The New York herald., 1864-10-19
The Rebel Currency of NO Service.

rerhape 'our wisdom Is limited" as Mr.. Sam Weller
remarked on familiar occasion but II anybody can see
OF what imaginable service the Confederate currency is
to any human being, outside the exortoncrs, we are
. measure or value II Mr.. DR.. Davis Treasury notes
the Of value, then may tsors get the
images in coucsve mirror and the tumbsrs that con
the drams OF farmers should longer plan
called upon dream With uniformity. and whole
world environment bo brought TO one standard.
Supply the whole nation with appropriate glasses and
lie; us have general carnival unrealities. 10 two
thousand dollars the Of horse' Is twelve hum
hundred dollars OF pair Of 10 nfty
dollars Of bnshel OF mesG ID eight dollars
the measure round OF bacopi Is eight hundred dol
lars the Il oows Is nine thousand dollars the
measure Of the board and tuition OF a child for nine
sMary for hundred weight Of porks This is all very
well Tor the boys, that h the farmers and nggers but
In the country. II crushing the life OF the body Of
the people. II is burden too heavy 70 b borne Pa
In February last land this septsmber) we're told
that aions changer o1 eo but the currency act
e hs op make
show himself. For seven long months has the country
staggered under tae manipulate ms Of the Secretary Of the
the year at hand fucl pork -four, cloth ing,
TO be purchased. Who're is the money 70 come froY
The mystery the worthless notes pre-
cious gems. Difcu TO inefcacious the by.
dogscrated compound with the color Of whiskey. Mr..
pects his Departments better. This may be
So they wero good. Bnt, the fellow said when
70 avoid his landlord can't wait" There psr.
empory and unsettled bill in the public stomach, and
Everything now Ia reduced TO the gold standard, and
this Is twenty TO The sham has lived long enough
M a9 Tbe avoids ao
difficulty. II has its schedule. But the poor widow
the ncrm sd man living Go. % his s n.
cu<rency server The govWnment evados H. tho nou-
producer Is cru.hed BY f. We clin. 70 currency from
currency. IL monstrous nghtmsre-that Dote
the sooner ths spectre dismissed the bet
ter. Put is asked, how shall the government supply
It's watts without money! How shall the people buy
without medium Of exchange 10 the latter question
We reply, that The currency does not affect pur-
chsses. i merely ministers 20 oppression. IL 10
medium exchange where thousand dollars OF coupons
moduy Nine hundred and nfty dollars are destroyed
In the operation To the nrst question we answer that
the government entitled supplies for the army
i, must have them. LIT IT. as il Is doing, give ps
certificates o. Indebtedness, besrtpg interest.
tho governmes, compensang the holders with cotton
odsthat the remedy for the Confederate finances
Any w WIN ea se sx Mt Mr.
Er. Trenholm has no lamp Ike Aladdin. aud be
may use his present s sSs ni ILL., doonsdy rms ,. VIII a.
on the disappearance Of the currency They would
d, as otncr nations have done already-th-y would
simply exchange commodity for another. The
farmer woald give meal for sugar. man would give
two cows TOR a Aorse Some article would become tho
Persons would procure supply Of a. .
Gle and give equivalent FOR sn equivalent Ipconve.
nent would Do cerMniy, Out something s pottcr
than nothing As stand the presence OF tho
notes shut out all this you cannot even use gold We
have tried 10 buy bacon with gold We could NOT do u
The lofty hgures tempt the cupdty Of Sellers and the
prices pbealtny.
When fact devciopes itself is the part Of common
70 treat 40 fact Statesmen should act upon
exe,ng cs and not cling to objects which tho current
has passed. There Ia time 70 be cautious and time
70 be bold but be n the good who knows when
to cut The lie is better than eye leg. What
Mr. Trenholm standing there for steadypg himself 10 tho
cddes OF Confederate notes Lot him shove out IN the
current and tho boat will swim.