Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-09-28
A Word to the sober Sense the
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And row, . word to the sober sense of the.
people. We .wish to elaborate one of.Our. idens
ON ls subject of high prices ic brig it wiihia
the ccnprcLep sitn 6f osers "Is--- and especially
Of that class Of aoneit IA en-, whp, in The words
af Esclesias:cs, drive oxen; and ph.aes talk is
o! i.u;locis,e but ,rh.. constitute Tie bous aht
muscle Of the country.
We have said that people csnnst be hen.it- |
ts by :gt Prices where thersis 30 foreign trade
Let us ;Iiusi.ste:::- strpo,e eemnHriiy Of y.
LrnireJ m5. cor fined ts an island in the Pacific.
They ,v ant-a currency, and arRgirt IN asent:t":
.issae ,romirsers. .nttes,; Tor which each mslpGer
Of The community makes litnscIf rtsrnnsih!s.
They then Guts.m;l: .lst sncdcllsr shall rsrrc-
sent lhe value Of. ore @.usael 81, coin, SID ten
cent? the vaiuuof q pound Of NEST. aftcr business
nnas gone eli in Ills manrsr fer s.me tire sJn's
m, mJrrs Of Tie CON. immunity, Eorca either by
syh riise, isas l,a: the cCumunity wiilpot reascm
lis .,ifsry re: -, or sty offtr poiivs begin
Ia /. 4.emaut, higher hIicrs their preiuce. They
-put carl. &: sit tusle, abGineat 81 IL pound.
We ihEpofc thai ii II. Ntssir!l.ss Ills C. nlua;:
+ Fly FOND luaaIcd [tanlsala .drilurs triic;sn.
fur I'll is trading; t,thri. Of I'll The re.
ee.ss.ie q: lilc ere Eew Ten fmrs gEeatsr, ara
consequently tic cireuMtlss lhsdirIa, q fronlis-
(. ry uu:cs, mu.t. also be ihsrsn:cd len times.
These hurdrcd men tfcp i.-se enc n:i!li"n.in-
s:cad of one hun d,Sd 2teuyard de!la,s;. ahd
every article of prGrsrts is new htli at ssa times
Inc rrie. srisiIr,iY fxea rrSn it. Dutis Tie
cem niuni.y ten tmee ricIs1tban it, was before!
No nlau iSsiliy enough to $iiIFosf tneh ? tblEg
Ii you could iberssss the rrasth Of peeF!e
simpls 10y -incr, as.ng tts,ancnrt Of r.per money
i TIC country, then there won'a, be 20 limitio
rational wealth; allt would .rsqnir. World. he
paper aid u printing naeEsre. TtG:d TIE sur
+s.c:l con- auniiy Ly increaling lhc2,rfee Of pre-
yi.ione. iLs.t1 &c he omcunf Of irtyiEions rro--
dueoi in ,.,hc county; would tie iEcrcare Of
L,iiee il crease the smeunt ofi.tOck, CT rarnfac-
turel. goods, Of fruit; poultry, and FISH; in q
word. would thcpc.bc more inthe country of I'll
those thirgs which contribute to'tbs comfort and
support Of man. f the price sf them should he
raised ten fold?- II is self evident that rhisiss
the r..;cc of the commodities Of country cannot
;nct-ase the .prrdnetiveress of that country.
Hence the Increasing the riire Of tbu commddi-
lies cf the country il .entirely nominal; it is
nothing but q Eame-;=I EAR cMss more or ID
richer Ly it. So lsng as. things trnsin in this
Stats, The community ns a rHo'e. is neither tho
better her ths wor.e for ..:Dat Il part Of the
.oia uuaity rnGs:s severelyi This state of things,
aud that r,rt least allie to hesr ii; runely, the
rovr. Tasse ho have every fling to buy and
noth:ng tu sell must ;Lisr by high prices.
But it vii! Sc thought fiat if the poo. must
suffer, thru Tic rich must by benefited bS these
hi.h prices. Just keEc lies The fatal fsllacy that
IS leading. TO Ill tsis folly lad nsshirs. Those
prices, while t!ey nake.illr poor poorer, do not
make the rich richer. Thia fact makes it ar un-
m;t;sat.d. evil. If while You imsoverish sns
portion of ,he community, sou'cnrich the ether,
then there is some r;tisa.iyn; fer the rich arc
aale, aIa iG many cuse. wiliixg, to aid tie poor.
But by these high riccs vhilu you sTprsss the
,oor, you do,rot incres:o tie rich mans mcans
to do guud.
Ii what we have ss;l LetTuc, and wc lhiIl il
dfisultt, disproye, than :sc present tigk price
OF provisions lie an:iEmitiSstfd EVIL to tl'e coun-
try, ana We appeal to the sober seIss Of the peo,
pie to rid themselves Gf:it.
In conclusion, we respectfully suggest to ihe
rla. :sra and :narlcsc.t!era of-ths country that
they shall resort to svme unitcd action on thi'
subject, for the rr,ldsc Of reducing the price o
food and c!cihirg among durpeop!o. The plan
.trs CT Virginia hsvS already a.t a. Eobls exam,
plO in this matter. Is there less. patriotism
among the people Of South cat,linz7 We trus
not.
!. And we would further sesrec.fully susso.
that meeting Of ths Plsnters OF Eagefcld Dis
trict be held ut tie Court House on Sale Day il
October, to consider the prQpriety Of reducing
the pric. of provisions sold to the Government
80 %--