Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-09-10
From the Savannah Republican.

been fighting and dying to secure safety and indepen
deEce tor u.s. against host of more than million OF
men, better armed and equipped than any army in the
Wild and large naval force IGNORE
the fact as we may 1t is to them We owe every hour of
safety and comfort we have enjoyed. More Than two
1anCred thousand OF them the best men in the Coined
eracy, I'LL honorable graves, many Of them leaving wild
Cws aid children, for whom We are bound to provide
there be Spy bowels in Our armies are still in
the field, and must be ed clothed AID equipped, and
cur Toes as numerous as to en6anger our satet,
Are not ali the Sc facts patent to every Individual in
the countIyY Does anybody, can anybody deny or re-
tute them!
What means, then, that all kinds OF provisions are
Kept back from our Government What means these
high prices fer food Why is i that our armies are
being prched in the midst of bountiul harvest for
provisions What emmy has caused these things .
Who are they, and how have they done it?
+ Bfore the war tie planters raised provision g ard
upwards of four millions baies of cotton aso mis-
year they enjoy bountiful crop Of provisions onIy
Have they not plenty for themselves, and large mea
sures to spare? Nobody complains OF the harvest
yb0dy knows there is plenty in the land Let eve
rybody know, also that with very few honorable ex
ccpiona, tie crime is with the planterE--that as
clas, they have yel2ed their Patriotism if they ever
haQ any, 10 cc7aousness, and that for the sake of
money they aIe pursuing course to destroy or C.
moEaiize ooE armyto starSe out the other class de
pendent On them for PROVISIONS and Of course, to sub
jCgate themselves ana US to the Yankee dynasty-to
old Ab-am Hanks AUG Is Seward.
The Government, by iaw, appointed disinteF sted
parsons to tx prices between 1t sid he planters Thew
did So ard fixed four dollars per busLeI for whee4
The Gove:sment was ready to pay that prca bu, rbe
planters hold back for higher pricf8 Ine7 look o,.1
Tor speculatOs, who offer tfue dolaS-sar doL2ars-
seuen dCHarS-cnd they sell 10 them. But what boly
hatred thea havL Tor go culators They dencuDc tham
enemits than the ankees-and yet there can
LOT be sfeCulaOr IL provisions 10 this COutederacv
unt pIantcr sells to him AID makes hin 3d. And i
the cormsslvpers had fixed ten dollars Tor wheat or
corn, and tAa specuatols eff red fraction more the
! S1iG and de fnrf ri
yet they would sell to the spectators because he paws
more money. The newspapers report, now ard t0en
few and far between very honorable exception among
the pIaniecsmen who sell first to the Government or
to the soldiers families, at moderate prices, and in
quantities they buy-ani these 60 no more than
what is the duty Of all and every Of them that has
q spark OF gratitu 10 his heart.
These men their neghbOIs conscripted and march
ed of to the army, at every risk and inconvenience
they their Government credit deprecated day by
day; they see the enemy watching for his opportunity t.
strike the fatal blow, which is to engult them and all
the rest CT US Ill rremedlabe misery and destruction
and with barns cverbardened with the gifts OF boun-
titul Providence, they demand more, and more and
more daily for their provisions.
Ii there be any sin offensive to Divine Mas
ter than any Others it is dolatry-every one h reads
the history of His chosen people knows 1t, and his DOS
tie told Us that cOvetousness IS ldOl0tSY. How then
can hope for bis favor in this war-a War made Tor
the especial bentdt end safety OF the planters and their
prOpertg-a class have most to lose by suhuea ton
and to gain by independence, + they continue TO
bow down to and covetousntss in defiance of Els
most holy word.
