The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-06-22
The appeals of the Radicals to the fears of

The appeals of the Radicals to the fears of
the nation against the South are an Insult to
the character of the American people. If the
nation was made up of old women who had
sat in chimney corners while the late herce
struggle was raging, such appeals might nave
some pertinency and force. But they are
addressed to mighty republic, when mas
nut three millions of men into the held, ana
displayed military qualities and resources
that have astonished mankind. One OF the
sneeches in late debate in Congress SAID
with truth that the North had beaten the
South on the floor of Congress, when the
South was ten times as powerful as 1t could
ever be again within fifty years, and had
beaten it also when it appealed to war; and
vet men stood up in the House OF Represen-
tatives saving that unless guarantees were
obtained the nation would be again lmper-
Ilod and the traitors and rebels of the South
would gain by votes what they had failed to
gain by arms How much more manly the
declaration of John Quincy Adams, that the
government of the United States never takes
Counsel of fears, it consulted only its courage
and its hopes"
The Southern States are fourteen to TWEEN
tv-two. In the Senate they would have
fW0DtV-e1unL NOlGS W ii'J i'Ai ~ e'iNi' -
votes and in the House seventy-three votes
to a hundred and sixty-nine Northern votes.
The increase of Southern members by the
emancipation of their slaves would be only
six. Such is the horrible appartion with
which the Radical leaders seek to scare this
great naton from its propriety. The South
is at this moment despoiled of every element
of strength Its money gone; its best and
bravest in the grave; slavery so completely
annibilated that the South could not revive it
if it would, and would not if it could; pros
trate, impoverished, hopeless, there it lies,
stark and stiff, and standing over it the burly
form of Radicalisn, exclaiming, like Jack
Falstaff, 'Zounds! am afraid of this gum
powder Percy, though he be dead. How if
he should counterfeit, too, and rise? | am
afraid be would prove the better counterfeit
Therefore I'll make him sure. ~ There
fire, sirrah, (stabbing him., with new wound
in your thigh come you along with me. p
TBalt Evn Transcript.
Secretary McCulloch reported to the House
to-day, in answer to resolution of inquiry
concerning the sale of gold, that between Feb
ruary I'd and Esd he had sold through As
sstant Treasurer Van Dyke, who employed
Mr.. Myer $14,91O,O00 of gold, at premium
of from 405 to 378 closing at the latter price.
None was then sold until May 10th, when he
commenced selling at 30B, and sold up to
3O3, but closed his sales on May 23d with
sales CT $4,000 at 35, and 100000 at sc,
making the total sales since January LIST, 1865,
of $50 495 900, on which he received pre-
MUM Of 1s,391,418.
He paid to Mr.. Myer one-eighth per cent.
commission on the entire amount, except the
last two items. Since January lst, the Secre-
tary has bought $1,55o,OOO of Ten-Fortes,
for which he paid $1,414,124 He sold be-
tween January Sd and June Sd $22, 769 900
of Fve-twenties, for which he received $685.
435,249 in Seven-thirties and compound in
terest notes and legal tenders