| From the Yorkville (S. C.) Enquirer |
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| December 3, 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 made 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. |
| Richmond Examiner |
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