The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-08-22

GRIFFIN, Ga.
.sArrnAY EVENING. AUG 90. 1861
Paw Tor tho SOLDIER.

Some Of our exchanges have stated ihat largo
amounts Of new treasury notes are ready ana
being sent out TO the different deposltmles IN the
West We trust that this information BIS correct
notwithstanding there have been some drawbacks
which the public can readily excuse and are dis.
posed to patiently bear 10 has seemed that an UNI
reasonable delay has occurred IN furnishing the
new issue, according TO the contemplation OF
Congress, to redeem tho public faith, and support
confidence In the credit of the Government Six
months have now elapsed since the llth of Febn
ruary, the day on which the new issue was
authorized. The Governments had one month tho
start, by an assurance that new issue would be
authorized We understand that every arrange
ment had been entered into TO change the plates
prior to the passage of the bill authorizing new
issue of treasury notes With lltLo disadvantages
under which the Treasury Department has labor
ed in having its clerks withdrawn for the defence
Of Richmond, and tho.cutting n communications,
Il is not little singular what slow progress has
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This postponement Of am important duty has
fallen with peculiar hardship upon the officers and
soldiers Of the Army of Tennessee. We are ad-
vised that they have not received cent otpay for
eight months, and many of them for q much Ion.
ger period
Thousands Of these noble men are depending
upon their small pittanco for furnishing their
families with the means Of living All OF them
could purchase vegetables and fruits, by whiGl
they might avoid disease and death, If they had a
portion Of the inadequate pay due them. We
learn that there is real suffering among thcm ID
consequence OF the postponcmcut of a sacred duty
on the part Of the Government They begin to
discuss the neglect with bitterness and mortified
ton more unmurmuring and patient body of
men, under any eNcusabie neglect Of their Gov
eminent, never fought the battles Of freedom.
They have learned that the Army Of the Potomac is
not in that way neglected by the Government. We
know not what measure Of accuracy there may be
in this impression, but it has seriously obtuincd
and is freely dcscanted on They know that their
Government would not willingly and wilfully neg
lect them when engaged in the arduous and peril
GUS tolls of campaigning. but they suspect that
Government authorities somewhere are uniaithlul
TO the high duty of doing them justice We have
thus stated the simple truth, that the Secretary of
the Treasury may see what evil is being wrought
by delay which ought forthwith to be corrected,
and Justice done to as brave and devoted patriots
as ever gave their time and labors, aud blood for
their country.
We sincerely believe that a speedy attention to
this business by nlusing greater energy into the
operations Of the Department than is suspected to
have existed, will impart new vgor to some extent
to our troops, It will certainly contribute mator-
ally to their health and comfort, and enable many
of them to remit sums to their families, which will
relieve them from want and tho soldiers themselves
from that solictudo which they necessarily feel, in
consequence of having been unable to contribute
to their support for several months on account of
the neglect to pay them.
We are satisfied that Mr.. Trenholm, the new Sec
rotary Of the Treasury, whose ability and Tutrtot-
ism arc universally endorsed, will do everything in
his power to discharge this FIRST great duty dcyoly
ing upon him as the Chief Of the EEchoquer and
wo here leave the matter in his hands, confident
that our suffering soldiers will Immediately receive
that relief in this connection which justice, honor
and good faith demand.
We have not been in the habit Of uttcring COM
plants or listening to weak and unreasonable carp
ing against the public agents, fully apprecating
as we do, the great ombaTassmouts and heavy bur.
dens under which they labor in discharging then
onerous responsibilities. But here is a real griey-
anco which calls for speedy correction, and it is our
duty as a journalist friendly to the government
and despsing all iactious criticisms, to ask for its
correction, having undoubting confidence that It'll.
only necessary to advise the authorities of the ne
cessitios of tho soldier, to procure q prompt anJ
speedy remedy.