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; # Rate* for Advertising: *JOJ
' ; ."For o#c Sqtttfv? ;xr*jv* Ism tes*?~ TWO i p
i.--i tad.Ufe> for lb? &*t ^ 03fjg i>0A-4 al
LAH and FIFTY Clwts fof web tatfoM&jae&i. ? w
, oktuast Xaniaas cr??Un^ <?w SqV^ ckj^i 1 ;
*t *drert&?? rate*.
Tra&wtii A^rcrtiaem^f* awl Job W#r* MUST S$K 1 * '
FAID FOR IS AOVAXCK, 15
Ko doducticgi cxcxpt to our rrgT^ar adv^rua- ci
it# patron*. n
?MM Jl I'LL! 8 ."! -JIJJ'M'ML'U!ll.l*'J "'L "M'"" ? /,
'Art panned by (be. ofi,
???lb Carolina HI the Rqnuiar Se** jlt
?l enui%M3. in
AX ACT [di
To nxxkt Prorfclow for tlie ??py?ort of the faimt* ]w
lio* of soldiers from tlii* Slate in tic Cow* I 0
/edcrato una Suite service. I **
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Sscno* f. Mf il tmtted hy (ht Senile and \ tj
^ Ji<m*e r>f Reprtvtnfaiis**, ispjf mtl end totting in j J(J
Grthtrtii ^J4rmUy% artdly the anttrtsrity of tin j0j
jams, That a tax iit kind oftwo per etui, ahall be
paid by the producer* in *nv Dklrict ot i'aNfp.
?k wben required by the I'-oord of Clfttimi*- j
itoncn: Provided, Ihnt tiie producer of wheat f
have leave to ftubaltlutc forty pounds of flour in j|
place of each bushel of wheat, on the gntoa ^
amount of all r*o% corn and wheat niUcd and ^
grown in the State, and *11 to!! made by lire ?
An|iicr of the grain milU during the year one ^
, thousand cigb* hundred and mty three a'*o? a
tax in kind of 6ve percent, upon thegroa* pro* t:{
dacta during the year one thousand eight bundied
and wxty-tbrcc, manufacturer* with- fTJ
in the State, including cotton yarn*, leather ami
mil, except audi articles a* may be manuhqp ,|;
tared by any person for hi* or her v? v u*o and
not for aale or barter, whi^h **id tax *imiU be
' ^ *?* ' " * *'*?r>ns*t .1
cotwcteo son Pftju
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Bsc. 2. Thai ibesevcral Soldic*** Bogi*!* of u,
IlchcC to coK?b4gftf bot Icaatkau tbffcc cor more ,
than iwciitv -ftHir, and to be appointed a* here- ! v;
I idbrfc prescribed by kw, ftlmlj <lirkl? their ic- j , j
| ajxecufy D?iricu or l'aritto* mo *c<;;on* j ^
?g&ai to their owa tiomUet, sm#k*wig? lo ouch | of
Osnotmkmtr om of *?id magjLktro, That far; ^
tikf&rfK*6 of aacertellfag a?d colloeung the ^
kiwi, of rise, com at*I whci^ lhc jw?s4 IJ
Commh*xmcT9 *h*ll adopt, t* a dffek epon j ^
which they arc to a*N>? feakl Ul,tbe psw j ^
assooot each producer ha* or msy rvtfcnj for
$k*vmr owe Utoowtmi eight hundred altd *ix- j
to the Confederal? AieiMt^ir the ,j
lax b kiwi of &e Confederate Butc^tlurt4>t ^
?**jnp&i&g tWo u bo arc tool liable to *M l*\
oask ibe actiif the Confederate .<d?oagnwk
And far liftJprpOM* of collecting ?**! tax, each fc
Cemmkuotw k hereby aotkorawl to <lra* list *'
order for ftwuj ixi on any produces %* :U?h? the ^
flection to him, to be (jrltvmd to ?uch
pcrvoa or peram* m mav 1< named, awi in y
aoch propotttott a* ma)- L? juai and psoper? j y
the 'order to be the voucher for the pa) jsietit; j J
IkI In *&d? liUtricU ti* may have an vice** of j **'
aroraiofa tunicf lh** biil, aocli dee** shall be J ,
demanded at such time and place ? the Tom- ) "
jnisakmers *ha'd order, after urn *Uu notice, s'. r
the purpose of being tran*|Hj:tcd to nlhrr por- j . "
tioitf of the State I I*ruriii<J, 'i hat bO pot?oi; j
ahaii be rapiiad to deliver hi? produce at a
distance exceeding eight niftcs from the phrc
of production. Ami in the event that anv j'
perwflt W fkbitt] (art or re<?A<* Jo Ucli*er
the amottM of said tax within the pre
acTtbc^ oo the orxJcr oi* the Coitu:
# cfcllff, Of pelson ;f ?r hint, shall give in
formation thereof on oath to ifac Chairman of ,
the Board, why, on receipt ??f such information
W herebv authorized to issue an execution
- ill
against Uw dciuKjucnt, directed to the Sheriff
of the l>i*irist, repairing Mm to U>\ ami r-i/c
double the emoatit of the artn Irs in hind tor ^
which he wm liable, if to Us found, and if not, 1
then to kvj and collect of hit got*!* and chatilea
three lime* the amount of ti/e value of ol
each tax in kis<h according to the value tiiod i?
