The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-03-19
EZtortionists.

Nearly the whole power Of the press was ieYeied
against the salt spectators which successfully retarded
their progress The killing season being over 1t IS not
likely that another attempt will be made to advance
the price of salt until next fall To guard against fur
Their extoron every exetion should be made this sum
mer to manufacture an ample supply Two or three
thousand negroes could be very probably employed III
making salt during the whole summer and tail-the
curtaed cotton crop will leave suficiency OF hands
for this purpose without endangering the forthcoming
crops.
Salines, va are informed, are numerous in Texas
they should all be puint operation this summer, and
not wait until next killing time, and find ourselves
without salt to cure our meat. Those who rely upon
England or France raising the blockade hang their hopes
upon very rotton ropes.
Spectators in salt, are not the only leeches VINO
have proved upon our blood-the contagion has in
tested the whole country. Paper-makers who used to
furnish paper at s. to so per bundle, now demand
from $50 to S5Ofor the same Notwithstanding the price
of rags have not advanced a single cent. Dry goods
of every description have run up equally high
White Gomcscs, which used to sell for FIVE cents per
ward. now sell for twenty to thirty cents per yard
Shoes that formerly sold for g 80 per pair now road-
" sell for from 81 to So per pair Pantaloons, which
used to sell for Sc, now bring 5l2 new coat is now
out Of the question and # by possibility an individual
should yet possession Of one would be borrowed 70
Get married III until it become worn out Hats, how
ever are posers" to speculaors-it Is not uncommon
n tbs community. to wear one eight or ten years
thew are particularly useful in dipping up water from
the poos to drink brush of the flies from the old
horses ears, and good to put under the head to keep
the bugs from entering the ears Such useful com
pauions are reluctantly parted with
Provision have advanced to unreasonable price
Texas aoar has advanced to IS and 81 per hundred
bacon to % to u cents per pound although very few
weeks since pork was plenty in market at from
to 10 cents per pound This extorcion in meat Is
inexcusable as it is represented to be plenty THANKS
to the Supreme Being, within three months we viii BE-
i,dananasnt Of Observation-Disclosures earth will no
doubt, Weld us plentiful supply Of vegetables Then
we will have good boiled peas for dinner-delicous
fried peas for supper, and bnttgi for breakfast
Who then will not grow fa2
II the rich widow over the river would donate Us a
few acres in the rear 81 her bountfu fields would
make tfsh-pond and transpor; its bosom fine white
sbad, salmon and trout-then, indeed we would live
like our forefathers
Our friends in Red River county, Texas, are not as
ent as ourselves, but We must say that they are more
phianthropic-tbey have determined that their poor
shall not suffer for provisions Committees have been
appointed to buy provisions for the needy, and those
having them to spare wiIl not take reasonable price
the committee s authorised to take forcbLe possession
Of the provisions have them valued, give due bills io
them, and distribute the articles 70 the poor,