The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-02-18

As ie1g as the energies of people unfettered,
there is general constitutional remedy for all evils.
But in regard to the growth Of grain and all articles
of food thcreis no lack of remedy, and ii will be
long time before The per cenage of profit arising out
of the industry Of the farmer is subject to the
troll Of legislative interference or the exerfions or in
fuence OF any chartered moaopsles whatsoever.
The high price OF grain has partly arisen from the
fact that taking the United States throughout, not
more and perhaps considerably less than en- average
crop raised lat year. To balance this deficiency
importation has teen considerable; but as efficient
supplies could only be obtained from defiance, It of
course was long before they could reach AS in large
quantities. The Impulse is begun, and Russia, and
the ports Of the Baltic pGur out large stocks of
grain. Some has already reached, bur much will
continue to come during the approaching summer,
and perhaps up TO the period vixen an abundant har.
vest may be poured upon the nhs bitants OF the United
States Itis also fam to suppose that the former may
have anticipsed the present high prices, and Gown
large breadth of winter grain last fall and the
will soon approach for planting corn and yegeta-
be and a grain hsay pat Sr tn
can get ready lfso, and with TIE smiles of aknd
Overriding Providence tho sends Nc rain and fruitful
seasons we may next harvest see every kind of,pro-
duce down 10 q reasonable price.
But in the mean time what remedies exist
lst. Econsmy.-By this do not mean that man
sh all only half provide for the appetite of himself and
fanily bat, that all waste shall be avoided.
I'd. Temperanoe.-Let no poor man fly to the use
of intoxicating liquor to drown the care and anxiety
which he feels that his children crying around
him, chilled with cold, and pinched with hunger
Sd. Patence.-Let no one wantonly destroy any
article of food because it is high pricedbecause IL Is
in the hands of monopolsss-becanse banking
shauing institutions can enable any to hold on to
their SOCKS of flour &c. in hopes Of preventing
ducton, or of gaining higher prices. Loss and de-
structco fall eventually on the poor aborer-the rich
can take care of themselves byaayng in stocks when
they fOyesec a rise In prces.
But there is another remedy for the evil. Let the
poor particularly think of this; aud let those who
- A. L IL
wise may become the objects Of vengeance. / refer
TO the distlers Passing by for the present the mo-
raty and immortality of grain being at any tiIpe dis
TILED to produce Intoxicating liquors. let US consider
its bearing the present state of things. The
at which dister looks for obtaining supplies, is &C.
neray fresh importations. Ii therefore the public re-
ports state that many thousands or tens OF thou
sands of bushels of grain imported in week. the
poor naturally Immediately look for reduction liz
price. But they are Disappointed. 1t almost mper-
ceptibly eludes their grasp. If they trace IT. they
will find it at the distiery.
This the last mill to which the hungry poor ought
to have to 90 to know what is become Of imported
grain during high prices. 1t grinds the grain, is
true but it more cruelty grirds themselves. Nay
worse-it provides them with poisonous substitute
for wholesome food-raisng on the one hand the
staff of life without which they cannot long subsist
and on the other had raising also the price of the liquid
poison, without which they can do; and like two
edged sword spreading famine on one side, and intox
cation on the other-thc two most awful precursors
of a slow and lingering death.
To reH,edy this evil, propose, sir, that you instant
ly draw up a manly and spirited but temperate and
arGunentative address to the dstllers, calling upon
them lmperiously in the name Of common humanity
well morality, to suspend all dstillaton during
the present high prices; that copies of said address
be left your office and the Offices of other editors Of
papers for signatures that the said address, with the
signatures be inserted without any remuneration to
any Of the papers that the poor sign II to a man,
from motives Of necessity, and the rich from high
minded principle Of duty TO their suffering ellow-clti
zens and that as soon as possible the distllcrs
pond TO the CALL and prove that they have no desire to
grind up grain eventually to grind up the poor,
and pledge themselves for some months at least to
suspend all distation from grain. l that
even the health and external appearance of the poor
cows in the neighborns daires vii begreatly mproy-
ed by not imbibing so much OF the dlstiery pish-
irash and am sure that the quality of milk which
is sold in New York will thereby be less deenora
ted.
Let no one think hereby am pointing at the dis
ters a mark for popular vengeance Yet they
afford better TO from their labors for little
season than Eli Hart and the flour dealers can do
for, the latter chiefly benefited by their commits
SONS statesmen for others, for whom they are in
trust; but the disllers take oil the profits to them
selves.
As these remarks apply to country as well as city
in the present crisis and the laborers the bone
and sinew Of society, they must be protected-the
yeomanry have always been the pride of England
their ruin is the DOWNFALL to its manly ndepend
ence ofany country; for, may say with famous |
English poer whom merely at present quote from |
memory,
But bold pcasariry their ceuntry's pride,
When once destroyd con never be ssppl.ed
Goldsmith
Considering myself as only an humble individual |
and that "the post Of honor 10 private station, do |
sign my name but it should be at your service, If
thoughtts publicity would farther the cause of suf
fering humanity. Your early insertion will oblge
Yours J. b.
p s. Would it not be desirable thing to obtain re-
turns of all mportations of grain for the last few
months, from foreign ports Also how much has been
actually purchased by distllers; and how long II
would have lasted the inhabitants of New York If IL
had not been groundup for other purposes than fer
food.
us- NO ONE ~ so FOOLISH suppose for moment
that live without eating than coad derive
FINN