Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-07-17
A LETTER

fsiN
w THE NECESSITY OF DErryprS, rur p,.
ND INTERESTS or AGRICULTURE Appnrssrn
10 TIE DEkEGATIoS or THE UNlrrn Acvfcm, 49,
IN oocitrits OF -VHGISIA---BY JoHN TAYIoy
CAROLINE, (PoRr RoYA1)
rfp January -, 1921
ou'--by the las rost received the urin,e3 ,ro.
o"cuiAgs ui the United Agricultural Soc;et;cs oc w.;
Sin', OF the 9th aud 7th OF December ' III 49,,
tIioNins TO whom am indebted for The ciyil;tv nv
'SI>iowiodsmcnt is transmitted 10 you as i. rrcs;
~ your acquaintance. i'"'e
IN, w op'n'oh that no,l'I has been susuostcJ so
,,~es 10 advance The prosperity OF the United States
rs my" ana concert OF Agricultural Soci,tcs
s;del ue constitution OF that Ia which on pre-
r. II, "'ecS me To suhloin some. reasons suggested
ot 'nos, uiycd IN your proceedings which ~, 80
'tinu'cd towards lis adoption ''> e''
, u q union anu concert seem To me To beay M
80, Js' " leagues or combinations SUPERSEDED IN,
h","'.O,i the contrary il is conlorn,,bc 10 , ,;!
..p'S whch caused men To unite i'm civil soc;e,;cs g.
cen "Senee OF life ber, and property, against Vi
"nSc anl imposition ; and strictIv ,,ol',,o', -, H.,
confederation tho United States 1Ti ~ .'e
''o 10 u'e purpose Of invading the r;rhts M
n.io'is but 10 prevent other nations from in
s,,r7, w" wv =, inc several internal combinations
.uSses'ed ana directed by exclusive interests u,L'
nave appeared in the United STATES mo ~ ~" ,t u
80 na"'', analogous TO the strong or cunn;no. ma
H. . , III nature, exercising fraud on force oycr
ayr;cn,nr,i ' l5oTant and they have placed the
1,"utur'u interest in the sarnr re,oti,n 10 tL.
1Nesi ds uiiS country, without union would -
occupied with respect TO countries orgy,,;S '''e
e. h''. ne agricultural interest cannot there
~ more sac against the aggrcssons Of mimi y,
.'teTnIucS, unless its members Shall nor :, ]
VIC y, states would have been ap,inS, tho 49,
s's ~ on 'nimcai nations, withouta Union
,to s,. - ven II distinction between the upiop of
~ a'"'cs ana Union oi ;sricuiiursts i'm f;,,o- ~
.'c iser. The union of the states = ala -, 80; u
'si's OF other na'ions but the union of ,rr;cu
- oa''ho. permanently invade the lust RIGHTS NJ
Sricr interests. u caDnot dcere ,bcn, Lo,e u
We agricultural. interest embraces nj oS. e Is
noI'cc 4 vast majority of the pcupe the suo;I ., 10
"''.p1ed from very inferior minority wonlI ha l.;
cisf a,, ana MS division impractcahle As tho
ee, consumer ofimpoIted articles and ,b. ,,,; Wy
Snipioyer OF merchants, manufacturers and sa;Io
t'pire either o! these classes without in 1i,,;
:. Moihl upon Itself, which could omlv be healed b
removing the injury. ~ "
he agricultural interest * .boroc II.
~; d patriot from necessity and an ,,,n;ro - ~
sou, vi superior integrity To any other in,cres,
, oo,npare II VITA the banking, the cauitnist or
- P'tuonasc interest, should Dronouncn ~, -,
ihteSrity IN deciding questions of o,,;onI '' i''
IL !eNS'"sFe But when Compared with The ,ncrc,n
Ne LII, though superiority will still appear. We,
,roochr IN inc latter degree of Integrity an
ui,'nce Dctween the two is so indssolnl,c ,J,, ,h;
@ e.' , eS were they the only negociators wouId nj
My end in equitable compromises think tI,a, tho
,,;re nc" m,lsrd Tor resort'ng TO this interrupted UNI
o' mercy Tor the sake of the agriculture, n,c,
81, pe OF Justice, To labor, industry and talcr,s
"a ',l cIhpioymens; and particularly to mann
60 ~ themselves, who will suffer more than any
"t'cT ~ ass OF society, by raising nm n cass az ,;,Ty
istS OF masters over them, at the national sx,oni
.; o'c crisis IS bad thing 1t is that nice noint of
" ~ when single prescription may kill or cure
ID oiIss Is a cross or pile chance for life or
,,'e''', now tremendous u case be Iv which 4;
perry IS exposed to three Such in INV ,-iov ~
SITUATION OF the United States nj ibis ner;I NJ
sHrce psris by which are beset NAV he caIioJ H.
