The New York herald., 1862-12-14

surety Of 90 shey will not unless they have some
the ss,ng salt. They think they had better keeT
eca pork for the lack OF salt. NY opinion is 1a
srs mua parish bfors asother crop Is WADE unless we
they have san sey have ever done before If the people
are alarmed in time they can winter on half the grain
generally used. am satisfied there was nothing like
half az much grain raised here this year as there
was last, yet scarcely had enough to do u.s. ! see
you are talking about cotton and tobacco crops
next year. We raise neither here this soar is %
last crop season. soy June ,oiA all
the conscyfps IN ne army our support mua come from
sSrse else s,s We VIII not make y here our rulers ns
clothing one would 10 the Lord the leaders had to take
the place Of The soldiers.
fear the manufacturers are ldisregarding the ex-
empton clause Of the Transcription law by selling their
prices Cloth that wc used TO pay from 81 to 81 Is for
is now selling for 81 70 IS yard Yarn Is selling at
81 per bale and shoes at IRON s12 to SIS per pair
] firmly believe there is enough of material in
tnis county, in the hands OF spectators and
extortoucrs TO furnish at least good pair OF shoes
for every soldier in one or more regiments il could be
applied great many farmers their own
leather and shoes for their families This does not get
the hands OF the SPECTATORS and it is therefore, not
included in the calculation II any ought go half
Clad and half shcd those who stay athome ought to do
IT. Tho soldier ought to have our first . = =
Governor Vance, hayo doubt, will do his duty. OF
this have no lear lie nis many friends in this county
who rejoice that he is doing so well, and hts one
mics asonshed and vexed 10 that conservative
man Is making so patriotic governor
friend, writing from Caldwell county, says
Inc mauuiacturcrs OF every kind, TO AVOID oGiufn
from their neighbors ana old customers prefer say
they have governmen; contracts M rather than ask
their neighbors the prices these secuators will Tor
them. The thing works thus:-These spectators. by
this process Of deception, monopolze the material
with the knowledge and consent OF the manufacturers,
They then make up tho goods and charge their own
prices. In the way they 20 through the country
and buy up The gram honey brandy, whskey, aud
potatoes at low rates. as they cay for the soldiers but
really for themselves 10 speculate upon
Another friend, writing from Stokes county says
Onicss you had rsied our ,oene',s counties you can
De eraiied ,comes ana children ty taking Of ne
men from Airtyf~ 70 forty.fs This county has en-.
rolled about 800 m@7 and of these about $50 in
the SERVICE Our crop abort third less than
last year, and almost entire failure In the wheat rye
and oat cops so that our people have TO depend
alone for bread 70 feed their stock don't
know haf dozen In the county who are Offering
bushel OF corn for sale, and they are asking
80 .sn osmsI from the ,p heap Already are our
and these. too, the wives Of brave pering
lost their husbands in defence ethe country Now and
then you will hnd who win divide, the ap-
Paren, npoysshmcnt Of his own family but the great
state Of unedfne1 mol ksoong at UAai moment they may
be called of into seviee and hence they bold 70 what
If all the oonscrpts from my county taken o il win
be impossible for those el behind 70 make support for
Our rulers sAsud understand ne oann and nsanties of
poor soldiers, and sr Wants, dtow all eheys should
be supplied % do this requires judgment, experience
and energy AS 70 the propriety or ncaeasng army
Think this involves considerations Of more gravity than
most persons At first nwarc of IL is but natural
when hear or new eves being raised and placed In
the Geld against US that corresponding idea Of ncreas.
ing army should arise but we know cannot com.
pete with our enemies In numerical strength When and
where 10 stop Is question Of ordinary moment One
sharp scytbe VIII cut more grain than half dozen dull
ones will soldier, De clothed and ,ceu fed do mors
execution han half dozen ind,eerentiy armed hd cidd
ana hdif fdmishsd To keep our gallant army IN good
fighting trim, at home must DO attended
o aud This cannot be done with all our conssrpts the