The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1863-09-10
THE STU ALTON.
PUBLIC MEETING

PUBLIC MEETING
Tho farmers and planters OF tho Districl
having awoko to sense Of duty, and the me-
cessity Of taking some measures u stop tho
Increasing speculation in our midst, met in
the 'ccnrt House (saicday.) to express the
'sonse Of tie people In our presenttryisg situ-
ton.
The, meeting was large and bore traces OF
tho talent and industry Of the Skate. snd was
craanixed by m unanirous call. OF Rec. G.. g.
Beard 20 the chair. and a like. caIl foy Major
NV II. 9Trimmisr, to the Scoretary's dssk.
The Chnirnan having stated the meetinc
ready for business, General b. 3. Foster rose
and snid: My friends. as one OF the farmers
Of the eountry. Imove for the adoption by this
| meeting of the following rssoiuiions:,
! Re-siys EtAt In tho presett oslslsS sf sss.rr
nnatss, It 10 the sense OF this meeting that, all
our pecfio who have supplies Of any Kind such
!. a5Stc required for the sustensncc and clotbing
o. the country, or its other necessary wants
should oe willing todispose OF them TO those
who need, nt fair and reasonable prices.
Resolved. That it is the sense of this mcei;,, /,
that the prices fixed by the Assessors appolr. q
ed by the Confederate Government, arc fair
mud reasonable -
R;soired, That we cordially sy ppathise with
the tamiliee ST our gtHapt soldiers in the Geld
and piedge e9rselyes TO do all in orr tssowcr for
tue supply OF their wants at prices lower tl,i.n
those fixed by the Assessors
Resoieed, That to Withhold the neccssor;es
OF life for those who need them, exhibits n
want OF patriotism, AMI is the surcst wayAto
provoke disafcotion and anarchy ut home and
we hereby pledge ourselves 10 discountenance
such n practice. =
In proposing s.sse resolutions, feel. sir
thnt II ochooves all CT us to express our feel
ihgs fnily, and without reserve in the matter
OIL families in this District, having been reru.-
ed the necessaries of l,fc. Cur brave soldiers
IN the field are the recipients from time to
time OF letters from n mother sister or wi,e
stating that in their homes, they are refused
&c cominon neccssaries OF existence, AMI By
men with full granaries.
What, sir, must be the feeling OF him who.
having risked life, home and all his comfort
for his ceuntry-is daily told Of wife and
children suffering, for. want Of that which h,s
ne>a.Scr holds IN plenty. This. sir, is what
the Yankees wish, and though we may gain
victory upon victory in open Ii sid, yet at hsnc,
in sach caase, we will defeat oursclves
Let us, SIR, like men determined in q CON.
mon cause, come forth aud do our dutt, and
l fear not the result.
Rev. Whitefoord Smith said, he did not cx.
poct upon coming here to-day, TO mak, q
speech but rs he considered that in this mat
ter no muu s,,orld fail, so on this occasion hc
could not refuse to express those feelings his
inward nature prompted him TO express. The
resolutions mett with has hearty appror al,
and 1t was whh feelings OF sincere pleasure, lie
saw the;n emnnaJe freai thc r,.E:Iaa ;aTr,Ei
of ,i:s District. He believed that, taking, n
rs:roSpeS!ire view or our successes aa.-lls-
fcaSs in he feid-takins in view the trousIc
in respect TO currency, The failure Of cur re-
A. tUn .ntN.- all hr.tl 4 A. a
lat IN A,if The difficulty many arc d to sul-
pose, should every man step forward and du
his dniyA Tut sir, should Ike brave yeun-
, teer come hong, and fnd that the dcarspues
he lcft-beliNL, had been denied a simple SUI.
sisiance III would ask you how can Gght,
how can euNure all the privuions of sol
der, LIVING nt.ler the t,ica THAI my WIFE NV
children, my uDthcr, that all nIay b. siarfiaf,
tell you gentlemen, dreadful would be flt
ieeitug, vi suchA an Men III arius gcneg>
ally tee their Swn power. aud when tt.y
learn that the'r dtar Dnes haze been refased
iood-l warn You Mat fierce rs they haye-snet
| aud fought the enersy abroad, ticrccr, ten times
hercer Will they mot the enemy nj home. Z
We have also amony us numbers or re fugscs,
| driven from their hons,e, and depending upSu
the g. nerosity exhibited here ct the commens,.
| of The War, expected atiesst, the simple ncces.
sarieS OF life, and what must be the feelings Of
such when upon asking you to sell them your
| produce, you answer we have hing 10 self
when tncy ask you, sell Us food Ior cur lille
ones aad we will give you the valde in bur torn.
| mon currency aud they answered We have
nothing to cell. nothing 10 sell. when you
have reaped richer harvest lLan commonly
| falls TO your lot. You whom n kind dod has
| blessed with plenty. you that have storchouses
! crowded wnh wheat, corn and produce, noth>
| Ing TO sell! Why sr, rather thaathjs state Of
things, better would Il, have been mat our no.
BILE army should have been deieased in Virgin
| in and the northern horde, spread desolatiuh
through our laad. How can We expect tic
Irayer of n poor widow n suffering orphaA
wnen we refuse them bread!
Men who three years ago started from our
village voluntarily 60 meet the yandal foe
started cheeriully. net forcsl by draft or couy
scription to go-such men sir. will wreak dread
vengeance on those who refuse their familis
bread.
know there arc men who croak, we art
ruined, and who are they. they are the mcai,
the serdid, the ungodly of the eoplc
The archie fnen who to morrow would max
terms with our enemy, would rather 20 b ik
.nic the Union in jgnemy, thap live tree All
|indepcndeIit "uat of II. SIch mah L charge ts
traitors and let me refer Them to the annals Sf
history, and there they'll find that our old co,s
try bad an Arm Id, and in his life, ris dedh
they find q camera yiey of traitors doom!
Such men would rather 1--we in disgrace, gq
erned by their own slaves, than fight or SUP
port those who do fight, and die an honorable
death.
l have hope yet sir. At Virginia, ut Clnrlts.
ton, we haze noble hearts determined never
to fal'er, never to give up, and want ,He
news TO go out such as the resolutions conYc}.
TO every man in our gallant army, Let then
hear that rsough treason may have feeh sowu,
yet here il has been nipped in The bud that
the hidden enemy has been discoered nd
driven out.
A more practical view of the mater is the
depreciation Of the currency. Mca object to
the sale of produce because they are paid in
Confederate money. it is not as good as state.
have IL from officials Of Banks il. this Confed>
eracy, that there is not Bank whose CAPITAL
is not invested in our national currency. Let
me ask such men should the currency, be had.
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