Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-01-22
For he Enquirer
INSPECTION OF FLOUR.

| | must take issue with vou Mcssrs Editors, on all
the points in regard :" The alteration of The lnarcc-
tion Lava, mad, in Your editorial of Thursday morn
| ing. headed The Inspection of Flour and DT-rt
Trade except your statement that 1t originated IN
! L. l5 the dark r.,"s Of cUnllnercp.
YOUR argument that The Inspection Laws lave
given Virginia f"nr the highest rank in The market.
y! ti:,. w"rh, i! -. pr"yr- TOO n'm"h E"r u ~
-prciul- hav" s.'-a l., Ihc;l. they cA,t ni." ~
all :lr sraboard cl..rs north of except New l"rH'
Of late. the fou. of all "f them ought 10 maNt
highest rnnk III tho markets of the world, when II
not, aui canuot he tru" without destroying Ill" rch-
! tiOns Of degrcr.
! You next say. tha. New York, hy altering her inv
50 as to ubnli.. the oice ut sworn lnspcc,or:nkcr-
! ing think you call the silly proccss-has Gep!"-
card "thr standard ot the huur OF that S'utc; and
the position which !; Las lost in foreign markets in The
opinion OF those who ought 10 know best. cannot be-
gain attained until the old compulsory system IL re-
cstabIi.hcd" do not know who "ih"-e are TINT
"on,ht 10 know best and hope you will rnli@ h-n
u. on that ,uI.i-ct. But guided by ihc price cur
rent to which you !i:ec. w. have been brought I"
n different conclusion. Referring this moment 20
somc eight or nrlnbrr> md;tfereny selected from
uly tr, ui L. p. krtieli'- New In"; Wrrky Er"n"-
mist, hi authority 10 which yuu will de;er hnd that
"extra Grnnessre"-th- best -Four Of New York
Statr-cuniunds from 81 CENTS 10 So per barrel more
fhun any Southern -four 1u'Ied. Now "cxirn Gen
:ir-str' IL BY means made OF IN" extra whrht
raised IN the celebrated valley uf the Gennts SAGE, ~
au inspection and running up OF the returns will show
bnt ri Ginn-Ssrc wheat murr or lt.t mixed with
western wheat. and bought for that purpose 10y Inc
mis of Rochester, VIII" ar" thus compelled 10 maEt
and Il" make without any inspection, ilrs rate Hour
from ordinary materials. l"nTn also, from thc siint
authority that Canadian flour rules nj about the
same prices with usual grades "f flour in New
York City, which believe is one Of ''ihe markets OF
tn. world"
Ths fnct is, Messrs Editors different sorts OF tour
suit different markets, and ours happening t" siand
TRANSFORMATION in tropical climates better than any
other bears the hest price for that purpose IL also
believe, makes the most admired hight bread, hn'
that is neither IN. best heG!tiIe-t bread that Is
uute nor the cunmuncst that s eaten, tie ordinary
baker. loaf being of different; sort of -four.
iuu quote n report of II committees Of tho Mary
land Lrrisls,ur" "displaying HI intimate knowledge
of the question:" | wish you had published the re-.
port in FULL Ur explained TO us III what they displayed
their infinite KIN ,wcd-e. Was it in con:ending that
n man holding party office is more ''ndcpnndclIt
than one holding by 4 different tenure! that such
Apprentices "dcpend Oh no one for patronage! ua'
the Governor Of State my friend, Mr. " se LOT III
stance il the best Judge of the qualifications OF Hour
insuector or il tcir intimate knowledge displayed
in announcing as "cunceded principle, that 1t is me-
crssary both the interest Of buyer aud stier thH'
there should be IN honest and competent judge some
where and somehow authorized by law To decide up
on the quality of the merchandise offered tor snle
III this be true, their "iutimatc knowledge will
doubtless enable them To point out other instances
than -four aud tobacco fish and gunn0, Ill which the
guol,tg of the mcrchnndize is ascertaned; aid' no
doubt they ca:i obtain all the regulations On TINS
head that prevail in export OF grain u oil ."r's
itbrr crastwisc ur 10 foreign ports, Of the cotton
,uolusses sugar. cigars, manufactured tobacco, u
ouors and the whole class OF imports, both domestic
apd furepn JuciufJHg dnpO,hd f0nr, into he ln1ttd
Stat.s which mr.. he properly lncudrd under me
head of "mcrch4:,i.zc, and can state the places vi
.pec;ion and the name, number and salaries oi 'he
inspecting officers.
They can also inform III how Say, following Adam
Sniih-boih recognized ms Democratic authority,
whilst contrnlns for regulations i'll prevention oi
fraud penal o COURSE, and prospective, ns is the gem
cral practice, bat no. nquisorIa!-could have been
uity of the fr gscribirg the prosperity ct drcat
Brain tn thc libr of exporting. duty tree, almost
nil sorts of goods when the product Of domestic III
dustry to almost any iurr country. and what per-
huIs is OF still more imp"roncc, the unb"unded mo-
ory or Transporting them from any one part 0 our o"
country 10 any 0;I.Gr part without being Obliged 10
py. account to any public officer. "hhoW being la
ble 10 question or examination OF any kind.
They can tell ua too, how the same authority rame
N nsser; in reference this very sysic that un-
fortunately government must always reckon upon
tbe negligence, incapacty and misconduct of lis re-
iuu.r,;" and why there is not ono solitary Inspector
of "gualny' Oh any article OF "merchandizr IN
reat Britain the birth place md home ot commerce
and Of many ingjurious restrictions there. w!
even the British government makes its own hour i"r
,hp army aud navy. bccause it could not rely Oh me
heat inspectors To detect frauds; and why warranty
bv merchant under bonds 10 his Interest. ~ by thein
dspmed inferior to ispectiun By I'll oitce'hoider
under bonds TO his party.
And finally, you, If not they, by making gocd your
iuulied point THAT there uniformity IN inspections
of -four asserting that uniformity is lnposs!oie anu
would be injurious if it wcrrl will greatly oOliee
Your friend,
DrAocRATic FARMEE.
Richmond Jan. l6, 1856.