Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-10-21
To the People Of the UEited States.

-. 1854, the Secretary Of the Treasury i.
suiboriEed 20 issue an amount not exceed
ing two hundred Millions Of fdOllsrs IN Treas
ury notes, bearing interest AZ = rate not en-
eeeding seven and three-senths per eeutum.
redee1sSle afsr three years from date. and
70 exehangv the sane for lawful money.
The Secretary u further szfhorired 20 con
vert 'be sane into bonds. bearing interest
AZ a rate not exceeding -. per eeatsrn. pay
able IN coin. In Pursssnce Of the au,hority
thus conferred. I nov ofer TO the people Of
tn United States Treasury note. as deserib-
ed IN my Advertisement dated July Is. 1864.
The eireums,Anoes under Which this loan
- asked for. and your ard invoked. though
differing WIDELY from the existing state Of
aHsirs three years ago. are such a. afford
equal encouragement and security. Time.
While proving thai the struggle for national
unity -as to exceed m duration and severn
~ our worst AntIoipafions. has tested the
national sireng;h. and developed the IA
t0nAl resources. % an extent alike uner-
pected and remarkable. exciting equal as
toaishnent Al home and abroad. Three
+ years Of oar have bur,lened yoa Nth debt
-hieh. but three years since. would have
seemed beyond your ability % meet. Yet
th- accumulated wealth and productive en-
ergies Of The nation have proved 70 be 90
vast that Il has been borne with eompara-
tive ease. and APeacefsl future you'd hard
y feel - weight. Asa price paid for na-
uonAl existence. and the Preser,sson Of
FREE Institutions. Il does not deserve a mo-
nents consideration.
Thus Tar the war has been supported and
carried on. A. il only eoad have been. bv
people resolved. At whatever cost ofbIood
and treasure, % transmit. unirnpaired. 70
po-'~ri'y. the system 0t free governments
bequeail'ed to them by the great men -ho
framed H. THIS deliberate and patriotic
resolve has developed a power surprising
even - themselves. Il has shown thaf IN
les than a century a nation has arisen. ua.
surpassed In Visor. and eNhaastlcs. IN re-
sources. able % conduct, throagh a series
Of years. var on is most gigantic scale.
and hnding itself. when pear its close, al
most unimpAir~d N all tbe material elements
Of poser Ii bas. at the present noaeni.
great armies 10 The field. f,ciag an enemy
APPAreutiy approaching a PERIOD Of utter
exhaustion. but still struggling -ith force
the greater And more desperate As II s-e..
and becAgse i sees. the near approach Of
hnai eon'ummAiion. Sseh. in my deEber-
Ate judgment. is The present condition OF
the great contest for civil liberty IN which
you are nov Engaged.
p 70 the present noDens yOa have resd-
ily and eheerfaIly Afforded The mean. nece,-
sAry 20 saRyor your governnent in this
Proiracted struggle. IL - yo.y var. You
prociA'med a. and you have sustained a
against traitors severy-hsre. -ith patriotic
devoiioa 1nsurPassed 10 TIE worlds history.
The se-urIties osered are soch a. should
command yopr ready oonf.iencs. Mscb ef-
fors has been made 70 shake Pablic faish IN
our national credit. both AZ bone and
abroad. A jet we have asked no foreign
AID. Calm and self rrllsnt. our o-u nne.o.
have thus far proved adequate 70 our -an;s.
They are yet ample % meet those Of the
present and The future lt still remain. for
patriotic people 70 furuish the neeifsI
sapply. The brave men -bo are fghiing
our battles BY land and sea must b. frd
and clothed. munitions % var % an kinds
aust BE- furnished. or fbe uar must cod in
defeat and disgrace. This is not the time
for any lover of has country % inquire A. 10
thc state q The money m arket. or ask wheth-
sr b. can - inves, bis .urplu. capt Al A. 20
weld BIN a larger retsrn. No return. ane
no profit. can De de.irable n bnosed ~
nat.onal dissolu;ion. ~ nsficrsl fi.ersrr.
fr~s~iii pratf. fhus soIaircJ. D.. but the pre-
cursor oi luture and speedy destruction.
No insestmebi can be % -ur, " prostaiiis
- ihat -hioh ten1s @ insure the national
existence
am encouraged in the bohsftbaf by the
Fecent legislaiion of Congress our finance.
msy soon be placed uros q sosnsier snd
NOR stable footing TIE present dsIan-
ged condition q ibe currency = iasPatabio.
I'd grsst degrec. 90 Disturbances arising
froni the wnbdra--l ~ necessary eherk..
often Inevitable IN tire q ar. uheu ex-
penditures must isrgeiy exceed Any possi-
BE supply Of CON. The orportunitis.
thas presented 20 seTlire Sudden veslth
have ~ 20 vicious speculation. a couss-
q1ent increass Of prices. and violent "a cts-
sfion. Ihs rcmedy - ~ - fouud ouly m
coriroiiang the necessity -tich beeet. ne
esh. Htberto 80 have fsh he need q
u1or. eHien'iTc and visos0us taxation. So
ser- comment has heen n,ase upon -hat
ararrsd to rra~. ~ -. f....f.... - g.