New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-14
Da'is's Mes.nge-Prices in H"bmond
Rebel Financss.
Prom Oar SIe,ial Correspondent.
HOGS. OF IIE ARyY or InF JAWS
AEAR KlCnMoNn, Nov. ~ ls1f.


HOGS. OF IHE ARyY or IHF JAWS
NEAR RICHMOND, Nov 10, lsoi.
The assembling Of the Confederate Congress
OF the sth u the message Of the President. tie re-
p Of Secretary Of The Treasury ile debates Of the
Seuators and Representatives. and tie discussion IN t1
Jchnond journals thcrcaneDt all matters on,cres.
a. his time but especially when considered IN con
pec'!on with certain matters Of FAC; which Iropote n
loos at 10 this letter.
Without doubt the sorest spot in the Southern t 81
Affections az this junoture and IN fact Tie ore out
which most Of tie rest flow The utterly collapsed state
ot their Treasury Nothing TIA, or ony cno else can
~, add 20 tie picture Of utter hopeless bankruptcy
which shown by the Report Of the Rebel Secretary.
Nj Trenholm. published II tie Richmond popcrs thG'
lowaIded yesterday to The TiIBUyF. Mr. Trenholm
cad al that was TO be said when ne asked what busi.
ness man Ouid consent 10 mortgage his estate for 4
Jun IN ready money equiv aent 20 more then six dol
lars for each hundred dollars of obligation assumed or
discount Of ninetysx pr cent, the rate AZ which
Gle Confederate Government Is now exchanging IT,
promises pay FOR the material wheTeWIth 10 carry ~
ilc s,ruggle with the Federal Government.
Four il TO-DAY advertised in the Richmond papers 9t
dollar aud seventy cents per pound and corn meal
Hny.hye ,o0iiaIs per busLcL On TIE day that ths
EeDr COIgess assembled tie price of board at Rich
uond was advanced forty dollars per day in al the
hotels and boa1dng. houses Of the civ nigh: swell
tbs list by eaumeratlg the prices az which the various
AIT Giles Of domestic necessity are sold hui the above
almost utter worthlessness which the southern people
themselves ascIibe 20 that which Is the only medium Of
exchange between the Confederate Government and IT.
seT' ants ana Which they do or can give Tie people 0T
The agricultural and other products which the latter are
compelled TO furnish IN maintaining the present con
test.
SeoretsIy Trenholm candidy cOufesses the straits
yhich the Rebel finances are reduced. ana acknOwi
edges tie iInposibity Of atioUp ing longer 10 make
al empty bag stand upright; yet what can he or the
Government be represents dot No promises topaz
can prove any more marketable than the old ones so
tohg a. the old ones are, one offer another practically
tepIciatedf
IN The mean time the Rebel Treasury IS ogain empty
49, puDhc aud private creditors camoriug foY de-
!tii.d cues, which there is none OF this poor
u'sb wherewith TO satisfy
senator Henry Of Tennessee Yesterday stated from
- 'tat III tIe senate that 10 bis personal knowledge
Gle soldiers OF the Tennessee army had not been paid
60 mteen mohihs Senator Hill, Of Georgia. added
thli tAose Oi ucoIgia had not for twelve
p'-it!ye knowledge 20 the effect that immense
were due the army. and that the Quarernasteis
"a a repeated cases been compelled 10 o1pend even
tfflr OGn funds 10 meet pressing erirencieS
herr is nothing LEFT but to bring ont ngsi, thc mil
which Mr.. MommingeT ran 10 long and 40 in,ustr
olsiy. and SGT II again at work. True ia issue are
~plthess except 10 temporarily stop the mouths Of The
c'amorous creditors but when n man has squaudered
tls pairmony for naught. eDptied his pure aud de
sroyed hs credit rs well as olenatcd his friends by
dishonest ard dRhOnOGble practices there is nothing
ielt hn ott his wits and promises 10 go upon. BIT II
te WAS even o. the Confederate autlOilies Con sus
tin their cause much OugeT. they VIII deserve pat
ON ioI Their ingenuity and perseycrnnce Their prom.
ies. 10 use the cbaste and elegant language Of the
boys are played out"
Inc pay Of a Confederate sC!liof II regularly and
promptly PAID him. ~ at best m0ckery. His monthly
wage which il sixteen dollar yin no, more than sup
py ms hInly wHl the planet ~ neccssaries day or
wv" d0sefieT came into Hnes lees ihsn q hour
'iec "h' ~'1r' that he taa bad 10 Day fos twelve