Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-11-05
Supplies for the City.


The resolution having reference to tnI SUBJECT which
was adopted by the House of Delegates last Saturday
and rejected by the Senate cOuchedin the following
| terms;
ResolUed Jy the General assembly, That to correct
prevalent impression already attended by injurious
quences and threatening other5 still more serious to
the nOn.prOducng elsses oil the community, the Sec
relay of War be respectfully requested 10 aunounce in
some public manner, that no breadJuii5 or provisions
of any kind ~ trahsit between the producer and
sumer or on their way 10 market TO be put on sale, or
in any mill he prepared for MARKET 81 all be impressed
or subjected any 10 regard TO the pOsal Of
them or be impressed subjected to conditions, while
ia the hands OF the conguee for sale by any agent OF
his department. under the authority given 10 him by the
act Of Congress OF March, 1863 10 accumulate neces
| sary supplies for the army
We deem the rejection of this resolution by the
Senate unlortunatewe fosr indeed, unless the relief
proposed be siforded voluntarily by the Secretary OF
War full of evil The grounds of opposition to it
10 the Senate seem to either unfounded, i'll
considered. The resolution does not charge any viola.
ton of law 1t only the notorious TACT that the
people believe their property will be impIessed-and
that they do 30 5 tcoLtoVerIible IL does not seem
to US aimed at in the least degree initiating against
tue Impreasment Law. IL cannot affect that law or the
obtaining supplies for the army, which every body
agrees should be paramount except upon the assump
ton that there is not enough of supplies for both.
VIII aay one assert what il prepOserous and untrue
There is plenty for both. Let the Secretary Impress il
he will or must all that the army needs, and noaOrs
and our word for it, there will be plenty left for the peo
pie. Let him impress discreetly aud equitlbly, and
our word for it, there is not only plenty for troops and
people but those he thus takes from will not complain
If made press equally and justly as far as possible
both on individuals and localities and only far as
needed for the of the army, We do not believe there
would be q murmur. When provisions are seized and
then released by the impressing officers, on the
condition of their being sold at Government price, ii
shows either that they taken without necessity and
then they should not be impressed, or If taken from
necessity then they ought not to be released There Is
no excitement known TO US except from belief OF the
seizures being unIecessary-Or ony TO be escaped by
coming under terms as price. Ii this belief Is well
founded the Secretary ought to order tho proceeding
to be co.rectsd-foI such a has warrant in the
Impressment Law whatever-and, il uniounded, he
ought to publicly proclaim it, for the belief il producing
a serious stoppage of supplies to the cities, and must
soon bs attended with much DISTRESS Ii it were true,
as one gentleman urged that the army could not be
the cit es should not be impressed what is this but to
saw that the inhabitants of the the army must
starye? This suggestion might be most niscnevOus if
every one did know is alike gratutous aud ground
less And tho resolution does not touch the case the
same Senator supposes of the immediate wants OF the
army Tor these wants authorize supplies to be seized
always aud every where-but only the of dce'm-
latay sapyles-Which may be done, and ought to be,
at the places of production, and not by nterceptng the
transit Of property from producer to consumer,
its way to market. The Senate has fallen short of the
necessities Of the hour. These imperative. We
hope the Secretary of War will not to his duty.
That tho public hay the better understand hos hardly
the rocy OF War Departments bears upon tue cities
OF Virginia and especially upon the crowded and suffer-
ing community OF Richmond, append letter from
large farmer on James river, written with no view to
publication;
November 2, 1863
We have just had visit from Mr.. IL, who
represents himself charged by tie Qdartermasters
Department 10 press all corn I'm the neighDorho0d
having Scotsvle as their ordinary mSrket) in excess
cl the owners necessary supply Tor his This
ia of the corn yet in the field and ungahered and is
not stated pressing necessity but from abun-
dant caution to insure full supply against A possible
occurrences in the future We OF opinion the 1.-THE,
III
ample tor the wants OF the army as the army is con-
siderably less than 1.-THE of the population, aud
hold if this proceeding partial TO neighborhoods,
counties or individuals, it will Immediately stimulate and
open the field for the specuator 10 ergross the supply
escaping the pressman whether By exemption OF locaii-
ties OF the want Of candor and fairness of individuals
aud prices be Immediately put up the ruin ard DIS
cont, Mt of our people. If this press is general
throughout the State we should like to know what is
the purpose of governments, and whether, good
citizens we can conscientiously cooperate with
aud provisions what We should for the eeemo-
synary demands Of our county and ourselves, and for
the refugees seeking On asylum among US, If not the
more distant demands Of charity to your sorey afflicted
city Iudsed, sir the times arc soroly out OF joint
We wish so to in the premises acqut ourselves TO
our country and ourselves We are ready TO give all
our excess Of every kind where public duty requires u.s.
we only wish it to be equal We want favor To-
caltes UT individuals and like vglant and effective
officers every where. This whole neghborhood far IS
we know with but pon, is in favor 10 ced
loan on the basis of our The crisis admits of no
other remedy OF delay. We require every one 10
meet nov his pro rata of the expenditures already in
cured for the protection of his property, &o, and il
the governments chooses to give him promise of future
Naturalization, it should be received gracious
on their part Partial busthebs and inequality If
tributions is the sOrest evil of the times.
Very respectfully.
P. Sill corn is wanted ip undue quantities in par