*7 the Confederate Coniiniwiuncr* for th;* u
State for article* of a like kiud. The co*Z-* of b
the proceeding to bo paid kv <UUnlur, to
bo regulated by the fee bill* for Sheriff* cc*U <<
in cases of execution isaucd from the courts of u
law. And if any las payer shah sat,<fr the S
collector that prior to the ratification of this I*
Act. he. the said tax payer, ha-s consumed ??r )
owed, or sold the whole quantity wheal tn
which he? may hate raided during il.e cuncVit M
tallenjer tear, either by hi# own oath, <?r bt h
? the Imti&onj of others then tht said t?i\ pu h
.er ahall atxi may pay his wheat tax by ?<Uti -<
toting corn therefor, at the rate <>f one l?n?h? f ?1
of corn for one bushel of whpat, by meagre. ' n<
Sec. 3. That for t he purpose of ascertaining
!M? collecting the tax in kind on manufactured
?K?ifo, mentioned in theftrvCsection 6f this net,
te jaid several Ihmrda of ludief in I>t*trttl?
i which Well fn?m:factnr? mar be '* situated,
~u?
Jnli require ibn owner, or ow?cr$ or person
erson* tii charge of atxch mamsfaclari**, to dorcr
to *at?l Hoard, ou or before the i\ia* day
1 Fel<raan' next, fire per cent. in kind ot ali
>Oc!ft mentioned in t'?e said hr?t ^jioii^iimn*
rac.tiift\l or pttKJiic&i at ihrir nMpeciirb e*ibUdifncM*
during the ^c;?r one thousand
?7r
j?ht hundred and aitty-throe; the amount,
** -' i * - ^ - * * /w? tf
mo mm oi vaci* w? ? 1 9 VJ *V aC-"** p <" T>u +-*n
oard, when recbiiljd, to the QunptfolJer (ieo*1;
and the raid I>oard *h?H !io?d the rame
ibjeet to a distribution nittonpM the several
oards to be made by th?? *a:d Comptroiier
cueral 6nder the sapcrr??don of the Governor,
i proportion to tfm number of pcr*oi? of aid*
k*J>' fniidiks arid *jdd distribution -!m?! be
iadc a* soon after the raid first day ofFcbnta'
Asgn&y to practicable. In the event that
it manufacturer, or manufacturing cotppany,
uo?r or maker of rail, orotb?r article* mdnjtivd
in raid fir>; section, *br.*! tsil ??r refato
> make return on aoih (which raid oatb eit&cr
'raid commissioner* is hereby a.Uiorizcd to
Iminister) on or befotfi the raid first day of
ebttary next, of the atiiOHCt, kind and quality
article* menrionoSTin raid fcl section
anufactmcd or produced by him or tbcgi du
Ig the year otic thousand eiglit hundred and
|ty ihrrfi, and to pay tbo tax in kind thereon
i above repaired, it?m\\ bo the duty of the
h Airman of raid lR>ard. and be h hereby aniotiiosl
and empowered to torn, hi* warrant*,
tcr ten day* notice, fur the ninr*t ami dcicn
ru of burner, iiianufccltircr or runtrc&ieirvr\
or pmot; or per <4#* i? charge of *u$}i
atjo&elorv or utmerr. tittgii ho or they aha!!
