Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-11-18
Runnife1he Blockade.

The npartnpIship-o rather prvpvsea copartz
nsehip--butwoen ,hee.a9utc II eoIs lou. snd.ilef
sharp Yaokee--LAaLR d " oop--is.a very sugsnf-'
tive episode in The history Of the war. This
scheme has been broughtto light, buthaw many
more of o similar character src veIl.d in darkness
We arc left. to. urpjeerure. We haze seen ,sneoEh
howsvor t.: e~onvin-s us that it is time this Sloek-
ado ranni.g should DO 'stoppcd. We are well
nigh satisfied ,katit is the root ei ali sur utiis-
aud lucy are nAsy. Tie p.er nro in Danger nj
b.ia. starved And as for rain sst, We shall aoss
b. in the conaiti,u CT Cup. lAL.TAfy Ioin psrJ
whom n4a.cLsd through Coventry. vso, Ii. ctr
memory s.ryes us. Lsi out ia SHIFT anu 3 malt
amons the m" ma ali this frpla Bisckade ruI.-
ming. This may not &c very. spparrni, 1ut it's
psycrrheIuss true and VIC Think To Cal, show it
10 be 80. s.
1'as pbVtus aud im;n"di.to cSuse f@uar troa-
hles is Tho deprecated sta;s OF our currency hrt
whence oo4aes this d"prsOiationi From an oIcr
iosoe OF Treasury hstes,, We shni!te tod. This
is to J certuin extent trbo. but il is only half the
| truth. Thore hss boon IN excessive issue from
Mr.. NEYIlHGgx's press beyond doubt. But III"
-
Gor.rrlaaSt hat. attempted to remedy this evil by
of. ring S per canl Bonis 10 m.rke,, and ,nviuns
sa. people to fund ,le.r Treasury Notes. This
h"wsver his not hesn dons-uGd why? Because
Of the foreign trade carried 90 SJ Blockade run
nsrs. Tho profits Of this trade-lnd hey have
boon fabulou1-ard tue e1citement. Of this speclcs
Of gambling have employed l. large portion oi
tho currency of: The county ybe holders Of
! Treas ury notes-,unpy of theu-hnve found j;
more proisabln 10. carry on. trsie through the
blorkado than ~ inyes st their9unds insi Government
E6nd,, and heacc these Bonds have notbeen
taksn, aud tuc seuntry is flooded with $5e0, o00,-
06U. This is Lilo real Cause vi Ia. present high
prices of fooa aud %ciothius. Reduce the currency
10 Il proper amount and the p,iass OF lhooe nccss,
ssrieo will sson lind u rcasvn-ule l.AcS. Us hay.
no ineans Of knowing the, exact anount Of capita
enx.gcd id This bleckade ruuuiag, bat ne art
satisfied that it is enormous. Wv iucutis in hi,
e'Iima,e AL tho cotton, tobacco, and naval store'
purchased viii u vivn Of rurping the lleckade
Scaarstiu,ate nay be: made ef, the amount y
eapitui ~ Invested; when VIZ are told that Sls0,
ouO, 900 arc sufficient for tie. legitimate busines'
f $40
Z. .l- country, aud We dad $500,0O0, 900 in cir
~culatiou ; and the holders Of these notes refusing
to fuud tfem in Spsr cent bonIs. 1T is oriaonI
from These facts that thars. mus! hbc 81 enorniou'
itraIs' go;us ON somewhcre HitS Tie-sury notes
u uaLo whicL pro,enu their being inhd:d. ihi'
trade is NJ. vtaer than Iunhing tho GloeSnlo.
Let Congress put.a atop TO iho running Oh tb'
b.sgkado by all private individuals, aud We sneaie
svvn hsvc thosS Treasury uutes ali funded.
We DO mol propose stopping the importation o,
foreign goeds-wo naei thsn aud they shUuii b'
inported-but let the business BIO done excluaiyel,
by Government ships. ttivato indiviauale it il
said will do tho business much better tbun the
Government. Very tru.,. 60 iar as the Interest o.
these blockade ..uoicrs themselves il concerned
but not lur The interest, y: ;lc Government. II
this businars wuS exclusively iii tho ,hauds of the
Government, it cculd clo.ho aud a.roo aho army
ION us good, ii not better, terms thai it now docs
aad would cause Tic capital rOw engaged III
,bluckaio runnius-to bc>iHsostcd. in ,GoycrnmSn'
bonds sad ihen lie country rouli Is relieved
of its greatest danger.