ptcal crisis. ' "'N VIZ seogra-
ne lanailcai crisis exhibits the curious pbc,,,n,
~. "a nuiusiaSln against negro slavery and Ia IA
vi uie slavery inflicted by monopoly neon
20 enVy arises from ncglecting TO conpare tho cy;i
OF each From the mass of facts for tL; ''u YVES
!, sc'ecuon oil lew Will suffice TO show, which
TUE most misery Ncero-slayerv i'm the IIn;,cJ St'o
rcs" ~, ~ hog, mulnPlics people The slaves in
~ INV 'i'e ifec Their condition is so(teneJ bv
H syInpathies and interest of the owners Inv sI;n
= ood ana Faimcnt without care bv c,nuI,I,;ai fro
nonI' ana ny multitude of ndulpcncies sn,i,c;o,
~. v-e sie,'m OF cheerinlncSs and mirth iudico
lns 10 Shui share oil personal haDpincss-TLe 49,
'uihy Vi monopoiics possesses no svnn,tl,, :, y
o'ho iocd anu raimcnt il creates n co,s,an, a.
ne as 10 noth, by IFS constant lhefts from indms,
ycrtv ',,ne cneeriuncss or mirt il dlIses DO
io,' osu aNast numDcr OF people it peoples poor
HOUSES ana standing armies aud as its n;scI1 s e.
cteI ou'run IFS remedies il annually cons;srs mi
@ 10 ule grave, before these remedies can arr;ye
pI tiey come behind after the mischief - -,
~ ahead Thus the system of ruononoI;os :; ~ 7O" ,
"s ~ us attempts TO soften its own tvr,nny III |
u STces leaves IFS affected bun,3n;,v f,r
,a'i ~ thousands annually perish for wait NJ
ssDi.u' SidaEeroIis, nelancholy and des,cr,,o -, |
'Ic''hs arc compelled 10 commit atrocioos cr; ~
us s.iGsisience rs not secured 10 them and rio
i.sluDia Comforts themselves (tfe stronocst ,o,rni
,,ct ~ M hEertcd INTO the strongest incito-
y - "a 1iccy ny an ncapaciiy support a f,n,;Iv t.
nc f'''S' indies, the single monopoly of rirc n,
-, ~ ore year, five millions Of peoDir n, T",I
~. a., ~ o. monopoly dcpopulles the Giirest por
- " wy edfdl, ahu personal slavery is the remedy
~ eS rayages. However the scc,,,,, - , iIi,1I'y !
~ cen INC common evils inflicted ON ,nanLi,J ~ |
's t"o sorts OF slavery; il We should even do,j,
,'','isu'la7 snier most under the slavery Of
O.'"loy spread over Europe. or under ue,,rn L.,
y W tIc United States in porio,ls oc ,os - IL
""Pu'ins the fFass begotfcn by the avnr;ce - r;al
81 O'"I ~ INC doubt must vanish and vim r. 20
~ no 20 perceive ihe germ of this terrible evil
'''5 81 u,e United STATES But a connor;eor
,'.Nern ne slavery of monopoly and negro ilvcrr
''pIIy-'hc Inconsistency between deeE,r,aho,s r.
4 - u Oio, aHtlI1int the other IS supcrA Hume 1,
froi ,. ''i.s these docama,ioas flow from kin
- 49,, 1Hu converge 10 tho same point Pcr
V"'i l'hbt0n IS ihc 9sOmpter, in one rnse aud 80
l s d,:u'ce ~ the other They both inf;pgc ,ho
- y, h'' Stue7, aud the rights Of INDUSTRY aud
N n ~ H. uney inu9t therefore meet, if success
49, a c''a1 'o''''y iuf1 OF government Both have
~, '"Hi'ioisin as an instrument Avatice 6rs, 60,
''' 'f"eu banking, and assured ms that ~ a.,
-, VI EU'u' lhc nauOn fell towa and ygorsb;oned
$50 CVhsighed to i'll despouc uowcr of L.,,; -
'ter currency, an.l of course o,,.r ,I,S,
''''ci''L 'oba'i We break tbs idol In ncrcs ar
''lhte orr alterations This idol hoy;p.f f;ld,.I
Il go ..o"'"I nch and happy, the new IDOL cali
{" Py'cFhns duIies, IS nov sci M, fora die H., H.
'A,i Auu" OF priesthood and az Increase of iaxa,ion
=. Wy p."'d oil exclusive privileges and the puroo
[uf"Ha2c ouch, nov, il is said to BE he Oh.
80 .! n'tiDn1l generation WV W
lhc GsOsgnphieM erisis ;,,,,,I o,:..-t l.
,"o,''on Hnd p'ariea, Is ssli more alarming There
- no gfe'i Iage9UW in 'ccciyinz fnnacal love-
= nO'cs 'oOic'ae NJ adrlircr o. b1nking but. TO
...,~ a =" S"l sg;doe fsca, its n cSsss5r. and
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