Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-04-17

land, OF on the conilbeu', 81 S. - /; is diff
time, aud, in the countries referred TO- t 70 - hid
sn,, The COMMODITY does not admit OF .ap Nv
and cenaiu multiplication, e1csN pelnap' ;"
IJni,ed States. All attempts 10 rfoeuese In ~
CO.'S prain. Present quantity IS sacf'iIeu
,o,, ~ WAYS 10 future Increase. The production
~ 'o,;ll;on of bushels Of wheat over inc PFC
.enl SIMPLY, will cos, as much labor ana wv -. :.
,h,. building OF a fortifcation the chuns - -
canal. the construction OF a railroad OF any 20 70.
extensive work. Nations when, ~ o'aS Vii,
snec,s are poor, ineffective, and destitute =. rain
and enterprise are SO in the pioduc',", &, ,5ners
a n Of us who are farmers, KNOW NJ IL. n,oh. >,
above all other people, ale "eaueu - The
a,,,,;y,,;on 10 which we are accustomed. Inc
eu"', rnrsnes Inc system Of his father, ana os.
c,mse il was his fathers They are dlstfus,lul OF
;nnoyatiuns, even under the most favoraoie CHI
eulns,ances. With what folly is II, ihen, lna' We
look for improvements in countries WEI ~.
cul,iya,ors ei the soil are borne down WIN pose'-
", taxation, and oppression IN every snapS ' )
their faculties benunbed by despo'isn,
thing like enterprise discouraged; non,ns W,
iynorance and poverty in possession; ho'ii'ns o0'
ignorance and poverty in prospect !;
ID. A great want in England ana ifelanu - q, a
sui slituie Tor potatoes, and cheaper o'eaus'unS
than wheat. This is found III our lnoian 80, =,
and buck wheat which Sir X. fee' Purposes y
admit Immediately free ui dn'y. .na
Sd. A desiaeralum in England y a
cheap food Tor cattle Stronger PROOF ~ .n,s eoao
mol be adduced Than fact mentioned 'he gen
ilsman himself He says: "Tooke, an expe-
rienced English writer, informs US tnat, ron,
J. 1882 to 1888. the crops in Great brlla'n anu
Ireland were so abundant, that wheat was l Is
out 10 cattle, sheep and swine and even nsed lot
I dis,illation." Now during that time, Inc ave-
aga nr;ce NJ wheat per London Gazette, was
5os. Sd quarter, or about ST. 6O per ouShel.-
Rather dear food for cattle, Our lndlan corn
and hav supplies il. have seen the idea re-
Terred to with some indignation, that our Indian
corn should only be wanted as food Tor cai'ie.I
But Tor myself, as producer oil corn, | "ou'u
rather they would use il in that way than any
other, as il would likely lead 10 greater cemahu
for il. In reference to this suoee', or Nooei'
peel in his speech in January last, said;
az have already adverled incidentally 10 that
,,osr valuable department of agriculture, The lat
t.nine OF cattle. | believe it is impossible 70
over. estimate The Importance of iauenins cattle
as instrumental in the improved system oil agri-
culture. The increase Of the fertility oil The soii
by means of manure, is one OF the most beaull-
tuI Of the dispensalions OF Providence; and be-
lieye there is no manure, lei il come from where
il will that, with respect 10 its ferlill2Ing power,
can enter into competition with that derived from
Ihs cattle fed on The soil itself You cannot con.
duce more 10 The improvement OF inferior soils
than by encouraging the feeding and iallenihs OF
cattle, and promoting the application OF their ma
nure 10 increasing fertility. propose, therefore,
that an article Of grain which | believe migh'
Be applied 10 The fauenng OF cattle shall hereai-
Ter be imported duty free. (CheeTs.) IL IS an
article Of immense mporiance-maize, or IN
dian corn (Chcers.) lpropose that The duly up
NJ paHie 81 pl
iuear.) do not consider that, BY the removal
III The duty on maize, am depriving agriculture
Of apy protection. understand that in The Y,
States maize is used partly as human food, and
that in this country its utility as human !ood IS
100 much dislegarded. Hear, hear In some
par,s OF the continent il is held 10 make excellent
.ood and i, might be advaniageOusly applied in
the same way in Great Britain. To promote The
Tree import OF maize seems 10 me so far from DO
ing agriculture disservice, il will be doing II
benefit. by promoting The nourishnent and falen.
