Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-07-21
q work for the Peopie.

f,fW~k toE NV fovRtes
The new Secretary OF the Treasury
visits our City to day to ask those who wish
the Government maintained and the Union
restored to furnish the needfuL. The Banks
Of our City, it Il hoped will losn him tenn
porarily enough to satisfy his pressing wants,
but tho Banks are but agents 0fs portion, ,of
the People, and the ultimate sppesl must
be TO the People Themselves. We hope 70
see II made promptly and frankly.
The Secretary hiss power TO- negotiate \
new loan Of Fsur Hundred MILLIONS, and We
hopo he may seq ft to ask the People, TO
bs sball need il. This Is ne time for pal
tsripe-for driblets. oIfthe People will not
furnish the Sposus absolutely nee&e 10 sis-
tain their Government. il must go. down,
and South American anarchy or despotism
supplant the freedom and security hitherto
enjoyed in this country. Let the People
now BE- asked to lend their Government the
entire Four Hundred Millions, aud let sv-
cry Sub, Treasury, every National. Bank,
every Post-OAice, be instructed to receive
subscriptions-nay, to solicit them. With
ont money, the War must stop and the
Union be given up; and the money must be
furnished by the People. And the question
VIII they supply it2-may as well be set
lied now.
All current complaints Of the depreciation
OF the Currency are insane or pucrile. Ii
the People will not lend their Government
money, it has no resource but to issue
Greenbacks; and these must Inevitably de-
preciate in proportion to their abundance.
No paltry tricks, no sleight OF hand, can but
momentsrily preclude this. But let the
people Of every State, city, village. town.
ship, neiehborhood. resolve to lend their
Government every dollar they can spare
every dollar it needs-and all will come
right. The Currency will ne steadily and
wholssomely contracted. The premium on
Gold will inevitably and rapidly fall. The
Gold gamblers, Pork gamblers, and all whe
are seeking to enrich themselves by crowd
ing up the price Of every necessary OF life,
will be sent whittier they ought to co.
Food, Labor, Gssds--sverytthins that is re.
ally needed-will be in ample supply and al
reasonable prices. The War will Be carried
on at far less cost than it otherwise car
be aud the Grcenbacks so hardly earned by
our soldiers will be worth nearly their face
and no longer like Dead Sea fruits
We repeat that. while Mr.. Fessender
must fix the rate at which the Loan is ts
he issued, and devise the ways and mean.
OF placing it fairly before the public, tn.
whole mater rests at last with the loya
People. 1t were absurd to appeal TO thos,
who vote for Vallandigham, Tom Seymour
&c, for aid in the emergency. They desir,
that the Government shall break down; and
whatever they may profess, will act accord
ingly. They will do nothing more than tn,
law absolutely requires Of them and thi
will not furnish the required money. w,
must have men, too--a good many OF then
but these will be obtained by drafting i
necessary; while the pressing want Of tn,
Government is money. Lend it -Four Hun
drsd Millions at once, and nearly every item
OF the cost Of prosecuting the War may II
had ten to Fifty per cent cheaper than now
And IL is absurd to talk of the Banks fur
nishing all that is required You, Sir! wht
have or can command few thousands, or
lew hundreds, or even 500, should resolve
to lend it to the Government forthwith! l
you use it in Gold.samblers, or Pork gam
bling, or in any way that makes you dcsir,
further debuseme of our Currency and {
consequent imitation Of prices, you are act
ing traitors part and deserve traitor
doom. Leave all such thimblerig to III,
thousands Of wealthy rebel sy,npathisers con
gregated in our seabord cities; let Copper
heads put money into Gold-mines and othe
such dubious investments it they will; bu
, do you resolve to do . patriots part BY con
tracing your business operations, collecting
,, your dues, and lending every possible dolla
to your country She can never need
more than now; aud, even though your al
be little. it will help her in this hour OF he
supreme agony and bloody trial. Do wha
YOU can, and urge your neighbors to follow
your example I'm. Y. Tribune.