Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-03-27
The ImpFs-suients s6 Provisions at the

The Impressuients of Provisions at the
q ~ south. = ~ u +
The Riehmend Examiner, of the 14th,
says the temper Of the people revolts at
the injustice and arbitrary violence of the
impressments, and that
They will take effectual measures to
prevent The Government from obtaining 1Dhat
they prOl7l through the country TO seize for a
noekery Of PaymeaL There is a feeling Of
resentment, deep-sedted and widely prevail
ing the best class Of the community, against
Government, which is held responsible for
these mad and reckless impressments;
and there are high officers IN this goodly
city who fancy they are popular in the
land but VhoSs names are held iR eTecTGtioH
By the stauneh classes sOhieh control public
opinion. = These arbitrary i'm
pressments of Government touch the peo-
ple's pride and sense of justice, and they
effected a great and natural change in their
sentiments tO'Oard the cause. Men who, in
a romantic and pious enthusiasm for their
country, have cheerfully given up their
sons to the battle, and have assisted with
sort Of mournful pride in the burial Of
their offsprings slain on the field, have
had their fssliags and datsmpeiatoRard5 the
Government suddenly changed by the
rude and rapaeious action Of Government
press-gangs. " ~. .....-.
The impressment of supplies for the
army is not confined to Richmond. We
quote from the Atlanta (Georgial Confed-
eraey, Of March 6, copy Of the paper be-
ing before US: --.
HTbere is now an almost universal out
cry against the unjustifable seizures Of
private property, which have recently be-
come to common. The people are begin
ming to feel and appreciate its enOrmity as
they never did before hence the outcry
If our Governments, State and Confeder-
ate, wish to maintain the respect and good
opinions Of the people, they had better
cause their officials TO cease all such oper-
alions-sO near akin to opillaging-at once,
and adopt a system of obtaining regular
supplies, the same as citizens do.
"The army must be fed, if
there be enough corn and meat in the
country to feed it; and if it should ever
come to such q strait, let every man give
out 10 the army the last morsel in his
house.
aThe first seizing during this war was
by order Of Governor Brown in the spring
Of last year, when he ordered all the salt
held by 'speculators 10 be seized, and q
certain price allowed in payment therefor.
1t was a lawless and unjustifable act
There was no necessity for it. 1t was mis-
ehieVous, and has resulted in untold evil
to the country. This everybody now sees
and acknowledges, though at the time
quite a number Of our good people ap-
plauded aud justified the act, particularly
among the formers residing in the
country. They wanted salt to save their
bacon Now the precincts of these
people are invaded. The farmers bacon,
corn, shucks, fodder, pork-hogs and beeYes
are seized. The man who rejoiced at The
seizure of the salt has felt the heavy hand
of the seizer laid FuthIessly upon him.
iAnd now q word TO our Legislature
At the last session wicked act was passed
to take control of our factories or possess
sion of their products, if they would not
sell their goods at certain prices; and
what is the result2 To-day Osnaburgs,
yarns, sheeliBgs and shirtings are
hither than ever was known in Georgia.
A poor country woman can't get q bunch
of thread for less than ten dollars think
Of that two dollars a. pound; and cotton
at the highest not more than eighteen to
twenty cents a poundD and it sells at
eight dollars and half per bunch by the
bale. A yard Of 0snaburgs, shirting or
sheeting cannot be bought for less than 81
to Sl.10, and viii cost from 80 cents 10
one dollar by the bale.
"Such prices were never known or
heard of in Georgia till the Legislature
undertook to make the factories sell cheap"