Newbern weekly progress., 1862-12-13

planted In corn very generally. and the crop
Of this essential product IL perhaps larger by
many hundred thousand bushels than has ev
er been known. When this is considered, TO.
gether with the immense crop OF peas, potatoes
fruits, &C., there would seem to be little dan.
ger Of any actual suffering among our people
nor would there be-. couidit alf be properly
distributed and at reasonable. prices. But The
demon Of ofspeculation and extortion seems "a
have seized upon nearly all sorts and ,condi
hons OF men, and all the necsssaries' Of life are
last getting beyend ths peacA ofthe poor.
Flour, which il properly leh 10 the laws oi
supply and demand could not have risen ia
more than double peace rates, can now be used
only by the rich.
Everything has tendency4upwards in the
same proportion Leather, woolen cloth and
cation goods have been made the especial
Hlears Of e1iortiobr As II we were not sulil.
cionGy afflicted uitlffhe bssc and atssicnn.
70 our own midst, Spectators from distant
States swarm in the land offering fabulous
prices for everything they can buy. And in
many instances. taking advantage Of the pa.
triotlsm Of our people. they represent them.
selves as agents Of the government purchas,
ing for the army-thus obtaining what they
could not otherwise do. The supply Of salt
will, I hope be sufficient, but this subiect too
needs legislative action, Dr. Worth, the salt
commissioner appointed by the Convention,
has been industriously ut work !. but he has
net produced great quantity, owing to the
difficulties which be has mentioned in his re-.
ports. HIS first works, at Morehead CITY,
were taken by the enemy before he had fairly
gotten them into. operation. His next effort
at Wilmington was in producing about $50
ousnels per day, Tor some time before they
~ere interrupted oy tue yellow lever, which
mas cause their temporary suspension. As
he Pestlience has abaiedr they wall OF course
oe niheua'eiy again PUT into operation, The
"noie amount made there oy the State and
pyau lnus'uuais, prooao,y exceeds 2,o0o
ousue's per oay: Neariy all OF thls madt on
PIl.a.e account IL oought py citizens Of other
o'a.es ana carried OH Tor speculation, at prices
'annS'"g rom $iz 70 w per oush.L
MY preuecessor, Gov Clark, also. entered
u'o IS con,rac, hfough ~ W. Wcodhn and
aeo Aiofaeeais Esqfs'rwith Stewart, Blu
enanan TO-, OIL Saltvllle, Va, Tor the priv
lese VI mnhu'ac'urihg ooo,oou bushels Of salt,
ahu MI Woodnn'was MADE superintendent OF
.ne works. WIN commenda6le energy he
mas pushed forward MS undertaking, and there
ars now, Is reported 70 me by SPECIAL agent
sen' 70 s's'' 'ne eslaoiishmen', about 200 ket>
''es IN Operation making near 1900 bushels
per uay' ow'hS 10 MS sickness the Superin.
,e"ue"t mas maue no onclai report to me o
"'1 0Pe'a'o"S ~" espenu'tures
'e,s'hmenu lnat your honorsole body
snah tahe immediate steps 10 prevent the ex"
por'a''oh rom me state oi sail, leather, shoes,
woolsn cloln, cotton clo.n, yarn, pork and ba-
and by regular ansnts of the government;
and except when purchased by any county
and corporate authorities Of our sister States,
under such regulations as will amount To sat.
Isfactory proof that such ar cles are for pri.
vate use, or charitable distribution to the poor
of such counties, towns &C., and not for specu
tlon-not, however, in violation Of any exist,
ing contracts made by our citizens with citi.
zens Of oher Sta'es This is all the remedy
can suggest for the evils Of extortlon his
tory and common sense have taught Us the
danger of trying to force trade, which refuses
to be governed by any but natural laws. All
we can do is to aid these well established laws
as the skillful physician assists nature in the
checking Of disease. Violent and forcibl,
measures have long since been condemned BY
civilized statesmen, and could now only serv'
| to dry up the souyceso our industry, and les
sen the productions Of the country. Tn,
| same remarks apply 10 seizures Of proPert,
or public use, which ought never to be resort
ed to except IN extreme cases, and then onl.
AS a temporary expedent..
To provide against the possible suffering q
the wives and children Of our brave and sell
i DENYING sold ers | also respectfully recon
mend the purchas ng and storing, at some sal
point in the interior, Of at least two huadrr
bushels Of oorn, and i've hundred thousin
pounds oi.pork, TO bs-s1ld To them at rate
sufficient tocpycr the cost, transportation, d
Il can now be bought In the eastern chun'i'
al moderate prices, anu Is ln uahse, o' ueS'ru
tloh ny 'he eheuy' u"''sS ie'no'eu =, an e"'
day hnuc'paung .he neeess', VI tns me
sure, asu also .p'nh'ps y Pioper !" NINA nI
point Q, view 70 hars sou,e P,us w .a"u
nave a'teany 1ruo,eu ''e ounu'5so ', m'6e "
on Tue ~ Y. npau' s'u uIa'o o."e' PIe,'"'"'A
arrangements 'or lu,o"As.,e w 'r'ss seai. !.
n ueem 'n,S nat,e' y, '"s WI, ms"S'
r Portahee' Nonns mo"'u ~ I'es' anu
4 courage our soiu,ers, n ','e u'se"a,ss y, w
as 10 Know iaat men ou,s was pro'mHs
those ~ nome uearer W uiy", snan ~.
q no,hng wou'u e'sp,n a"u sVu'o. a,as ,us
o. 10 sho" ,nas 'nes1 uoA' 'a ynss sO - su"ss.
"a indeed lhe solue,, 'u,e'ns sn'ossn !,
OF SHOWS or coup@s .""'s' a'' ou.'s ~, ,a - ".
q day oy Gay 'or our ue'e"eel I'M nas sn ~