* + \pfj 0
ire thr itwrn* abort reqitirr?!, and p**J
ir ?nv in hm! ?* hefeitttafrtfcdirected.
Siir. 4. rhat the sjaoohi of corn, neo and
heal to lefsniiiiMtl to each inditid&d cultfrd
to tVitef in the no? fjrecd
c rate of ten bn^cCjfer AOtmm, to i?? furnbet]
in ?uch j>r. portion* a* the cotsunhwioncr*
13 ?: j to he cxjxfdieni; an<i ?fth the
t;ve : a:ix;nti?<? tyjn5.s,i:v &* near a* pr;o J:cae,
i f??;h lk<a;J of ' o<:i<iii**ioncn?dfmli j?r pure
peciai return Jo the Comptroller *?"< u- r:i . ! ?
. before the tii>l. t-av of \ < hroar^ J ? ?:, Mc'.lnij
# . f
nil how many person* within their rv*pe?' Vc
UrieU or par^hc* are pruvi . for, and ?: .it
not:OS of p?Oiloce of each -j i,ai in en t '
ip<j or ti?cv are vnlilJoi to; am! n ] c
C dutt of tho CottipUv'hr <H-wrs', <?? t? *
ipl v? reinr?!*, l?? IIKU a tab'iUr ?JaJfr*
cut, *howijt|^ the iMjrnUcr Jo provided for,
* ' ' ? ? . 1 .1 .
c Allipttttl fpCtrii oyj l?V ? jio.nru, a' ; , -r
?tHkit)va ?|}Afv lu ?}IK)I UI? Mai fjtiantil*
5:rain &*** other ? wi'l ensile
cIt unlit sJnaj to 1*0 pro* fur#* afure*auJ.
nJ lb* Coinplrt)ii<!| Genet*! i* lipn?l?v author*
p*l, ??eh Use of ihr Co<cr?or. lo i?c
fOijumlnji* rjH?n tbo*? ltr?3u?j* Imping an
;m* ovc 1 the averse *upj?)\, #js?| in favor of
CM?- Iflme aupjuy ?? <K6rE??M? att<!1fit?
a. ! j;u<^ of ?!????tl.e < n U ruau'c
#U j?#y i!?v c-v*?* ?kf Uaf-tpoftAjion,
Sftu. a. 'jflist slip Chairman m*1 T?x A*iircr
any Jhar*: * ho>h;J! fail lp u:ako a return
!u the |?frcc<ifoj? ?haU
?"h ;.aU?- to a fi? pflno 'ri J (JoHaft,
1 hv fccot?TciJ hv
St<\ 0. tp**! U?c <ain of five humlfo# thounj
aim] iLu U Approbated
i<? lw- U?*srii ulc4 in i#rppori*pn lo ih?
?
of ? t..? C r* ?v w -i arrtut^n; tl:,>?***?
iJmtTi-* i?! !?' 4? ' i>| *, .;* Slxtl>\ n* I*
w n'.M'-i in iL- Af\ raSi'nii liiv ojili'nMjnth
^ ? tM
a ?'! i talN-r. tn ill* * < af ore '.So*
* f
j^-it >:l! > Jhm, ? : J3??< 11 "A'I A? I
? 15. a'<'. ??l0*v ialJiih * o!
>' lv r*. i \u it ih, a', ,t(j t ?} ?i;;? 1 Act to
|"f?i all t<? t!;i ?- 4 i J*. M<l ' v
ill !*K?ai i n ;!i - "*.-j:J ffjs \ ? t!s< : ?' * ' * >
I'.d ?Ct. A!iil U. ii < A t?. }* > ?. r* '.. *5 >U - *? T;
ITliCUiftr, u <.J?t .*? Ii- :< .? . Joj? j j. ? . i
C<>M?nKMiov u !!>', ?. ? ;> r .v iiii ?4
f Ii* ; r? > *r *.a! o *, <>0 *. v i i' . " * ' *
bill w ?" j?v a !?' '>2 ',< IA \
iolk>n to r?v??n*KI??r t! \. n > t? *
r m Sflrv innjontr :
W}o fra?. It) the ; r r ; ? ol tlx
VHtUy. il tiN|Usr<-% tin* a;<l , . -,i ar
? l*ar arms iho 1 s* . f 5:.. < .' i<- ?*
latot iff America {, : V
! exemj'*< ?! frvit. mtihtnn ? r-. < i v ?. ** ?
iiliinii*!n ?l ;* ' .5 . !,
olimt? 111 '.'?? f??p J: j ?;-< *i , \
nii?i a* t<? relieve "lie- ? ,! ** ';5* !n?! 1 rt!>? '
<?fU?*u <?r liaUtiu ? <i
ill) ;t* Midi Mil'*' t 1 ' . > i -; *' . ' ' 1 "
? cofi*trwe?i as to ; ** 1 1 - \ w i,<<. 1! j..
