Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-03-10

| lstor Will rnrs;7o; wh,is' dali! xrcfasi6ra Q
trossIrr n"tus giys atlil gr.acsr grpsr*''
valuo to the hoard.
Sow sup;rse, under these crcufuEta'..."'
peupie had refiscd To Soil ~ 81 extent sn!
G:ie..- 10 provide army tTIpliss. N"uld
there hay" i,,..n unj Ling snrl:i"iEg ia that
1t tho"S who say Hra, lA"h - :iit",y. -:
chn-ui; III: spSst st!pnn 81 LAT devil sShn has
;:in.lrh "ins loss ii m0ney which j.. a." ROOT
OF al os.i" III s. many hearts. A''trIn.
thu.k "u gr1d information, aEst ;aa' ;"'"'
had h:"1 reached. i,silnvs il I..i ''a'.. '''
represented to 'ha S-cIstsry .. W. III
snfe haiesliy though, so himself. |! - ihi
tl:n:: 40, PAUSE nnr mona!t. am ask Y"u7-
anil Isa'!nr,' waat should iTGs msn have
dunr. Il" rhi say it was TGt So, hi: Suppc6r
bs tsougM no; Whist shnu!i hs ts7o doIs
LIT the array fsDish' Le: in Lincoln with
his hel'-hnunda, to nm RIOT over this tsi,
lanh; e. no meansi rsthss lie: him sake
what was r"edt,: AMI gay for il. But pay
on what principle o. compensation. The gel
Ter rays .'market price" The. constitution
says lust compensation. Now ask in ali
fairness, ns between theso tEo competing
propositions which is most easy adjustment
Market prics is not always a fair measure 81
value. Suppose, fts instance, sn army cuts
DOWN tho grow. around my houar, does tho
market price Of coni wood compensate the
spolia,ion' Gr lot my feuce DO burned up
and my land exposed, d"cs the market prize
per panel psy Line damages Tho last barrel
Of wst:r IT eca; the last biscuit on tie long
hDet---whsl is their inarke, vsluet ls It MT
plain That in en- invaded and b'ockaded r0#u
try you cannot ascertain market vsn9, 3D.
Cause really you have 10 market ,HT alch
to Tx value; and still palmer that WtfsfF ;nen
have, hy forced abstinence trcin accusi0uI: d
expenditure. and by tho prices Ct h!oaled
currency, thrse timas NO much money M they
ever mad before, tfist thew Vii! pay for wh.:
they NEED, beyond tho chs.otnc-y r"tio, b.
cause, when commerce has died they hive
lot their measure "f value! tn. principle:
then, IL not sound ore.
What on thu other hand, is just cna!pcn-
sa:i,n; Clearly, fair profit on tii': cost ut
p-cdurt o.. Il ut how shall that he ascer.
tai:ad ? Ia 'hs simplest way; the s7nteGs
prices Of rcaconairly antes.dert period;
aay Il: ti7a yeara, mist iIldica:s it for Wv.
nary times, because without fair raEcpH"Ga-
ton fer such period the given cemmGdity
could not bs prnduced. Take that, thcn a.
basis, add TIE depreciation # :lr at 'c!'ry
which Government can readily e.tlnn;S, s''h
Imsl,s reasonable a!luwga:e .o. npsc'a'
Scarcity. Thon from :bat pass deduct tho
amount Of transportation TO The selects usual
MA krt; pay Inn that and no will have re-
oeiy.d Just compensation. whether above
o. below wn6t IL loosely called msyho.
rates: but which are really III thoso Il Is
lie direct or indirect result Of speculation up
On the wants the eriny. Nov | knnw tbs
to be what the Sacrrtary has done. except
:A.t i.c h a 70. dei~ict.d the cast Of trans-
uc:t,:,cn ~ thnGe:i.r'i usu,l "n:het, hM, has
d irw .; his. tSa sdv.n,Srr &c II Th"n:yc!
the Erm.nts Of The army cvu'd gire hi''
ptc!rgl fer 80 dong lie has, i'll fac, nasd
asccr .airl,d market price when Il waf '.r
mea: are uf value, ha :.is piTit Of jus. con;-
psnaston. Tina. far 30 hsa IsIosuiz,d sn1
acted upnT the truth contained in the preHa
.nut e;'nr III this subject, which, like nj!
o.hs. w:d. spread errors. does contain scrns
grains Of truth.
