The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-03-10
WHEETING w. w. FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH TO- 1863

source of all our financial troubles, ha $
eliminated Whatever strength itmight
have had has been exhausted. 1t has no
longer any influence except for evil. The
state of onr currency is such that large
additional issue of treasury notes would
cause an almost instantaneous explosion.
1t would be absurd to continue the sys-
TEN any longer; and it would be cruel to
pay our soldiers in a currency which. suf
fciently deprecated already, would theu
become absolutely valueless. Neverthe-
less. the army must be paid, and certain
other necessary expenditures must in
some way be provided for Treasury
notes are worth little enough now, it is
true, but they areSet worth something
and the soldiers would be glad enough
to get what is due to them, even i'll pa
per at its present value. The govern
ment has struggled along fer a year or
more with this epreciatedcurrency and
it could go ON for some time longer with
the money in its existing condition: To
be sure, Congress Onght to do something
and may do something, by means OF tax
acts or otherwise, to strengthen the cur
rency. But this is q question e:itside OF
that which we are now discussing, The
effect of such measures wonld not be I'M.
mediately felt; nor could they, by posi-
bility, provide for the discharge at once,
of the pressing obligations of the gov
ernme1it. A new issue Of treasury notes
would, as we have said, be only nomi-
nal payment; and we have no idea that
Congress is going to commit the folly
and the wickedness of resorting to any
such expedient, The only practicable
way to accomplish the object is by get
ting money enough back into the treasury
to pay off the pressing claims, and sup
ply the necessities of the government,
and this can be done only by taking adj
vantage of the liberal and patriotic spirit
which undoubtedly exists among the
people. We are glad to see that Mr
Trenholm is desirous of availing himself
of this resource. We have no doubt
that a prompt and generous response
will be elected in this city, and the ex.
ample will be at once and effectively fol
lowed throughout the country. Contrl-
buttons in any form will be received
coin, plate, bonds, certificates of indebt-
edness, currency; but, for the present
purpose currency first, and then bonds
are preferable 1t is intended to ac-
knowledge these donations, from time
to time, through the public prints, com
mencing with these already received .--
We do not suppose that any one will re
quire such stimulus to his liberallty, OF
that the mere vanity of seeing his name
in the newspapers would quicken or en-
large his contributions. But it would al
ways be source of just pride to man
to know that his name is enrolled i'll a
lasting record of those who came to the
assistance of their country in its hour of
need We hope that no time wiH be lost IN
the matter Much may he done by de-
tached and spontaneous effort, but much
more by proper system of organization.
Committees of collection should imme-
diately be formed in every town and
county; and every one, we are convinced,
would aid in the good work. Let the
thing be done at once, and thoroughly
done