The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1863-09-10
TH T. S l TU A Il 10 N If.
PUBLIC MEETING

ccssity of taking some measures ts stop the
Increasing speculation in our midst met in
the Court House (Salcday) to express the
sense Of tie people in our present trying stu
tion.
! The meeting was large and bore traces of
the talent and industry Of the State, and was
Organized by an unanimous call Of Rev. c. 8.
Beard TO the chair, and u like call for Major
W. IL. TRIMMER, TO the Secretary's desk
The Chairman having stated the mceiing
ready for business, General B. r. Foster rose
and said: My friends, as one of the farmers
| OF the country, l move for the adoption by this
meeting of the following rssolu,ions:
R..ei.-si EA~t IN ilfs preseGt c.,si-s oe sa,r,.
nBa'rs, IT Is the sense of this meeting that all
our perfic who have supplies of my iind such
- ere required Tor the snstenancc and clothin q
OF tue country, or its other necessary wants.
should be willing to dispose Of them 10 ,l,ose
who need at fair and reasonable prices.
Resokred. That it is the sense of this mcctipg
THAT the prices fixed by the Assessors appolr
! cd Ivy the Confederate Governmeni, are fair
! mud reasonable
RSolred, That We cordially sy upa,hise with
the tAmilee cf our gr Hant soliisrs in the field.
and piedgc eGrselves to do all III c,,r ~ cr for
the supply OF their wants at prices lower th,.:,
those fixed by the Assessors.
H.soircd, That to withhold the neccss aries
of life for those who need them. exhibits n
want of patriotism, anil is the surcst way to
provoke disa1cction and anarchy n, home an,,
we hereby pledge ourselves ~ discountcnance
such practice.
In proposing ,'sse resolutions. feel. air
that II bchoOves all of us To express our fee,
ings fully, and without reserve in the matter
OF families in this District, having been reiu,
cd The nccessaries Of life. Cur brave soldiers
hp n,,ll re. ha
time OF letters from n mother sister or wiz
stating that In their homes, they are reiu ace,
C common ncccssaries Of cX Stence, AMI by
men with full granaries.
what, sir, must be the feeling OF him w!o
having risked life, home and MI his com!m [
Tor LIS cvuntry-is daily told Of wife aud
c!iildren suffering, for want OF that which h,s
nt>si.Hcr holds In plenty. This. sir, is what
ihc Yankees wish, and though W. may gain
victory upon victory in open E-ld, yet at h1mc
III sa"h a cause. we will defeat ourselves
Let Us, sir, like mea detrr.nincs in CON.
mon cause, come forth aud do our duty and
fear not the result.
Rev. WhitcCoOrd Smith said he did not OK
p2ct upon coming here to-day, to mak. y
speech, but as he considered that in ,this rnyt-
ter no man siorld fail, this occasion lie
could mo- refuse TO express those feelings his
inward nature prDmpted him TO express. The
resolutions meet with has hearty approval,
and II was with feelings OF sincere pleasure, l.c
saw ia;u eturratc f-,.n iEr =. IN. .r, 4;
of THIS District. He believed that, lakil = n
sS:roSpesiive view of our successes aad u,
f"Ii' III The hed-iakirS in view the trouble
IN rcsrcc; 10 currency, The failure Of cur re-
cogm''on--aye ALL both good and had, We are
n3t IN hiii The difficulty many alc Il to su!.-
pose, should every man step forward and do
| his duly Tut sir, should Ihc b.Gve voiun-
teer come ho;nc, and fnd That the dcSr,pncs
| he lett bchNL, had been denied y simple Sub
sisiance. III would ask you how can | Eight,
how can l eIlu;e all the privttiOus of SOL
der, living uf-icr the tica th.d my WIFE ny
'nh.l.rcn my mother, that all E.ay o. arsihs.
| tell you gentlemen, dreadful would be tIe
| ieeing> oi sucain Men ia arms gcaNr~
a'Iy ietl their Swn power, aud when tpty
learn iHtt thc.r dtar ones L..,e been refdsed
| food warn You Mat fierce ;s they have"m
aud iougat the enemy abroad iicrccr, ten times
| hercer ".!l they me the enemy nj home.
/ we have also amorY us numbers of refugees,
| driven from their hong. and depending upau
the & narosity exhibited here ct the comncne, =
OF the war. expected atheist, the simple ncces-
saries ot liie and what must be the feelings Of
| such When upon asking yOu 10 sell them Your
produce, you answcr have no hing 20 sei.,
when tncy ask you, sell Us iood Tor eur lille
| ones aad Sc wall give you the va!uc in our toln-
! mon currency and they answered We have
nothing to sell, noil iug TO sell. when YOU
| nave rcapct richer harvest han co uInunlv
falls 10 your lot. You whom "a kind God has
! blessed with plenty. you that have stcrchouses
crowded wnh wheat, corn aud produce, not :
Ing to SELL Why r, rather thlnthis state Of
| things, better wOuld 1t have been MAT our no
| ble army should have been dcicac cd ia Virgin.
IA aud the northern horde, spread dssoaIoh
through our Land. How can We expect lie
| lrIyer OF n poor widow suffering UrphaA
! whcn we refuse them bread.
! Men who three years ago started from our
village voluntarily 90 meet the yandal foe
started cheeriully. ret forc- | by draft or con;
scription TO go-such men sir will wrcak dread
| vengeance on those who refuse their familis,
! bread
know there are men who croak, We ARE
ruined, and who are they -! they are the mcas
the ssrdid, the ungodly OF the coplc.
Inc are lhe men who TO morrow would ma aSc
| terps with our enemy, would rather 90 bitN
| .ntc he Union in -ignomy, thap live free aHl
F.independeut ust Of 1t. Such mon charge A.
traitors and let me refer Them TO The annals 81
history, nnd there they'll find that our old co.S
try bad an Arm Id, aud in bis life .is ,leah
they lind q camera yIcY of traitors doom
such men would rather lave i'll disgrace. gov
erned by their own slaves, than fight or SUP
port those who do fight, aud die an honorable
death.
have hope yet sir. At Virginia, nj Charles.
ton, we have noble hearts -dctermined never
10 ialter, never TO give up, and want Tie
news to go out such the resolutions CONVEX
to every man in our gallant army. Let then
hear that taough treason may have lcer low u,
yet here ii las been nipped in the bud that
the hidden enemy hns been discovered MI
driven out.
mere practical view of the m .ttcr is the
depreciation of the currency Mcn object to
the sale of produce because they are paid ia
Confederate money, it is not as good a. State.
have ii from officials of Banks L.. this Conied>
erocy, that there is not Bank whose Capital
is not invested in our national currency Let
me ask such men should the currency he bad,
does not the fact of your advanced prices ere
Hte more Of il, and thus further depreciate
your money, and in the end you are just whore
you started
Returning soldiers say why is this dsspcr3
ency at home? we have none sac, m'thc sIa,v.
and would rather be Lierc H. sooefc' C IA