Bn. no has done more ;baa this. SD Ter
from fixing prices a. fnIb exon On ,hefo
principles, just 81 they are dsolnst, the So
c,etscy OF War silowa TO ali the right OF re-
clamstion, whereby The party Impressed upon
may nrnascute his ren.cdJ By sppea, tn he
Sc :ratsrY, or Congress, or tue Courts. More
thai th;a Rcsin be referred tie whale pua-
i.cr to Congress at The earliest moment.
Iidt suppose the general nct!n;ia in :A:::
aujjsct silonIi b, adopted BY the Wa: De-
pauut"n:, wnst, thihk ?cn. wau'5 lie ii"
lali! % price, And, g1ore to the poirt, ~hsi
wouI,; te tho ratHs of prizes! We hono Is
p.v ude ':en'; tho Yankcs7 to rnpudis:o
theirs. BI: Call We pay 1t j 1t becomes ~
large az even present prices pro-suppcse -
And hoy shameful to enter upon our career
in this race of nations, bankrupt sud '':,.
spised.
DO by ,py PROMISES I hopo n1:. News
pliers ~ crave ;hsir pardon very humhiy
ana Tray La:m not IT, m7SsaoTs m, for tina
p,c&u g. ptIor--ne ~6papt!A and tocir cnTrsa-
p1udar;s and communications may "a" Ia.
aud may tsil, as heretofore oi.T!uisttd r;;b:a
md civil liberty, until one is apt IL pscu,me
ss it were. into conviction, "'d
and reflect, earh according t. IT, j.p-r lie
takes. the Opinions ,f his cable sr!!or." iiut,
ssi!! r.est ,efe ence, ventnr. 10 a.E, at tao
u tflsf Fli1St " TO WHICH, ~ 'ttSt thOiT
q he Correct in his facts: the one that !C4aes
OF sumor or tho ons !ha; re'iea on testimony
iiu. .ho Secre'ary Gf War has testimony; all
that the quarlermasiosf, I'll thst the commits
saries knn~, ia diges,ed far him; snd impe'-
feet as il MY be, still i, ii testimony no
hes, h. car get. Whereas newspapers are.
in eucn case. ;ha echo Of rnnior. Candid
reader, arg they not: IF you were Secretary
Of War, IN which would you rely hope
in 40, nrds-rate ths pT"s.; ! admit lta in
La.,mabls vsla:; bur ! Inu@t a5y' ihat It's
s:stemsnts arc I"C evidence. Much allow
nnGs for the press and rs correspondents
a:.nni,i ba made. The times t-y r,sh; al are
cfl.Icr, he,an:, ~ ara snxrus--spd taosa
WHO t.r &c aeIve them must bc T9tlcnt.
iporo H..v %, and iouhiiass 10, much !r
irv patiencv i'll the exercise ni ili;s power
Of iuprm,..nGnt. coucode 1t. 1t c6u,t
hardly ia otherwise. Bot it is MT :air To
condemn tho Secretary for II. Ills instruc
tiana II ] understand thrm, nro clear. and
they circc. to be lo:t to each pors0n sutli
cirnt supply of provisions and forage fnr his
lsu,j!v and plantation, ari further hedga him
round with all the protoction which lie
could z;yn cGrsisient;7 wiIiI tho exi!cncirs It
the public tsfvico. DO not blame him,
therefore, unit! it il !nown that he has failed
70 aci uu cssrs G. shusH which have h.oa
properly represented 10 i'ln
For ny part, oorf0fs TO strong Eenss Of
tho driy Vi auppoi ing tie Government IN
al m:a.suTcs which may he taken tc strength
Gil tic srTnT, trst Of which is the providing
of subsistence 70. iEen and horsess AMI even
.s,c:, ca,pot approve, I incliuo 10 JUICE
:eai=ntly where kEor the officer ha'Xi'i'i'y
aat; gr>d vii; sud surely o"ery lnsn Hao
krnws him e: I'll, anows th.t Of SIR. S:di0a.
HIS prr7;ous caIcr ehoTa 40 selfish hinhl
uoD; lis p'eaent p1si.ieo was unsough'i he
NAV hc wva5ing ous his bi IN lbs hsrTicc 81
our cgun,rl; lie certainly is giving 1t up
wholly to tie CAUSE. Dc pe"2la d. item
sslres justice w hen tLey censure bin sud hli
policy with.ut fair Opportunity fer calm
Judgment Ills anxie!;es must be grest, his
la5o-s Grrruc,.:, hia responsibilities trarnen'
deus. WiIont fair support hs nay tnii,
,hsa cc,;,es embarrassment, which, IN cEls's
on1 that a, rn,ilpGc