Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-27

midst sPecu aors from states swarm in the
lsno ring fabulous prices for everything they buy
And in many instances taking advants ge Of the Patriotism
OF our people, they themselves as agents of the
ment pul chasing for tie army-thus obt nDg
they could not herwise do The supply of salt will
hope ne sufficient but tss subject legislative
nGB r. worth, hs commissioner appo1 ted nv the
Convention bas been industri uy WORK; but he has
not produced great quantity, owing t. the difficulties
which he has mentioned his reports His first works at
M1ehead City taken By the enemy before he had
fairly gotten them into operation His next effort ut VIII
WAS successful in produ pg about ESQ bushels PER
ds tor time before they we're INTERRUPTED nv the
ye low lever which has caused temper ary
As the pestl has abated they will course be
dist9y ain put into operation. whole amount
there 6y me Ntae and private Individuals, probabl ex-
ceeds 500 bd he's day. early all of this made on
private by citiz as of other States AID
cadred Gf for speculation at prices ging from
Ny prf decessor Gov Clark also entered into
through N W. "oo66n and Geo W. Mordecai Esq g. with
Stewart Buchanan Co. OF gatvlle Va for the priv
ege of manufacturing 800 bushels OF salt and MIR
"ooohn was made Superintendent of the Works. With
commendable energy he has pushed forward his undeak
agen sent to visit the esta6sbm about 200 kettles
operation naking near 1900 bushels per day Owing to
his sickness the Superintendent has eff ai re-
port to me OF his operations and expenditures
recommend that your Honorable BODY shall take nme-
diate steps to prevent the exportaoa from The State
salt leather shoes, wOoen Goth CLOTH yaln pork
by regular agents of the governments and except when
psrchased by any county and corporate horts of
sister States under kuch regulations will to
sacory proof that such articles are for vate use or
charitable distribution the poor of such counties oWus
&C. and not for specuation-not however in voIaon o,
existing conracts made by citizens th citizens
other States. This the remedy can su pes for the
evils extoron-hstoy and common sense hayn taught
the danger of fo trade which refuses to be
governed 10y any but natural laws All can do to aid
these wei established laws the skul physician
nature in the checking Violent and fore Bile
measures have long since been condemned By civilized
and could only to dry up the
OF our industry and lessen The productions of cOnnry
The remarks apps to seizures private property
for public use which ought resorted to
dicDt.
To provide gant the possible suffering of the wives and
children Of brave and sefdenyiDg soldiers also re-
spectuy recommend the uIchasDg and storing some
safe point in the Interior of least hnndred thousand
bushels Of and five hundred thousand pounds pork
to sod to them at rates sufficient COST
poraton, &C. 1t be bought the counties
at moderate prices and in danger OF destruction ~
enemy, not removed at early day. Anticipating
necessity Of this and thinking proper in
military point of view to have surplus hand
already ordered the building CT large cribs the N c.
Read and made other preliminary arrane pur
| chasing a large scale.
IrCem this matter of the very highest Importance
Nothing would cheer and soldiers in the
discharge of Guty, to know that their proy
ding for those at home dearer to them than life and moth
ing would 30 dspt and demoraZe them to know that
those dear suffering
Indeed the soldier shvering through the the
coming winter and offering his bl Od day by day for
defence, has right expect that his country will per
NIT his wife and little in vain for bread and
while there is mOrse in the land should be divided with
them beg Gu therefore Gentlemen, to make such pro-
Visions as you may deem best IN reference to the matter
and at early day possible and let the grat yng
forth to the of armies that the
and chdIe of soldiers shall suffer long their
! State has money or food to give them
beg leave to call your attention to the great and almost
lnsurmopntaDle dhcutes encountered by the Quarter
masters Department in providing clothing, shoes, and
blank r troops. During the administration of my
predecessor an arrangement was entered into (accordng
to resolution of the General Assembly, with the Quarter
masters Department of the Confederate States which
North Carolina to receive the communication clothing
money OF her troops and clohe and shoe them hersslf
And agreeing TO sell the Confederate authorities all
the surplus supplies that could be procured in the State
they agreed to with their agents from markets.
