Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-11-25

which have been INDUCED against enterprise
ysay that challenge the strictest se
have been SUSTAINED in which NO living man c"ulu pre-
vent in so reckless and dangerous trade, and many In
positions have been practfsed upon thai were
able on account of our unreeognzed and deencees com
dilon abrOat. But fair Investigation, Will uinS
satisfy the whO is opposed to furnishing
der air of shoes and blanket, unless me otae
to make money by the transaction, that all these
have been conferred without loss anu even WIN nam"
some profit. s,d !
1t has seemed little strange that there should be fG1na
among any to object to this enterprise, even @
have occasoned the loss of money 1t is certainly avery
minded view OF the subject to regard IL as
ter of dollars and The saving OF LITE ana nean
and the cheerfuness of spirit Impaired to our anu
the comfo added people by the VI
indispensable articles not obtanaole In the
is invauable: No money estimate can sunhSsd Is
etts. Il debt abroad, it must also De reinsWOeren'
quite different thing from debt created at nome DON
be redeemed in gold at the face Vsue Oh oIl
but for the one we receive gold UdHe and the other
federate vaue so to speak, Take one OF our STATE
for 0OO issued here for example, and one OF COTTON
warrants sold abroad for the same sum cor tue ntst
receive seventyfouS dollars only specie value ACCORDING
to the calculation of the easurer whist or th9 aSt VIC
receive thousand dollars OF specie va'Se d @ b"n
bond nobody grudges tn redeem. Again. hau wSJ.
condemned to rely upon State for clothing blankets
and shoes, tne same quantity St very IN tb seizure of
almost every pound # wool and leather IN tne
greatly enhancing the price and the Pn9c alS'ess
would appear, therefore, to every canaiu mhu uoC i
indispensable to import those articles, Dut aiso
cal in every sense OF the word. The simplest WaV after
all to look at it would be to consider and if
ported and ask if it indipensaby necessary, AI
so, could it have been obtained at home ana Il So "
price2 ~, r ,5or;ro a
simplihed staten, of the account, owing TO Pat %
Hg specie and part Confederate currency trahss
ton. This with the constant fluctuations ID tue
of money and exchange has rendered such state
almost impossible 1t is believed however, tna' Tue
companying statement of Major John Devereux MAJ
A. presents as fair and simple exposition as can oe
given. BY this it will be seen that lncung sr , in
ton, and exchange, We have balance IN out hal
specie OF Sl26 957 go and on the currency accouh'
ance of 81, $50, SCI, so. .,L
The following amounts have been expended for the pen
eft of the State, for part of which special
would otherwise been made and which TINS Depart
ment has the right to account for as prohts' VIZ
Clothing issued to State Troops soSV'v U0 w
Paid into the Treasury, o95''No % %
Ordnance and Ordnance stores, 4oo'o'o ID
CT thing issued Surgeon Generals Depart ., non M
ment, ,co'0TC M
State Bonds (salc of Advanced, 46O,WU w
Medicines furnished Surgeon General, lIO'22o w w
Supplies furnished Deaf aud Dumb ASylum, ZO:ooV w
Stationary furnished Secretary OF State, zoo OIL ~
To..I S2l4Glg7 81
There also in the hands of and due to Major Dowd of
the Cuthing Department the OF 81 81 $50 OO which
if so ordered be made available TO the Treasury Tor
the current fiscal year My ntion was to buv cotton
go inward by the CGtward We hont any connec-
ton with the Treasury, but probably would be better
to divert it to this purpose t" aid in awaiting an ncree
Of the pubic deb and depend unOn the proceeds of the
supplies hand to furnish the means for expoTtaton-
his sum added to the above will when paid into the
extiuguh the original appropriation OF 3lO
COO leaving balance Of 81 495 49, whichwith the ar.
tcle hand, cSUaed at prices paid by confederate
nartarmastsr General which are tar below the market
price will conceive constitute the nett profits realized
1t is prnper to add that have reason for believing the
estimate for funds abroad to be far below the truth and
that there large quantities shoes. cards cloth and
blankets irOn bacon &C. bought ind paid yet abroad
which 10 not come into this calculation.
