The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-07-21

responsible for the rise in gold are
either shamelessly dishonest or miser-
ably blind. Now York is full of trait
ors congregated from all the Southern
cities for the purpose ofparalyEing the
arm of the government by spcculating
in gold, and giving it fictitious and
exaggerated value. The Rothchilds
and other rebel symaihizcrs of Eu-
rope have their agents in Wall street,
operating daily to keep up the price of
gold, and by this means TO plunge the
national finances into ruin, and cXas-
perate the people with starvation
prices. Hundreds Of Coppcrhead spec
ulators who have grown rich out of the
war are sending the gold out OF tho
country for foreign luxurics, and using
their power to destroy the govern
ment out of whose misfortunes they
have grown suddenly wealthy. So far
from the friends of the Union and the
war, causing the rise in gold and the
high prices, they have done all in their
power to prevent these, by abstaining
from foreign luxurics, by purchasing
government bonds, and rendering loans
to the government, and by every
means which could keep gold at a low
premium and prevent the increase of
the currency. And yet demagogucs
and traitors, (and many of them are
no doubt too ignorant to know bctter)
will tell tho people through tho press
and from the stump, that the friends
of the Union arc responsible for the
condition Of prices. .......
There is one way, however, in which
the friends of tho cause have contrib,
uted somewhat to the imitation Of
prices. Anticipating the rise in prices
consequent upon tho rise in gold,
many Of them have made large pur.
chases Of whatever is marketable, and
have thus created an unusual and fc-
titious demand. In this kind of spec
ulation, however they have been out
done by the enemies Of the Union.
Those who complain of high prices
should remember that while they pay
two prices for articles purchased they
receive, in many instances, two and
n half or three prices for articles sold.
This remark, Of course, applies chiefly
to the agricultural class, and not SO
much to mechanics and professional
men. From this class, it cannot be
denied, the principal complaints come
Many Of these will vote with the enc.
mics of tho Government because oi
tho high prices, and yet thoy must
know that they arc receiving better
prices for their wheat, corn, hay, pro.
duco, &c, than ever.
Those who havo engaged in Wool
Growing or stock raising are bccom,
ing rich from tho great demand fol
these created by tho war, and yet, be
cause Of high prices and high taxes
they will vote against the cause of tho
Union. This applies only TO the mi
, nority; tho great majority Of this class
, oicourso, vote with the friends of th,
cause.
The crOakors are willing to have tho
price of every commodity thoy pur
chase, reduced TO tho lowest figure, but
are unwilling to allow any reduction
in the price of those they sell. Thi'
is illustrated by conversation which
friend held few days since with
, Coppcrhcod, The Coppcrhcad, who wa.
II farmer, complained bitterly of tn,
, high prices, when our friend inl0rmc,
him that tho buci1css men of the cast
T arm and western cities had entered int,
I an alliance and agreed to roduco th,
price Of all goods and wares ono hun
+ drcd per cent. This pleased the Cop
pcrhcad, But, said the Union man
grain and produce will fall ono hun
drcd per cent This altered tho case
= and the Coppcrhcad denounced tn,
, whole thing as Republican outrage
Thus it is, every evil has its compcn
sation and ovcry good its drawbacks
Mcn of the truo metal, men who ar,
patriots, will not grumbIc ut high take.
Il high prices. They have gone bcyonC
the Government and asked for higher
taxes. Whenever any friend of til,
} cause hears aman whining high prices
lot him mark that man as "littlc better
than II traitor"
q Lctthc friends Of the cause take cour
| age, The darkness will soon be past
and tho rosy dawn Of an established
Government and II stable finance will
stand tip-toc upon the mountain tops.
Those who are not willing to- sutEcI
, something and to make some sacrifices
t arc not worthy 10 bo called American
citizens, nor TO be protected in life ant