Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-11-09
lie Principle is Wrono

I wrong, it ma
a''s not IN what commodity the speculs
'ioa Is carried on, whether it be in wb;..
Key tobacco, or the actual necessaries !,
lie. Il engenders the spirit of exorb;
tant prices in all things. and en.h,o
those thus making these enormous mo
It's to pay like exorbitant prices for b,e.d
and meat, and clothing, which all :,
obliged to have, and they comnel II.
poor and those Of moderate means !,
pay extortlonate prices also. or .starvo
The evil tendency must be apparent !,
al who will give the subject a consc;sn.
tious. humane, patriotic ons;derat;on
There is ~one>thing we think III will 81
mil, namely, that if theae had been o.
Specializing, there. would have bs.n -
such thing as the extortionate prices ~.
all nave to contend against.
Represented this view of 4bo
TWO weeks ago, and our article has baen
nequehtiy spoken OF to US as taking .
striking and correct view of ii,
We hope it will catse hundreds 49,.
thousands of good men, who have con.
into specializing ia commodities NOT a..
Io.1,,i4'sa 'ne mecessorics of life, to Sc
rlously consider the question:
A'gnt Y-and answer to God and tbs;s
oonsclsnces. If we can destroy Spxcvza.
ta0H' its twin sister Ertortion will ba ds
stroycd with it.
Du' our chief object in abiding to
the subject to-day, is to i~ntrod,ce 70 -,
readers n man whose conscience ros.
Love me soul-destroying love of Nam.
and turned away ere his consc;enoa
defiled by ill-gotten gains. The fo1 :
-" 1is extract OF a letter (not intended
" pool'catlon) presents a rora aois in -.
neSs days Of greed for gain, which doe.
ae.lleart OF o man good to read: :
,to men this war first commenced. went >
~ 40 4 nrm to buy tobacco. We bonoht il
pnts auu pounds at an average of II b
1n Us per pound. Ny part was oos. efth 9
oo'ooo pounds. When I discavaraa :
,a' Ivy part would bring me near ON :
~ nm@ae9 t@ousand dollars, [ vent 10 the if
,t;aa anu ASKED to released from all ohl;. ri
aesdEssI ~ snsss'sa e abeua $50 i
ound to pay3 and | guee up ali. The "
eVsi troubled me over it for a night or
put GOD delivered me from him and is
LAY L thank God that | gave it up. n
L have a right, noae my dear brother to J.
peak too, against speculation. MIGHT ',
ave made an independent fortune-ves Il
n40 that fortune already. But from a d
all up. :
l was tolled into the matter without a =
nought. L had 10 idea Of such an y
mount OF money belnglln it when I en- L
ered the firm if had. I would never tt
ave gone into it. =,
l am teaching at nearly the old prices. :,
you know; while [ have a wife and 81
wen helpless children to. support. and T o.
0 not know how I am to get through IL
trust III God, However, and move onn :.
Now what Cody man would not rath-
r nave that good mans conscience Than =
le hundred thousand dollars that he :,
through a sense ofduty to God, :,
Is conscience and suffering humanity ? !
Bishop Andrew reproyes this "accnrs :
! greed for gain" in a letter to the South =
n Christian Advocate in the followins To-,
nphatic manner. Heaven knows the
hurch needs such reproofs from her j.,
shops, Pastors and Teachers, for the :;
ouse OF the LORD is again converted. in :,
great measure, into a den Of money! n
hangers, Spectators. extortioners and f.
en- making haste to be rich-for it is a.
fact, that a large number of il
lsse are Church-men, ministers as well $,
laymen: l.
Bishop Andrew says: k
This accursed greed for gain is ruinino e
OF our people Tor this woodland O.
10 next. The psst season has been un- =,
sually propitious. Our barns and cribs :,
ave been tall to overlooking. and vet :,
umbers OF u planters refuse to Sell =
orn at W dollars . bushel, and are y
aitlng until the price shall reach fva
pillars per bushel. Many of our friends
nd countrymsn who have been forced to lie