Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-29

With the Governor, In the performance OF Executive
duties and Ns'gLs them also jaJici.l functions.
Another distinct clause o. the Constitution is also
violated by the provision appointing members Of the
Lepis AZURE on tie Committee created BY the Bill II Is
that which forbijs any euch member from holding
cice OF profit created By the Legislature of which be
member Here is an o fice-s public place with i'm.
portsnt duties assigned to t-end clearly to my mir
an office Of profit. Some gentlemen to think profit
to mean sort Of clear gain, and that the mere pay
ment VI expenses of 10 consideration TO any body
conceive the other hand every pub 10 office whose
duies not performed gratuitously-to be an efcs
OF profit In the of the Constitution. The
more or LEES, is not the question. Il lucrative at
all, il 10 Q place OF profit. Here expenses are paid
Well sir, to have ones expenses paid, and these eI-
penses to be stated by the pient, would prove,
apprehend not una.rac,ive to number Of ye.y patr
otto persoDs who would willingly accept them, especially
to fill ofce Of much poser and patronage besides -
But the serious and extraordinary violation OF all
of the sprt vel tex OF the Oonsisn on-is the
creation of Board of Control over the ,vsrnor-s
committee no; merely Of advice, but whoss consent 10
necessary 10 any act he may perform under thi. bill
The duties devclve6 bin by the bill are deyoved on
him as Governor. BY the Constitution he Is vested
solely with the powers of that tfos An attempt TO
subject hin TO control in the discharge Of ZEN would DC
des roy his pre;ogstyshs legitimate ard prescribed
duty and authority, under the OoDsttuiionwould be-
In ef.ct 10 pFiye him OF his ofiee-would degrade
MIN from bis coordinate and coSqual rank with the
other depaItmenu-to stroy, in word, tho very
frame work Of the State Government Ba, to give this
great authority control the Governor in the per-
Torrance of bic official duies-thiI "porer behind the
throne, greater than the throne itse"-to committee
of the Legislature IL but to Executive powers
by the Legislative brsr ch Of the Government and has
no precedent which occurs to me- except during the
FreI ca Revolution, when similar committees exercised
the whole power OF Government. And the power over
this vast subj sct-he production, sale, and distribution
OF commodity OF vital necessity TO every citizen IL one
that may be txerted most oppressivtly aud uncqusy
For equalization Of price, nor on equality of appor
comment IL fixed by tho hil and particular counties, or
Individuals may be Gu: eff tailed without redress
il Cbaex Gus 10 this Committee for any relsons-psrso
nal political, or sectional /! is a most enormous pow
sr dtspotic alarming, and uucons itutionsl | no
man before mel know meme iu the other House-I
know man in The Stste-to whom will ever consent
to conf e it. But viewed as an adjunct 70 The Etecu
i've do not know what that officer Ill pursue
it this bill passes But this will say, that he posses
the high spirit ard self respect snd proper Of
the dignity and gifts Of bis high office which have disn
gushed generally these who have preceded him 10 H. he
vii not allow that tise be degraded below lis equal
and coordinate level with this branch Of the Govern
aent aud viii not9ermi: the interference Of the council
you Gs gn Lin.
TIE constitutional inhibition on the Legislature topass
any Ia. "inplritg the obligation OF contracts" is
suotker and most important provision Of the Constitution
vl0lAted by TINS OIL. protects CONTRACTS except
those made with the Confederate Government, the
Confederate States All Others by implication TO be
disregaTded. All existing leases for SAL property-the
numerous cutory Of those who working
them with citzsns and those OF other States,
wholly ignored, end are rendered incapable ct exc.
cuon by tie authorized seizure Of all such PROF city Why
strike euch blow, and without necessity to require il,
against this faVoTte and berehcent feau-e nt all
constitutional Why, indeed, may ask, inf CT any Of
the ouirages have detailed, 30 grauitousy,
and without the slightest ground Of siIy upon the
Constitution we have all sworn to support? With slight
alterations there is no. Of them, believe, that, il
sr;cken out, would impair, if gentlemen will have the
DILL It's full and entire efficiency. Strike out this
sut onal committeeassess property by judicial process
and proteo! oil lawful contracts and the bill remSrs
efficient now, deiormed IS II by all the many
iuionsl provisions which havy referred to- would
cheeruly have proposed amendments 10 this end if time
had been allowed mo.
