Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-09-21
A-woTd q. the Sober. Sense Of. she.

.Feoplesf 4
The prrslins nssefhiiies afI The present time |
cali yers loudly upon The nsppls to look
their own concerns, aad to aaCertuin5 :cnn,
ithecauso Of their peoaniafy difficulties. and tho
enormous cost Of living. The first and great
cause of the present fanine-price Of provisions
is s.theycenducs Of the asthmsas Commissioners
for assessing the price of grain. With the mo-
t;yes Of tho s,eent.sssen sehsse nothing 10 do,
and hall say nothi6s On thas point. We consider
ths ion ainply g absaeial fight; and in
that sp.ct We are. bound fs pranounco tho COM
duet Of these 81 marked by the most
uIr,,aIa,lelsa ignorance. Iaat at tho time when
the new Currency iliiEad commenced its OPERA,
tions, iwl,ep several million of Treasury NOtes
had been withdrawn from fitealation: on the
day whom the people had been promised that the,
currency would bs improved and the cost of lir-'
ing dilnilisked, these CemmssiopTs, comeforr
ward-lila the evil genlda of the country and
jim the tsmt,itJ Of Their isnoranhs, by one iatap
net, defeat Utterly all The islsta of Congress
,on.lhc currency question: They sdestsDysd edec.
iually by their decree; I'LL shl MI ed wisdom
Of Che country had aenn. Or could 40 To- reitufs
the currency When they rsised gfhs Gosefa:s
mopt price ofgeoln,to s5;atksy struck a fatal blew
at government credit. It was nj 90. much the
mere amount of money that the, Government
would lose blythe incI.aseap ;oorn,abpf tie
injury was this. sJustat. the moment when the
whole country was e1Iestinean in.proreaaea fin in
the currency, Government : oficers false the price
Of fscern 100 per ceat', a dGy5 toaSs rosiaiming
to the public that oil Congress T
had done, ths eurrene,t &c lAs g eopssly 1aa GO
preciuted, and dsould oohti,lne 70 Their
4 proclamation had the efect--Fsido nstsay the
desired or anticipated eteeteut tho <iiset tnat
every seIeibls man foresAw. 1t destsoyed st:
onco tho confidence efthe'Ppbhc ih thencw issae,
Enndcurricd pp the price 81 everything Eto the
present ruinbus point. -, =. ss -. q
The question now presonta ftsslf; who isbeus;
Gttea.by putting bread at famine priees2 we we
answer, no one-but every member OF the COM
manity is Injured. This We enpe g show yep; %;
whe is benefited By putting esrn at sle Q busasa
Every man, We .Wb9 nus corn 70 seii'
thinks himself benefited ana tt ls last tnis 40
lusion that's running tae ePunIrs: enRp9Nss N1-a
plantor has rOrnto sell, and fe gsss eRsuaFk@st set
prics-SlO or s45 q oushei. ms Money rnas' MT
either spend for the neesssafles o. iie, sr invest
Eitn property, l. e. land and rrgroes, pr in dsss:
ernmeHt Bonds. It will: !hs stsmQmbered that,
having no specie, bread has beeome in,the Con-
fsderate States, the standard of Hafpe |; and as
the price Of hreadtfisesor fails, ionlEother com
moditie' rise or fall in proportion. Thus Hheni
corn sells at $40 d bg,Hel, yop will get no more
/ meat or cloth, or sugar, OF salt, for bushel Of
corn than you would if corn was ssflinE;at$l 90.
IF You want to invest 1nonsy Id lands or slayese
<vou End tho same fact staring. you. in the face
The people arcnnaer a most fatal ,delusion that
they arc getting rich undes thsso high prices for
provisions. Nor Is tthny thing new. Tint ayUhols
country should be fatally deluded npon q: fpan-
.cial question:: asThe South Sea .BnBblse in the
re;pp of George LIST, Ileluaed tho whole Esgli,h
nation millions Hers sunk and tKoasands Of in
! noc.at ner,ons houeles,ly ruined. ifsthe people
| of the Confrderacy. can aceunulste property at
this time It win be done in opposition, to all the
received rules of Political RconoIhy. 80 =.
man was ever known togrow; rich by ira
ding With himself; Thisis ijust the condition of
th. people Of this confederaeS. To whom is the
plotter md tho selIine. 4his grain
apa lila cloth, Hs ssl.s - tsanfsdssatstNoe.
and conseousptly tothe makers Of those notes.
But who is the Drawer of these Tresiury notes
The common answer would be: the Government
Now we know that Tho prawer Of o note: isre-
,Dopsible for its payment, that he can be sued at
law, and his goods sold to satisfy the note. But
We opiue that it would prove rather an unproata-
h,o ns;,o.e - sno tba Com s.ders.o Goyernnsut
g., on. ,hon,.nd million dollars. It might turn
or, . nu,,o lone case. While the. the Secretary
9t ~. Tr.o,r-v &, tho ost.na;ble drawer Of tbs.s
n.,s, bo i, in noipt of fac. but tho .oq.n. of
| COMPANY. The Principal, the r..pon.iSie psr.y
for tSsss notes, is the people of the confsderats
States. If these notes are ever paid they must
ba Maid nv III. peoplo Of tho oonfsderacy.
T. would be we'll then for the Planter and Manu-.
t.o,nr.r 70 nnde,,t.n nd now that when he Is sell.
ldOtuIeF u hoH 'ebes WHSA ASAo eSAs-