Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-05
Regala,lag Prices.

" sec that the i'Ost J1aNucsl OF Adfnth-
s..,,an in this town have undertaken the
geealt task OF regulating prices OF MGR
.h.slisc and prodacc Well. all admit that
nr.V> arc enormously high, aaa the maa
xbaesa bring then, down and scp tassa
s,-s w,ll b. a hnncficiar Ises the expert
r,,s, heias nade b. the intelligent uiliecrs
=. tested. aal see waai the result VIII Be:
IA sac,,e,ls. Nc are sas it, II. i f.aiis. ahaa.
Asa We are far anything that VIII
l,;ss slz,rt a natural aud healthy state of
..5s Az the same inns, il IS hui candid
augs say HAT We da not think they have
ssr sathevity over the sal,icct. II has IN
aas raae Is. hoca serasasly questioned
sbrtscr iae legislative dclsartAssal OF a
s,vsrasasas --ihs most plenary in is pow
es-ass any authority over the snbjest. =
T.ts riSat n pass sumptuary laws hiss al
vav.a a.p c,,'qreverteA and dcaisd His
.,-y has everywhere proven thcir ef.ire In
Ell .ieylsy u r,glciy tlic esils aimed At In
the DAY. of Mr. BUREE, thsy were tried IN
England wi,a the vleu ofregalaling prices,
aai .isnally Jailed They were tried IN
France during ;hc1'seaes Rcvoluiion, and
failsI Tae nstnrioas Baitimare traitor,
J;sas.sl Hats, tried it in Richmond aboa,
r.gaieea nouihs ago. AMI failed. lie sssab.
ISIS! table or tariff Of prices. and atsa.
dsaei i IA fsw days.
he SING experiment was tried Ia Atiaa-
- sal atacr ssHtlterl cities and ili every
e,,e sar evil grew worse every dag We
eesss. 20 an honest aversion 70 following
af1e soo.stc;s y tbc rebels vs. do nos
Eke their example in aaything. and espcf-i-
sg'y in anvthia.. csaaeetel With finance or
i-zie,
There Is ba, one laE Car the government
II irais-.as law af La rad Ed sspp'y.--
Taat grrst iaw viii always finally adjust
and regulate trade and prices. and bring
aIoH; an equilibrium. Il the supply Is
shor; aud the demand crest, prices 90 mp.
Bat SIC hawit works. The AsgA prices Ia
ste competition aud iaerease tn ssl'Piy and
,ben pr;ees diminish. Pat restrictions on
traae. and yoa dimiaish the supply. The
result :. In times Of great scarcity, a. al
sr~eaAin Eass Tenaessee, that shc people
saFr Gor the want Of arficics, or the prices
b,aaI upw ard higher and higher. Trade
/. gks running water; ysu n.sy dam il up
and stop Il for while. bat finally il viii
l,re5k tSreagh the dam. or around it, or
uairE il or oyer II.
Il this iiIae there y a great scarcity IN
Eas tennessee Of everything, and prices
aFeabaloa-ly high. What i tlie remedy
Csarlv to indaee as many men as possible
to enter ersssrehaanel Of trade and increase
,be supply. That and tilat alone vii pnl
doxa prices. The best prices that nen ars
wiling 10 give wili invite competition and
taat competition viii analiy bring down
prices.
Y5a say that this thug enablrs few
msa 10 make eaormous profits. That mas
be - fsr a short time, bal In the esad Il s'iI
result in bringing down prices, aud thus
bsBrl. ,be whole Community in n double
ss.e-6rst ia supplying Il with an atRH
asoe and secondly, At CRAFTY reaseea
~
Bar, if prizes arc regulated, tic reglfla.
t-ihs ought 70 embrace ali thing and tbs
saaU coantry. If the merchant aud shs
fartn,r are restricted As 20 the prize at whiei
isag SHALL sell, 50 ongltt he blacksmith. til,
'a1susker the tailor, the physician, tls
laVyer, te Dag laborer the seslns,rcss, III.
b,s ef the boarding house., the wagonel
"''9 Asals wy9I likewise 10 be, aud 50 u
i"roRsA al ,Ae relations Of Kle. For IL m,
'e's.ihor Is compelled 10 ell me corn .
mar az certain prizes, ought not TO b
"'''4ti = ct'arge him price vastly out q
fF9i'or.'oa t. that Of the corn OF hBar 70
We rSnt Of house or the labor inay-peF
.lf'h fiF aim Bat 1be VIII bring -four &
knoxville % sch fDr example, At fye dol
@Te a haadred when he can get Ten IN shl
~ country And who viii sell corn laoa
: '1ree d'iiars Psr ba.Ael whoa il Is wortl
@Es IA the cJaatryS
i-strJtb IS, the present unpseccdente &,
= prizes are the resist Of the qFea
-. D.aaiaisa the scarcity By iavsilpl
., s'''siiiia1 ia trade, ana thereby iaeseasia.
~ ]flss and We then dilsl.sisl fss price,
s.@ "e, = oar remedy faf high prices. s.
.. Yaa f9ai iae s'agiet By encouraging ir,nds
'H' then rFiet@ veal4 f,ppl.