Under authority conferred by me last Legislature.
have reappniued oar former agent, Nj. =! In White,
who has (, Europe with inSt ucti.ns L wind up
bSSues there and forward ssi6;e such
statements as viii enable u make partial statement
witt he pnb lC .Itl
-shvw positively how the accounts stand aud these state
ments furnished merely for ycur information.
For statement OF the condition Of our finances and
the of the State refer you to the report
of Mr. Worth, very efficient Public Treasurer. Be-
ing W. adapted by talents and experience to the conduct
of financial affairs, generally cnrtent to abide by
all his suggestions in that regard am sorry however,
that cannot WELD the same assent to his advice to
military affairs and the eth"d o. conducting the
great proprety in the retention by the State
Of small military force in time OF war, and very little
in transferring absolutely all her physical power to other
hands The time has already come when, to say the
best If it, the assertion of alright pertaining to
ereigu State is worth more II backed by show of
PHI steal power to enfOrcei Neither ard it
in wise anomalous that the State should employ her
militia ntrying to arreStthe numerous bands OGeserters
who nfes hecnuntry, rObbng and numbering the citi
AID in some instances compelling strong force to
be under project the Sttngs OF the courts The
2nomay ii any there be IN the case night certainly be
found in the Government hitting these outlaws t. set
the civil authorities at defiance, piige and murder
ILL., until loyal citizens flee for life, aud not undertaking
it, because such prevention would increase the
State ;Rxes As matter of course it expected that
the Confederate government will ultimately all
military OUTLAWS necessarily incurred by the States for
that offence of themselves which is unable to render
But even ii it should not submit must be protected
nevertheless and the objection that in protecting
selves also assisting to execute law of Congress
will hardly hold coed. Doubtless 1t would be g0pd
thing, if people could carry and preserve in
terEa quiet without any expenditure of money all. ]
doubtless because to knowledge has baen
tried. Bot having before the very strongest
see no way to incur the debt and do our utmost to pro-
teet the country and execute the laws
Doubtless the arrangement might be made with the
Confederate government to assume the of State
forces now, especially of regulars aud 4he Home
Guard duty at the front, as both under Confede-
rate officers and doing the service Confederate troops.
however, cur in :he TreasureFs recommendation
that the taxes III have to be considerably incr aed for
fiscal year. In addition the slight increase in
the military appropriations add small herea
ter mentioned for the securing OF proper SUPPLY of salt
hope 1t will not be necessary to enlarge me existing
appropriations Only in regard to the families Of ind
gent soldiers 1t is admitted to be imperative duty
provide for these persors and the system pursued
BIZ the counties in providing each for Its soldiers
families, conceive to be unjust to themselves poor
county, possessing few slaves but large white popula
tion would be taxed with Ii support of three four
! times the number )t per- ons that wealthy county,
with small white population and double the ability to
pay, would have to for. L regard the support of
these families as much pubic tax as thai OF the soldier
himself and that the true principle is to levy tie
State at large. 1t is sufficient that in times like these
the counties have support their poor the fam
lilies of soldiers. l therefore recommend appropria-
ton Of two millions in currency and the imposition of
ajax IN hlnu say ohe-tWehleth ouhei OF corn wheat
and peas, gallon OF rup &c, so arranged and system
affixed Yon may deem best.
From careful observation of the difficulties expert
enced by the county supply commissioners last year, and
owing to the mpressment and 1.-THE law of Congress,
now rendered still greater by the bonding of large
portion of farmers to the Confederate government
convinced that this is the sutet and best way pro-
vide for the poor. Surely humane patriotic cit
object to this plan. Ii it should meet your ap
probation, tie it is adapted the better, the
season is already ia advanced deem it unnecessary
elaborate this suggestion, you will doubtless be able
to mature the plan of operating better than can myself.
desire to call your attention condition of the
Militia and the Guard for Home Defence, which requires
additional legislation Both of these organizations
put foot when the territory allotted the differ
ent regiments and bataliOns contained sufficient
fill them to the numbers required by law. Both have