inc ofcallle. For nearly the same reasons, sug'
gest that buckWheat should be subjected TO The
same rule, namely, that The duty should be made
nearly nominal I propose, likewise, that mea
should be introduced upon tie same terms as
grain. [Hear, hearl If any honorable gentle
man can ascertain The enormous sums now piio
by our best farmers in the purchase oil lnseed
j
me that 10 give increased facilities 10 the inlroduc
lion OF such articles will be doing no dlssefvlce
10 agriculture The demand for the cake is SO
Great, that The price is gradually rising, and The
crnsumption on some farms is daily increasing;
IN some farms inseed and rape cake chiefly pro
vide The manure Tor The better cultivation oil The
soil The following is comparative statement o.
HE price Of linseed and rape cake various recent
periods:
Price OF linseed cakes per 1000 in The month o.
January 1910. 60 O 0to fl0 0C
1874 10 0 Otto 10 10
!" iS46, II Otto u {
Price of rape cake pei ton
1874 s o,o s 10
Decor. 1914, - 5 0to 10
January, 1886, 5 II 0to @
Now, in the supply of Indian corn, we can hav'
no competitors. il is not raised in England o
Ireland or in the North Of Europe nj all.
And here, MIR. Chairman, permit me TOT igress
and remark, that the opening OF the English porl
10 The free admission of Indian corn, is not onl,
of ING greatest consequence 10 the agriculture o
Virginia bI. 10 her merchants and towns. W.
have been talking for long time about direc
trade with England but o';- difficulty heretofore
has been the want ofsnffcient expC.ls TO keep vi
a constan, trade with her. We export To-, LITTLE
cotton, and the demand in England for our Vn
einia tobacco was not sufficient TO keep up con
slant trade. But Norfolk is great depot 10
corn There are brought 10 that market from n
Carolina and Virginia, several millions annual
"; it is thence shipped TO The West Indies ant
the Eastern States. But if our merchants in tina
city shall hereafter exhibit a proper enterprise
they will ship directly to England. Corn is cheap
er in Norfolk than in The Northern cities, ant
she will have the advantage, SO far, Of Them j
this trade II was a similar state OF things which
heretofore gave her such a large share oil tn
West India trade. But ! will not pursue thi
subject, as my argument is designed mainly 10
the agricultnrist.
4,h. In estimating what we have 10 expec
from European competition, there is curion
fact which | have TO mention, one OF many mil
lions ofolhers illustrative of the goodness Of al
al.wise Providence. From long series OF ub
servalons, it has been found that short crops II
Europe are almost always co-e1istent with soot
crops here. In both hemisPheres good and ba'
crops come in cycles, varying from three TO sey
en- wears. AndI repeat, that in long series 0
years, good crops in this country have been CO
existent with Tad crops in Europe. This is no
accidental but j. results from provision OF al
aiI-wise Providence. 1t results from The lac
that the corn regions fthe two continents are IL
different attitudes In this country the wheat re
gion is between the Both and 42d parallel OF nortl
Ialitude in Europe il is between so and GO deg
So the circumstances which insure good crol
here are apt, nay, as observation shows, are sur
10 produce bad crops there. And here, permit mi
10 observe, is another proof, amid thousands o
others, thai the free commerce and interchange
of commodities Is The law OF nature. So suns
Virgil, as long ago a, Inc days Of Octavus;
.This ground with Baechus, that with Ceres suits:
That other loads the trees with happy fruits:
A fourth with grass unbidden decks the ground
Thus Tiniolus 10 with yellow saffron crowned:
India black ebon and while Ivory bears;
Aud soft Tdulne veeps her odfous tears.
Thus Pontus sends her beayer-stones from far;
And naked SpaniaIds temper steel for war:
Epirus, for th' Eean chariot, breeds
lin hopes Of palma race OF running sieeds.
This Is tn original contract these the laws
Imposed by Nature aud by Natures cause"
Iquo,e from Dryden's beautiful translation.
II is not less in consonance with the wisdom
than with the goodness of God. 1t modifes The
sad and awful curse by which man was con
demned 10 live by The sweat OF his brow. Perml
it, and the labors Of nations are diminished, aIt
their comforts increased. Does this truth require
an illustration II so, here it is. The Virgin;
farmer wants bread and he wants sugar. HI
can make both. Good sugar is made of beats
a nd he <0,, r.;ee The m hut not 10 an advantage