Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-01

Oommonvealtk, by agents to be appointed BY the Gov
ernor prices 10 cover the cost OF the SAIL at the
era localities o: points Of sale aud distribution. All
salee 10 the auhoriz I'd agents of the counties cities and
towns, ehaI be for cash on delivery.
4.-Thst dollars be aud the same Ia hereby ap.
propriasd out OF any monies 10 the Treasury ott
wise appropriated to defsy the expenses Of this sc'
the 10 be paid by warrants Of the Auditor on Wi
tan orders Of the Governor, specifying the object, and
that the same Is in puIevaoce of this act.
5.-fhis set shall be in force from its passage.
Mr. FRlZIER. of Rockbridge, raid /. was with great
reluesancs he to ct substitute TO the bill under
consideration. That bill the product Of the abots
Of joint Commit Of the two HOUSES, aud came to
the Senate under the prestige OF the sanction Of the
House Of Delegates. But regarding II az isly obuox
1us 70 much # the chi icsm it had receiye both the
Of Internationally ard grave doubs Of its expo
diency he could OF vote for t. Il, said the attention
OF the Senate had been wholly directed to salt-works
whcn vastly inferior 10 capacity to others belong
ing TO ihe State los. 10 ca for tme but now agil re-
stored 10 poss.ss N by the veor OF our troop-
Fad the KsnaWhs Valley never been les, this
Legislature had not been convened In ex.rscrdi-
nary session, nor would the poopls have suffered
any serious privion Of that great and eseutis Gaps.
That valley With s forty obi fdsuaces lying either
INK Of the great Kama Hhs in the midst OF eIhauslsss
heds ofthe richest otumiDous and camel Goals 70 be
found in the wor1iurnscs often operated for months
together By the consumption Of the very gas hat forced
the brno from the boWel1 Of the eathhRd rarely II
yalded less than three million bushels per
Such had been their yield in times Of peace at prices
barely renuneratve to the owners rsugng from l2 20
Is cents and when many of be fur clos be-
OF the supply Ixceedrg the demand. Tle SAT- of
this rich valley mad supplied TO large enent, the vast
meat packing regions OF the Ohio and Mississippi, and
sih baf the stimulus 10 prctuGion tba. this and
the os Of that valley had lmp.rted to the Washington
vels e product OF thOse saHnes would have mounted
u 70 sir million buBhes wiki less of effort and strain
han ha lat m all a
Zoe ordinary daily product Of the Ksnaxhs Salt Works
being at least ten thousand bushels per day in peace
times, it Is certainly putting il dowa al low figure 10
say they producing 900 bushels per day, and
that this quantity will be rapidly aug nented We arc
not fed lhst cur army found on hand at the works
a. least 100 600 bushels.
The lat socuon of the substitute proposes at once to
buy ( S5 c and transport 10 points OF stknowledgsd
saley wi Ines al the salt already made. The
section empowers the Governor to contrAc. for SO
much more 10 bo made al those and any and all other
salt wes in the State shall furnish adequate supp
to Gu people for II months and the sscuon provides
for Us distribution.
The Senator was by no means In love with his SUBJ
situ:e. He believed that private capital and individual
enerzJ and enterprise the AID sale reliance
both for production and transportation OF sat. he de-
pored and deprecated this eternal looking TO govern
usnt and Clamor for legislation 10 supply the p,ope's
vans
l. WAS the Yankee nation Who claimed to have q "pa
tcrna government" and they lad carried it far tina;
man longer has the right to educate his own child
but she S!Gas" mus! do il fcr him.
He sfaed bis substitute Cd sort of sacrifice to sp.
pssse this iasatate craving for Legislation and with
profound apprehension that II We kp. unkering at
ths business much longer Woull drive out OF tho
Safe what salt yet private hands BE offered IL
100, confessedly fee from those grave constitutional
d iii ,uties tina; had been ably pointed GU: by older
ssaS;ors lying in their judgment against the scheme
Of the ccmni'tee and which would most certainly lead
10 pTo.rsc,ed litigation.