The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-09-12
The Uprising in the West---Salt Mannfac-
ture-.-The COMsCript Law.
BALL KNOB, GILES Co., VA, Sept {

BALL KNoB, GILES Co., VA, Sept 6
/ must write short letter, as your paper is
scarce and mine scarcer. On my way 10 this place.
Yesterday met about fifty volunteers, foot, and
some barefOoted, all the way from Jackson county,
Va, which is on the Ohio river on their way to
join Gen. Floyd; and You will be glad to hear that
eight hundred more. they say, are coming from the
same county to join our forces. Some were armed
with old Virginia rifles and some with shot guns.
All looked cheerful, and seemed to breathe free and
stand erect, like fIeemsn released from bondage
They say the West is rising, and thousands are
heniined In by tho few traitors and Yankees that
iniest the country. Open the way and they will
come.
Salt salt is all the cry here. ! left the Wash
iugtOn county Salt Works few days since. and
was surprised to learn tha. four OF III, Southerl
States had made contracts TO manufacture salt for
their people, aud that Virginia Lad no works, nor
any prospect Of supplying her people Georgia
had erected works, and il now furnishing 10 her
people large quantities OF salt. She long since.
made contract at bonus of fifty per bushel
TO the Of the works for all the salt she may
make during the war, not exceeding three hundred
thousand bushels per Xnnum l saw hundreds OF
bags already filled, containing one bashei each in
tended for the wives of the soldiers Old Rip Van
Wrinkle North CaIolna) had similar contract.
except that she paid seventy five cents Instead of
.tifty cents and was also manufacturing IN tine
style for. her poor citizens. Tennessee was fast
erecting works and Alabama will commence III
few days. The city OF Richmond has contracted
for twelve thousand bushels, one thousand to be
delivered every month udi VI Aicso "Vihs
sold for $4,000, and bought by hait Yankee
aud half Virginia Yankee company. They pro
fess TO sell the salt at one dollar Per bushsl, but
you can buy 10 little that it is not worth going
sftsr. If you drive two borses to your wagon yon
can buy two bushels or a bushel fos each horee
you drive, and yet. by some msans you can buy
from pro}ssssd outsiders large quantity. provided
you will pay from $40 to @ll per bushei tor It, /
saw O woman who had come fifty miles. riding one
OF the wagon horses, and driving tho wagon she
could only get two bushels Of salt. Her husband
and son were in the army she had to act in their
places The question is daily asked What will
the legislature do on tho salt question T. From
what they hare done, skouida say they will do
nothing, except make long speeches, read long ex
tracts from Grotus, Pusndof, Vateil, Ac,. To show
that the legislature have no right to buy salt
works, or do anything thst prevents actual suffer.
Ing BY the people.
would Close. but must tell you Of little scene
witnssssd yesterday On my way from Ball Knob
to the Yellow Sulphur Springs, In Montgomery
county, with three other gsntemen IN ths hack, We
met. about half mills from Biacksburg, . woman
on horseback with = child In her arms, and as she
passed us one OF the gentlemen remarked that hs
never saw such feet 10 6 woman In his life. some
one replied that womsn IN rocky soil always nnd
largo fsst By tAis time saw three troopers riding
swiffly by, and soon wheel n front Of the woman
and 6alt We stoppsd ard waited until they cams
up when, q 3 G1o0e, ~ 6ecoysEed the beeIo c0
hs9 tace, 81 sGw \ Was aman h dasgutse. Ihsy