The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-12-03

s.s,srka,e 3se.. lhaa Shey must Of accessory i
Epgsscn thems. sRiisy can theretIe charge
.sheir own prices. aad they do It. Ihey
have the power to, wiring from the Geld aud
naked, and they exercise the power. sine
HIGHWAY robber seorets himself by the,way-
side. and as the traveller passes BY, he steps
forth. and with drawn weapon, demands
his money. The, traveller gives up his
nurse. Ia order 10 save his life-she robber
was manly enough to peril his own lite.
The cotton manufacturing companies. with |
out running any risk or violating any Urf-
ten Law,. demand seventy five cents per
ward for their cotton osaaburgs three
times its value. They know, that the M
ked and freezing must come TO them 70 pnr.
chase covering for their bodies-it =
matter Of necessity; for they have nowhere
else TO 60. Why does the traveller give up
his money? Because he cannot help It.
Why do the naked give seseny-hye cents
per yard for the cotton osnabars.? Be
cause they cannot helpit. They balh yield
to necessity. What is the difference be-
tween the two cases. The rubber has VI
olated law, bath human and divine. He
has taken BY force that which belongs to
another. The company have right to
charge for their goods what is just and tair.
Every cent they extoEt above his, they
force through the necessities of the people
These corporations, it is said, have de-
,clared dividends so large, ,ha. they are
ashamed to publish them. You see IN the
papers,. simple notices that st,r khnlders
will call and receive their dividends. What
right have these companies - what right
the stockholders, many of whom purchased
their stock at almost nominal prices, to
charge such prices for their goods, as ena-
bic them 10 declare dividends, Of which
they are ashamedi am happy. however,
to learn, that some of the stockholders OF
these companies, have opposed the exar.
bitant prices charged. a improper and
wrong.
What influence must.this system Of ex.
,tortion, spracticed by individuals and cor
porations, exert upon our army: How must
the soldier fee. ..as he hears that every arti-
Gle consumed. by his family, has to be paid
for at prices three or four times as great a.
when he entered the army! Is il likely 70
inaame his ardor. TO know that while he Il
facing the enemy in the field, there Is be
hind him, At home, an enemy who = eating
out his .subs,ances And even if it were
right and handsome thing TO make tor
tune BY speculations during war, would I
be liberal and generous towards oursoldiers
who, by entering the service, have lost al
opportunity Of becoming competitors 70 the
race!
And what is 10 be the effect upon oaT
Government Our enemies have forced VI
to send vast army into the field Unde'
favorable circumstances. and at ordinar,
prices, the cost Of N sintaining anslsupport
inx this army would be enormous. Adj
lie Increased cost which must result iron
present prices, and you have an amour
which eur Government must annually ex
pend while the war continues, which woul'
appal any people who were not determine
10 be free. IL il be true that we have on
Of the most fertile countries on 9hlchih
sun shines, and that our products can be IN
creased to az almost incalculable extent
ret justice to ourselves and TO our poster
" requires that we shall not unnecessarll
augment cur public debt. Let the peepl
be ready to yield all Cor our success 10 TN
8AApA WI Aai-1t+ts3stN
State and Confederate, in their proPe
spheres, protect and defend the colntr
rom outrage and extortion at h.me.
Shall il Be said that there is 40 remed
for these eyilss Can the Confederate u,
.yernment do nothing; Are the State Legl
.slatures 50 imbeeile and impotent that tie
cannot STAY the hands Of speculation 40
sxtortioni Are we longer 10 li.ten 10 Il
heartless cry Of the Spectator ;hu we mi
De gosernedby the rrIes Of trads--of SUI
nv ard demand as if there we're any " 81
plyS except what the spectators had
would catch Up: OrshalI We heed cha
,ered rights" from those who have abuse
he privileges Of their charters. and thsu
selves become chiefs Of exiortloas N
The country has already suffered TOO ma'
and too long. Let every cotton manuiaet
~ II the. south Be Immediately seized, Al
such other STEPS taken and laws passed
L. ocsafafuras - will brlnI the iilsai