Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-11-24
TUESDAY MORNING, NOV. a. 1875.
111r MAXIMUM HuMBUG TO BE RE-
VIYED.

nr,sent war. But it appears that 1t Is 10 NC
revived under the auspices and influences %
the Iupressment Commissioners.
At the late Augusta Convention OF impress
mont Commissioners it was unanimously
pa.o,ve5 That the several States Of this Con- ION;
xauroe.ed to pass such laws anu
.eLe an,b measures as will most en.ctus"y sAuSe
. .Sao 100. SIe1 by the Commissioners Oh Ap
'ne P..s IN their States, to be observes" W
prnisems aa nn,chasers. And this Convenieh ~
ss s.en n;n;pn thnt the most eif.ctVe noae %
Sons This would be for the Legsia'uIe " 30
taI ON nH articles sold over tne sIu, ~ atr.,
Co. s ,hs ..m.. equal to the amount OF ms aho,.
ence between the scneuu
which the article is sold. .2L. &c ,bo .ex>
Resolved. That the COMMISSIONS Vi .ne 90
.ai s.at.. h. requested to have these rssolutlon'
laid before their respective State Legislature
Here, then, is what is termed the hisn
oo,ct;onn that is to revive this exploded hum
hug. Our readers will be misled II they pay
anv attention whatever to the recommepua-
-;nns oftbese Commissioners, for while they are
. seavoripp to have their own prices Observed :
NV sellers and purchasers, another class 9
government agents are working like beaver
10 nreyent produce from coming to market
while the Impressment Commissioners arc re-
solving for maximum, of price, the Impress
went AGENTS are forcing q minimum OF SUP
n,v-and both are creating panicS when
threaten starvation.
Take the following notice, which the Lynch
burg Republican" says has been served Oh
every farmer in Amherst county:
AMHERST c. H.. Va, Oct. 5, l7oa'
D..r quire for the US" of the Z ).
o,n,v nj, m. wheat cattle. potatoes peas beans
onions corn and -four which you nave III N'n
berst connty. except such as is necessary IoF 'he
noe NJ Yourself and family. offer you there
for the mice fixed by the State Commiss'oaefs III
their schedule for the month Of Ottooer' loo'
nayabls in Confederate money. Shou'u !,u ~
elm. to receive the price offered i,rlhe saw Pr"p
e-ty. compensation therefr will De mace 49,
ding to the act of Congress TOR the iesu, ..a,d
of ;mnre,su.nts. You will please unaer'ailu
tbstth;s notice 30 binds the said property tha'
there can be no removal or transfer OF the SAINT.
Y,nr obedient servant TAYLOR BERRY,
AGENT for Amherst county.
These resolutions of tho Commissioners
and this letter of Mr.. Taylor Berry when
taken together. reveal the startling fact' tna'
one class of government agents is actually
preventing all competition in the markets.-IF
stopping supplies from coming forward while
another class, the Impressment Commission
ers. is clamorous for marimu"a.
Mr.. Taylor Berry is gentleman well
known to US, and we believe him incapable Of
resorting to any scheme not warranted and
covered by positive Instructions; and more
over, we are informed that similar "bFea!d
arrow" clocks up Buckingham county" We
are advised also that the same embargo ap
plies to Goochland, and that every county
along the canal hos been shut up by similar
letters from the "agent for - county" =
Here, then, is developed a well devised aud
exceedingly ramifed scheme to produce
Fictitious scarcity, under the influence OF
which the Impressment Commissioners steps
forward with their maximum aostrsfn for the
very evils their fellow-agents have created
And this is the "high sanction" that is to en-
gineer the maximum through the different
Lceislstures9 Will the public change its
verdict upon this measure, which is thus ut
tempted to be forced upon them! Is it not
rather time to repeal the impressment law
since it has been discovered to be part OF
system which creates a panic, and then
seeks TO legislate maximum as means
of forcing the farmer to supply the gov
eminent in preference to sending his
produce to market? What becomes Of ali
the abuse heaped upon the e1t'rtioner
farmer, now that Mr.. Taylor Berry's
letter reveals the fact that government
agent forhids the shipment Of produce?
It is easy to manufacture an apparent ne
cessity for maximum by collusion between
the Impressment Commissioners and the inn
p-essment agents. The latter, by preventing
produce from coming to market, creates an
actual scarcity, which the maximum dema-
gogucs represent as due to the greed of gain
OF the part of the farmers, and cry out Justify
for fixed price, and that the dtsinteTested
Impressment Commissioners are the gentlemen
to fix the price. Such a disingenuous trick
will not stand exposure.
Should the question BIO again agitated, We
promise TO be forthcoming with some revela-
tons that will mako maximum stink in the
nos,rils of its friends.
We arpend the following notice for the
county of Goochlaud:
"GoocHLAND C. H., Oct. IL, 1868.
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"De " Sir: desire to purchase all the surplus
corn, peas and potatoes you may have can
offer YOU four dollars bushel for good ar,i-
Gle of either, to be paid in Richmond upon the
delivery of the same. Upon the refusal OF
this price, we must proceed to settle the value
of the article according to the act for the regu-
lation of impressment. This notification binds
the property till our negotiation shall be
closed.
"Be so kind as to let me know what you can
spare
Commissary Agent"
Itwillbe observed that wheatis omitted from
thi, notice. Tho reason for the omission OF
wheat wa. that it had been previously I'M
pressed. As there is no penalty attached by
the impres,ment law to any disregard of such
notices as these of Mr.. Berry and Mr.. Good
loo, they are mere waste paper; but as they
serve the purpose of misleading the unwary'
we hope that the Secretary Of War will order
their discontinuance.
MORE INTERCEPTED LETTERS.
The Yankees do not enjoy. all the amuse-
ment and instruction arising from intercepted
correspondence. The Navy Department has
lust received from General Magruder the LETT
ter of captain of the U. S. Ship Seminole"
lI.ae.ad 70 ON Assistant SacrntarY OF the