The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-03
frenrh RegnlalIons.

God Because the greats Ruler OF all
things has not sought TO avoid confhet
and confusion, by special revelation
contradicting the stale blasphemy many
thourhaless people hold it a truism. A
correspondent writing to tine editors Of
this paper. under date Of February 9th,
signed a suggestion 9 Yox POPUr5
thinking, perhaps. it would be regarded
as the voice Of heavenly inspiration
We quote it entire
We respectfully suggest 70 our worthy
commander OF this post, Brig. Cen. X. >.
Granger, the propriety Of issuing an order
Immediately, regulating the prices Of wood,
horse feed and coal, Chat is brought to this
CITY for sale: and also regulating the prices
Of drayage and express wagon hire. It Is
known that the parties who send wood, coal
ara horse feed - tlss city lor sales and those
who run drays and express wagons charge
the most exorbitant prices. We hope and
trust the order wiz Be issued Immediately
Theplural pronoun IS used, as If more
than one indicted what was written but
we presume this is-only figure
speech, to- make both. ends meet.
Doubtless well-disposed person had
been victim of some hackman, ex-
press1nan, or dray-driver's eztortion,
and under the pang Of a wounded
pocket. came 10 a swift conclusion, that
the price Of everything just now in
great demand, should be fixed by law or
by military order. Without pretending
10 deny that many hackmen express
men, and dray-driyers know how to
"pile on" we respectfully suggest to
Brieadier General R. S Granger, and to
everybody else, that the best method
for regulating the price Of everything
Is, 70 issue as few orders as possible
Just enough to guarantee that no physi-
cal coercion shall be used by vendor or
purchaser. Experience has established
the fact, in all ages, that whenever at
tempts are made to bind the producer
and merchant in the letters Of maxi
mum price, the consumer is the ultimate
sufferer The people Of Paris, during
the French revolution, took the trouble
to satisfy themselves thoroughly upon
the subject, as well as the civilized
world standing around to witness their
experiment They attempted to regu
late the price of everything entering
into the daily wants Of the starving
population; but their efforts only IN
tensifed hunger Bread fed away TO
the darkest recesses Of eoncealment,
because the holder would not be raw
ished of his merchandise If a man
had hundred barrels of -four, he would
not confess himself the owner Of so
much as the poor widow had when she
began to feed the prophet. The ma
tural order Of trade was reversed
the buyer setting the price, and not the
seller; so the supply daily diminished,
till there was none And the starving
rabble, who fancied that they could
force the farmer the public carrier, and
the merchant, to labor for themat their
own arbitrary price, while they regu-
lated France, went about in gaunt des
pair seeking food which the terrible
guiIlotine could not secure them. They
could cut off thousands Of heads-the
heads of hateful rich mon; patriotic
people always hate rich menu bat they
could not force men to produce grain,
grind it into -four, make it into bread
and sell it at prices established by their
tools in the Jaeobin assemblies
Friend, did you notice that pretty,
modest damsel as she approached the
crowd ofrough, ill-mannered men stand
ing on the corner Of the street? She dis
covered that some of them were gazing
rudely at her face, and instantly as in
dignation began to spread a crimson
tint upon her cheeks, she dropped her
veil between her and their brute eyes
Trade is not less sensitive than that
tender maiden. It recedes from
look of rudeness. And if you are q
consumer Of wood, horse-feed, and |
coal, that is brought to this city for |
sale" just take the advice Of a candid |
fellowsufferer, and let wood, horse
feed, and coal be sold on the streets for |
what they win bring, unless you desire
to make matters worse, by soliciting
civil or military interference with the
yenders' prices. If you have need of
express-wagons and drays or even
hacks, let their owners get as high pri-
ces as they can; but when you wish to
employ one, ask the price, if you are
afraid you will be swindled. If you
thoughtlessly take drive in a
hack, or have q dray-load haul
ed without first making such in
quiry, there is a very simple pre-
ventive to be used against extortion
Just satisfy yourself as to what is Gus
tomary and fair, pay that, and tell the
driver to let you know when he gets the
remainder. Lethim suefori it, if he feel
50 disposed Before war prices came
upon US, one could get q dray-load
drawn half the length Of the corporate
limits for twenty-five cents, and could
Jump into hack and ride twice the
same distance FOR fifty cents. On an
average, prices have not increased more
than one hundred per centum. Then,
# YOU paw fifty. cents for a dray-load
which has been drawn, say from the
Depot 70 the Post-Office'
when no price was agreed upon, YOU
need not fear suit for damages. If /
for riding from the aforesaid Depot to
the City Hotel, You pay one dollar, don't
fret your eyes out because the driver
curses, and says he pH have two dol
lars. Tell him you'd like to see him
get it. But mark another phase Of this
subject. II you say to q hackman, 81
wish to ride TO the City Hotel; what
viii you charge meg and he replies,
Two dollars" it is yeur duty as an
honest man, either to keep our Of his
hack, or pay him the price h., da,,.,5s