Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-01-24
TIE WEEKLY STAR.
A New observation-disclosures Dues

The Richmond Dispatch says that the themes
and styles Of memorials are grown very rich
We have published several this winter, and
now We have one hardly exoelled in its
unique UNI character by any that preceded il.
When some Of the poor families, fleeing FROM
the plague in Norfolk last September, were
taken 70 Camp Falls, the good people of the
vicinlty t~ho are excellent hyers) sent them
the nrst morning fne breakfast II wss a
rare treat TO those hslf-staryed sufferers. and
Nuen 1he pisees were uncovered and displayed
Sood supply OF nice biscuits, the eyes of the
ehhuren ghstened and danced with delight
One Of them could not contain himself snH
and cried out at the top Of his voice. heIIo.
boys III be drot if here amt biscuits - W.
thought OF this exclamation when the follow
ing memorial turned up among those intro
duced into the House Of Delegates Of S,tur.
day. 1t raised most solemn question, hard
ly secondary to the " Sound Dues, " aud it
may be that we shall have a qusrtette of !,
war Denmark and the United States and
North Carolina and Virginia-growing out of
similar causes, taxation for right of way
Sound Dues" and " Biscuit Dues" The
spirit of the memorialists Is bold and laula-
BILE; yet how could il be else with men Ae-
custOmed to such Injuries as " corn pudding
aud catfish ''' Such diet would throw the
chances Of war decidedly in their favor. But
10 the memorial
10 the Honorable Senate and House Of
Delegates Of Vlrgtnta The memorial Of the
undersigned respectfully sets forth that they
are residents of North Carolina and engaged
in manufacturing four in the town Of Weldon
town Of world-wi fame and much resorted
TO- IN summer-by frogs and musuu uuitoes) and
although not citizens of Virginia, they can see
| no good reason why they should not apply TO
Virginia Legislature for redress whenever
the laws Of Virginia can be so tortured as TO
hn An 80 h<a Il.
undersigned, in shipping -four 10 New York
prefer sending it by railroad to Petersburg or
Norfolk, and thence, through their merchants,
by vessels to New York; and your memorial
lists do not believe that il was ever designed
by the Legislature Of Virginia to subject them
10 extra charges for inspection, and vet they
have been informed that one Of the inspectors
has procured the services of a lawyer to md
that -four sent through Virginia by a citizen
Of another State shall be thus taxed "by
law Your memOrialists claim the right Of
paying their money to the railroads, commits
sion merchants, and draymen Of Virginia. IL
they think proper; but they protest against
the idea of having a set Of hungry officials
with two inch augurs, three feet long, smelling
around and pitching into their -four barrels,
and charging them two anl three cents per
barrel for drawing out and pOcketing a plate-
ful Of biscuit every pull.
Your memOrialists sell their -four in New
York, upon its merits, and not upon the merits
of a little blue lettering Cn the sides Of the
barrels.
An old adage says that those who dance
must pay the piper, and this in plain Eng
lise means " those who enjoy the privilege Of
voting must help to support the officers "
This would do very well, but your memorial
lists have hungry set to look after at homo
and another in New York, and if they have
TO feed all, it would be much cheaper 70 stop
their mill until the spring, and then extend a
general invitation to all hands to come oui
and live on corn pudding and catfish at the
expense Of your memOrislists
Your memOriaiists beg that If such an un-
just and serious law does exist, it may be re-
pealed as to citizens Of other States; (espe-
cially Ct Weldon,) and if, on the other hand,
il does not exist, that you will inform the par
ties who found it, that they have " discoy-
cred marc 6 nest, " and in all respects and
sincerity,
Your memoTialists will ever pray,
SIMMONS CLARK
WELDON, n. c., Jan. IL, 1856.