Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-03-25
Bread Riots Commenced.


Speculation extortion and villany are doing their
work and yielding their fruits. Bread riots have
commenced, and where they will end God only knows,
The following is FROM the Charlotte Bulletin of Sat
urdayi-
SALISBURY, N. C., March 49,
EDITORS OF THE BULLETIN Yesterday was day
long to be remembered by the citizens Of this place,
place considered by all the inhabitants to be peace
able and QUIET but when excitement gets up, it is
hard to tell where it may stop and especially mob
excitement If the actors should stop at what they
peypstrated yesterday it may do some good and no
doom Will do great DEAL as it may be the means
through which the heartfess speculator in the
cessities of life may the of his ways and
engage in better business. .''.---
There was mob raised here yesterday, consist
ing mostly Of soldiers wives, and led on by hunger
l suppose and hatred against spectators, armed
themselves with hatchets and congregated at the de-
pot for the purpose Of breaking in, it necessary for
the purpose of getting some -four slowed away by
some speculator. But, the idea struck them that
Mr.. n. Brown, who has bought more -four than any
one else in the place. and perhaps has been the
means through which -four has taken such rise in
the last few days. had good deal on hand, they
marched through the street to his store and deman
ded to be let in, but the door was closed and they
went TO work in good earnest TO break it DOWN.
Mr. BroTn to satisfy them, told them that he would
give &hem ten barrels if they would leave and let
him alone. They finally agreed to it aud sent for
dray to haul it to the market house, for the pur
pose of making all equal division of it
Next in order they visited our friend DR.. j. H.
Enniss, who had bought some flour afew days ago
for his own use He asked them in and gave them
three barrels.
Had it not been for some mean persons in the
crowd it would have done'a great deal better; but
some one or more in the crowd took good deal OF
q %bon
Next they said they must have some moasses,
and straight way they proceeded to our friend
Sprague Bros, and made their demand known,
when Sprague & Bros. gave them oil the molasses
:hev.bad, which was s.little over half barrel.
The mob then repaired to the market house,
when it being too late to make out the share Of the
impressment they moved it to W. N. Bakers.
where they are now dividing the spolls among
themselves.
I hone for the good name Of Salisbury that this
case may never again occur in this part Of the
country
There is nothing else talked of to- day beside the
operations of the mob nor has there been since 1t
occurred and nothing short Of a terrible conflict
/ with the Yankees will stop it for several days to
come. do not think that they proceeded right
The town authorities or the magistrates or the
!: county ought to have taken the $50 Oe0 that wer
| appropriated and bought up corn, and -four, and
meat and have rented house and put it in it, and
! hsve hired some one to sell it at uniform price,
that to be at cost Ii they had bought several
| months ago, they could have bought very cheap.
Another thing think ought to be stopped. and
that immediately-tbat i all specaations in the
necessities Of life and let persons who have things
to seledivide and sell to all alike.
We have some very patriotic men in our town,
but there are not enough ofthem to satisfy the de-
mands
1t is to be hoped that yesterdays work will be
the means of persons exercising more sympathy for
their fellow men, They cannot save Their souls By
money; SO what is the use Of SO much wolk to get
the almighty dollar.
had forgot to state that the mob repaired to the
depot, when it was closed on them and demanded
admieance; the agent refused, but FINELY agreed
to let three Of the women in and said if any more
got in they would have to walk over him, when q
large, stalwart woman made at him with Ratchet
He backed, and they rolled out ten barrels of flour
that was bought by man in Charlotte and had it
hauled up. >
They met Thos. l. Foster On the. street and said
they wanted some salt As he had several sacks
sent him on consignment he gave them one, sack
got after David Veil when he got off by buying q
sack of salt for them. So ended the first woman
mob it has evef been your correspondents luck to
witness, and God forbid that should ever haveto
report a.smilar proceeding in Salisbury. IS.
We learn that the Yankees have lately drawn
their lines with great sttngsncy along the Leesbarg
perton of the Potomac and have.reiused the usual
liberty Of passage thefa Many citizens have been
| robbed and t1TIsed Axck as blockade runners"
and large nuu,Aefs ii 4he foreigners who stelg lett
toga.North by that rim, have been forbidden "a
snfsspca Richmond .SsSsiasl