Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-11-26

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Taz business of starving the rebels into
submission, would be a slow and uncer-
tain thing. The cure of the ualady which
rules them cannot be accomplished with
out blood letting aud cauterizing. Bpt a
spare diet goes great way towards put
ting q patient in . way to be spredJ and
an empty stomach sometimes gives rernar=
kable- olearness 70 the brains. The honest
self examinations to which fasting emf.
pently eonduessY is what the mass Of the
Southern people need. The meek retra-
eng ofistepsto which. since the days Of
the prodieal son, hard fare and little of 1t.
stropRiy. fmpels, will soonest remove the
butdsns they have brought upon them
selves. The blockade pressure, coupled
with strong military treatment like that
at Port Royal, is what is needed.
No doubt that pressure now is general
and severe. The blockade, though NOT
perfect, is nearly so complete as to crush
trade and commerce. and to cause serious
discomfort The prices of the necessaries
of life, at New Orleans, equally with the
iaterior, and In the aristocratic districts of
South Carolina, equally with the back
woods of Arkansas, are indicative of suffer-
ing and of aterrible winter. Weare not LETT
to surmise this from the prices current, or
even newspaper articles. Want has be-
come so general aud so threatening that
official action has already been taken to
smslioEate the condition of the people. No
two States have been more prosperous and
ssli-sustainipg than Tennessee and Geor-
gia. Yet the latter, five may believe its
own journals, is suffering from famine SO
generally TINT nnless legislative relief can
be provided = general raid Of mobs is isar-
ed upon the receptacles of grain and pro-
visions, and in the former, also, legislation
is demanded to keep down the price of
food, aand, If II sahll be necessary, to
place. the same in the hands of the military
authoritiesa 81 q
The Atlanta (Ga.) coysderaey of Nov.
eth, makes the action Of the Tennessee
Legisl9sures the text for trying similar
movement in Georgia. On the instance of
a public meetng in Nashville, the follow
ing resolution was submitted to the Solons
of Tenneasees. and their favorable action
requested: s.. +
sResoivsd, That the Legislature Of the
State of Tennessee be requested to pass
some law that viii prevent the ruinous
prices now sought 70 be placed upon the
Staples of life, even IL Il shall Be necessary
to plaza the same In the hands of the mil
tafy. authorities ssa +
In Georgia, no less Ii the pressure felt.
The 0oVtdaacy attributes tito Spectators
who run mp prieesfor theirown profit and
iremarkss
Before this war commenced, bacon could
Do bought for 10 and II ets. per pound.
Il Is now selling ut 30 cts. Nothing has
trRpVpired TO increase the cost of tldkiag
ft, and fta Transportation costs NO more,
And our Government should have Il to feed
the aDidiersj and their poor fanillea at
home should have Il NJ more reasonable
rate /; and those engaged In the sale Of Il
should hare that much p1tftetisn Ia them.
II they have h NOT, the law should farnish
them with Ii. - 80
COUNTY eRns could be had for 80 oeut5 per
yard befofs che war now Il iS from 81 %
70 sibo, The labor Of. making Il, aad tho
material out Of Whish tt ia made cost no
moro neW than the6t aud the soldier should
hAyu Il % glsths him while bio ashts for
ns, at more removable rates. Patriotism
aemah4st that much Rt ths hAhdb Of these
who dsRlln such articles u may be diff
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