Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-15
Yankee Difficulties.

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Yankee Difficulties.
A threshold s.rugge-miltary, political and Anan-
cial-sngage. and menaces the Yankee nation the
opening campaign. lavish in the expenditure of the
blood Of the scum of their population and Of foreign
uercsnaies as well as in suss of rapidly depreeia-
ting papsreurteeey, and overriding all constitutional
proyisiO1s add restrictions in the administration of their
Government, day Of reckoning with them is close Of
hand So great are the Deficiencies in furnishing qaoias
Of men BY their several Ss4tes thai nothing bus gen
erA consumption, WI Oh viii embrace the yeritable gen.
uine natives of Yanksedom Who have thus far been en-
gagged in the more oongeual pursuit Of money making,
will furnish the numbers required under their calls for
filing the ranks Of their armies. Already disposition
refractory to Black Republican rule is extensively man
Tested and the nicely Ibid scheme Of swelling and Sc
curing the electoral vote by the oneenth vote plan in
Oecuped States has not proved general success IL
is evident stormy political controversy is before them
But the state Of their finances besides rendering prob
able that heavy taxation and reputation are requisite,
presents many unpleasant complications and embaI-
easements. They have nothing to export Their gold
becoming exhausted and their credit abroad is no bat
ter as is illustrated BY their inability to effect foreign
oao, in which, however the COniederacy has proved
more fortunate. All these, coupled with the decided
revsrses 50 far this year to their arms must present
no very bright auspices to their an.cipaons of the
campaign Of 1854. Bat the most important of these
disturbances which threaten then, not inevitable
or speedy bu more radical and pervading is that
affecting their 6nances In word money is the para
mount confederation Of Yankeedom.
W. .0raa With tha Atlanta (Loa fe{.rorp that Oold
after all IL the power at the North which must decide
the duration of this of suhjugation. Gold is the
unyaryiog aud inevitable barometer which indicates the
condition Of the Northern political atmosphere. Every
advanced quotation Of the article in Wall street ndi
Gates the rapid decline Of the now almost exhausted
patient whose feeble pulse is hourly felt in that urbu
lent thOroughfare. As gold advances, 50 declines the
patriotism OF the faithful As greenbaeks increas.
diminish enlislments. t
None know this so well as that cunniug, cadavercus-
complex oned old knave who mAnsgas the finances Of
the great Yankee nation, aud who quite as notorious
speeulAtot a. be is infamous iaaItic aud Aboli-
ZIONIST. Repeatedly has Mr. Chase crowded the yellow
specie into the market to cause decline, when it has
been as Immediately Withdrawn a. diminished rate
through his manifold agencies and instruments. No
gold quotations We cannot but admire the skill and
Ingenuity exercised in his intricate management Of the
mOneyed affairs of the best Government the world
ever saw"
The enormtu3 expens Sc Of the war to the North is
without parsel in the history Of II has 10: bsen
so exhAusiirg to us who have OF necessity depended
upon our own resources. The immense expenditures
Of the United States to mLntain in the field army
of such magnitude, and to feed and cothe and equip
80 vast host Of idsrs enough to exhaust the CAPT
tai and credit aad Of older aud Weather
people.
With every hour Of the protraeted and absurd en-
deavor to conquer eight millions Of determined South
srn people, these expenditures increase. By shreWd
management and t'ckery, the state of the national
health may be concealed for awhile from the deuded
population but the great medicine man Of the Trea-
sury D. partment will shake his head with omino1s
significance increased quotations of gold loom up in
prominent characters before the astonished taxpayers
Soon will come the crash Of mercantile palaces and
banking companies, the tornado oil financial panic
sweeps the land. Then the increase Of prices,
the scarcity of supplies, the expsnses of living unem-
poyed operatives aud starving mechanics, arrayed in
turbulent bread riots will Lift the present power from
its throne, aud compel cessation of the unholy and
needless warfare.