Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-11-12

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|. u Opinions Of the People. :. :,
The Grand Jury Of Hancock county, Ga,
lin their last presentmeut, remark ;: - = /.
We recommend to cur Legislature; the
establishment of azGotton Gard Mannfacto,
ry, either at. Milledgeville, Or some- other
convenient point, SO that the women
Throughout the State may be provided With
cards at q moderate price, and enable them
to furnish houespun clothing at aseheap
rate, and. come in competision.y With andeur-
ftaiI the enormous profits of the Cotton fac.
ttories. = - ,-r 81 :, ,.Sy1f ~.
:. We recommend Convention Of the
Governors of the Confederate States @
Iagree on some plan to be submitted otheir
respective Legislatures to5curtail the pro
Iduction of Cotton during the continuance
Of e;war, and to increase the production
of such articles as will add To- the comfort
and conqenience ofour armies 10 the field,
$,ssAud in conclusion ofthese presentments,
this body cannot separate without giving
what they conceive "a true expression of
(eyery ightmiuded individuals sentiments
as to the spirit Of extortion manifested BY
q considerable portioo Of the citizens Of
these States, and now spreading with the
greatest rapidity to, every branch Of trade,
and must cay that callous must be;the heart
lof that man, who, 5lising.tiu comparative
ease and plenty, can, for his surplus goods,
wbetherof support or to clad the body ex;
tort from the needy land suffering mem who
have given their time, yes, their blood, for
the security oftthese same e1toftioners, tat
[tsning upon the sufFeriugs Of loved ones
whom cur soldiers must, leave. to the ten
der mercies.of ttheir, fellow citizens. 7 And
| yet how often dove hear loud expressions
Of loyalty and patriotism from lips which d
}the next minute will place upon their com.
mndities price which debara the poor sol.
dier or bis. family. from purchasing to re-
lieye theiEaecessitiesi But, oh! says the
seller, 1 must have high price for my
goods, because l have to pay such 'nlgn
prices; for what. l want. < Does the commis.
sion OF two wrongs make a right Not az
Jail. And he. who has supplies needed by
the community with " hom he IS surroun.
ded, and by the poor; soldier lighting to
lsecure the liberties of the whole country,
and puts such price upon these supplies
las will place their purohaae. out l. Of the pow
r;of the really needy; however loud MS
professions, in onr opinion, is as ettectpailY
fighting the battles of our common enemy
as if personally engaged IN the ienemye
ranks. ,:... 49,: :. :. ,>zsfs. =,
e The Grand jury Of oglethorpe, Georgia,
report: 4f =; :.i'5 & =. - ~
aWhereas, eall accounts from the army
concur in representing it to be 10 a f,f very
destitute condition in the matter Of cloth
ling, and as this state Of iestiturion 10 attri-
butable to the system of extortion pursued
Eby class of unprinciplsd and uDpatriotic
men, and mainly to the Factories whose
manner Of dealing fosters and encourages
this shameful practice of extortien !; and
whereas, either beoanse' the, Grand Juries
I of the counties where the factories areio.
Gated have failed to enforce the law enac.
tied at the last session of the Legislature,
| or because the factories have contrived to
evade its penalties, these public plunderers
still 90 unwhipped of justice ;aud since the
evil becomes every day more and more ex-
tended and perpicious, and if not checked,
must result in producing deplorabie state
of suffering amongst our poor citizeus, the
decentralization of our ermy, aud our oonse.
queut subjueatiou; therefore, SINCE self
preservation is the paramount law Of nations
as we'll as of individuals, we, the Grand
jury of Oglethorpe county, recommend to
His Excellency, the Governor of Georgia,
that be urge upon the Legislature. at its
approaching session, the immediate enact.
ment of q law authorizing him to take pos.
leession of oil the faotories in the State in
tha name Of the neonle' and for the nublic
benef;t. that he annio;nt one or more suita.
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