Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-15
A CURRENCY ARTICLE.

Tbs following editorial article from the Charlottes-
vils Chronicle il worth reading. The remedy proposed
for the present smbarrassmsnts Is Questionable one,
bat plain talk on such subjects is the way to arrive at
suits:
Perbsps 'our wisdom Is limited" a. Mr.. Sam. Weller
remarked on q familiar occasion; but If anybody can
see OF what imaginable service the Confederate cnrren.
CIV il to any human being, outside the extornoners We
are unable to follow him. We understand . ourrenS
20 be 4 N ASure Of VGlue. II Mr.. DR.. DAVIS treasury
poes are the measure OF value, then may our lAots
~, ,ha Simensions of their customers by measuring
bsr images In concaVe mirror and the tumoers tnas
pt,n the drains Of our farmers should no longer %
Dl.io Int formed of series OF convex lenses. II We
are called upon 70 dream with uniiormY ana iet our
.hole world environment be brought 10 one sAnuAle:
supply the whole nation with GpIr.prAts glasses aho
Ist ma have a general carnival Of unrealtes Is Two
,bous,ud dollars the measure of horsei 1, twelve
hundred dollars the of suit OF olothesf tWo
hundred dollars the measure OF pair OF ooou 10 Iy
dollars the measure Of bushel OF mealE Is egaL uVi
as m. measure of q pound of bacont Is eight hua,
IA aolIaTs the measure Of coWI IL nine thousADo
do.ys the measurs Of the board and tuition Of eno
!, nine monthsf l, the president OF bank 70 pay ms
uhols salary for hundred weight Of porkf LIS 70 al
vsry well for the boys that the farmers ana the mig
VTs but /. Ia death 70 the frcgS that IS
ga - Moor IN the country L il crushing out the lite
N tha bodV of the people, Il Is burden 700 neAFy 70
he 1orna Patiently have the people waited -,
In february lac, (Ano this 10 septenbe We were told
hat ots GOns changer tout esIa but the currency AO
las produced no more impression than sho' nfee ~
,.D5om through the top Of poplar 70 make squirrel
~ Ij-,VslE For ssyen long months has the country
tSvssred under the nanpuAtons OF the Secretary Of
,bs treasury The winter approaches; the heavy t1-
osd,turss Of the year are ss band; tusl PORK, nou
clio hiug ara 30 be purchased Where Is me monsy "
cema frem1 TIE mystery u, the worthless nSses arc
a. ,,re A. precious gems. Dh,UlI 70 secure Int mcA-
on. a. the b dreSeneratsd compound With the oolef
| - vhisksy. Mr.. Trenholm hAs the WaggerJ 70 an
bst the prospects of his department vera never
| bs.,sr Tpis NAV be so-they we're never COCO. BAT
"a the fellow said when he jumped out Oh th9 Two
story window Of his apartment to AVo'd MS
IVA cant wait" There Il peremptory and unsettlea
| bnI IN thu public slomAc and the amount must be
Everything now Is reduced to the gold standard, and
this ia twenty to one. The sham has nVed long en- )uen'
Na Goyercmsnt-no people can encounter sucn sys-
~ - valus as ths The Government, indeed, AVo ds
rse df,uly has itJ schedules But The poor WHO"
Y man tae infrm old living on his little income,
has no ,chedgls. WHAT purpose, then, We AK, oots
tee currency serve The Government eVades II; the
nor -p.odueer crushed By it. We cling TO currency
fou nabt. The TACT is in our circumstances, We want
no currency Il Is 9 monstrous ngatmare-.hat note
bur,au aud the sooner the fpsctre Is dismissed, tue
hotter But il is asked, how shall the GoVernntns
-uppy is vents without money! How soau the Peo.
ple buy without medium II exchAUgef 10 ins later
Al W,
snrebases ii merely ministers to oppression. 1t Is no
medium OF e1chAngs where thousand dollars OF eoa-
pous O. interest secure only fifty dollars Worth OF aty
comm dity. Nine hundred and fifty dollars are de-
/ ; royed in the operation To the first question, We
answer that the Government is entitled to supplies Tor
the army aud IL must have tAsm. Let It. a. 1t now
doing Ciye is certificates Of indebtedness bearing in
| te Get. "
An the notes in the Oonfederscy should be brrred-
the government ctmpensAiing the holders vito clon
| n, 65pd--,bRt Is the remedy for the Confederate
67aness. Auy Other remedy will merely tax Ar.
Trenholm with imaginary devices that will end LIE
Mr. kemmiugers NJ. Trenholm has no lamp like
Aladdin and ho may rub his present one TIL doomscsy
ii 5out getting q dollar. WHAT would the peopls do
o, tic disarpe arauce Of the eu;reIc!2 They would
q, "a other nations have done srea6y-they would
sipnly exchange one commodity for another The
inner would give meal for sugar. man would give
Az, CO.'S for horse. Some article would become the
most common article OF exchange, as, for example,
: btce1 Pc sons would procure 6 supply OF such On
article and give an equivalents for an equivalent ln-
convenient this would bs certainly; but something is
better than nothing. As matters now sand, the pres
eucs of the notes shut all this; you cannot eVe1
ne gold We have tried to buy bacon with gol We
culd aot DO it The lofty figures tempt the oupijiy
Of sellers ard the prices are unhealthy.
Wnen fact dew lopes itself, it is the Part OF com
mon sense 20 treat il iec. Statesmen SHOULD act
uuon existing facts and not cling to OIL Hhieh the
current has passed There Is time 70 be cautious
ard time 10 be bold; and be the good surgeon who
k,ovs uhen 10 cut. Toe life better than an eye or
leg WHAT ia Mr.. Trenholm standing there fer eAdy-
iug himself in the eddos OF Confederate noteSS Let
him shCvs out in the c1ren! and tbs boat will swim.