Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-03-02
The Prospect Ahead.

From every source, public and private-irom
lhe newspapers, and from soldiers just ont of
camp-wc have tne most cheering accounts OF the
Army. The health of our soldiers is good; they
ato cheerful, determined, confident No word of
dependency or lsrontentis3 heard.a .a'"ong them
Eai.ting for the war il. gois.. on in the Army
4roryWLere in tho most Sd ctsry-yea, even
Observation-Disclosures. We Shall have in the field
i'll thirty days from this time, more reliable
Army than We have had since the beginning OF
the war more experience, more SKILL more power
Of endurance On the other hand, we are told
TINT the Yankee soldiers whose term has expired,
arc generally leaving the Army. If therefore
Lincoln keeps up his present force. it must be
done principally by raw recruits. THUS We haze
every reason to look for success in the coming
campaign. Indeed that campaign has already
begun-and with spirit on both sides; but with
disaster to the Yankees. The Anaconda which
WINS bosotten anl hatchcd byOno GEORGE D. Nc,
CLrLLAS, is now in tho fourth year of its age
u respectable and we'll -grownserpent. After lying
in torpor through the winter,-t haS awoko very
early in the spring md bcgun;to strike broadcast
But it has beon scotched on the Peninsula Of Viz.
r;nia, in Florida, in Mississippi, in North Georgia.
Very soon it will bclying on the shelf With its
illus,rious futher, unwept, unhonor-d, unsung.
The dcranscd state Of our currency is the ditri-
Guilty from which we have most to apprchend.
But rs our Senator'S, "most potent. grave, and
reverend seigniors havo al last spared time from
wrApgliug with the President about Gen. LAwToS,
to somewhat adjust the auanpial matter, eTcn this
may bo rcmedicd. Cohgross has produced cur
roncy bill, which, notwithstanding its stringepcy
and Inconvenience, is already beginning to work
successfully. Our people have cried out for legis-
ation to save tho country, taxation to meet our
prodigious expenses, diminution Of the curren-
ey, nm increase in the army. Congress after long
delay, has at last granted their wishe7; let them
look to it narrowly and con,cientiously that thcy
stand up manfully-liko Spartans-to what Con.
gross has done. But if this currency bill of Con-
gross should fail In its desired cfect-though We
have no, the moat distant idea that It will fail
then uo must carry on the war without a currency
And this is by no means so difficult a matter Is
most men suppose. Gold is neithcr moat nor
drink, nor does it "coycr man all over like
blanket" It is only The means of getting this
meat and drink, but it is not the only means. The
Spar.ans, who we're the most warliko and power
ful people of Grcooe, had no currency. Thoir
iron cein yes E mere nominal thing, having mono
of the properties of money ip this age. NaPoleoa
carried on his wars without currency. His
assgnats wore just what our Treasury MOTIFS aro
nothing better, sndaaving no more credit. If
re should Lc able to do nj better, Qua-termasters
aud Commissarias must give their receipts to thoFe
from whom they buy provisions, which receipts
would be, good against the Government Mt the
end of the war-thesc receipts not being negQtia::
bio. Instead IF the soldiers pay being made in
,s>0fs4ern.c notes, j: might be nado in corn,sna
d. hia fani!y. Our citizens might carry On
tEsfra business by bartor and exchange, There
is no mystery about this currency Ia not ab-
solutey necessary to tho existence Of people or
the carrying on of war. It is q matter of great
convenience to have currency, but it is not in
dispsnsable. If our people have virtue enough
to feed our soldiers and wait for their pay until
the war is ended, wo can carry on this war sue
cessfully and achieve our Independence. Every
thing depends upon the intelligence Of our people.
If they know their own interest they vii! that
IT is better to giTe-eycn if they are meyer paid
for it-all their surplus meat and bread to the
Army, than to lose their liberty for in losing
their liberty, thoy lose everything property, safe
ty, md reputation.