Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-20

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Tor tbs public esfsD0s. hare no fear thai. liberty
win be destroyed By war eonstltutlonay and suc-
oessiuy conducted In behalf of liberty Liberty can.
nos txiat Fithort power--rhs power Of ssfdefence
In the present danger, that poser must be exsrted
through The Confederate Government
TIE culRlsoT ELL
The order OF the day. shp bill provide for the re-
duotion and redemrt Of tbs currsaoy coming up-s
Mr. RlVE5, Of Va, said ne desired 20 present. "A
briefly as possible, some genet ob.eryatons on the
plan proposed by the OonmiItee Of Msys aid hesne,
ana embodied In the bill uLdsr consideration. In the
very feeble state OF his health, would NOT venture
suoh tax on hls strength, bIi for earnest convc-
ton he entertained thss the very lite OF toe Cause de-
psndel on giving value 10 our circulating meGlum -
Our brave soldiers might DO Wiling 70 hgnt wnnout
pay, but these q, bic and patriotic men upst be led
and clothed, and supplied nih aIms and ammunIIioD,
or their generous vAlor aud devotion would avail noth
log. Toe Governments must have the means Of
p -rceAsng and paypg fjr aaicles essential 10
he cSntuet tf he war. Toe expealent OF iEpress-
ment would hot answer a. subsligute Alrsauy the
practioe OF thss system had txsrtea moss dlcuurAg
hug IL hdsncs upon production, and Lad Eeritu.ly
tsndeo 10 Crease sdiscontsht ana anensslon. Home
REMEDY must be found toe the present ahorasred
state VI the currency, Or as the Secretary ot tns
Treasury has warned us, Will reotify itHeii By vlo
'ent ana osastre us oonSericn, Whon Wi sy ths ior
tues and hosr IT people Ia rum. hs beisvea
ior one, oinisak as tis lark might Nc, Inai % asl
prAcAcatiJ 70 fesIore value w me cprTenoy. I'm
or uastty the pass legislation OF Uoi grsts on
tot, boia aid Geoislts IN me ms.n wise as /.
Vas Lsd bssa iasiiy ianity IN Uns sssenaalIt hao,
W the process OF scaling Ihss Lad been rcsorle0 TO-
slcken bioN At the cInfaeuou vi me psepls IN iIs
oltima reuenpHon nom which IL hau evtr slnoe
ianEViausd ana dc NED. Tue propoauon now was
70 BiEe the puSnc taBeibie assurance, basse
upon kubstanusl ioplasucn, mas there
wSnid he 10 moie tcahng, lut q Ia aid iun re-
osnpioD' Al honorable gshlienan, from rsnl esses,
mad aksa u aly oHs was WI az 10 dge tmsslr ioI
the lsnm ~ o. Oh tie In6ho Sngsgssuls, dollar Tor
dotaA de- Afs H., Vas ready 10 d.oars tnss tpcn
was his NOPE Ald STANDARDIZATION was Ls r,soU, 90 lar
- 10 % gas ssSs Aby Participation shaping .as pc
ney Of Ins Rosefhn.sns Il, firmly b,Lssea that Tbs
mv-sufe bsi9rs tbs heuss would De sn.e psl 70 tia,
Ga l. lea been pijsessa Ih.s she psn.np OF ths
PF0Eessa Asen Hstla seclns Mainly 20 the advantage
VI hFS0s'A'ps AAs mVnty changers, hs, n. belo, on
We SepLAy, tnAs Eae pSj''r essses, oss who i've b,
sns ages VI their GAy labor, tins ma. la class VI
aTmeIs ana etntEs o. nl0aers.s unsanr uou Do Il osp
ehhh ny bspth"eo ~ mo APPRECIATION OF money zna
No reeucuon Of piIots ne reclled the hisIUEy OIL
.ne action Il tie Unistd States Governments, in Its
a. ol parlIy AID ngnsst rsnoWD, When WasniL gton
aas PIos0snG, ana JtH.Ison Vice PREF. deoL anu
daui"on, hters1Ary VI Tho Treasury, "a WHEEL
hAdson ana k.ehATa Henry Lac and others led tn.
Vongress. rpsto great m.n Entertained Eo Other
tnIuGn, ss " lhe Certificates inds btedness ls.l
oVsr nom tne sruggie Ion Independence, than thai
they should be Ieae, med aonAr Tor dollar AID they
we're 60 rsaetm.d. The tonor OF our InlDle young
ConisdsrHey a,nianGed IhaL ths shouId follow tns
al9h (x.mI 10 OF. that era.
The IN .Imation hAa ban thrown out that % III,
Seoreury oil The ToaeuIy Was metchAni, and &C.
sustom, 70 deal 10 pIrLehars be might no Gthsien.
