Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-07-24
From the Lanicnster Ledger.

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countries from which wesget salt and
some few things that we cannot we'll dc
without, unless running the risk of q
whole cargo being captured by the en-.
emy.: These articles are frequently
made higher by the greedy and unscru'
pulous appetite of the spectators buy
| ing up the whole cargo and then asking
their own prices. -... -
| 1 cannot see how any patriotic man
can demand high profits for what he
buys to sell, or what he raises for sale,
from his .neighbor in such, times, be-
cause every article is cash, consequent
|ly no risk to the senes in losing any
thing by selling on credit. - .
There are two classes in our country
and always have been--the producer
and non-producer Of provisions. 1t is
true the producer does not raise every
article he consumes-such as salt, cof-
fee, &c. But he has not as many things
to buy as the non-producen Therefore
the producer should only ask such prices
Especially in these times) as will pay
him reasonable profit for his labor,
aud at the same time for price to let
the other class live. We are all con-
tending for the same great and glorious
cause. Therefore we are mutually de-
pendent on each-other in this death like
struggle for our independence.
1t is true the producer has to pay
from $40 to 800 per bushel for salt, and
81 per fb for coffee, if he uses it, he has
also high taxes to pay. But recollect
the non-producer has these same aIti-
eles to buy, the same taxes to pay. and
then his provisions to buy. Therefore
we producers should be as moderate N
prices as the necessity~of the case re-
quire. We ought to do to them as we
would have them do to US in similar Cir
cumstances.
How can the preacher of the gospel
live, or the on-producing soldier sup
port his family ? If the preacher get
but his usual salary, and the soldier on
ly $1l per month. When we charge
them from SIS to $40 per barrel for
-four, and other things in proportion
If we charge them double and treble
prices we ought to be willing to pay
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them in proportion for their services
But if the preacher would require or
demand that, he would be at once de-
nounced as preaching for money, or the
soldier fighting for it. Some men will
sell what they have for sale at very
high prices, and then turn round and
denounce others for doing the very same
thing. If one man denounces another
for selling at high prices he ought to
sell what he has for sale at moderate
prices, (that is to be consistently There
is great deal of this sort of work 60
ing on at present. One man trying to
pull the mote out of his neighbor's eye,
while at the same time he has great
beam lodged in his own eye. If mer-
chant buys what he has for sale at high
prices, he is obliged to sell so as to
make profit, forthat is his occupation.
But he can afford to sell cheaper from
the fact that he gets the cash, therefore
runs no risk of losing anything. do
not think it is right for him to buy his
goods, then, if they take sudden rise
to sell them higher than his regular
profit, Notwithstanding some will do it..
For it is very tempting to the merchant
as well as the producer to sell for what
he can get.
The producer, the merchant and the
laborer should sell and work at mode
rate profits at this particular crisis
The man who has money at interest
would have the same right to loan it at
two or three times the interest, as the