Ne Speaker, have now gone through, believe With
the OF cions hava to the bill on the score OF uacon-
silutionslty. will consider It, br Ay as 10 It's
practical operation. TIE object il proposes increase
the supply Of SALT That j. may BY ncrt ased spph.
cation Of labor and ans Increase 1t hereafter Il ere
can be no doubt But the Ir5ssirg question is not
much as TO a fu ure, 10 immediate ncreass of the
Supply in time for the Fall necessities Of the people
not only do rot believe, cir that the bill will aInih al
increased quantity Of 1t, but that its inevitable feet
will be, TO lssssnit Bear in MIND SIR that every gallon
the WAFER lnAt De IS DeiEg C0nyer'e1
now into salt fast the fires burning night and day,
viii make it. Tie sslmaking capacity Of the works.
the present moment, IL Gxarted to its IN 'Inum. Ar.
rAngemens being made and almost completed for
hrger supply Of water, bas no: iii obtained can Il
present quantity be nc'essei. Now, sir take thote
works q vast and pex machinery IL IT, gu. OF Il
skilled and experienced hands that manage them, and
tlce them in those OF the and inc perieLce mana.
gers that the bill prDyides tor them and doee any man
believe there must not be, for time at least decrease
OF productions TGcse new msragers may command.
doubtless much OF the sk ard labor there but Of
course, not all-and some jar and les us be looked
for from the change however successfully made 10 cpe
rions extensive aud compl led Butts special cause
OF loss and sensible loss Of production, appears 10 me
to be inevitable. The potb,llers, as they called
making esl' shares the salt works, now ma
king some 800 bushels day. Their alton 10 mske
Is tina. they sell their shares at what price tbey pls
Tlat price Is now say tn dollars. Il s large excessive
perbaps, but IL Is the inducement which leads Il to
mike tie sa!t Il is not to be presumed that The tgency
esaDihed by this bill word auhor 2, this unlimited or
s1y high, price These works, them instantly stop
They small ana NUMEROUS, and, II seg.d, world re-
quire time TO srrarge it, inded worth girg for
Il carried en- they woul yed about 100 OO0 bushels in
time for curing pork. Suppose, By srresing them you
lDe but ten days work ci these 600 rujhes-you save
90 the pu0lc the price $50 COO You lose o. the can
tine, what would 100000 pounds Of pork,
aad il not cuied and Lost, yCu lose TO the public
sf greater lue in money, and still greater in food
Tho real loss from their stoppage m,ny times
greater than ths and at this particular period OF the
yAr most sbly felt, tu; il ia asked, sbal We then
10 notnr g-st as the favorile and Triumphant nbra
ia vi folded ra-,' AMI g. tie peope suffer Ny
answer g his: better noting, do that which
truly believe, this viii result H. lessen ID.
supply OF salt. What was the condition of things
ags. Then the product OF the sal: wells was about
800 600 bushels per sDnum We did DO. tue prep.
cry undertake The management bul sat- gentlemen
would Y, with folded But II arms we're fold
ed there others In full psy-set 10 work by that
sl-crespg incentive Of tie publc vants-aud in the
S)dng when again here 600 600 bushels per an
tho rate Of production We still 70. With fold
ed arms aud after another SIX months ebpsed We sec
produc ion &: the rate OF 200 600 bu.hes year. In.
dcpendeny of several hundred thousand bushels now
being made by tie agencies Of other Ss;es-ald tseee
anounis daily and rapidly increasing. What can We