Dt HnMe to r v<! * n : 0 n , lave
[ VCI tli< ic?r* jut 55. .1
ftca. Boeiiri'sard asirt Charleston*
Scficrx! Beauregard lias entitled I.iinsclf to '
tkc gralituJo and admiration of the country I
Kv lm magnificent defence of Charleston.? ]
Under hi? auspices it ha* withstood triumph- <
I gntfy inch a combination of naval and military i
engineering as wa* never before brought to <
l^ar upon any fortified place. TUodefrnce of I
j C^adc-ston rtandft without a parallel. 'The j
;^||g$bd skilljof lite beat engineer of the Unite*.' 11
Sh&> the terrific armament* with which fl
hi* fortification* were supplied, and tlic naval j j
morwlm which co-operated with the land j I
f ?roe% hate fur mom tlian fiwiir months expend- ' j
t*\ nll'thrir cower ?:*??? the Palmetto City, and <
}*.;:!! ;S< flnau in proud defiance; and the j i
N?w York Tiiticgt now virtually admit* that j 1
i harlc<<>n cannot he taken I What a lame
ar*i impotent conclusion ?>f all the Jfi^antic j I
i ctFort* ?nd prodigious vaporing* of the vin- ';
! dfc tive foe! Wii.it * Charleston cannot be ; I
tik^a ! Ti?e hot-bed of she rebellion! The
of irwwon ! The accural city ! For j j
nearer three year* the object over *hoac at- ' ?
: IhtUinc nt*' Yankco malice itad floated, and | 1
I tvh^h it ? as raiac-1 fire and iron upon day and ; i
flight, in in storm. for four month* ! j !
I WU vrc ?* your swamp An^cl i Where ??. sour
<*rvck fire? Where arcyonrMonitors? W*acre j i
U yoor Gil ssorei And. after all, to find out :
thai Charleston cannot be taken. That even j <
Fort SottiUr cannot'Ih; taken! That all the j
cnonnooA itms* of iron hurled upon it has onlv j
! made si *tr< u?er and snore impugnable ! Vc j
j ea& aJmo?t hair lb?? Yankee* ?i?a?lim? iiicir j,
j tevih and yelling in impotent a* Ckark*-1,
j ion look* lurtfttcly down upon the La Ailed ma! j
j ice cf fiend* in I he *hapc of men. 1
j . (too*! reason* have these wretebe* to hate 1
I the name of Ucanrcgard ! He Lai been their !
cvtt geiiitts from flrn IoJaM. The Swamp Am ,
I ge! hs*hr] i * *;iccotnb to the Guardian AngnJ
j of Charleston, and iaok> tip at hi* maimer a* I,u?
cjfer mar !>e $oppofc4 to have looked ur? at the
j pm>?r and mora powerful tpiril who hnried han ;
.honjjoi" ftv?*n tHe bsttWmrnfa of i!?.*iti*n io j1
f liia fr&ficr place. From thu time the flr*t gnti < 1
j w.v fire! at Fort Sqrntcr to the present hour, ?