" The power OF gener zAAon necessary to Munster
Of T.. ance.
hr. said that the habit of considering details and
consulting circumstances VAS Sc ippoIIant 70 tn
ststeenEu ss the preLension OF general principles
Abstract genersnzlnons, followed witt out refer
ence To ciTe1n staLcee, lad been the OF Lum
DeIltss mlsehefs IN hg citation and admins tration
The mastery OF ptinops5 ana the ipphcllion Of Shen
" nthg ounsisr Gee ahd proper ms was tht
petiecVn Ut wise ana useiu, sIzLet he hao
he pleasure OF only vfy slight lsinl sEce viii
We Secretary OF the Treasury. hls OpLion OF HIN
vas formed rom the man e. 10 which DO Was al iil-
ing himself in his pubic Gu les. Hs had col clyse
very NJ estimate OF his tbniIfes ana vi his pscu-
liar hness for Tho post he holds. Above ell he IN
ored him for thsmSl l confidence be- evil csd In tn.
oapscty and purpose OF the country to reclaim the
Oufrel cy and r7asem its obligations the Last iarlhing
fne Roman General who rsce.T ID the thanks Of III,
SiDatv, oecAuse he did not de iii Of the publ c,
WAS n d more entttd 10 suou honor than was N
trenholm or the unlAltering ia n b O. manifesto IL
ne Resources and ma gritty OF the Government l. be
vas erchant, lie had been pSated in the scht oil
tst hao traiatd ana taught the most suocsasful NAL
'gers Of .snOe the world had ever known. What
oui hL mercantile. tduc ZION AID haOit had mac Q
Rjrert hoFrs the hOALc al pillar Of The Revolt 4
ton Of 7oS- AK nier Ham. ton was a meichsn'.
Alert GAll,tln was htIoaait IL EnglAnt,
tle arlsocrs 10 genius OF her stuons ss adv II
ID CONSPICUOUS participation Of the nero nuls ats
10 publ shL Ri yes vas amorg the nercha Oh,
h,d to seeE for men to rescue she ancss OF tie
county from Faln at periodic Ut great disorder sno
naFl A m ~ nuna
< gland, Was merChdnt. John Thornton was O. NIL.
ant, AID Ricario was . merohli'; and t was We
knOWh iact That no great I'm Inolai project eve
1mpted In that c-unlry Without ct insulting tn
leading merchants OF tne metropolis. Acr. O. tht
0hanneI, where there Was powtr &C organic ng ano
genus for administration fupefos 10 the liAe quail
les In EOgand the sams 1psr 81 cs,had been had
rhe fret nnancia r'uas Fsuoe lad been trained In
she counting house. saohsss the edt pllion OF Col
cert, OF Nscksr, OF tIhae, and Of many others he
might nsme j. was from the counting sht uie ii at
he abest tlanoieEs had been obtsiued whenever al,
cuntrJ DAD been ibVOlsd in great financial orsis.
HS'tntTeiore found causo for CO fdel ce instead o.
ert cHm 10 the fact that our present Secretary OF the
reAsurJ bad been reared ana trained ss merchant.
NJ speech occupied an hour and half In %
Dc l'eiy, and was rspete with noble utterLn-es nd
emosiisntd with apt cts ions from history. he sf
Cd and reiteIs'ed his tIed opsiol that the bill Wou
acc IN plsh the post bsnetosl rel g. aud appealed 10
ne 'geo W u 10 Tue f0ffn ID which II was SUD-
ntted by the Committee. He also declared his abiding
and imnoVtble oonyction hat 10 spite Of temporary
ieverSes, and Of all the clouds that hung around II
noIiEop, the 0oifedetey would emerge from me
struggle In which abe WAS engaged, irlumphaDr, fee
and glorious Al the COee Of mis- spesoh inc Speaker
vas comp lledto reprsss an on break Of appliance
fhe m, mosrs crowded around Nj B, and oopsratu
l4tsd hum warmly. ls .i,L NJ
At tire COL cluslon Of Mr.. RIETs' remarks the ccm
miaee rosa, Et \ iffi. I'M, z i
On motion of Mr. eoLYAR, OF Tenn tie rules were
IN pended. Whefsnpon he reported from tie Com
nlta Of Ways and Means \ !. .r,i.,;; tif,i.-
A oil as substitu!e for Senate BIZ to tmsnd the
acts allowing the stes 70 fund the old issus In siI
per cent bonds and sIahsDRs onthalt of tue old for
40 s,.ofsthe Lew ispe. SO Passed. ~ q II i
On mStioH OF Nj ELIOT. Of Ky., the Hauss id
ourEedi =, II /! i-tii' -,
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