Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-11-11

1-saGe, n g;l cissaes Of The population. Tho deS
po5it5 bsid ry the DHEks large ss they ere in tho
o7giePh:s, proved 10 Es tie sccImulatiors Of L.
diVidusl depcsito,s ia 81 ps:t, OF the country.
Ins report oftte copcst:r.es appointed 70. fund
log tbs ell mites show .hE: soldiers; soldiers fun
:tis5 AID ths poo. generally. hsTe neen the hea.
71ss; sttsf T. b7 tha Tax On ii.s cGTFaRcJ sEd i's
! depreciation IL view CT ms lArGa srsle Of lhe
poorer s;5ed at s0c!sty in th5 GnrI snGy tbs rs
| epoH5itii;y or fixing ia value sDd establishing
,hs 5ecuiity OF ths no:s5, sSsGuas tEs gravity OF
sacred duty, The soldier, Bud ali who Uo
forced TO the immediate Use oi their money, ere
| without the ch.ace Of redress fcr the loss toey
sustain by the depreciation. wieross The clpitsl-
ist has If in bis powe1 to Indemnify himself, and
oven reap p1oft By ia!ea:ng IN public bonds
Ihe nessure5 proposed 1lsy 30 expected 10
2arrect this inequality, sld ei7e 10 tko5o vino
clsin our synpa:hy mortgage upon OR futu1s
supplies for bread st Esir prices, snd when the
TTar IS over the country will enjoy the satisfaction
CT having protected i!s defenders frnn rant.
IF tho proposed reform should BIZ followed
Iy g gensrsl and largo decline IN prices, tao
| result Eoail Gc hailed wish tee iiTsiieas ss:s
fsotiou, except by these whose nprajsR. IL
vestments hsSe contributed % the dsrarle-
| rosnt sc dssire to cOsrcct. No improvement
Of ths curraIGT csn te expected thG5 will not
he attended By eli iulnsdalo deciinn Of prie.s.
Ii will, therefore, DO idls u saJ that the rs
| form CT the currency is ds.,rel, if :fe Grs
Wiling that existing piiagd fn1u!l bs oartin-
ued, end - bhrink from maaaures that will DO
attended by the results iadicGted is to oppose
the Isiofm u tbs oulTeEay Ace time for
/! h.iitstiou is past, and ono OF two alternatives
must bo adopted. Measures should 10 saken,
| without delay, to 1e7iTs confidence IN tbs
| treasury note: ana upheld their T.lue, Or g
tax payable in gpecie and the notes Of solvent
! BANKS be Tesorsed &c. In tie nest favorable
! light il which thcs7 Eotcn CON bo racact ed,
The purchasing quci;y d%cs cot exceed enc to
leTaD 81 oiRht, rs o3mrs,si with tpecis Gnd
toe bonds are eYea logsr ii :ai:a. being sold CT
The rate af oua hundred ioliaTs ii bonds f.. siE
dollars 10 spec.s. To c2nribG5 such ea.
ahOngss, Il, irdsed, fcr any length CT tino it
Te1e yjssibla. would bs rnocG6. kut my
conviction is, that il is impossible to pcrse7s1a.
aud, unlses prompt and decided measures Of
rsfoTm a'e adopted, It's progress Of tep.eoia-
ti0n viii bo accelerated. end cur e1ba7:ass
Dents become insui E!orntabia. would tt ero
fore, earnestly urge upou Congress the n:c:s-
sity 1f acting with dispatch. a1d, by the
adoption of Vigorous spd itcii5i measures.
restore tie 7alus OF the currency aad eyer,
hecalamity with which a. gre threatened.
To ronovs epprehcrsions Of cur ability to
Dear with convenience the incresaei taxstion
recommended, it will suffice to Cali atlsi::iDn
t, tho cmoprt Of taxes paid this gear.
Tho total amount OF taxes i5
ss;Imated at 1914 lSS Ala
Bat from this s,Iul Inust be
deducted The credit given
for the tar in kind and the
indads tax, viz l25, ,76I .245
LsSTing az tle amount VI
.axc5 cs;ua!l7 paid S245 ,40l l69
TO fiis amount mus5 ts added the tx On
treasury notes OF ti;irtya'h,eo AMI third PSF
cent. and ss the four per cent. bonds bs7s
declined il vslue to sG66G rsr sl00, the ts1,
in efEeos, included tSe whole sun, Of issuos,
azcsp. iC 80 far as the bond, we're used at par
in the payment ai taIcs. viz:
Total ISSUE s9T.192 CO.