Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-10-21
By REQUEST.
From the Southern Guur'iian.


Mr.. Eplron: 1t has heel stated inthe ne ss
,spcrs That SIR. Greg, Presidential the Grsn-
i~icvilie Manufacturing Company, made 2
prvpcsilion, Which has been arccp''s', TO sell
10 the Safe ST Government Price. Tor Tie use
| of the poor; q certain unIhe oi yar'd ol
! cloth ll.a'ic At thai factory. Ga'verninant
| o.ice is, ~ l understand i, lac voluS OF pri-
waite property when taken for pubic nsr, as
re:sbii;ashed by a Board IF Caalc:i+%l"oer',
who act under authority OF the ;riircas'ncni
law. But tho Confederate Consultation pro-
yiAes as follows: "Nor shall private property
he taken fnr public use without Just cril'.'an-
~sation." The Commissioners for. Sn'ith Car
oliiia Of couf.e aro familiar With Tie CorstI-
tuition, and it is.Lu.relore lair IL co.ciuds ,hst
ti.sy, in establishing prices for the vAr:o''
commodities ot tic State, Contemplated tnat
provision. Hence Nj. Gregg proposition
amounts 10 nothing more than an nil;T 10 sell
tn the Stats Cloth made ~ bis factory Ter
- Just compensation"
IL has also h.en stated that the Govern
melit I.i'e lor tnis cioln j. SSl,lO per .y'tti,
and that SUM is only Une-Lalf The price M'.
Cr,ys.ha heretofore ob:a;ncd inr x. 1t II
| p!,u the:cf,rr tLst Mr.. G.cg< LA, lakcn IRON
his loedy icliow- ~citizSns los his c!u.h @a!.iG
over and ab:vc just compensation for bis III
dus,rv, labor and skill. Such an enormous
pr.,iit would. PERHAPS, be regarded i. time OF
Leac. onlv ns a handsome but Legitimate spec.
nation. But unGur existing CIRCUMSTANCES,
eny,roned a, We are by an :D;u!acabls ana
viIrlictiye foe, and cut off from commerce
with III. world, niany good citizens viii louK
upyl such b. transaction rs dosnT'g:it extor'
ton, aud it will 'be so characterized bs pos
| ,eri,y. This rGaspri0g Is AZ applicable 10
| ,be manufactured of leather, iron, sall, &c.
and TO tho farmer "a well. 10 the latter,
however, in less dag1ee, siuce the products OF
| his labor have hpun brought more directly
nnd,r tho control Of tho i'nprcs.iIg agents.
do 1.ot wish 10 il pugl. Mr.. Gregg's motives;
NOR 10 diminish from whatever IF merlt may
o,;ach 10 this transaction. Bnt | have a wei!
grounded apprehension that |, as well Others
| WHO are con- pcilcd 10 buy cl",h from Mr..
/ Gregg. from tire 10 time, will re required to-.
~r.imEurse nj III tor !is st.etning lihrFait'y. For
it is my observation, which is confirmed by
.tnal. OF others, that whichever hr. Gregg has
maze what IL called by hi. friends a liberal
,iu,,.tiua, Oh has lowered his Price 10 favor of
= certain number of the community mmcdi-
sicily thereafter Granitevillc goods advance in
,11ice AZ to all other purchasers. ! therefore
have thnnght it my privilege 20 make these
comments. 1t * known u AL that the man-
uf;cturing Interests ofthe State have not only,
boon prnteetci hui absoi .taly f'sterHd 10y the
AUTHORITIES If The State, and that it has never
teen required 10 pay any tax into tine public
treasury. The peopie therefore have q right
TO expect fair dealing from those having this
interest in charge. / therefore now, ss pc
of the y.enulc, call ali SIR. Gregg, whose for
tune has already been vastly augmented Stree
lie beginning of TIC bloody war now waging,
tn sell his cloth. as far as he.rnay he 7blr to
supply the demand, to ell his iailuw-ci:;zens
Of South Caruiina i"r g Iet COW pen.a, Jon 1t
Is the duty of every citizen to ward oil and to
mitigat. the evils growing out Ola state Of
war. ltjw much more imperative :s tie da-
ty on those WHO have been hon ,rrd bJ The
confidence Of the people, &ud @ho thrrchy
h.vn mntir their naun:s historic BY having
subscribed them to IL lhs Ordinance o .Scccs.
sinn.
If this transaction is contemplated in ali
other connection, the wisdom Of our Legisla-
ture and the ustuteness of our Executive, will,
I fear, be to some extent reflected on: yet [
feGl llnpelcu W pViuR WIS HuolI W tue nOLICe
of the public. The Legislature, at its session
in February last, enacted a law to protibis en-
'~,ortion, and in Substance defined exfortion 10 /!
be, 10 sell any Of the nece.saries OF civilized /
life at exorbiiant or unreasonable rates ~ |
prices" Nov. either tue Commissioners have
violated tie Confederate constitution, au1 ,
consequently :hrir oath of Office. or I,1.. Gregg
has LAID himself liable to the charge Of havius
the extortion act referred to ahov.,
has turni.hcd our authorities with written
testiununy sufficient to convict him TT the
charge. lit is true, rs | nave heard, thst y
gentleman, u menUer Of the Legislature, and
| believe u %corporator Of the Il ta.,iteville Mar.
Company, did dcmand OF Sir Gregg,
cloth made at hu facttry at gov ernment price,
Ind that Mr.. Gregg did comply with this &C.
hand, then it is clear that, IN Mr.. GresE'd
the Conluissiuners have not failed in
heir trust. BESIDES, TIVE people have yieldrl
heir assent to the prices established 10y tho
commissioners. Hence. i'm tho ahSencu of q