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

lstor will rncs;To; wh,a' dali; zrnissinra :
treasury n"tes g,yn etili Creator sppsre,
value to the hoard.
Now suppose, under these crcltpEts":":
peopIe had frliscd To s,il 90 sn ex,ent su!
Gaisa. 10 provide army nurpl:.s. W"ul
there hay. ;,r.n unj thing snr.:i"irg ia kat
Ii th""N who say ara. iH"k - !'.stA,y, L,
consult tha .rSs, stpnn y! Lat devil @fn Ia
i:inHl"H "trA loss ii non-y ws.ich il, sln -.0
OF a.; OWL III g. many hearts. | 4,firjn.
thl.k nr g"nd iGioriat.!n.,, ,hst i's. gum
had b:"o reached. | i,ai!ava il ra,i ''',' =.
represented 70 ,ha SscIstsfy 81 VIZ. nn
sn'e b. ieaiiy thought 80 himself. II - ii'
ta.ni: no, PAUSE one moment. snG ASH "'.n7
sn!i, iea.!ur,' wnat should tTGe .nsn iisS,
| dunu. Ii" moi say it raH T6t So, ~: Suppost
bs hnugM no .hat shnuli is ts7" tlons
Let she army fsmish; Ls: in Lincoln witt
HI; hel'hGnrda, to T1In fiot over this isi1
| laaa' e. no means rsthsF le: him sake
what vas racda: nnj ray for il. Hnt pay
on what principle o. compensation. The sci
ler hays .'market, price," The constitution
says "j ust compensation" Now ask in ali
fairness, es between theso two competing
propositions which is most easy ofsdjustment:
Market price is not always fair measure q
value. Suppose, fte instance, sn army cuts
down tho grove around my houe", does the
market price of cond wocd compensate The
spolia,ion? ne lst my feuce bo burned up
and my land exposed, j"cs the market prize
per p,nnel pay lhe damages Tho last barrel
Of wster nj sea the last biscuit on tie long
hnet what is their market vsluet Ia 1t not
plain That in sn invaded and b!nckndsd rDHn
try you cannot ssceItsin market Vs'ue, I'D
causo really you have no make, N,w alch
to Tx value; and still palmer that Wfis'F F:nea
have, hY furcad abstinence frcm ACCUSTOMED
expenditure. and by the prices CT II hioated
currency, three timss aa much money as they
ever hnd before, thu. thew VII! rsy :or wi..
they n"cd, beyond the Gas: oInr-v r:tio, b.
causa, when crmmorcs has died they h.Se
lost thsir measure "f value; The principle:
then, is n0t sound ore.
What, on ihs other hend, Is just cnnpaa-
sa!ion; Clesr'y, fair profit on ifr cost of
prcdur; o:. BIT how shall that be ssccr
|2i:.ad Ii hs simplest way; the h7"rag@
prices Of reasonshly antes.dert period,
aay Il: !iga y-ars, mrst indicate it for rt.'i.
nary times, because without fair cE;cpH"ss-
ton for such period tho given cenui1dity
could not bs prnducsd. Take that. then e.
ras,s, add tIe dep' scis,,on # III. "a! c!,ry,
which Government csn readi!g e,;i:ng:e. sind
make reasonable alluw2a.o to. npsr'a
scaicily. Then from ;hat ;'Iiar deduct the
amount Of transportation 70 The seller 5 usual
ulsikct; psy him that and no will have rc-
caivad just compensation. whether abovc
O. below Whdt Is loosely called market.
rates, but which are really i'll thoac Il os
the direct or indirect result OF speculation up
On the wants Of the array Nov knn!% thi7
10 be wts. the Secretary has done. except
,h.t 10 h a. 70. dedi;c.sd the c':st Of trans
rn!t.:rGn ~ .hHGeiIr'j $ a,u,l "nThet, hnt has
ainw :; h;,. tba sdv"u.sgr &c il ;gbnr:Yc!
ths Grmsmda Of The army Cuu'd give hiI" a
pre!rSl fer 40 dong. liz has, i'll fact, uasd
ASS. alf,d iuprke. p:icc when Il wsp f,r
ne.: are Of value, ta ...e piV't Of just cu":-
psnaation. That fpr 10 hGn Tacosuiz.d snd
acted upna tho truth Contained in the prsTa
.eut error III this subjecr, which. like RI!
