Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-05-31
1mnortant to Rond-Holdsrs.

Our readers are aware that heretofore our State
bonds were quoted on the New York Stock Ex-
change, with oil the coupons from July 1861 at
tached. IF any coupons are lacking, they are
estimated at their par value.
For example, the quotation of "a means $50
for 81, 900 bond with ten coupons due attached,
say $500 of coupons. If the coupons are lacking,
$500 is deducted from the $40, leaving the bond
seller only $40 for his bond. This arbitrary
ruling was of great disadvantage to those desiring
to dispose of their bonds with coupons off.
We learn from the Public Treasurer that the
Bond Committee of the Stock Exchange have de-
cided to call North Carolina bonds in three ways
1st. Old bonds with past due coupons attached.
I'd Old bonds without past due coupons
3D. New bonds, dated January, 1866, or subse-
quently.
This places each bond on its own merits, and
obviates the unreasonable discrimination against
such bonds as do not carry the full amount OF
coupons since July, 1861, inclusive. The rule
will go into effect in few days.
A New Evidence OF the DisloyaIty of the South.
Among the numerous evidences of disloyalty to
the government, brought against the Southern
people bv Northern correspondents, one OF the
most prominent and perhaps the most keenly felt,
is their total exclusion from all social intercourse
with DIR people To an honorable man, one with
the proper instincts of gentleman, this course OF
action on our part would be commended, not
harmed upon as All evidence of disloyalty. They
are in our midst as conquerors sent among us to
keo,, ia in subiection, and could it be expected
that we would welcome them with Joy, open wide
orr doors TO receive thom, and extend to them
that profuse hospitality for which the South has
ALWAYS been so distinguished Such a proceed
ing on our part would render us liable to the
charge, and Justly too, of the basest hypocrisy
It is astonishing how continually this matter is
commented on by the Northern press; they really
seem to bs in earnest in the belief that we arethe
worst sort of rebels still, because we endeavor to
mind our own business, and keep ourselves exclr-
sively to ourselves. The charge is 80 ridiculous
itself, and the inference or rather the political
capital attempted to be made out OF it so absurd.
that it is scarcely worthy Of notice
We expect before long that another evidence OF
disloya1ty, more overwhelming than the above,
will be published against US. It is this Since
the termination Of the war our people have gone
hard to work, planting crops, ploughing, marry
ing and being given in marriage, raising all sorts
of things and amongst the articles too tedious to
mention, boy children in n,usitudes.I
Now. we do not know how it happens, nor are
we able to account for it but it is the fact never
theless, that large proportion of the increase OF
the human species all over the South, far our
knowledge extends, are of the masculine gender.
How it is so, or why it is so, we are of course I'M
able to determine. We do not know that we
would have it otherwise even if We could but not
being able to control the operations OF nature, we
can do nothing but accept the situation like good
loval citizens as we are, and consequently, as we
have already stated, we are hard at work raising
bov children Now mark the prediction.
In less than ninety days, the usual time for a.
bill of exchange to run, the dominant party North
will seize upon this fact another and more
damning evidence of our treason and disloyalty.
As if we could help it. We do our best in all the
relations of life, but such things will occur, and
they keep occurring in the very best regulated
families, and we surely ought not to be held re-
sponsible for results over which we have no
control
But such is the fact, however, and we in
daily expectation of seeing resolution introduced
into Congress to amend the Constitution, that
hereafter all the children born at the South shall
be of the feminine gender, that the raising Of boy
children shall be regarded prima facie evidence
of disloyalty and punished accordingly, and that
Congress shall have power to enforce the above
enactments by appropriate legislation We are in
earnest about this matter we think public atten-
ton should be called to it and a remedy applied
if within the bounds of human Skill for there is
no telling how soon Congress may take action in
the matter and bring us up, to use a nautical
phrase, all standing and with long pull and
strong one.