Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-11-23

for men of more liberaliGy and wisdom.
Cotton Exchanges et Hoe Genus
Omne.
To the Editor OF the Herald
II is seldom necessity forces me to
sponge on your valuable space, but
when contemplate the arbitrary acts
and gross impositions that are contin.
ually heaped upon tho planters shoul.
ders by Exchanges, Boards OF Trade,
etc, q vent for pent up feelings be-
comes necessary, and hence l have
sought little space in your valuable
paper TO serve as safety valve.
Under cover OF "the rules OF the
Vicksburg Cotton Exchange" certain
professed buyers Of the staple are try
lug 10 force planters 10 pay Is cents
storage on every bale of cotton pur-
chased from wagons or otherwise.
Was this done in the interest OF the
planter? Ifso, what laudable zeal do
thy exercise in our behalf? Mark An
thony's love for Cleopatra hath been
eclipsel Love US yes, TO the bottom
dollar. What right has the ViCksburg
Cotton Exchange 10 exact Of
vendors % cents storage on cotton
after /. has been regularly sold aud
weighed to its mem6ers2 No, gentle
men, after the weigher's certificate
passes into the hand Of the planter, the
transfer of ownership is made, the cot
ton becomes your properly, and yor
have an indisputable right 10 do with i
as seems best to you-ship it, float II
down the Mississippi, or store u, bu
we are not responsible for any
damage accrulug thereto. Man!
oil us are interested in thi
matter, aud are desirous 10 know
If the Exchange can stand thi
"sof, impeachment" II planter car
ries twenty bales Of cotton TO Vicks
burg aud sells II to a broker, shall hC
pay $5 storage on il after selling II tC
the broker2 lie has as good right L
demand the freight prepaid TO New
Orleans by the planter. For shame
gentlemen, you are trying to rid'
us with "blinkerS" on, and yoI
think we "Gan't see it" /
such rule has been established
by the Exchange, although it need
screening sadly, let them come out un
; der the bright rays Of tho noon'da.
sun and say so. What you profess L
do in our interest We are anxious t
know, but for heavens sake, gentle
men, don't shine US with a dark Ian
. tern.
Are these gentlemen laboring for III
prosperity OF their city 7 echo say, nc
(for ihemselves.) Arc they trying 1
build up the Compress [the same ihs
= goes by the misnomer OF Plaster
2 Compress,) the reverse will be true, q
the planter will assume the tight {
, have his cotton weighed scwherr
There are many high-toncd, houdrabl
{ men connected with the Exchange ; ca
s il be tha. they have allowed this frau
. TO be perpotraled upon the pcopl
they publicly and privately profess t
: love so well-a people groaning VI
j der lie burden OF debts contracted I
e make cotton that does no. pay ID
q srtusl cost of productioni This is Al
b.ulry aud unjust in the extreme, an
q /, an assumption OF authority that vi
; h submitted 10 by only few ignoral
c negroes, unless we greatly mi
II Mke the temper OF the pCopI
a Tho whole truth OF. the business
= that 2ia per cent, commissions, that 81
insurance, that ~ cents for Tcighin
i, that 25 cents for turning the bale owe
"a that 25 cents for repairing, jua > zen
= for ssmping, that 10 per rau', iog ~
Is vanciug, and that two pounds mre, an
j number OF other that's too numero'
to mention, has wrough! US up to th
exceedingly nervous condition that v
IS are Obliged Ia scream little; but whit
III you talk abou, that % cents storage, ih
m we do not feel particularly iutere9it
ii in, we have got to come right out 20
49, gcoh halloo. III the language OF Il
~ parrot that bad been pretty well ilcect
IL by the monkey, We are ready to c
a. claim, Eve have been having Il IL
ola time down hcre!' 80, temport
0, mores!" Patience has ceased to
III virtue, and we are now standing
r. the brink OF q revolution whose lid
ia wave is now lashing the base OF yoI
NJ stronghold, aud the best thing for y
" " 10 do, gentlemen, is to "come down o
0S of there" before it is too late, .,...
n FARM ER
IN HTamnRlon