Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-10-18
4" Spectators vs.. the People"

Nm. EDIToR In your issue Of week be.
fore last. under tie above caption, you have
endeavOred TO s,icmaiile large and respect.
able elias. Of people, who are engaged in le-
climate business, by casting blame. unjust.
~. on all who happen to be fortunate
enough to have on hand hos.head Of mo.
lasses, os pound Of tea. because they have
done VIA, you or any other man would
have done. "takc tho rice :" and you alec
accuse them Of attempting Ito .,arye the
poor. and rob men OF moderate means. aud
then your Proclamation goes on TO say. BE
it therefore known TO all people that when
they ray large increased price Tor mo-
lasses, tea, eoGcc, sugar, nour and other
provisions, 1t is the work OF INSCRIPTIONS
.pscula,ors. and no, the government; aplo,
to rob the people," Now, for heaven.
sake. wha, do you c,pee, to make GU, Of
such wholesale SANDER
Bot 10 the point. Trade regulates itself
II the supply Is equal to the demand. mod.
crate rrice- rule. II. on the contrary. the
demand ron. far alb al OF the supply 0, any
particular article, the price will advance, as
natural consequences Of trade. Men are
often made rich without an effort. Sup
pose the merchant. whose ships were en-.
gagged in The tea trade, should. in the na,u.
raj course Of business, have had few car.
zoe. on the way 20 New York at the time Of
the passage OF the hes 'ariG, aud on arriv.
ing. a tea sale. as usual, take. place, and
,hs sales amour, to City Per cent. more than
iotmerly--what !, the eAussl The nr,G,
the war. the election Of Lincoln. or tho jed
Dayi. rsbellion' II there had been no re.
belliou there would have been no war, no
new iArid and consequently no &" un'crupu.
lou, speculation. "
And nov. err, please alter or modify your
proclamation. and place thu corn. right
Z" lie It kuo~n to all people that when they
pay a large increased price for mola..s..
tea, coGee. sugar, l1ur and other provisions,
i, il the work Of INSCRIPTIONS. political,
rebellion. thieves and .coundrcl.. who have,
ior the purpo'e Of establishing a new GOV.
eminent. founded on the erumblins in.,itu.
ton. OF slavery. brsush, upon usa mos,
disastrous evil ~ar,-chanse the RESPONSE.
tiliiy Of high prices from loyal msn en-.
gagged in legitimate trade, and place d,
whers i. belongs, on the rascally heads OF
JslI. Davi. and hi. followers, whether at
home or abroad, whether al the Capital. or
on Paris ll:lI. Turn your guns upon the
traitors instead Of loyal men, aud give the
people no wrong impression. as 10 cause Of
high prices. There would have been no
war bat Tor jus, such traitor. as nee, in your
vicinity, and have 50 often DETAINED the in.
siituiion. under which they have been nur.ei
and reared, to sting like the viper the bosom
that warmed them into life. and deisme, by
their ISLANDERS to their Southern allies, the
best men in the North. ID.
We ehceriully give :" b" hearing be
cause we believe in free discussions, and 10
ihi. end have no objection to publishing the
views Of our friends or even enemies. when
ever they desire it, and the same are couch.
ed in respectful Language. No,withstand-
Ing the arguments Of b We are no, ye,
convinced that the general Propositions laid
down in the article referred to are untrue.
The object Of our article was to show that
prices were regulated ia many instances by
a'arieious Spectators, and no, by the Leg
innate laws Of trade. Il says trade reg.
ulats, it-elf." So il will If you will let
i, alone; and that il what We complain OF.
Spectator. step IN and eel at defiance all L.
climate rules Of trade lie further says,"if
the supply is equal TO the demand. mOder.
ate prices prevail" Not always. Bu, few
years ago, aour run up TO on eIhorbitapt
price. and was held 20 for while, and yet
the country was iull oft. First and second
purchasers hal bought up immense quanti-
ties. which enabled them for while to con.
troll the market, and they held on 10 high
prices rs long as they could, and then when
few Of their number failed and prices be-
gan TO fall, the I" am broke" and -four
went down almost one.third in q very few
months time. Many large -four dealers IN
that operation were IN the end ruined; yet
,ha, don't alter the fac, that for time the
people were swindled to Gil the pockets OF
greedy SPECTATORS. Thi, history Of the
aour speculation is bu. single instance.
and It 10 a. one among many within the
last thirty years. not only in -four. but in
almost every article OF family consumption.
"B." further says. elf there had been
no rebellion there would have been no war
and no new tariff. and consequently no un'
scrunuIous spe,ulators" This NAV oil be