I Ilcaii regard ha* inflicted ?ich mortal blow* J '
v. pot; Yankee pride and vanity that lliet can 5 '
i v>? r fotpto iiim til! the crack of doom ?Fort I
S jmt? r. w|?ic)r with a few fee ha* gw>i? he
icaieiivd :r ni the Y.?ck?c* in t*-? they ti
i < : rtiablo !??f4'^-till with the iimh' jw.b {'
i-rf .: ami >iit ?'* in the **orhi in f i :uot^h?, j
At M-tpAv,-i* |?* j*u2>eturv.i the graodot inihta* ['
' 'v 5 aj ? ; ilir age, A> >! Ji'i the ker]
?-5 *.ir ^r-afia march of ^'wlliciu victories. j
All ?;?'t5'>r ' ^!;r |?!ii*noiifiMi!<iicr> IfttWgrnntl
ghhiv. ;} N. ml hern bet?e* hit *tar will *hit?e
.u u! J no.! tunjeatv. |
I. i ( ...u ft'tiu rvjoi. t\ lot her novrr re* 5 \
lax her *i??cc. I f-c \ a*.Leo terpen? i% ^
xrotchoi. not kn'icd. The priro of ber Bccuritv ! ,
{ ; elcrnil watch'.sine**. I*f0* i.lenoe ha?t *\>z I
nam rescued ber from the rnidicc of tiio in-; ,
I tndef. Lei ber prove herself worth) of that j
j iniorpoahioii hv eootipuing to work out her:'
own unlvjitkm with rrtionl.hu e-ncrjjy and wilii
tve* that lacier aJecp.-? Hifhmtmd jfi*f?tick. | ^
Inrlfienti of ttoo Wnr. j i
A correspondent furnisher the Monfgouirrv
\ Mali with the following incident# oi the w.?r in '
: Virginia.
! Whilst in the cisv of Winchester, on our j
#iv hither, there occurred in incident which
we think wortJir of hotc.*~The Yankee cava!-I
?
rr stationed At Cbarhestnw n made n raid ,
tW rmriitfY forwthe til lie*above Wire
cli* i$r. afcvi ruinntetl w:?h n nrnnUr of horN-*
U-fi-n from ibc fatmorsand with ><>??< Jiron
pri-onc?* picked up oniiifir mamamiing t\p<<H|}f?iu
A Yankee officer riding through
the ?!htU a filth* in the ftaf of the Iv-iv of
h * c<>rt ?-~J?y hh? #hlc ?a* walking a t<??ng
it;an * horn he convfyinj; to a
pr M^trr. At they ihuH p?>Mrd alohg jw>m^ one
? *"i '.] -*>Jc m aiked hmled the Yankee* a* an
a -? ; '.Mi' s, w )jc? Mopped for a minute to rr{t?r;
the ^Aittlalion. No *ootKT had the \ ani
? t ff v?J \i> head, tiiMii the young man by
i. - * :? , iiv a *uddoii ?pMi?jy, u retted li;? i?s>tol
:u ?:, : . ' ?j.i | relenting it ** hi* head,
>i .s?!vii him t^laniiv t?? alight or have In*
!{/*?' out, I ho \ankro down
. . .v '. the roung man van (loci in hi* mo] ,
i h.s hat ?r?*ibe net?presenting
? \ ?'.??; nt tl>< head of the Co t)fotl tided oflh
ir<;fr?'.| |?m) to band him hi* ha!.*
1 - i ; .litiii. he ]*>t ajmn to hi* )ior>c
i l{ ? ! j 'ij <>J !i-W l| III Mil V.....
s ' ti ?).? Vas k?i* for c, *i??J safely effect*
C?i !. ? *' '
! ; n i??r day ?c met a party of Imlxv
\ ;,i' , ?,{* ,. }>< ?| to the fommaH'l of Major
? n- v? x? j ?ii i 4 :rur?h with the Yankee*
c ?. WiJiff grratly outnumber
? !. i.v( i by the different routes to re-1
unite at their rendczrons in the t alley. One
uf the party-had been unhorsed and look to
the wood# for safety?laying there concealed.
IVescntly he saw a solitary Yankee hor^man
:oming along, and be rerrtnred ou; take a look
%t him; seeing no others coming", he at ,<-pM
jnt in front of the \ ftnkec horseman and found
(liin to be the chaplain of the rogiiucnL The
Yankee preacher acgpsied otir Confederal?
fxiv, risking Idm if he was not tired of the civ ' *
rice, telling him it nscles* to fight anr longer,
and suggested thai it would be wiser and,
letter for him to go with hiio and surrender
*nd gel a parole, adding that- he was in great
'anger where he w as. Our Confederate look*
? ? -i t
ing very serious sa:d : **l)o you rciUJy Uiioc
I am in dangerl~ "Most cciUiolv/T **id the
^ v ?
