| From the Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N. C.) |
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| December 1, 1862 |
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| The Railroads -- How to Live |
| It has been apparent to our mind for some
time that the entire transportation by rail will necessarily be
engaged for the exclusive use of the Government. This will be a great
inconvenience to the people, who have been accustomed to look to this
mode of transportation for their constant daily supplies. The
importance of expeditious transportation for men and army supplies, is
so obvious that no patriot can complain of it. But our idea is to
impress the fact on the minds of the people, and counsel them to
provide against future inconvenience by making prompt preparations to
raise everything they wear at home. Save seed of all kinds of
vegetables, prepare your ground this winter for all kinds of
cultivable productions, cabbage, potatoes, turnips, and everything
that can sustain life. Plant next year in great abundance, raise large
quantities of poultry; sow every acre possible in small grain, so that
you may make bread; have pastures of stock and make milk and butter.
People can live and do well on these when they cannot buy coffee and
bacon. Put all the females to carding, spinning, knitting, &c.,
both for yourselves and the soldiers. In short, make up your minds to
suffer and make the same sacrifices for liberty which your grand
parents did in time of the old revolution. |
| Rich. Examiner |
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