The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1863-12-17
.from che sosth -csrolinian.

Mr.. EDIToR: hsit jnss, since. Con.
gress Is vested with power 10 ssArulate
prices, that this power, should be nsed
to the advantages Of some, an, inferior
minority, ard ,bs dissdvantage of oih>
'er,, who constitute tbeSunfortnnaie ma-
jority Of the male population Of tho
Confeilsrate' Statess Now, If We hook
back to tho commencement Of this cruel
war, We shall. see, in answer to the first
call for polunteers 10 defend our coun-
trys rights aud honsr, men Of all pro-.
fessions, trades, xrd occupations snobly
coming forward, not once looking into
the future, to ths.time when thsx may,
by IRE ac,ion OF our governing powers,
screen themselves from the suffeyiugs
aud privations Of the camp, and the
mora laying duties Of the battle field !,
by throwing out. TO the, public view,
" shoe shop" sanncry." dc. II would
really seem enough that oar represept.
atives should favor this ciss. Of their
constituents by easmpting them from
the necessity cf periling their lives. and
allowing ,hem to remain at home to en-.
ioy ali rs comforts and blessings with
Jbeir families, without giving them any
Yoiher advantage over their unfortunate
Fbrethren in the field.
To the soldier Congres, says: Our
common country needs your services
Calls upon you: 10 drive back cruel,
invading foe, who would trample under
foot your every right, insult and i'll treat
your sgsd parents. and disre>pect and
abuse your fond. lasing sister.," &c.--s
To wbicIr We soldiers reply Alt will,
~ho eouid desire TO be called to n sen.
vice more holy. more honorable init.
self, eveu if il be without compensation,
and will necesstsic us to live upon
.scanty fare and little OF 1t, and 10 have
our bodies poorly clad with coarse cloth :
ing. DC" 20. 49, So.
To this Congress again says.: "lIVe
will give you $l1 per month, in clean
CASH give you as good fare and AS
| much Off rs the nature Of the cassNwill
admit, and as much and as good cloth.
ing aa we can under the blockade. But
for this you Will be expected TO fight.
march and expose your bodies as yous
GeneyaiSnntl- --.....4.L tHasrs. NAV xSifsSt., |,
In addition 10 this, our State Eegisia.
tur6 promises to give our families At
homo (who may nsed ii) some assist
ance. With this we are psifectly con.
lent But from necessity in psri, aud
10 a great degree from carslessnesa
among our officers Of the Quartermass
ters Department and their agents. we
are -compdlied to deprive ourselves Of
MANY much needed articles, or ehe get
our friends at home to procure them for
us at our own expense, which, rs an
example, resul:s about thus; When We
need shoes, and write home for them,
our friend, in order 10 supply the need,
goes to tho shoemaker and states the
case to him. He replies in reality and
in thought, If not in words :" viii
make the shoes az soon as / can fol
$25," (,he lowest We have heard Of
them selling "Though the Govern,
ment allows us bat $l5 /; We can't atforC
TO- make them at that price, unless th,
tanners. would lei Us have leather cheap
er.r Admit This. aBuy," says oU
ffiend, !" I find. the material" Mr.. s
Il NJ. then argues to make Them for IS
and tho bargain is closed. Now; W,
have been informed by shoemskers iha
Iit does not require fast hand 90 max
j three pairs per day, which would ALLOW
him SIS per diem for his labor. lsno
this an advan:age--a man noe only ex
cmpt from service in the field, with al
its privations and inconvenience, bu
allowed 10 receive for his labor .ot hona,