o,as. wide spread errors: djes cGntllu eOns
graina Of truth
Rn. no has done more than this So ter
from fixing prices 81 6nll, eyon On tteFo
principles. just ~ they Grs dholnsd, the So
clsmstion, whereby tho party Impressed upon
may praascute bis remedy BY appeal to be
81 Se::atsry, or Congress, or tue Courts. More
than thia again. be REFERRED tie wbols pua-
j4cr to Uongrn.s ut tho earliest moment
Bdt suppose the general nc,!nns in !h:,:
&ujiact gionli b, adopted by the Wn- De-
pq,iul"n:, wn4t, think ?c". waui5 lie ih:.
liMit % ptc2 Aud, '-are to the noiHt, what
wnui,i ts tbs ralas of rrics! We Loro in
p,v nuf '!-;' tho Ysnkcs3 TO rnpudis:o
theirs. Bu: Cali We pny it i 't b"concq ~
large "a even presen. pricos pTo-suppGse -
And bog shameful to enter upon nu- career
in tbs race Of nations, bankrupt nnd ''s-
spised.
DO hy Iny PROMISES hopO not. News
plresa i crave ihsir pardon very humhly
ali gray tl:m not IT, niSsnor2 III, lDr IN"
p,c.ua. p.Iot--ne wspape:s and torir corrs:i-
p1nIsIts ard communications may Ca" '.h.
and may tsilt IA heretofore oi 2!ust. d r;.;hta
and civil liberty, until one is apt tn boco"e
nlusmprizsd, ss it were. into conriation, "ad
and effect, each according t. tha JeiD-f lie
takes. the opinions I, { his "ab!o rtil!0r." iiui,
with great refe,ence, | venture 10 AK, "f tao
parts. otlls1 wise equal, wilGh Is rrost likely
10 he correct in his facts: tue ono that clies
ua runnr .r the 0ns !has relics on testimony :
I,n: tho Secretary rf War has testimony; all!
that the Guarternasors, I'll that the commits
saries knn~, ia diges,ed for him; snd inipe'-
feet rs il riy be, still il il testimony -'hs
best h, Can got Whereas newspapers are,
in eucn case. tho echo OF rnmor. Candid
reatlsr, arc they not If sou were Secretary
IF War, aa which would you rely! hope
IN 40, ngd.rrata Illa ITrs.; ! admit i,s in
cs..aabl" rsla:; bu. ! InG&, aays ih.t Its
n;stemsnte aTu mt sv:dnnc". Stuch ALLOW
nnGa for the plcaa AMI i!s correspondents
snni,i be rnsde. Tbs times t-y r,sh; ali are
cf,:icr, bcCa,IS, ~ Ere snxrus--apd t@nsa
Who t.y &c serve them must be ;2atent.
inoro may ht. end douhtiass ia, much n
irv patience i'll the oxarciTc oi this power
of ,upim;4.ncnt. roucodo it. 1t con.:
hardly bA otherwise. But it is n1t :air To
contelnn the Secretary for II. llis iaatruc
lions, !, uude7stand them, nro cic7r, and
,hey circc. TO he i0.e To eEch norson q sutli.
cirnt supply of pr07isicns and forage for hs
iauiIr and pisn,aticn, a;ni further hedge him
rouu, With 81! the protection which lie
could E;sa cGrsisicntiT wisi !ho exigensies Fl
| the public tsfvico. Do aot blame him
therefore, unit! 1t IL Enoyn that no nag jated
| 10 act un css.4s ct abuss which l:eYh h.ea
properly r"pfa7ents.'i 10 ''im
For my part, ! cGnfefs 10 strong sense o.
! tho dnty Of Guepoiti1g tie Government IA
! AL !::a.su7c7 which may he taken tc strength
! en t&c ar1n7, trst Of which il inc providing
of subsistence fo: IEen and horses; AMI ever
w!iea ca,not approve, ircl'uo 20 jlasc
, !eai=rtly where kron the officer Instability
n;,d gr,d VIII; aud su7uly every lnsi wht
! knnwa him q. al. knnwa th.t Of SIR. S.diom
HIS prs7;;vus caIerr ehos7s 40 geId7h aiahi
,icD; lis p'eaen; pesi!ien was unsongh'; h
NAV ho wearing ouS his bf, IN tbs se-T,cc .
our county; he certainly is giving Vt VI
wholly to tie cause. d. pcepla d. item
se!rcs justice w hen thcy censura BIN Hud III
pulley without fair Opportunity fer r7'n
| Judgment? His anxic!;rs must 10 great, hi
Isbors !.':cuus:, his responsibilities .reFren
daus Wil.cut fnir support lis iMay :hli
,hsn comes embarrassment, which, IN c!lsls
mas lad t." disnstsr. and tf.At to enl!cs'