The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-10-14

rallying at the call Of danger IN the NEST
gratifying manner. The draft for State
troops, which at FIRST resulted 10 only I've
thousand men, has now produced ten thou
eand minute men. Companies Of exempts
are being formed all over the State. Capt.
Herbert, member Of Congress for the Sc
cond district, has splendid company OF
this sort in the field. John Z. Baylor,
CONGRESSMAN elect from the Fifth district,
has fine company Of hunters also in the
ksld.
The spirit Of resistance is full equal TO
that Of the spring If sixty .one. and SOL
diers and citizens will give good account
Of themselves when the enemy appears.
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WHERE WILL 1T ENp.-Bacon was sell
ing at retail in this city, yesterday, at IS
per pound. and we heard % per pound
asked for green pork, ordinary ut that, in
the market thismorning. Is there any
cause for this. beyond the extorticnate
spirit that prevails among the producers
and provision dealersi We think not.
liso-if 1t is the result Of absolute search.
~ in the ceuntry-if il is legitimate and
unavoidable. God help the poor this win
Ter. But il il not necessitated by the con-
dition OF the county, and something must
be done 10 put an end 10 the greedy desires
OF the plunderers. Give them their way 10
much greater extent, and they will cre-
ate an army oil s,arylings IN our midst more
terrible Ia encounter than an army Of the
public enemy. Who will propose a rem
edyi AAaaia appeal
Where will il end" End, IL hnar,ling
and speculation cues on and prices continue
TO 20 up. IN Che disgrace. subjugation and
ruin Of these people. No power on earth
can prevent the crash which is impending,
unless the people return 10 their senses.
value Confederate mohey as moaey, and
bring the prices Of all the necessaries Of
life down To reasonable figures. We have
nslhing - fear from the enemy IN the 6eld
We have the bravest and best appointed
armies the world ever saw armles that
have proven themselves superior To the en-
emy on 40 hundred hotly confessed fields.
and II the people At home would but do
their duty 10 the families OF their heroic
defenders, TO their couniry aud 90 them
selves. subjugaiion would be impossible
and our independence beyond casil. But
lew more months II universal ssindling
snd the currency will become worthless,
and our cause will be hoprIcssly lost.
And can We expect 10 sue
coed while such large number OF our peo-
pie show themselves by their every DAY
Gets un~orthy Of freedomf We lock on
our enemies as great sinners. and heaven
knows their ssndal deed. are black A. he'll
itself. but the masses ri the peeple Of the
North have stood by their government and
its army. I've mean the monied classes, }
much better than We OF the South. They
lave confidence in their currency, and
hence their government scrip is only 40
per cent. below the gold standard while.
% account Of a want of confidence ffor IL
y nothing el,e) oors is several hundred be.
low that standard.
Let the passion for blockade goods. for
rapid accumulation, and speculation cease ;
and let all articles Of provisions be sold AZ
reasonable prices. and the discipline OF our
srmy may De maintained, the people will
be contented sirh the war. and our final
success and permanent independence sill
be certain. But the prices nov being Dc.
minded. by nearly all classes Of our people.
ior all articles they have To sell. would de
,tsss and bankrupt the most powerful 60.
vernment upua earth 10 lev YEAR,
kaeigh Prgres
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