The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-25

hear from ~ upon the subject 10 which he re-
fers, as sot.l as We can make the necessary
inquiries.
GoyERyakNr PRicEs-~A letter addressed
to the President of the Confederate States, Ivy
a citizen OF Iidewater Virginia, on the subjec,
IF the prices pad by Government for farm
produce, and published IN Yesterdays Hfae,
BETS iorth in strong terns the widespread feel.
INK OF the entire farming community OF Nir.
gipis ON this subject The wheat, corn, anu
other farm proiGee of the State, being shut out
hy tie war iron, their usual markets. and the
demand for them III any quantity being thus
contined almost exelus.Neh 10 one purchaser
10 VII, the Government itself; the writer ap-
peals 10 the President of the Contcderacy foi
protection to the farmers against the undue
depression of The prices OF these ar,ic!es
be!ow Tie actual cost OF production, by ia.
axen.1 Of tie Government. Tuc people art
oeAsea 70 sell Ii o.der TO pay their taAee, ANA t.
rFo'ioc Tor The extraordinary expenses OF nv
ins lalaced by the war. Iuey van only eel
10 Lae government. The Government ha,
power 10 tx tac p't,es OF produce a. is owl
hgures; bar Ii !, III the la-G urgrcc uuw i>e al
Unjust Ia refuge those .sI.,a unrcmtirraEiyt
ra,es
line Government IL not poor-its cgydit Ia
uD,li-il.,u IL ihe Confederate States. / no
the eouAaente ana affection OF the people
All Ieel "a personal ihtcresI Ia il, rs The .re.I
oAsIae % ucieace against savage -uvIaJ
WHO would deprive them Of tneir nights au
liberties. Let not these feelings OF res pee.
aJia regard be " Weakened.
III is the dictate alike ofpolcy and true Gig
nifty uial Its agents should not be pcrnit5cD
10 Jaw the pt ople, BAT On All occasions 10 CIV
Lax, Reasonable, moderate prices Tor Tia" pro
duet VI their labor. forg-l or - cents
for corn Is ine pVIce now oiIvred on the Mat
Ioponi aud RappahannocA and red wheat,
the hi.id i'rIhciflIl! used 10 make Hour IUl
tie army, wound not yield uVtt clGigtE cents
These are not reasonable priCCs. Inose III,
ser DO SO from compassion. NO farmer caL
make either Cor any suca SUN. l. IL, then.
consistent With the Respect the Goyerume il I
owes IL lis itsglI Does IL aoc0Sd with any
sch tInlent OF fEoprle,y aud justice 10 gcetuc,
the cu!uyLtors u the SOIL tu the necessity o.
taking soch Inadequate r.turAs Tor tneiT ia
bors! ihe government taxes them 10 sUci
all eAteAJ 10 10 ioiGe them - sell, and turil
likes the price at least ne-tnIrQ ,tss tiiaA III,
Value. 1t Is not presumed that you youretii
have slNeI. any attention 20 This SUBJECT. n
Que Deileves tHat y0u "ouii lower IN aiShit-
oi tne GYN.IGmcut or ConulNe II injustice u
al! NINA. SOa ~Uulu nuuGtItsS ruttlAlut4.
economy, Dut Aot la.eignpny.
midst OF yoi,r many important ana absorbing
e.A.A-elllcilts IA IL ln m iA& puruh So l.I
tnc army your a.e8ts v ere uelCTluIHIAn "a,
pIlCe OF o.e..u, regulating the rtctigJs tJI
iIovr, 1Iu tnc interest VI "a int,i luyC> lvu l..
aeI,uultLrc.
Economy is the duty Of the agents ii tn,
Government; but paIslmony 10 Oiiiciousilvzs ..
h very UNPLEASANT sorJ; ii is neither polite,
wise, nor Jutt. Prizes which TO not repay II =,
cost of production as Well as Il fair profit le.
sides, are Veither just nor judielous when The
purchaser has the absolute monopoly of the
market
The "Tidowater' writer complains Justly
OF tie low prices OF grain offered in lis region
of the State. They are notorousiy unremu-
neratlye. For the Government 10 refuse 10
give more, is to refuse To give the prime cost
OF an article is TO rob the farmer Of the pur-
ton of tie cost that is lost by him. Ii il not
only to exact the tax from him that is regu-
Larry assessed; but it is TO exact from him au
additional tax assessed in al Irregular. illdl-
rect, and unjust form.
To the complaint of the farmers Of the
Rappahannock and Mattaponi on this subject
is added that OF the farmers Of Cuipepcr and
Fauquier III regard to their -four. Ihev arc
obliged to sell their flour in order te get none,
10 live Oh and to pay their taxes The Govern
ment is the only purchaser they find, ,s
they are cut oil from market by the wal
The Government oilers them only $500 Il
barrel which does not pay cost They cannot
eeud their flour 10 Richmond where they
could get sos, because the Government holes
possession of the railroads, ana no transparta
ton can be procured They arc ,heitfore
forced to take $3.50. They have suffered
more than any other people by the war, by
the presence of the army, and by It's
impressment Of their horses, mules wagons,
and labor. 1t has cost them much more trou
bic and greater outlay of money than ever
before to secure their harvest tins year; and
yet though suffering from all these causes,
they are offered only $3.50 d barrel, which is
a price unprecedentedly low. The Govern
ment pays $525 /, barrel for -four in Rich
mond, and slxty-six ceute IA barrel for lis
transportation to Manassa, making a cost at
that point of S5.9l. Yet the people who have
-four on the spot are allowed only $3.50.
II will not do TO say that Richmond 1our is
worth In ordinary years one dollar more IMAM
country -four: for the -four of Richmond
manufacture is worth the additional dollar
only on account of its qualities as d
shipping flour for the transit across the
equator But no -four now hae Ii shipping
value, because none can be shipped Ii kich-
mond -four could be shipped to Rio Janciro
and San Francisco, it would be worth S6.25 Il
barrel, not S525 To knock off the value
given by its shipping quality, when 1t cannot
be shipped, is palpably absurd Nine-tonthe
of the country superfne flour is as good foI
domestic consumption as Richmond superfne
hour. 1t is, therefore, unjust TO knock of d
dollar Per barrel on the -four, or twenty cents
per b1slel on the wheat, on a hypothesis
which sapposes open ports, the usual ship
ments TO South America, and which total y
gnoros the existence of the war
The Government ought to be liberal TO thu
farmers; for who have been more liberal than
they 10 the Government The farmers gene
rousiy consent 10 receive Treasury notes anc
Confederate bonds at par Why should they
not receive at least par pricos-cost pliees-foi
their grainl
TIE NORTHERN NEWSPAPER PREss.-A bout
two years ago volume OF some -four hundred