Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-02-08

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use OF TWO brands But your committee il mo, a,voro
at such classification of the degree, of ffueness If
60 nus "eeh inade III more than of our sister
o' 'hat the experience OF any country is ad,Iu
" u warrant IT. And the extensive and incrcn O,
Interests IN this State. which may be inuriousIv f
ec'ed oy disturbing classification acquiesced in bv
SrceeSs''e generations, admons US 20 the exercise
~ " great caution IN the introduction of chances
ience your committee would on this point await
Inc iight OF further Investigation and rc;lp,tion -
marking however, that whatever plan best o,t,ns
the object Of CHASING the grades of -four, to viii the
eNac' quality OF the article should be preferred ifno
productive OF iSlury Ia other respects, and that II
should DE maturely considered, whether the chance
proposed may not cause greater loss. nv the ,epres
sure OF the large quantity in the degrees below
ths IMAM benefit by the elevation of SIN all rorlipn
TO grade not now known TO our laws
The difference in ths price Of superln. flour man.
uiactnred at the city mills, and at the country mills
from htty to seventy five per barrel has be.n
10 various causes bat there are natural ones
Wnlcn must have considerable agency in producino o,
this result. The city mills are under rho conIct -
those who with ample pecuniary means posssess t,,e
intelligent inclination tn avail themselves of the adj
vantages OF their eligible location Skilfu superin
uIn's, 'es. machinery and running gear clean sound
wheat, aud all abundant supply water could scarce
ran OF producing superior -four. Besides which those
mills can furnish, at short notice. cargo of flour
OF the same brand, and delivered IN clean and nea,
barrels Whist the country mills are in MANY res
poets differently circutnstanced Having to send
their hour 10 market by Wagons or boats they are
unable 10 Offer cargoes of one brand the slaves Of
their barrels are often too thin and weak and their
are frequently perhaps generally deprived of
their clean and merchantabe appearance BIZ the care
iessness oil b,atmen the uncovered state of The mats
and the muddy condition of the LANDING on the basjn
ihese disadvantages may be removed, or consiierab
iessened by the millers, and their ntellirepce and
en'erpFIze may be relied to eifectuae the improve
ment.
four Committee does not perceive the necessity
or advantages of providing for inspection of wheat
nc Quality OF "heaf, winch fixes its price accur-
ding TO the state of the market could not we'll he as
certaned and certified before delivery; hence the in
sDecton would moi benefit the owner Of unsold wheat
and the miller would, in any case, depend more ON
Inc luugment OF himself or his agent, than the In
spectors Complaints frequently occur in cases of
wheat sold before delivery, as in other contracts
and they may, occasionally, be well founded on either
SIDE But change in the law would probably lead
10 sucf alterations IN the contracts, to render the
law imperative. In 10 view which the commtte
has taken OF this subject, do the advantages Justify
the expense OF inspection, which invariably deyoye
on the farmer inspections useful to preserve
the character of articles intended for foreign markets
or to ascertain the quality of such as are not omen to
exam nation Except for such ustifying reasons the
law would seem to discharge its functions in prov;
ding tor the redress of cannot prevent than
But your mmittee would suggest for the consii-
Grafton OF wheat growers, the proprety of getting out
their gram and sending it to market as earlt as
possible. BY doing so, they will reap an adysltsoe
incident to the climate, of being earliest in market:
o"o ''V houi vi new WHEAT IS winter and SWeeter.
The threshlng machines afford an opportunity of
separating the grain from the straw with less abour
and more regard to cleanliness. IF the farmer suffers
1t to remain in the straw in his barn after being
got out, 1t gathers dust, may be injurously affected
by the weavel, aud be wasted.
Resolved therefore, as the opinion of this commit
tee, That 1t is expsdien alter the law renulat,ne
the appointment of Inspector of flour and Indian
meal in the city of Richmond. SO as to authorize
and require the county Of Henrico to nominate
and recommend, annually, two fit and conpetcnt
persons tor that office, of whom the Governor should
select
Q, Resolved, also That it Is expsdent to reduce
the compensation allowed said Inspector 10 enc nd
a fourth cents per cask.
3. Resolved. also, That it is incxpedient to nm
point more than one principal Inspector
a. Resolved, also, That it is expedieut so TO
amend the law, as 10 provide moro distinctly that
no owner or occupant of mill shall b., allow
ed to use more than brand mark to indicate,
the mill in which, or miller by whom The -four was
) Resolved, also That il is nexpedicnt to es,
tablsh by lazy an inspection Of wheat.
On the bill relaxing to Siavas ADD Fee heroes
MIR LEWIS said: That the principal objects Of The
bill were not intended unnecessarily to increase the
rgors of tue law existing in relation to this un
fortunate portion of population, but only TO a
mend some OF It's proyl-i9ns, TO render them UNI
form in thclF operation THE law as it now exists on
the statute book, provides, that free negroes con
victed OF having remained il this State more than ID