Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-11-20
srUBBoRs FACTS.

The following Is from correspondent Of the Fay
sttevHle 0bs~rsr 1t contains much truth told in
aplain, biunt way, and worthy of general consider
alton:
MEssss E. j. HALE & Sous Gentlemen: Ihave7
been one Of your readers for many years haze paid
for the Weekly 06serrer in advance since 1850;
have saved S. or more by so doing. / like what
you said in late number that paper was worth
the subscription money or it was not worth it this
is so, and man who viii cheat the printer, will
cheat his grocer, or any one else when he can /
have seen him tried; knew man who owed land
still owes) the - Sixty-fiye dollars, IL years
subscription for the Tri-weekly, at SIS per annum
(besides INTEREST," This subscriber is very fond Of
reading papers, can't do without papers well the
travelling agent finds negroes and other property
there but is told that all is settled on the wife and
children. l lost BY the same man, asesss
hope you will continue to keep It before the
people about the wide difference between the pay of
privates and Lieutenants, Captains, and field OIL
GERS. The difference is too great it is outrage
hope the press all over the South will rally till
there is an alteration. There are now Captains in
the service, making over 500 month, who were
never known to make $25 per month at home.
But commenced this to beg you to call the at
tention of the public and the authorities the vast
quantity Of bacon which is wasted daily in, the
Southern army 1t was alleged that We had plenty
Of bacon in the South when the war broke out No
doubt this was true. With ordinary care there
would have been plenty. l want the soldiers
we'll cared for IN every respect; but enough is
good as a feast. Each man gets 81 pounds per
week; they say themselves that pounds would
be quite enough. But suppose they have 81 instead
OF o.; with 100000 men in service, here would be
saving OF soc, 600 pounds of meat weekly. /
have talked with several of the laborIrg men, now
in service; they say they cannot make of
pounds week, sometimes do not use pounds in
d.
something to save the meat If things continue as
they now do, bacon will be held next summer at
sixty cents a pound. 1t is now 80 and 80 in
Charleston and Columbia. One planter says that
he could supply one hundred negroes with the meat
that IS thrown away by one regiment How many
people are there in time o. peace and plenty who
cannot get bacon enough when it sells at IL and II
cents; they are in every town and county. How
will they get it now? Flour too will run up; they
now give Tin many places Hour entirely, while the
men crave corn meal. Why on earth can't they
give at least half corn meal, and half wheat -four
Spectators are now seeming after pork away up in
Tennessee and elsewhere. Salt is now held at ten
dollars per sack in Charleston. DO advise weekly
for the farmers to go to the seashore to make their
own salt. These are matters that concern every
one. The women and children are being called on
to assist in carrying the war, and they do great
deal, but while they work they must have sup.
port | assure you they suffered the past summer
who did not raise their own meat
hope you will get list of all the North Caro-
lima regiments and publish in your pal er or in
pamphlet form; no doubt they would sell There
those in the world who do not want to give the
old North Stste half justice for what she has done
and is doing Such document would be highly
priced by many of the children and grandchildren
(now unbOrn) of the men who are spending their
best days in their country's service.
hope you will continue to urge the farmers
everywhere to raise corn hogs, cattle, &c No
danger Of these things being overdono.
LYNCH'S CREEK, S. c.