Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-06-21
rr,irnr,n YEeiEhts and NIeasures

The atte to agree upon the uniformity Of weights and meas.
saws the Philadelphia Ledger something like the
attempts TO restore form universal language The result
would be very desirable, doubt but the dcules
mounted are 50 many hatBhoua power possessed Of unversai
dominion, would to be utterly ipacteable, legsa.
more enlightened and dsnteested than at present. In
the ser coinage decimal system ay be considered per-
feet itself considered its only misfortune being that there Is
ether national system that agrees Nth it. But with regard
weights and measures plight. Hardly any two
States alike At formation OF the Constitution unifor-
nifty in this matter felt desirable The entire pow
er to regulate put into the hands OF Congress, yet
has, in the language Of Judge Story remained in great meas.
ue dormant" although "a matter great public convenience
But every State Legislature has nkered time again
its interests against other States and commu.
mites, to almost incredible State coal our
most important article Of cOmmsros have, all know
tEo different tons varying hundred forty pounds
The who buy by By the ohe makes fine
profit out Of the ambiguity. In this the convenience the
decimal system be pleaded in favor OF State Law. Still
50 necessary is it found keep up what understood
ing By wholesale with other and countries that
mines the cid system Of gross weight still adhered in spite
Of the tinkerngs Of Stats Legislative enactment
But in regard grain Of all kinds requires slight knoR
edge not only Of the markets. but Of the laws Of each State and
their last Legislative euaotmeuta, buy and sen By The
pes current without great danger being grossly deceived
in all calculations The 6gsA Ehsn there special agree
ment to the contrary, all things different
States I6dTey, for in'ance there variation Of less
than eighteen lbs weight its legal equivalent In
State A bush bat in Louisiana 3s California sol
In other States four other different weights
distinct standards the United States In the
ration from % lbs Connecticut IS lbs Washington Ter
TtOry % lbs legal weight but the last lega
tuFe reduced the New jersey Standard 30 lbs Indian
varies from 50 lbs Illinois So lbs New York, in Pennsy
being 40 lbs in Illinois, 4s in Penn
sylTana 50 lbs Kentucky Coverses and Wheat vary
only from go Ga LIS Potatoes uniformly 60 in all ste
apples vary Wisconsin,
peaches from 80 Wisconsin 80 lbs We have
given here slight specimen Of general dseord II
up prices city, buys By telegraph
thousand bushels barley Orleans because the
than Philadelphia he finds that be loses than
quantity BY the Legislature Of LouiEanA
Or OF this is make each se put the number
pounds buhel and lower without regard to
standard In oats for instance from thyour to
thirty pounds the actual weight per buel in this
State But instead taking the best, the OOrt mace the
standard This hardly good eject uPOa rmes
Who ought that their crops OF below the marx
they do not come up TO 81 lbs. II buys lot Of dried
peaches IA Wisconsin, retail them by
ar he will probably nd Eve pounds Of
actual loss each measured But be bug in Iowa, he
dried spPlss the gain will be four pounds
L he buy in Wisconsin.
In France they decimal system applied to everything
fixed uniform and convenient. But il house
Chicago ship loaded with buckEhsst By the st.
Lawrence Liverpool house Phladephh should
hng would be difference Of eight pounds
weight or one every shipped from the ports
why Congress should egslate in this mat
err uniform decimal system for the country and all
he States