| From the Richmond Examiner |
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| November 28, 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 eat, and make everything they wear at home. Save seed of
all kinds of vegetables, prepare your ground this winter for all kinds
of cultivable production of cabbage, potatoes, turnips, and everything
that can sustain life. Plant next year in great abundance, raise large
quantities of poultry; sow every ??? possible in small gra??, so that
you may m??; have pastures of stock and make milk and butter. People can
live and do well on them when the 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. |
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