The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-10-26

|isg staples, and probable ase4ts IN |
|s.ong.t the people, tAsss ~ ne |
qssstly fossd in trading seAnssi-
tics capitalists Who strive y sstAin |
possession Of every Leading asd e.
ssn,isl article Of food, thss hey may
shsssby - ssss'sa sssUssts fFss
shsir customers thsir ovs psiess for
thea commodities. Thsy ~. spos
the principle contained 10 he dyisg
mss's advice to his ~, 70 /" mske
monoy-'mste it honestly, II possible,
but make money ssd however
uuch such course Of policy might
b cosdem nsd from . norsl stsnd-
point, they would be sssseislly aus
tsined, sad commended fsr heir &c.
cunulatisg propensity sd business
ssgscity. Composition = said "
b. the life Of trade" Asd vAibt I'D
hitting this fact, We nsy alss aafs'y
assert, that |, Is the purchasers friend
and the bencfsc,or Of the poor and
hence VIC like 10 give il every en-
enlargement, We arv iafosnsd that
efforts have recently bses made, BY
parties 10 u personally unknovn,
but who DO not live thousand miles
from here, TO establish . monepoly
| ia some Of the nccessariss Of life, but
arc happy to know that they failed
to effect their object. In the present
hour Of monetary depression and
gloom, taking into considsraties the
unpreccdcn,edly small cotton crop,
the exhausted condition Of our only
navigable stream, aud the couse.
qucntly high rates Of transportation,
tho control of any ooc Of the leading
staples Of sugar, coffee. or bacon, BY
monopoly, would be direfui calami-
~ to the people for however hon
orabls man may b., he datters him
self he is jutis6ed in asking what he
plessss for what he has to ssll, snd
as II is op.ionary with tho trsasr to
buy OF not rs he picssss, be feels no
renorss whatever in taking ~ he
ear get for his commodities supply
and demand regulate ths price, no
would say, and a. hs hsd the osly
supply, the demand on him weuld
necessarily be great, and Ah demand
for high figures would DO bat the
necessary rosalt We trust ssch a
state Of Affairs will never sxist with
us We remember al one time, since
our acquaintance with Marshall, psr-
haps ia tho year 1852, uhes the
river was extremely low, and there
were no salinss in the country, that
common sack salt was rctailcd At tho
enormous price of City cents, specie,
per pound, and other articles Of prime
necessity, somewhat ia proportion.
We never cure to SEQ that history re.
peatcd, and more particularly At such
= time a. this. ..l..
But We are wandering from our
first design, for We ocly wished to
direct the attention of our planters
to the fact that monopolisis we're
sbroad in the land, and In tho midst
Of their schemes Of speculation might
"take into their heads " to buy up
oil tho surplus corn in tho country,
and placing il u ruinous figures,
knowing that in ths sprisg time it
would command fabulous prices. thus
forestall immigration, retard tho In j.
dustrisl interests Of the country, and
produce amongst tho poor already in
our midst, and those who may prob
ably cast their desunies with us, =
great distress. il not an almost utter
want and destitution.
Your cotton crop has been cut
down from one half to three .fourths
in quantity, and fully one -halfin the
price you expected to receive for il,
and you will therefore BE- compelled
70 dispose Of every bushel of corn
and pound Of msat which you can
possibly spare, to enable you to meet
the constant demands upon your
purses for your little luxurics, your
taxes, aud the education Of your
children; and mono know the
"ssrsits better, asd there are none
who will bc more ready to take ad-
vantage Of your nisfortuncs and ne.
cessitis~, than the money -lovi~g,
monopoliring speculstor. But We
advise you to hold on to your corn
aud meat, unless yoa sell them to
Immigrants and tsavslers, for there
will be a great demand for them in
the spring, and at prices fully double,
IL not treble, tho~s At which they are
now ratsd. If you will be saving
with your corn, and ssll only to those
vho absolutely need il, you viii lind
that The income arisiag from il will
fully eosnssrbalsncs The deficit on
the part Of your cotton crop. Some
bsay will rap tho benefits oft, aud
nose arc more justly entitled TO il,
and there ars none who's W des,rs
more 70 ssjoy il, thaa the farmer
Who bore with il the hest and burden
Of the days, and followed il through
il devious fortunes, from ." secd time
until harvest Again 10 say, hus-
bad your corr, and beware Of spec.
ulators.
Vicxsnuno, SmnsvxroRr, AND
TExAs RAfLnoAn.--The Monroe
(La.) IntslRgsncer, Of the 10th inst,
says" the psosPect for speedy com
pletion Of our road 10 the Mississip.
Pi river, opposite Visksbsrp, il very
Aatssriag. That portion Of the road
not IL rusRisg order bstvsen Delhi
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