Vaykee Chaplain. "You are a preacher/* said
he soldier, "I most believe you, and as I can
jol out of this dinger much sooner on borsetmrk,
I shall have to thank you to get down.*
Seeing the preacher Jook a little blank at the
ruepoMttgn, our fricim mid: "Conic, he tjnick,
ir; you said I was in great danger, and X
aant to be otT." The astoonded Yankee d?HOQnted,
and our young friend sprung into
he saddle, left him to his meditation*. We
taw tltc voting man afterwards with the chaplin'*
horse which was a fine blooded animal,
tirl l?t* ma*!er utTtllt'il to he vcrv nrood
* ' ~ "" "" ^ I
?f him.
The tnltcd State* Finance*.
Mr. CoIkIct:, in a speech, which he lately
Je! ire red at liix-luiaie, England, remarked, in
tracing the financial evil* likely to result from
i war of micIi magnitude a* that in which we
%rr enjjaged, that the people of the United
slater arv mistaken if they th'uk they can earT
on n civil war like this, drawing a million of
r trnf
uen from productive industry, and spending
.wo to three hundred millions pound* sterling,
without a terrible collapse, sooner or later, and
i great prostration in every pari of the community.
.*
< 'oUlen, remark* the Richmond Whig, is
>r*.bablv tl?e most 2enJou* acvocat? of the
.sum} of our cuctny now in England, and in
;)iat new vv.? must regard h? opinion a* to the
*" * ? - . ?.! _
nevitaldc result ot We cumvagsm amine, mddent
to lh? w.^r of aggression, m very *ug;t>D\c.
Mr. Cohdcn hi regarded theablest filaticicr
in the Hntish dominion*, and in giving
,h':\ opin; t- he *pe*fc* upon predication*, which
in- altogether irrespective of the merits of the
??wtr?t according to ht<* prej?J?ce<i hund. He, H
however, aligns no 1in:it to the abiiitv of the
* #
North in the matter of ootinv, nor doe* fee prelicl,
ns he should have done, in order to give
[Miint and merit to hi* opinion, how long the
North van carry on a cival war iikc this" beFore
the threatened "terrible colla|*v" occurs.
He doc* not any whether thev can carry it on
for a year or ten year*, and the reader i# left to
infer the limit which hi assigns to their linaorial
ability.
If wo consider the strong partiality which
that Abolition sUtoHiaan b hnvwft to entertain
tor i!>e North, wc aught reasonably conclude
that ?h? MCOtisp*C lo which ho rcfcfj, U Qt&tiX
si band than he wonld l*s willing ;o admit,
].. predict that contingency a* imminent, would * '
not comport w i'h hi* advdeacv ot Northern interest.*,
i. i j n-Mi. t: . ionic to this war which
lie n* v?r'i A financial. collapse
would a* ccrV'ui", , p;.i ,i:. t nd t?? thi* war, aa
would the rout .?!? } >: < 'r i;* t on ?'} tbo whole
Northern armv, i- . ? ? isr*t < ?d<?h n would
n?>l !oou*l'ir couMi r.i? * ! - i?*ornncf to the
jH'i?j>io ?>} Locho r, > 1 ? ? r t ?! minYv of the
North, i'\ a J>rid':. tiOU of it.? \ it. . aj;,j , a rlv
financial ru;ii, which would invofw* the necoM
>{ a {M-ft?c Jatorabie '< \!,< >. ;h.
1 hftfc Mil h n collapse ;?* Mf. l\>l Jen predicts
t* imminent, there can be lilth doubt. That it
ha* not occurred l/ctoro now, i?. o? :ng to the
iucccmvi which the N??fth hcI. ?*%?*! in Tcniit'wec.
A rovervc there would have precipitate!
?nch a financial crash a* tM country never
before witnessed. 'What is |*vcu!iar!r significant
in connection tftth the financial operations
of the North, j- lhe*f&ct, that, nr4 withstanding
the advantage* gained In the late battle*, gold
slil! maintain* pfaly much the same standard
that it held be!ore these |>atl!e*. The prestige
of a great victorv frns not sufieicnt tocnchancc
frovi ri.ruenl securities to anything like an approximate
value to gold. The repr&rion from
natural influence*, such as must ever result
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fr? ?m too vast a UT*p?vjHm?on oeiwcen paper
currency and specie, wai too violent to be counteracted
l-v any more artificial appliance or external
contingency. The evils of tins disproportion
c*i*t in full force, an<] it ncedt but the
influence of a serious disaster to Northern anas-,
to bring about the "terrible collapse"' which
Mr. Oobden predicts.?Charleston Mercury.
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