JANUARY 27, 1863:
The
U.S.S. HOPE seized the blockade-running British schooner EMMA TUTTLE off
Charleston.
The Florida Sentinel
of Tallahassee publishes an editorial saying it supports the Confederate
government’s action in “taking possession of the manufactories of the South for
the clothing of our soldiers and all others where they aid in furnishing
material for the war. However, the newspaper opposes the “monopoly of railroads
exclusively by the government.” No freight belonging to private individuals is
permitted to pass into northern Florida, and the express trains no longer run
between Savannah and Jacksonville. Tallahassee residents no longer receive
deliveries. “The government should certainly have preference in using
transportation facilities,” but the paper sees no reason why “private
individuals should not receive the benefit of the road also.” Because of
increased transportation costs salt, pork, corn, beef, syrup, and other
commodities are selling at higher prices than would be otherwise necessary. The
editors believe this is adding to inflation, this and the increasing amount of
Confederate currency that is circulating.
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