The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1864-10-20

To the People Of the States of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Flor
ida, Mississippi and Tennessee.
At a meeting of the commissioners OF
your respective States to fix prices under
the laws, convened by order
OF the Secretary of War, ut The instance of
the Secretary oi til, Treasury, ut Montsom
cry, on the 2Gth instant, tor mutual confer
cncc, with Il view 10 uaiiurmiiy ai prices
botwccn the several States. an.l by a reiIc
tinn ofprlccs jus, 10 the Govcrmne,a and
The people, TO susti,n the credit .oi tao
country, the undersigned were nrpoinfes !
committee to address yna on this impor,Ihn
subject, and to appeal to you, who OF Mi
have it m"st in your power To bring abou
this desired result, To come to the Ill al
tic Secretary oi the Treasury, IL the aiu
Of the Commissioners, aud to the all oi
your country upon this question, vital To
her life, aud to your own future iniers,
| aud welfare.
Ii is your own Government We ask you
To sustaln-your own cause we appeal Ia
you to sunnyour own credits We wish
you'to " two things are required
ON your This. One is to furnish
your suppfi0S11Cthe Government at low
rates; the other, to invest your surplus mon
ey IN Government securities But two
things are necessary to hr,ng The war to a
successful close. Men anl money Mrf
to tight our battles, AMI money To provide
/ the means to support oar armies in the firi
lie patriotism + thr country IA, sup
| piled the men, aud wo appeal to at same
! patriotism Oh the part ot thrsc AT lone
cheeriuiiy to >uipiy the nrvan~
! /, mus bc huo%n iu y"u Ihat ia trprpr
( ton - IN, cUrVsnnent cXptiis, are. tV-
duced, 80 In riol ortiCn VIII lis bur, II,
1 u1nn yo y taxation be reduced. Io -.
Gucc lis expenses you must give value to l.,
+ currency, 80 that Its purchasing power may
be increased. and the largest amount oi
supplies secured with the least amount o.
uot9y. There are two ways "a give va,u
~ our currency. Ibe trs, is to diminls h
ITS volume, the second 10 have c, nhdcnce
III Government securities Both these de-
| pend upon Yourself.
! There are two ways to diminish the vol
ume ui tie cuirrs-y. Gne Is, 10 furnish
ihc Go'rulnohl "itl y"m surplus supplies
al iom RAE; iho "thr.. ru invest your sur
! pius money III GuycrnIu,Dt securities. Ii
must bc PLAIN 10 you that thiS willssu>,a u
the Government credit, and that il IL Ia
your power to accomplish it. ltmust also
be plain to you that this is to yo own
best Interests as you viii then hold your
selves the GO.eruiicut Indebtedness which
will "e returned to you IN interest upon
her securities. aud IN your diminished bur
dcns oi taxation. But do yon disirust the
G",c '"m,nt Soccrtles! If you do, you
distruSt your own cause, ARD " 20 dnSn
IMPEDE Ihc irugIc css oi your Independence
tsch one at Iur States was roprcs utcI
t.i' y'i, eutiuI. aud the Commissioner
''5F ir o!. mature consideration, deter
g,i dp"n unIlorm schedule OF maxi
/ 'l" Ices 70. th several States, reduc II =
| tA1 a rgagc Prices heretofore about one
thHrd, or perhaps slightly more. An ex-
trSct from che coslng res arks o, the Pres
ideh' Will s"orm you of the spirit orthe
i deliberations oi the Convention. =.
"Nevcr, In al my experience in dchher
ative bodies, have seen unaffected more
harmony, more courtesy, and more conci.i
alton between the members themselves.
and between them and tic Chair, than
have been exhibited in your entire proceed
/. ings; aud each member of the Ccrvontiou
has, with earnest and conscientious faith
iuIncss, endcavored to discharge his-lu,y
to the Government and the people
. owe have unitedly taken an udvaaccd
step in the reduction of prices by 10, csjab
lishment of unliorm mayimum s'"'ciul,
! to sustain the credit OF the currency he
responsibility OF which each one OF u has
deeply felt, but Which necessity comprlsd