Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-19
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We Rave received many letters complaining Of ind
ya grievances at the hands Of agents Of the Covert
from the Peninsula aud from the whole region Of
country from hanassas along the foot Of the mountains
- 49, Rves in AlosmArle aud Neson The complaints
nom below relate mainly the pressing negroes for
The service Of Government Yorktown and vicinity
and TIE treatment which the negroes receive at the
hand Of the AathOrilies /; is alleged that much
greater number Of negroes have been pressed than
needed and have not had saiceai food ard are with
ous shelter 70 pro them from the weather The e.
feet OF this press without regard to the injury TO the
health Of the negroes has b;en to diminish the vhes,
crop, the counties Of Charles City, New Kent
King William, a., fully one third. The complaints
IRON The Piedmont region relate to the pressing
Tor the QiGrtermasters Department. and the nsoence Of
many Of the GoveTunen. agents. Ia sll this region
the wheat crop fully third less than usual in
consequence OF this abstraction Of the Of the fer
ners. Tire mode OF proceeding related to is fer
agen: 10 esll upon farmer, some!im,s insclenty
'omsunes respectfully, TO order him to send on Ger.
ain day wagon, team and driver to toe Qaarermss.
at SuatOn MoOro BE refuses to value the pro-
py until reaches the place designated for until that
dmc-:hongh in some the teams have 10 travel
nun ired s-lhey are not considered in the service Of
the Common wealth have at the word and without pro-
il; against the giy of the proceeding, taken their
AOrsss IRON the plough and dl aohed them the place
desgaaled
Bet the system EEL: to work very sppr ssvely and
the suspicion having got abroad that IL is used and de-
sgled grafy the rlpaety Of agents, than the
good Of the Government general feeling Of indigestion
hll grown Up among the people A meeting called By
all ries and coadtons il the county is proposed 10
b. bCl az next Absmarle Cour TO bring the subject
the attention Of tie Government. The objections 70 the
system many folds II opens tho door to fraud and
impositons the people and The Government for the
benefit o! agents it Is very expensive mode Of perform
ing pubic seryiee-the people being Injured than
tie Government Is benefited The farmers could better
afford 10 take haiprce for their teams than to have
them driven two hundred miles, mal;rsated, aud
in most elses returned to them almost worthless ard
the Government could better AFFORD give third mere
than their value than cure the wheat crop and iu
terrup, TIE farming interests OF the State But more
than this it the sys en is continued il will bring the
Government Into such detes,aion amoyg the people,
that in no great WHILE Qiartermasers agent will re-
ecvs very tle better the hands of the pee
pc thln would one Of L'ncOln's emissaries.
The whole suffice; is one which merits the early and
serious attention of the Confederate authorities The
people wiling to contribute everything they have for
The cause but they wish to kAOS that il IL used for the
good Of that cause and pamper insolent officials
Thy wish to be doao BY law and according to some fair
and equal rule The army worm appear to have seized
upon the country With resses grip, and raupAgpg
through the land with destructive tury.
Toe State aw the subject Of such disresse5 is very
pAo ard igsi in is provisions. IL requires the property
to be APPRAISED before it is taken possession of BY the
Government and again valued when returned. TIE Quar
ter masters certainly not acting uader this law This
Oae Of the grounds of the popular ou,cy. We had fat
tesed ourselves hat living under Government
o. law aud the people not "lng to relquiph the
blessing without some overriding necessity