The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1864-05-20
No.6.s

No. g.,
Idispelled, and when our independence, BY the
ralor and fortitnde of our people. shall have
l.been won against all the hostile Id Sences
combined against us,aand can no longer be-
| ignored by open foes or protested nestrals,
this war will have left with les proud meme.
ries record Of many wrongs, (which it may
not misbec0me; US to forgive--seme for which
I'VE may not properly forbeaF from demand
ling redress. In the meantime, it is enough
for US to know that every avenue Of negotia-
ton is closed agaihst us; that our enemy r.
fsnaking renewed and strenuous efforts fpr cur
fdestruction, and that the sole resource fcf %,
as apeople secure in the justice of our cause,
and holding our liberties to be more precious
then oil other earthly possessions, is TO com
blne and apply every available element II
powerfor their defence and pfesrvation. 81.
sOn the subject Of the exchange Of prisuners
greatly regret to be unable to give ven sat
Eiefactory information, The Ge7ernment Of
1.-THE United States, while persisting III faiiufs
| 20 execute the terms Of the cartel, niaka0coa-
sionsl deliveries Of prisoners, and then sus-
tpeud Gctish without apparent cause. CON-
fess my inability to comprehend their policy
Tor purpose. The prisoners held BY us, in spite
of Immune care, are perishipg fromsthe ms
vitable effects Of imprisonment and the houde-
sickness produced BY the h0peleseness Of rs-.
leass from confinement. Thsspectacle Of thejr
suffering augments our longing desire To- r..
liexe from simihr trials our own brave men,
who have spent so masy weary months in a
cruel and useless imprisonment, endured with
heroic constancy. The delivery. after 8 sus-
pension of some weeks, has just been fesum :
Ted BY the enemy butas they givs no assn
rance Of intent to carry out the cartel an
isterruption.m the exchange may recur ct
| any moment. -. $ d.
The reports Of the Departments. herswfth
submitted; arereferred to for fall information
in relation to the matters appertaining TO each.
There are two of them on which deem 4 ne
tcessarJ to make special rsmssk.
s. The report Of the Secretary of the Treasn4
|! II states faets sjnstifying tte conclusion that
THE law passed at the last session for the puf-
pose df withdrawing from scifcdistion The
large excess Of Treasury notes heretofore =
Esued. has had the desired eject, and thst by
the 1st July the amount in circulation viii
have bees reduced to sum not exceeding
$3.50, GOO 600 II is believed 10 be Of primary
Importance that no further issue Of notes
should stake place, and that the use Of tho
creditof the Government should be restricted
Ito the two other modes provided by Congress,
viz: the sale of bonds and the issue Of certin-
Gates bearlng interest, Tor the prices Of suIs
\ plies purchased within ovf limits. The law,
las i now stands, astborises the issus hy tho
Treasury Of new notss to theee1tspt Of twer
/ third Of theamoupt recrived under its prqsls.
slons. Ins estimate q the a,n Ng fnndsd
under the law y shown to he SOU w. 000,
and i two-thlfds OF this sam be re-ieSued, 10
shall have an addition Of S200, GEO COO, tosohf
ejaculation, believed to be already ample for
the business q. tho country The addition. q
this large sum 70 the volume Of the curreney
would be attended BY disastrons effects. and
would produce the speedy recurrence OF evils
from which the funding law hassresousd The
country. flour arms are crsvnea With the
sneoees which We have 80 muchsrsasen -
I hope, We may we'll expect that this war esp-
NOT be prolonged beyond the current year,
and nothing would so much retafd tho htne.
| sicent influence Of peace on all the intereets
Iofoar country, as the existeDcs.of asreaS
mascot currency not redeemahls. in coins.
with our vast.reaources. the circulation, =
restricted 70 its present volume, would BE- a.
| n Sc nent of public dues, wousd 1--WE placi
|'sc the precious metals, the only nsiscf :
lcurrency adapted. to commerce with foreign
| cuunt ries.r In our present circnmsfancee i
| know az no mode Of providing for The pnblsc