American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-09-15
The Butter Quo ssions

good deal Of gas has been unnecessarily
lei Off in this community since the appear
ance of our paper of last Saturday, in regard
10 an article published by us for Citizen
upon the scarcity of butter and its cause
Citizen traced that scarcity TO the pres
once Of an eastern Hucks,er' in our mar
kei, who was buying for, and shipping TO an
Eastern market, the very articles which
some Of our citizens were denied at their
tables, by reason o! his presence and pur-
chases. Being assured of these facts from
different sources entitled to belief, we adj
lnhted the article with its structures, to our
columns; without note or comment a, the
ume-partly from lack of time, partly from
d'slnclinalion, although we We're called up.
on for an opinion by the writer. That
scarcity OF butter existed among our citi-
zens, and that our supplies were cut of,
and appropriated to the markets where city
epicures may find Injuries for dainty appe-
tites, was enough to cause complaint md to
subject the "hucks,er' aforesaid 10 s)me
manifestation o! indignation. And, in so
business, we agree with him; because it is
not fair, nor right, .hat he hnskctar Cor IN
Eastern rGdIkel should buy up cur outer
and send it.olf, while our own citizens are
compelled to do without the article. The
products Of the country round us have al
ways found an appropriate and paying mar
ket alerej ard so would continue to do, if un.
nterfered with by Eastern hucksters and
their aids.de. camp!
| MIR. Norris the huckster alluded to, called
on us on Monday for the author Of "Ci,izen"
stating that he wished to use his name in
reply, and that The author of Citizen, "could
then appear before him and be accommoda-
ted in any manner he should think proper"
Now, as conserudtor of the peace! and as
wishing 10 save Citizen" from the mor.-
iication of being the target Of personal abuse
for expressing public opinion, we refused
positively TO surrender the authors name,
giving as reason to Mr.. N. that there was
nothing in the article complained of that
could be interpreted as slanderous; and as to
any lalsehood contained in Citizens article,
las he charges,) Mr.. Norris now adverises
\ in the Telegraph of Thursday, that he will
do all that Citizen has charged him with, eli.
Their directly or by implication, thereby ac-
hGowledging that he is but continuing The
business as heretofore.
Mr.. Norris has denounced the article as
"a ID Know Nothing trick"to interfere
with his business, sc. The charge is false,
as we told him on Monday; for we know
that the author neither knew nor cared to
know his politics. It's matter with which
politics has nothing to do; & we doubt whe-
the political prejudices of our country friends
can be wrought upon by so transparent a
! pretext, TO sell their produce to city mar
ket hucksters and leave their neighbors 10
do without them.
We submit the query, whetheri il but.
ter was selling a, 6 cents and eggs a, cents,
hucksters would not buy at these rates, be-
fore offering an advance on them, il they
could get them at such prices. But these pri.
ces have not ruled this market for 10 years
past, and are not likely TO for 10 to come. -
Eastern spectators always buy in the cbea-
pest market, whether coru, wheat, butter,
eggs, beef, or what not, and sell in the dear.
esther object being TO "put money in
heir pockets It's all CANNON toinima,e
hat they are raising prices.
But we will not prolong this article. Our
country friends will, we trust. continue 10
Zeal with their neigbbors as neighbos ough,
20 do, and frown upon the efforts of dema.
gogues TO prejudice them against The town
peoTle, merely to get their butter and eggs
to send 10 Baltimore and make little mon.
ey on them