and leave the State agents the whole eld without compe
titon This would have enabled the State cothe
shoe her troops comfor aby and could have furnished
the Confederate Sta all tnat to be had anyhow
reasonable rates. But it Immediately violated The
country and STILL swarming with agents of the
Confede Government stripping bare markets
putting enormous prices upon agents This is espe-
cay the IN regard to shoes and leather. The
quence has been troops could get only half supplies
from home, and nothing at all from the CoHederee Gov
ernment because of agreement furnish them
selves. When large portion of army this fall by the
accidents of bait and other causes lost their baggage
found impossible onceto replace it, Sorey pressed
the best to be pursued, published appeal
to peoHe in behalf OF their brothers in the field and
employed the militia officers tor the collection OF articles
donated sold and though the response has been
gratifying ard patriotic, yet it essary slow and
certain and regret say that the heroes of Boonsboro
Sharpshurg and other glorious fields have suffered and
still suffering grea the shoes and clothing
Every possible exerticn has been made for their relief
while the agents of the Confederacy allowed compete
with ours, aud spectators allowed carry
beyond borue it will be impossible supply them
earDesly recommend an embargo upon this article
before mentioned. am graifed ihat am able to
tn prospect of obtaining cotton cloths
rates better than has BEEN The stockholders of the
RoCkfsh manufacturing company one of the large ard
enerpisng i'll the State have agreed sell all their
productions at IS per upon cost the rate allowed b,
the exemption bill which will reduce the price about one
half an scme seven or eight other companies have init
mated intention OF following their prasewOrthy
pIe We may reasonably hope ,h4t most of the her mil
10 the State can be induced to do likewise The wooer
+ factories incOrrigible Some of them when
asked to furnish their goods at Is pe cent declined entire
y, and others agree do by fixing prof
he cost OF the material and then adding the IS pei
greater than before 1t greatly to Be regretted that bt
useful and to- bechershed institutions should put
1hemse YES in position Which will cause them 90 be exc
.
free trade policy oppressed them in times of peace,
exis epce of the war recommend them your tender
gentlemen, and would respectfully suggest tina
YOU adopt such measures as may seem practicable for
curing supplies to our own citizens first and to reduce
possible the price of cotton yarn which essential tt
4 supplying the hand looms of our farmers wives
In relation to ordnance stores will mention that near
year ago. contract made by my predece und
of the Legislature appropr ating $40 600 for rh
purpose with Messrs WaerhOuse BOwes for the
powder mills The money expended, the mill
erected and afterwards blown up and destroyed
Gov. Clark agreed to furnish them the to star
again and under contract they have erected othe
mills and nearly ready to begin operation on
scale sufficient to make about 600 pounds per week
This how ever. involved an expenditure of money beyon
that appropriated by the referred s2 600 havin
been advanced the contractors Dy Gov CalK and IS O
of these sum4, the money advanced by Clark
be refunded in four equal annual i1samens, and that
by reserVng O per cent OF the payments as they De
come due powder to be furnished the State The Cor
federate States will furnish the mills with about 300
pounds of nre per week.
The department. has contracted with manufacturers
the State for about SUI new r1e7 per month"; ana arrange
have been made whereby after the ls Of January
about 800 Old rifles and muskets out OF repair will be
deed fit for service And it is hoped the department wi
be able to keep hand supply for FIVE thousan
men, detailed report of the operations of the Adjutar
y Generals department. is herewith appended.
Tho finances of the State will doubtless engage your
ious consideration.
The Board of Claims in pursuance of Ordinance No. 20
e Sect s. passed in December, 1861, bave made repo
showing the debt of the State the 3O Sept 1862 to
ct $40 OIL subject to be diminished by the amount
the sinking fund that time about 5000 000 and the del
due the State from the Confederate government beWee
five six Millions. Still the state debt very heavy,
the interest at least ought to be punctuay paid Ihe