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

We see that the Post Council Of Admin
strltioA in this town have undertaken the
lihicult task Of regulating prices Of MGR
handi-c and produce. Well, all admit that
,rices are enormously high, and the man
Who can bring them down and keep them
form will be benctartor. let the expert.
ncnt being made by the intelligent officers
pc tested, and see what the result will be.
f it succeeds We are for it; if it fails, aban-
ION it, We are for anything that will
ring about natural and healthy state Of
ralc. At the same time, it is but candid
IA rs TO say that we do not think they have
ny authority over the subject. It has, in
bays gone by, been seriously questioned
Whether the Legislative department Of u
Foyernmcnt-tae most plcnNry in its pow
rs-haS any authority over the subject. -
The right to pass sumptuary laws has al
,ays been controycrtcd and denied His
ory ba, everywhere proven their entire in
Hcicncy to remedy the evils aimed at In
he day. Of Mr. BvG!U,, th,y Were tried in
ag'ani with the view oil regulating prices
M SIgNaI'y 'i"led' lNIy were ,''" IL
rance during the fFeNch h''o'ouoh' al"
..ilol. The notorious Baltimore traitor,
;eaerH JTmicr tried it in Richmond about
ghteon months ago and failed He cstab
Shed a table or tariff Of prices. and ADAM
pAeI 1t IN few days
Ihe same experiment was 'r'el IN Al'ah-
'H "'-''' ''"''''' '''''H' anu III O'C'!
''e th' c'" gre" worse ever! o"I' we
'hle'' 70 an honest aversion 10 io'.o"'nS
the footsteps Of the r'oeS' We 90 not
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y IN ahy'A'ha foAh'e''' WIN n'''''' VI
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Ut see now 1t WORMS inc rig" F'''" III
'e 'o'!'l''''''' "',' IN. '','' 80, s'rr'y' "'''
en- prices "l'','l'N," II, ''S'''',''lS -"
"o'' ANA ~" 0''''',''" '"' S'Pi.l' u,
suit Is, ~ '''',u' VI S'''' ''" w. 80 ~
'Sc''I d" ''''' / '''''''''.' ''''' '',' P0oP''
Her Tor the want OF articles or the prices
'uad upward higher and higher Trade
like running water; N1u may dam II up
nd stop 1t for n while nut hhaiIy 1t VIII
'eak through the dam, OF around II, or
pdcr it, or over it.
AT this time there IS great scarcity IN
l-t Tennessee OF everything, and prices
e iilbuIoaSly high. What Ia the remedy?
early to induce as many men as possible
enter every channel Of trade and increase
g supply. That and that alone will put
Wn prices, The best prices that men are
Hing to give WAL invite competition, ana
1t competition VIII inaily BRING down
1ce''
loH say 'n't '"'S '''"S c""o'vs i'"
n u MAKE enormous Pfo"',' i""I may
50 tor snort u'n'' o"' ID inc emu 1t VIII
su't IN bringing down prices ana 'nu>
AcA' 'le ""''o community ~ " "op'''
nSe-hrSt' IN Supplying II "'u' IN "'''.
nee, ana secondly III syFCd"y ft'7Ce'
les,
n"' " prices "r' F'SU'''V'' ''o r'S","'
ms o"s"' 70 cmor't' all 'ni'g7' ana ''n'
lo'e co"n"! II ''' 'h'I'i'a"' ana ."'
'mer are restricted as 70 inc price at Whlrh
y S''a'' S','' - Ons"' .n' O'','NS.''''"' '"'