, Pres't.
IIUGH W SuEFFEY, Sec'y.
TIRGINI4 - At Court hell for Au
gnsta County, at the Court House on Mon
day the 25sh day of July 1861
Alexander H II. Stuart E.-,lr., having
preeented 10 tlis Court, pe.cr adopsee
this day, at meeting Of The Citizsns Of the
County and requesting that the same b.
entered on The records OF the Court, an
q majority Of the Justices being present.
On consideration whereof, and the cour
approving the object contemplated in ssie
paper. and regard it as within their legti-
mate province to guard the people Of the
county against an increase of taxation, a!
The Schedule prices referred 10 in said paper
must necessarily create, would therefore re.
specially cali the attention Of the Presidcn
Of the Coufedratc States to the subject. ex,
pressing their hope that change may b.
made in the excessive and runous schedule
prices referred to, and it is ordered that thu
clerk of this court furnish the PresiGen
with COPY Of this order and Of the paper
aforesaid and that the same be published
10 the Staunton Vind;eator.
a Copy Tcxte.
WILLIAM A. BURNETT, Clerk.