Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-06-07
20 he Rditor, 81 n. IY1ia !.
TO the Editors Of the Wig:
GrsrLKNKs-In your paper Of the Goth ult. there ap
peared the following editorial article;
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GrsrLENEs-ln your paper OF the Goth ult there ap
peared the follow ing editorial article:
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and we fear The e,use mus, be traced 10 The rsGr;n
spirit of that ami,blc old gentleman who occnncs ,h
| Governors House on Capitol SQUARE For eb wear,
proceeding 1852 Richmond was tho best salt fish mari Of
on the contnept-a rotten berrng nrobabv d,,nc Iii
that time had not been seen nor sme within the limit,
the The packers aud dealers OF that ar.
tice knowing the imposbly of imposing upon the then
inspector sent their sinking wares TO other markets =
But Gov Joe, not liking this duh and unproeressive
method OF proceeding or feeling some democratic com
passion for rotten fish or their vendors made change in
the Inspector Very soon thereafter il would seem thar
all the stink NC mackerel aud behring's between Kew
west and Passamaa Raw sought vent In Richmond
aud Tor the good of the people of Virr mia
they found IL here. merchant has assured u that he
bought hcrribgs just inspected marked No. forth
with shipped them up the canal and by tho time they
reached their destination, they would emit stencil that
would put buzz ,rds Ii Is said that Il il very
easy to put up fsh impose upon
inspector when FIRST opened. they appear be sound
but within few days after exposure the air. they
stink creation.
This Is very serious matter to many good people of
virgins" Than sound salt hsh, no food is more whole
some in the heats OF summer for many per
sons haotnsiy use them as iebriiuge But under the
present ar,angemens they are not only deprived OF this
source oil health aud comort-6ut are subjected in the
Instance To heavy tax IN the purchase IL Is obv-
Gus mat wona be better TO have no Inspector at ALL
than one that msicads IL tue Sovernor - go devoted to
democracy ana spout nan tnat no WIZ make no further
ehange-we hope tho Legislature VIII take the matter in
hanu ana aoonsn all inspection. Inc merchants would
then become surety to their customers for sCund article
'"" .'"'u Nv. ''"N '"'''s' '.'"a ." '"'p '"
Being the inspector oil hsh alluded TO- - due to the
appointing power, 10 the public whose oihcer to some
extent "m-ahu 10 myself 'hat should nor permit th's
edor'nl communication To pass entirely nnnouced The
article states 'hat TOT 20 years preceding 1897 hch'
mond was the best SAT- hsn market gu the continent rot
ten herring prooaoi! during all that time had not been
was ,Dnon,sS ;n.nscor On the IAN Of Ssn,smhsr
1880 so tina, even according to this attack am certainly
entitled the credit Of having discharged my duties
faithfully and satsct Jriy for pcrSd OF the time, when
Richmond the best sal, fish market on the Continent
and herring scarcely known within the
| poration."
Ii would be supposed from reading the article that the
present Governor of Virginia appointed me the office
hold. This is the fact appointed by his pre-.
d.cessor in Office 1t is the present Governor has
To retain in office To how far