Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-13

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The subsistence question is very properly en-
gazing he aHandeu Of the press at present
and il shsuld that Of the people Of the COniede-
racy without delay A great danger thrsl'ens
us-ouo.to be feared more than the raVages OF
the pablo suemy viii, if we are true to our
cause, be able to make; and as this danger Is
entirely within cur Own control, and can be
averted without sacrifice and without disturbing
tbs laws of 8 healthy commercial intercourse,
surely every energy should be devoted and re-
fechon directed 80 devise measures 70 avert the
calamity that looms before US.
The unprecedsntsdly high price Of provisions
Is 81 no means legitimate. The figures asksd
aud paid are not enhanced by a scarcity OF sup
plies. The markets are abundaady supplied,
yet in every section Of the country pncss ars so
high as 70 pr0dCes ssrsus Inconvenience, # moi
distress. In some sections they nave reached a
point already where honest subsistence among
tie Door and taoss Of slender means is almost
on saths question Yet as the Savannah Re
~putlican remarks, the product Of Inc earth i0T
tic iast two years has been ample for the CON-
Portable subsistence Of alI the inhabitants 10
needs BAL to be properly apPOrioued TO supply
the wants Of al WnsJ lie worse, tlere is moth
ing hopeful to look frward to in the future,
even with the certainty Of an abundant supply
from the agricultural la0ols Of the present year
Masers, instead OF growing better, are daily
bse9ming worse.
Have car people stopped Tor oDe moment to
contemplate tbs alarming stale OF affair, and
tie results 10 emch il inevitably Jeuds-As IN.
sgiiably as t5as men, WoReu and children are
ebHrsd 70 Be led aud clothed ia order 70 live
We tsel assured the Laws nos looked il in the
iaos allh shat svbsr gsEs which It's groAl imPOr-
tanes demands We s.a8d On the DHnk Of =
moral volcano, s1d aith 80 Ai4lsaHon next 70
Badasss, SIG, 4sd pps, zld dauce, aud add "
ouf already pls.n0iIc gAls, 40 II al we're vol
sno p1Iec4y sale. God grant thai Inc eIupuou
MAD never psks p-acs, sal csa We hope that =
peo0.s VIII Ds saysd shO refuse 70 save them
sslsss7 IL zaa IA lie pnJglJsuces geasIaLg
tafou. uuluan llBa unenuaIues, and Is Aesy
-lhs rh-usass. lns aeaEs aid us purses Vi
thOss Wno Afe blessed a.A ms-As-alas shOulO
b. asoused lnl9 aclOu ID crdsG 10 save tie OoUL-
~ hon calauIy
We hsss sd .hs,e Is 10 cause for the eXEoI-
asn p4c-eyl b AZ pTgduCsls AID speeUlA.oIs.
Ne .esA d. al .lsy sss.gu n14s aleu IeHyA-
bIa.sd alAs beyond u5 4spiecIaLOH Vi As cal-
lssey Bas Is -ae K cll0ul Dlyatoh s-seIls,
le sEcuss Is ao- ga-L l. Is uys lepIscisl5o
~ masa - p.ic=s would IloIoa,s. Iaole arc
causes engiAauug la ms cufIdly s1d h-earless-
Bsss Of mon emp4oyo ~ IA anu IL agu
curus, nhch EIo weighing a0au lbe people
aud ue saasc, and shscl as alIsa.suiug JOtl
m5fe uaan re currency Can lUe Practice OF
theso people be IsioIlnsdi Can me distress
they occasion be moderated by caecklug lheiI
e1rAyagsut oemABd upon cCnsUmeTsl These
au.sucls arc growing more and more impOr-
tant. Something mus be done. Produce must
BE ds 1lbuied-puees muEt be redUced-gsiIB
bs5 disfoIgsd-or sheIe vii be- suffering intense,
snd intense sufenIg VIII begsl-shat1 Think
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