Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-17

sit was also proven, tina, in ono case. 4 few ye,rs
past, the brand OF country m erased md that
at city null marked u parcel of fDur prrcl ed
20 mpcte u cargo"
hNcr examining all the subjects Of enquiry refer
red To your Committee, and all the resc IONS thereon
reported TO tho Hpuso, | cannot dsc,y.r ono on
which this communication has the slightest bcnting.
Ii is perfectly gratuous and uucaied fr and il not
necessary To explain pporl any measure propos
ed by them TOR your adoption. Were it not lpr toe
luxurious ell .cts II IS calculated havc on number
of individuals, Who were called upon by the Com
mittSe to defend themselves when this and other
charges were made, should have passed it unnotic
ell. The COMMITTEE must have been aware that tho
publication of such serious charge is calculated 10
do an injury. Had they fixed IT upon ono that sn.
only would h1vo ared, but they have left !. hann
ing over all the city mlcrs with the solemn words
preceding II, that " was proven In my FIRST num-
Der, called your attention the iris,icc done the
city millers by the Committee, III not sunmoniny
them to testify III matters where their interests were
deeply involved. But IN this case nothing can Ius-
tity them for Withholding from The individual accused
an opportunity of explaining or defending his con
duct Had they done they would not have insert.
Cd this paragraph IN their report. | believe am tn
possession at all the import ant testimony gwen before
the Committee, and know of bat one ilcl in alv
manner resembling this, of which they were inform
ed. 1t had references 10 fifty barrels only, but the
Committee have stated the particulars c0rTeciky only
where they say that il purch Ised 10 complete
odrgo. Al the other particulars stated are erronc
There was no conccalUiunt III the transaction
II was this A merchant purchased of city miller
certain quantity of his lrur. Af.er it was nat or,
board, it was found Insult lent fill the vessel The
season for bringing wheat to market was far adyauc-
ed and very htle coming NJ, aud the vessel lying al
heavy expense II the river The purchaser and
The city miller agreed 10 select OF the bcs cocn-
try -four they could find, have sent TO the mill and
after mixing 1t with what -four and wheat was al.
ready there, and thus remanulcurinE y. It was pu,
barrels and in this manner, for the eccnrnno.
daton of the merchant the city miller endcpvorcd
to comp lee the cargo and dispatch his vessel hCer
great deal of trouble the miller and the merchant
with the assistance of other judges Of the article
did select fifty barrels, which dealt wi "a bove
described not the Committee have Informed Won
by erasing the BRAID CT the country mill and putting
that of the city mill IN its place. This explanation
OF the Transaction the Committee might have had, it
they had asked for il why they did np,, they can
host explain. ] have been many years 0 resident IF
Richmond, actively engaged in the -four business,
and this Is the only instance of the kind that has
come 10 my knowledge, o! that can hear of, after
enquiry.
All that remains for me now, is an examination OF
the question at large, of the good III effects oil al
lowing the mIliers to use two brands The Commit
tee, in their report have argued the pro and con-
Where they got the arguments used in It's favor from
know not. They state in their Report, or at least
they would lead you To infer from the manner IN
which II Is wordel that the city mlers alone are IN
the habit of using TWO brands They ofcourse ought
TO be the best Judges of ts udvanaG es and conse-
qucny could have furnished tho strongest arguments
in favor ofthe practice. But the Committee for rea-
sons best known TO themselves did not choose to
give them the opportunity. shall quote the arsu-
nen.s against the practice, in the words of the Com
mittee, and they are, | am inclined TO believe, from
the testimony they selected all the arguments that
can be adduced by It's opponents
Z" That public policy requires that tn. character Of
an article undergoing public inspection, Should be
tablishcd by the judgment of the public officer that
the advantages Of TWO brands more INA gnarv
than real if fairly used that the privilege is pecu-
liary lia5e TO abuse, and must lead To such abuses
as to deS roy their supposed ar actual advantages
that all the bencti justly 10 be derived from the
character o! the miller MILL Will accrue from he
use OF one well as Of Two brands that their ad-
van,agcs, If any, Con!incdto a few mcrs III and
near the city, and do not reach the wheel grow
ers seeking this market; whilst the injury aXcnds
all the country mcrs and to all the wheat growers
that country miles canup by reason of their STU
alton. bencf materially from The of two brands ;
and fine, that the allowance Of swo brands super
.edes the necessity Of Inspection as well as its
These arc he Arguments aga the Practice bu' ii
is rot my intention To combat them separately. They
are mere assertions, which shall be and rcitrd
by facts proving incon'estbly that tho practice Of
using two brands Is advantage to the city mllers
and the wheat growers seeking this m1rkct aud also
TO the country mlers and tho wheat growers by
whom they supplied. The first question is Is
il of any advantage 10 the city mllcrs to allow them
two brards-Onr for their superior and another
for their inferior flour? The pTouiln the affirmative
il a, hlnd. They are the best iudgna OF their own
interest. They submit tn q positive loss every
occasion which they usr the inferior brand, for
they are well aware that t. the -four thus branded
ready SALE and command higher price. WnCt bet,
Ter proof can be adluced, TINT the city mlCrs con
srder 1t ultimately TO their interest to use The two
brands? The experience Of years, has convinced
them that 1t is to their advantage, and wien they
themselves convinced Of tn" advantages who have
tho oest and indeed the only opportunity o! Judging
is it not presumption in any individual unaCquplHted
with their concerns, and wi hoU the OF form
ing correct opinion, to say that II il npH | shall
instonce one of the advantages derived by city MI.
Ter from the use OF two brands, and the sanc may
accrue to any other city or country miller, whose
-four 10 in high rcpue abroad. II Is the prevention
of fraud or at lcas, rendering il difficult in ot-
ccuon, and more liable to detection aud exposure
This is not an imaginary dangsr The brand OF one
OF city mllers has been coun,criellcd and car
go of the counterfeit shipped from Northern Porl
TO market where that brand stood IN the highest
estimation. II It generally known that thu mil
Ter the habit Of putting his superior brand
upon all grades Of his -four, lis appearance ON an III
5crior article would excite 10 surprise, nor give rise
20 any enquiry, and consequently a fraud Of that