New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-06

these many people nor In biz edition Of the old
fable. The ConfedeFatcs have succeeded in establish
ing raw raw" raw" on his Gallons hide have
at last succeeded is making HIN feel his responsibility
Nor is The responsibility pleasant one. Indeed IL i
unpleasant that while he fears, lie bleres;' yet
he takes care 10 say that lie does not know ~ tie
port of The Fort Pillow massacre is uc. TO take the
e Of any one Of their prisoner on TIE assumption that
fay murder ours when il is short of certainty h they
k murder our. mPhf DO too serious. Zoo cruel ms
take" How trndeF-henitcd
This serious this cruel mistake has bcfa made times
Ort Of Number since the beginning oi the var WHY
dops IL suGdcDiv become too serIou too CrLti Simply
because We have shown that we people c heartily
tired of policy dictated partly by seniimanyy party
by foolish Difference the good opinion of tAe world
partly by an official awe at Washington; polcy 10
which We have sacrificed 100 hong the lives Of or brave
soldiers and our solemn sense a dty. We are not
nation OF botohers. We are not Ike ancient PISTOL
tbirsting 10 suck 60 suck the yery blood to suck
But q have 10 deal with OF butchers, of Pts
tolls Of McNeils and Buffers and we must mcc ogI ~
them strict Justice even the letter OF the law. " All
he'll shall pc foi this" says Lincoln in effect Reri-
buiion shall certainly come" and these brave words
may mean something If we recede from our position
They NAV mean something If the fortune OF war or
the ni.mauaeem Of our military leaders should give
the Yankees Overwhelming advantage in prisoners.
Repeat Fort Pillow. Repeat Plymouth few times,
aud we shall bring tie Yankees 10 their senses and.
what is even better, Government will rise 10
proper sense Of its position en- organ of nation ana
no ong oct ms If il were the una Of SET of reYoed
prisoners
CONFEDERATE TREASURY NOTES.
From The Richmond Sentinel.
The following figures and statements for
which indebted t. The poiicnees OF The Register
Of the Treasury. viii b. Of interest 20 our readers
STATEMENT Of M isssc Of non nfenf be1,ng Tyedurg
Nofes sisoe ne orgais0fOn u The Cgtrdeofe G0tc'h-
mcrf.
Fnv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Soli pa 70
Soc 20 -
ry"..''..'.,.,.''''''............ rs7s23sS 90
2 3s I5o *
fItr-.. i"o~r''''
To'al........:..........:........@g!3 2,' 80 50
STATEMENT 'CWHg ne 9og"f Of s,e"g I''''
act AZ IT, ls-trnSr'i c,rren.y..... i5i - 81 On
Act hpi les2-Cn.. und tyyos........... 4SibH Op
Act Oct. 49, ia626crera currency lla4l ~ ~
Act March g. l76J-Ocnrra cuuocy........ 5lis1@o -
rIs -ci 49, 90
From these two statements i appears that lf',0s
goo 20 OF the nonntrrot hearing issues have been re-
deemed and cancelled. This amount included only snch
notes a. have been regularly cancelled and dcsro!ed ~
pursuance Of warrants from the Treasury There Is
always in the hands Of the dcpDsaTcs notes not yer
reported for destruction. We have heard the amount
thus held present apart from the four per cent und
ing estimated ., ten millions.
west of the Mississippi. will amount 10 SJpW,VEl
The total is, outstanding March 81 Is theIeb! reduced
say tn si-5oO1OO or tls, considerable portion |
probably 500 OCO G0. is In 500 notes. Excluding
these we lave :}-j on 600 len Of which the lssdes Of
a. and under amount 20 $50 .T9.- - Suppose
$50 90 OJ0O00 Of these are now IN circulation ana We
have for all others spro0Qn. which the tax 81 one
third has reduced 81 $40 co. On The total circulation
II the present time irrespective Of the new Issue. H.
Therefore largely lcs. than 500 o000O0 and Of this
amount h. always - b. found ID the hahds
If the disblrsing officers and dcpositaTl
We have not included In the above any estimates o'
The amount of circulation loot destroyed and there
ly gained 20 the Government II i doubtless oonsii-
cradle
The amount Of currency wA!ci has been cancelled and
DESTROYED Irrespective 81 the operations II t. present
CURRENCY law j. nearly 30 per cent Of the whole Issue
II ths reduction Dee applied 10 the I've dollar notes. The
amount Of in circulation wound appear 10 DO co.
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