The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-25
AVIS MESSAGE.

issued a message to b
! 3itors in the R,chmon
no 18th of this month, i
worms them that the rebe
great peril. and appeals t
ans to insure their safety
advises his Congress to au
2 rob the banks Of their col,
emergencies Of the hour. Blu
with that he demands furth
ncense to rob the people o
Distance. % these subject,
purchase Of supplies now re-
elssly for the armies in Vir.
orth Carolina, the treas ury
eed with means, and a mod
: impressment law is requir-
peen ascertained by examina-
e have within our reach a
what is most needed for the
itbout having recourse to the
Non existing in those parts Of
eraey with which our commuo.
been partially interrupted by
Ations But In some districts
supplies are TO be drawn, the
!. being either within the enc
or in very close proximity, are
make use OF Confederate treas.
'or the purchase of articles of
ssIty, and it is necessary that.
tent, coin be paid in order to
plies Il is, therefore, recon
At Congress devise the means
available the coin within the
y ,or ths purpose OF supplying
The officers of the supply de-
report that with two millions
> coin The armies in Virginia
CirolIna can be amply suppl.
'elnalnder of the year. and th : |
OF this fact should sufFie. In IN.
option of the measures neces. /,
an this moderate sum.
Fessment law, as il now exists |
= public officers from impress,
: "tooat making pa, ment OF
10 az the time OF impress unnt
xeu ior The ISSUE of treasury
cen nearly reached, and the
lIoot always furnish the fluids
'r prompt pay mont. while the
Ing revenue, which would have
'ansfor diminishing, if not re-
difh 'ultg, was unfortunately
several months, aud has Just
. In this connection OF things
lble to supply the army, al
lie stores may exist in the
leneyer the owners refuse to
o the public officer 1t is
lat this restriction on the power
ent be removed. The power
to be Objectionable, Liable to
Unequal In its operation on in
ct all these objections must
alute necessity. 1t is also sag-
the system of valuation now
ought to be radically chang
egisfation requires in such
npressment that the market
d. but there is really no mar
many cases, and then valua-
, arbitrarily aud 10 de2re-
ncy. The result is that the |
'agant prices are fixed, such
xpects ever to be paid in coin.
'e that the Government can
! IN coin the obligation to pay
a bushel FOR corn, or seven
)liars a barrel far four r.
TO me more Just and appro-
innate the supplies impressed
ue 10 coin; to give the obliga-
uovernment for the payment
in, coin with reasonable inter
he option of the creditor, to
ihd tue wheat or corn impress
interest, also paya-
ana to MAKE the obligations
receivable ide all payments
10 The Gov vernment. Wbae
Value aiiache q by Congress to
stions, II Is hoped that there
hesitation In 50 changing the
nder it posslbl 10 to supply the
e OF necessity for the impress
Visions tor that purpose.
airy pitched into rebellion to
: Rights, and they have lost
3, and are now being robbed of
y and their substance by a
'potism, wiihous single hope |
irn whittier they will. They |
thelr " dues B" at all events.
ey are satisfied with the kind |
T" they have got is another
ssour Convention has become
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