The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-02-09
RISE OF BOARD AND BoARDERs.
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RISE OF BOARD AND BoARDERs.
The spirit Of var and revelation i becom'
ing epidemic. Il has spread from Europe
TO America. and It's dire contagion is begin
ming to be manifested in Richmond. No one
would have anticipated that the action OF Nj
cholas Of Russia would have affected any Of
he interests Of Virginia society. But war
consumes the fruits Of the earth, and there Is
an indissolubls sympathy between the spir'1
OF Liberty and the price of Bread. When
provisions are low, Liberty fares sumptuous-
II, becomes fat. apethetic and careless Of her
rirhts. But when dearth prevails, then rev.
olutious and wars appear, and from the
crowded avenues of cities and secluded vii
lase streets, herds of lank, savage men rise
up. lean kline Of Egypt, going forth to devour
al the we'll favored and fat kline ofthe lana.
We have been led to these remarks by the
late emexse Of the Boarders of Richmond
We have for some days observed pecuhar
cir of dissatisfaction and discomfort upon
eountepances usually cheerful and animated.
We have occasionally seen groups OF young
men upon the porches of the hotels, gesslcu-
latinr violently and frowning awfuily. we
feared that a duel was on the tapis. 1t was
impossible to imagine that the elements OF a
revolutiou. destined to result in grand
exn,osion. were at work. The explanation
has now been for some days before the pub
vc In the manifesto of the boarders of Rich
mond. against the alleged exorbitant and un-
r...onsble increase of the price of board at
soms of the hotels. One or two revolutionary
meetings have already been held, and Others
are to follow, in which all allegiance to the
.utocrats of the hotels win be Indignantly re-
nounced, and the bachelors of Richmond de-
clare that they are, and of right ought to be-
sovereign and independent, and will eat
drink and sleep where they please, What
other measures win be taken it is impossible
to predict. In the first French revolution,
fearful cry was raised by the famished mob
" Eat the Aristocrats." The tastes OF Ameri-
cans differ from those of Frenchmen. But
extreme hunger is not choice in its viands'
and we tremble when we think of such
shout as this, laundering at the doors of the
principal hotels Of Richmond-"EAT THE
LANDLORDS"
Doubtless there are good many landlords,
sleek and well.proportioned, who have ex'
tracted the richest juices from their own VI
ands, and would therefore make excellent
eating. But the idea of cannibalism, even
under the provocatives Of both hunger and
wrong, is ,repuisive to civilized people. 1t
has never occurredin Virginia except among
political contestants in Presidential cleo
tion. On such occasions, the press often an
nounces that one Of the disputants has swai-
lowed the other alive, bolted him whole, and
left no token of his existence, except perhaps
\ piece of his coat.tail, with bundle OF po-
,iticl documents in it. We never admired
this political anthropophagy. Most OF the po'
liticians, would make as tough eating as
some ofthe stakes at which hotel martyrs SUIT
fer. Moreover, q gentleman at all particular
about the cleanliness of his diet, would be
chary Of masticating politician. A land
lord, however, if fat, tender, and weu-pro-
portioned, might make very savory barbe-
cue, and if the custom were established OF
roasting . landlord with esery increase ofpri-
ces, it would no doubt have salutary effect
upon Bonifaces hereafter.
But we advise the young men OF Rich
mond, before proceeding to these extreme
measures, to take into consideration reme-
Ay which we will suggest. After they have
resolved torenounce their allegiance to all the
Nicholases Of the hotels, let them determine,
in order more effectually to carry out that re-
solution, that each and every one of them
will form defensive alliance with some fair
young damsel, and set up house Of his own.
The true source of all their woes is to be
found in their bachelor life. Let them en-.
trench themselves behind the matrimonial
altar, and from that impregnable position,
uufurl their standard of defiance to oppres-
sors, bearing on its gorgeous folds these in
spring words: " Union and Liberty, now and
forever, one and inseparable."
BUREAU OF STATISTICS.
A proposition has been introduced into the
Senate by Mr.. Parker, of Accomac, for the
establishment of Bureau Of Statistics in
connection with the Office of Secretary of the
Commonwealth, for the purpose of obtain
ing useful information and facts relating to
the agricultural, commercial, manufacturing
and other interests and resources of the
State" We regard this measure as calcu.
lated to accomplish very desirable object
the collection and dissemination, in an au.
thentic and reliable form, of an accurate
knowledge of the actual condition of this
great Commonwealth in all its vast and va.
Eied relations; an object interesting to farm
on. merchants, mechanics, statesmen, scho.
iars; in short. to every citizen of Virginia
who desires to see her keep pace with the en-
hghtsned progress and development of the
times. Such an estabIishpent, if properly
conducted, land we have no reason to enter
tain d0ubt unOn that po;nt ,,,,,sk A.. :