The Daily Confederate

For the Confederate.

Messrs. Editors: In these disjointed times, many are seeking for excuses to evade duty, while others are very anxious to see that duty performed, so that they are not themselves called upon to do it. So it is with regard to going into the army and reducing prices. Every body admits that if our armies need reinforcing, it is the duty of every one to go who can; but the mischief of it is, almost every body thinks he is one of those who can't. You, Messrs. Editors, have been urgent in your calls "to the front"—and many thought you a little too urgent. But I have esteemed your appeals and calls as being prompted by your conviction that the salvation of the cause depended upon more men being sent to the relief of our brave boys who have so long and gallantly faced the enemy and bore the hardships of a soldier's life. I have no quarrel with you, therefore: for I believe you have only done your duty.

But I do regard it as most unfortunate, if it does not result in something more serious, that the Farmers should be called away from home where they are so much needed at this time. It is not worth while to say why they are so much needed at this particular time. Every body knows the gathering in of the crops and the seeding of small grain must be done soon, or much of the former will be lost, and the time for the latter be past. Could the producers not have been spared at least a little longer until these things, so necessary, were accomplished?

You have had a tilt also with the Farmers, about prices. I am a farmer, and I agree with you in part and in part I disagree. But I do not understand you as "abusing" the Farmers as some of my neighbors call it. It would be a fine thing if every body would bring prices down to a reasonable standard; but Farmers can't do it, while they have to pay exorbitant rates for every thing they buy. But let every body do it! then the year of jubilee would come.

But whatever betide, let us all stand firm to the cause—be true to the great principle of the right to self-government—do the best we can, and trust in God for His aid, and all will work right.

RANDOM SHOT.