/ The wisest said, &" To fear sod and obey His
command ,ents s tue whole duty Of man for He will
bring every WOk whether it be good evil and eve
| ~ device into Judgment
Il tbs planters desire independence let them forsake
covOss ard devote their substances as other class
doing literally TO the Cover nment to soldiers
families and at moderate prices 10 their ghbors 10
do this let them offer what they have fox e Grst to
Government; next, IN retail quantities. to soldiers faB1.
lies, and then their neighbours not lters O.: SPEC
uat0rs tor family use, and then whatever surplus there
be, sell 1t to the SPECTATORS. II they will pereevtfe IN
this rule spectators will be few grateful ard ION
Orabie planters
Let suppose that any Injustice is intended to
the planters Examine their course OF conduct for the
past year more-ook their exhorbi. prices for
every article Of consumption and to their steady and
prescribing determination elevate prices higher and
higher, and the charges have made will be palpabe to
everybody. L.
North Carolina Prisoners CHESTER Hospital Penn
syIvania.
| We have received from H. Rogers, Army Colporter,
and late prisoner from Chester list OF the NORTH
Caroiniaus whom he left there prisoners, as fol
lows
Uftc3rS-hej jos Saunders, 33d Reg't Captains-A
Il. ii, 18Th; II Torner z3d 81 Whitaker, ssh Lieu
tepants-U a bicGehee, $50 j Randall L Y miller f
NuI aud hoyster, 55tt; Oh Lawrence, I'D; I
rhSmpson az DE- Moore zs h; B Winston, 65d; ~ Co
lNh; !no h shuford and - Wright Esd; F Drake
47th; Ne han Horton, 18th.
Pr1cdteS-Ist lteg't-YouEg Clifton, Col.
Sd keg:--Jas HAIR and A hutf 20 a; VIM screwes, G
King, +; Charles bikes, e.
IN Res't,G g Quaman and W Turner, F; A B Nc
Daniel /; Faust Cornelus L, dead; Parker, l. dead
VIM Rose, J. supposed dead; R steel, J; Jacob Ben
field a
} ll,h Reg,t-J Bigham, A; Jos Long and Bynum, f
Ish Gg't ~ Il Townsend, z, dead; Anderson Red n
:; l5. = h hassH1 !; Adams, G.
d 18th keg[Ric,lard RIsyest E. Reuben Harmon c.
z2a kest Edwin Brewer, ]; Padset and NoIin
q; hesley, -; mcfarland, K; 4 u1monds, -; J 1
Uale,
23l Reg't--J Lockhart A Timothy Hefner F.
3Gtn egt-J Pendergrass, A; II Norden and al eau
die u, SICK J" m eileE, q john Nj sudderth. F ; a
Aston, -; Co~son, h ; .ohn ttonstca, B VIM Pal
18th Rest-W If Caskin and A Borris, X; Marty Fol-
!, L u ii ballard anu y q brewer Z 5 G Bridgeh a.
30th kes ~ Cerbll, F. slck.
3iss Reg re Cullen +.
SD hes Jos operce, B.
33d Reg IA Il fucker aud Alex b. sntly, c; " !
Arneii, III oamaei Regan, sick Il Gu Am and Jas &C
Lean, ID.
a7th Rost-J Webster E Miles Asker, D ; L H Re
berts !; Il falkner and steel, 4; l. U rurler
] AIdslson, +; Wm UIcken, u; D = nIenderhel, K.
3oth he GIN Lewis, b; John Weeks d; Jos Ruff, -
: a ACAlthuE r; Daniel Hefner, f.
q Ash Kes 't-otephen Steel c; J Davids son, K
Bio"ning, /; Jno A Roach, II Cason and S Ho
AIN Reg't-D Rosa K; Rainey Deever and Lee, 1
Auder NeWaam SICK; Isaiah Blake, |; DfeWry King
4 Huat, John Done, o..
!, SD cyl Hope, q; Lee Gibson, D, sick; Co
chester (oics) D; slnith, Jesse Reeves
B; Sullivan sell, l; Wm sihord, G.; Roland Chappe,
= uead; Andersen, +; J Neatherpg, Il.
+ S. n Keg't-J ewlnson, II; ID Miller D T Wood an
john Boyd tsick) & Bryant Dixon, M Galloway and
+ lason, J-hn aails {; blinton d. Jno stawa
Ino Faisoa aud Henry saldn. galloway Gedson an
, aaron Corle, +; nos l. Reed, u
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