Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-07-27
From tho Richmond Iibig.
GooenLAND CouSrr, July II, 1910.

TO THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA.
Feiioc Cui:eas -; On This day ] was waited upon
by the geni'eman appoin ed TO take the census for
this county; al hough one Of The Editors Of tbs
paper, have resided from necessity much in the
country, sii ce the year 1897 furnished him with
what properly constitutes Census. that is. list OF
the persons black and white, male and female Young
md old, composing my family This being com
peted rather emb ,rfassng s lenee for half min
ute ensaed which spoke plainly as silence could
speak, thai something remained behind which the
census-taker felt awkward about introducing. |
understood what il wa. and. To relieve him, obsef-
we'd that presumed his duty comptehendcd Other
par,caiats besides listing the members Of my family.
With slight confusion as thought, he then pom.
ted to various intenagatofies which il had been
made his duly 10 PROFOUND 10 the citizen, a portion
only Of which ! annex, for the amusement OF those
who have not seen them and, few copies of tho
Wing are sent II Europe, lpr The illumination If
Gagnan will do me The honor To copyl OF those,
who, in that quarter Of the world, curiousy observe
American proceedings. | hadheafd before gen
orally oil the minuteness ofthe enquiries directed
by the Soyereigns AT Washington, 10 be made of
The People through the fundamentally OF the
Census takers; but pnril | came 10 read them in
Irinret form, had 90 conception OF the iudiefous
and iilicnions extent 10 which the Inqulsiton had
been pushed.
That do not cxaggcrate, let the following inter.
rneatores, literally aud exactly COPIED from pr,nl-
ell circular, issued TO doubt by the Marshal OF Eas
tern Virginia, Major Edmund Christian. attest
What IS the number of your nurses aud mulesl"
allow many neat cattle have you !"
allow may Sheepl How many Swine (hogs)
. llaat ssthe estimated ralae u your POULTRY
Of sR kinds?
"ilow many bushels Of wheat did you grow in
1889 How many bushels of Oats Of Rye! Of
Bock"heai! Of Indian Corn (wonder they had not
lea'ntdly called it Maize) How many pounds of
Wonl Of Hops of Hiar? How many bushels of
GuiaiOps NJ lay Of ,o1
Flax lie" many rounds OF Tobacco Mime
turned out so badly, thai determined not to lie,
the President know how the matter slood.) How
many pounds OF Rice How many pounds OF Get
son have you gathered ! low many pounds OF Silk
Coeooes' How many cords OF wood have YOU
sold VIA, is the value of the product of your
Dauy What Is the value OF the product OF your
Orchard! WhaI the value of the product OF your
sna'keI garden IN 1899 o. your Nursery and Green
House 7"
The Census iaker in this County is a relation of
mine, and inr that reason aud em my personal re.
spect fot him, did not reply to his exhibit of these
heterogeneous, rs they desewed-ihat is l., saw by
telling nm that | would see HIM aud his emplo ,ers
al Washington in The Red Sea, before | would an.
swer them. But fatty refused to answera single
one OF them upon which MAJOR Christians DEPUTY
folded his book and said no more approving fully
as believe, and would fam hope both the resoln.
sion aud the scorn which dictated it, although him
sell good Government man.
Is this Federal pryng into the domestic economy
:" the People, precursor to direct fares? Is moth.
sng TO escape It's inqnisIlion, or its tax CATERERS
Are even our Heus and Chickens to be listed and
an authenticated erpose forwarded 10 Washington
But presume the object of these enquiries is to
coiec body OF statistical Information al least that
Us the preter Was The Federal Government insli.
tuled Tor any such purpose send nqusitors in.
TO your family 10 discover how many pounds of tcar
your vile had made, or how many turkeys geese and
barn door fowls she had raised Is it worthy of It's
dignity and high functions to prosecute such petty
investigations Does the Constitution or the great
Commentators upon ii, Madison, Jay and Hamilton,
authorize the construction which would subject
your whole iamily economy even the number of
the husbands shirts and the wlles Shifts TO the GU
riosiiy aud listing of federal alguuzllsl II these
,hioes a, all necessary t6able or appetain.
ing to any Government, they belong to our State
domestic Government, not TO The Federal. Blu, il
seems TO me that the, imply an invasion Of domes.
NC privacy, which II is essential tyranny 10 enforce
and siasishness 10 submit 10. Therefore | for one
nave denied jurisdiction. and refused to answer
ana invite all Republicans TO join me in this con
ihmacy 10 the Federal power,
JOHN IL. pLEASANTS.