The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-12-04

SO sQrlly suffer, simply because Il is not
my Berogatise, ] iknoY Of noremedy as
a substitniofor salt. Our genius has in.
vented substitute for ALMOST all the
luxuries we have been deprived Of
Cowhair makes ine wooden oloth under
Seuihern skilI:aQdi(is becomes neccs.
sary We cao pl9w our oxen and milk our
COWS in the wjpler. and shear them, the
spring for our clothing, Eyco our
Sowfounjlanls and poollcs might he
shearol, once in a while to advantage,
and tho aigger would have no objection
to adding his ,oool to the pile iftho com
fort Of the ruling race 'lepqndi,, There.
can arise no contingency und5r which %e
couM NOT gst along on that score; bot tho
lack Of sail is.the gkosi ofcmss' 10 as. is
the thing that kiYs us Beids futile 10,
expedient, have tliad vs.isty, bit
dnd to my sorrow that iAtl,ali wiit-iS5."
Even corn whisky which yolr Hon
ors kaow has been regarded upan
this floor with such high favor is 10
subslitu Tor galI speak What know
and :. firm whereof | am satisfied wbent
make this declaration ! have cooked
my grub in wMky, seasoned il with
whisky, used whisky for s7s, drank whs.
ky hefoie and after meals and declare
it won't answer in The place Of salt Il
is good thing ina family where mix il
scarce, isnswers in the place Of tea and
cOff4e tonnicdty, but salt IS Gle one
thing neodiul, without which We are
gone "hook aud line"
But how shall we &c, it? "T'sere's Nel
rsb,' We might 90 unto them that
sell ana baylor ourselves, it the tlingI
toull be lid, but can't, TheJe's the
paper blockade which Lincoln persist
emily maintains orounl our bordc5s, anil
which has somewhat cuttailed our priv |
ieges reducing Us to what might be call 4
ed an inland coacera True We might
break it with impunity, bu! a prudent
regard tor our good name and hank i
ering desire TO stand fair rs one of hc
powers utsa zoe d. s,rad, induces US 70
suffer loroag rather than d1 wrong. But
L.neolnsis not the only paper blockade |
,hat is in tho way. There is our cur
rencY which is such that we cannot trade
with foreign nations if we could, except
upon the old Grecisn principle Of pound
for pound; and your Honors will per
ceve al once that such course would
etioctually ruin US, for as eSteusiyely as
the Confeieracy is now supplied wilh
the article, it could not furnish the trags
TO make the paper upon which to print
Tie bonds. Z, 4
We might 60 to The Ocean and pro.
cure salt by cgap5ratipt. And by the
way, there is an idea in that thought
which, however, forming no part Of my
original intended suggestions. win ven
liIa,e little. II we ceull only eyapor.
ate the "briny deep" we;could kill lHo
birds with one stone. We would not
only procure the great salt beds Of the
Ocean and dry up all Lipcoln's salt wells
bu! we would send all bis cussed gun.
bolts-excuse ne gentle aen-Htp 'Dayy
Jones dry dJck,' in dogbo quick and
compel Europe 10 acknowledge our in
dependence 30 far as salt is concerned--
Dangdrs mgbt.attend such an enterprise
ii is true, but fcaris not known 10 our
people. The chiyalry are capable ofany
enterprise, however dangerous aareqsqa;
able, or impossible, You can consider
the above thought.
But SHOULD this be regarded as mex
pedient, have another scheme TO pre-
sent, which like the Ordinances of Soces
sion may be regarded by sDme as des
perate remedy for the evils endured, yd
salt we must have, and | EsubmiIit |, bE
vel! known to your hoHors, that the IN
nawha Valley abounds in salt; and tht |
from the lowness ofthe river, preveHtiig |
transportation, there must boa vast g.
cumulation Of the precious stuff thge
now, an | also that that Valley is Hrl
and paroel Of the Slcred soil and 4at
we have the means OF obtaining it Iow
at hand, is as clear to ne as that ] Jam
Chief Executive Of this Commonwealth.
feel grateful TO my MNEer, Wien Y re-
fleet that We are blest with Chie4Ml |
giarare, onAowadiu such high d,gree
with the happy and useful facuIy Of
selecting tie right msn for theIrigbt /
place. How on!earh The CogieierqcY ]
TE6d,a EayG SGNpyGG VS. BIFIG TiEout (
this, is more than tan see, we had |
nothing wc cpuId call our own. ard like |
the cnsa'ed Jews in asserting tiqr lib |
erty and securing their rights, we've com I
palled TO procure al our suppilcsaP way
of stmt. baSa'%5@aG the rie6. mss |
in the right place, and very soon we had
everything We wanlel, except sal!, and |
for these we are especially indebted to
his Honor, M', F'oyd, Many Of our
friondt did nobly, but Floyd cxcellcd
them nll. and IL there b6 any truth IL