Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-09-12

MEssRs EpIToRs In the last issue of
the Spectator, / see several communications
in regard to the new market law, all doing
sAeir very best to uphold it though IN df
ferent ways some by genuine praise, and
others BY ironically taking the other side.
| take the ground occupied by the Specta-
tor in its leader, and think there is much to
be praised as we'll as blamed in the execu-
ton of the law. All who know anything
about the past history of oar little city must
see that we can get along no longer without
something of the kind What we object to
is, that we are getting too much of a good
thing. Why smother us with unnecessary re-
strictions, such as compelling US to take 3
jaunt around to our new market house
(Which by the way is none Of the prettiest)
when we want an apple or peach and just
here | should like some of our City Faith
ors" who were in at the birth of this ordi-
nance, to inform what is and what is not
marketable, or rather what are we obliged
to buy at the market house and what not
These are the words of the second clause Of
the ordinahce-"That any person having
articles of provisions to dispose of or sell in
town, viz flesh, fish, fowls, butter, eggs,
cheese, vegetables, roots, fruits, or other
things usually sold in we'll regulated mar
kets may bring them to the market house !"
As | said before, there is much to be prais-
ed as well as blamed in this clause. / will
follow the amiable example of the world and
begin with the blame if there is room for
praise, afterwards I may put in line or
two. Carry out the above clause, literally,
and nothing can be sold in Staunton, ont Of
the market house. If you want al apple
or watermelon, ycu must 60 to market !;
if an orange, or lemon, or date, the same
trip lies before you; chestnuts, almonds,
gropnd-peas, &c, must be got at the same
place, for all these come under the denomi-
nation of fruits. ! am not even sure that
grains do not come under the same catego-
ry, if they do the Council showed very little
forcsightinnot getting larger lot, for the one
they possess viii not begin to hold all the
hay and grain that we need in town. Just
imagine all this plumber slowed away in the
market house It's bound to be done, be-
cause If the word ''fruis' don't apply the
words, "other things" do, unless tie words
usually solu III SOou HdThelS are aNoWeu
to qualify them. If they are, why not al
10y them to qualify fruits too, and only force
such fruits into tie market as are usually
sold there? In that case we would make
the city market regulations our .eriterion,
and only compel people to sell such fruits as
are sold in market there, allowing all others
such as apples, water7lnelogs, peaches, &C.,
to be sold either at the market house or the
confectionerics about town. If they would
do that, the Council would be allowing sew
eral worthy citizens to exercise the rights
Which they haze paid for and yet carry out
the spirit of tie law. On the other hand,
if they compe. all these fruits to go to mar
kes, sAey nissst compel all the other things
that | have enumerated besides negroes,
horses. cattle, &c, which are sold in town
to be carried there. In word, you must
either change the law or allow the words,
usually sod in good markets to qualify
it, or you must carry everything up to the
et1ilouse. The qualifying words quail
ify all or none. If they are allowed to do so,
this ordinance will be of the greatest benefit
to Staunton, nothing will be wanted to make
it respectable but gas, and that l hope we
will have in u short time-it is said that one
improvement leads to another D.