Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-27
TaE FARMERS AND TaE WAR.
KING WILLIAM Co, Aug


To the Editor Of The Wig:
In your ,mi-weeky issue Ct the 18th there is an ar
tic. dressed to l4lmsrs, which regret to say does
thsm grcss Injustice. You speak of what the Wig
has olc for the farming interest in years or months
gone by, which am all Apr, ciated, knowing
as We did a at the then pursued die ated by
a farmer that distinguished knight Sc The qu my cd
friend Moseey; hut since lis retrCm, n tie Wig like
the other metroI oau papers, links that the farmers
must labor drudge and work for the denizens Of the
city You say in your editorial 1T seems TO be the de-
sire Of casry farmei;he only laIgecla that &C
uuuate surplus q to obtain the veny highest prices
for every necessary Of life whether from his regbbor
the government the soldier Who is Sighting defer
ts most tangbl wealth the ve basis Of all his profits"
Prey tell me- sir upon what dra you make this sweep
rg charger SIN ignorant; ask TO be enl ghiened-
Who in Virginia have been the almost only losers by
the war C1eeDt the fsImCrss Their negroes TO the
cunt Ct nifCns Of dollars, their mules and horses
have been taken heu;es and barns burnt while gentle
men and tytortoHeS in the cities have Lot lost dollar
aid re unwilling pay the tanners Tor What little they
nav send 10 market bu. small ptr cent above old
prices.
Are you OF that paying for farming i'm
elements, clotbug, shoes, salt, Ials hardware, and
everything We buy 600 per cent more than we former.
FOR sae for SOOper c"lt CHER than cid rites Az
ne ask to lie and obtain our liberty and indeper
decsv wi Ing to lOse what gone and my county
lest - 100000 worth Of regroes by the last Yankee
'uyas OF, counting ors,s mules ard other properly
cur efficient LbCr is Ostiy gone and what We make
even at hat cal eziO, oHate prices will scarcely
p,ort the balance of helpless females and children
(l5gIc) left behind. said 10 government; official who
vas this ueigbbOrhoOd frying away wheat wbas /
now repeat that "ths government may have my crops
-. L i
pies'-my bCCks VII show the prices for grain for
i "a i've yeer7 also my purchases of groceries,
DIV goCds hardware &c by them will be regulated
uc ouly make the offer the government but also TO
,uy tie heGrtsSS spectators in your dis
nf.resttd and patriotic metropolis My crops will com.
pare layura6y with those Of the farmers on the
PAMUEKKY.
We give Insertion TO the foregoing free talk, as wen
nom respect for eorresr as because il is tie
practice Of lie Whg as fer as space admits to give
bearing all who consider themselves aggrieyC through
its columns We desire to him that the Wig is
not justly chargelbe with any cminuon of re gard for
the real interests Ofthe farmer likely tina i. will
fall into hands less willing, though very possibly
less competent to defend and promote those interests
than the able aud experienced gentleman alluded to- 1t
is obvious that the remark which our correspondent
takes exception general and that special dis.
clamer OF its apple ltCn to districts that have SUI
fered from the ravage1 Of the enemy should have been
made. But what farmers and all others should con.
slider is the probability of tue currency becoming Gu
trey worthless if the present exOrbtant scale Of prices
is maintained, with the corresponding Treasury Is.
sues thereby rendered unavoidable. Nothing is more
ceraiu than that scale of charges that would relieve
the Government from the necessity of slch enormous
Ii 1.
cy would require enhanced value and the country es-
cape the accumulation of debt that threatens to be-
come too great to be paid. Farmers as class are
better able than any others 70 set an example in this
way, and the offer with which correspondent closes
might be adopted as a basis
Az, in spirit Of Candor and fair play We have given
place to vlat "Panunkey" sayg, it cannot be com
planned Of if allow another correspondence farmer
Ike himself and not very remote ueighbOr-to be
heard aleo:
1.-THE CAUSE OF OUR TROUBLES"
10 HE Editor Of tie Wing:
Viii you permit me TO say that The communication of
your eoriespor dent, &C D, j. Is very much more
calculated TO do harm than good. To saddle pres
snt troubles on the President must manifest to any at
,enive observer profound degree Of Ignorance. To
accuse PembertOg, D. IL HiD and Bragg of intfceney
because Of their want Of success and compliment Beau
rCgard beeGNss Of his success shows great want Of
knowledge of the facts Of history. Who ever had
greater run Of bad luck than BeanreeArd from Co
lumbus, Island No. TO- Shiloh, COrinthy Who has a
better disciplined army or one that has fought better
md manifested more attachment TO its leader than
Bragg? Who can boost of better fighting than D. II.
Hill, from Richmond 10 Sha ;psburg? And still PFsi-
cent Davis is denounced foe appointing these men,
No the cause Of trO nbles is to be found PrH
eipGily among the people They denounce the Presi-
for not concentrating forces and soon as be
begins to do so, he cry is aed that be giving up
arge districts of country TO- the enemy. They de-
nouTte him for vent OF Egyin eqnipPng and Ill
irg IRE rsnks Of cur army, and yet they hold on to
every bushel Of grain and lauy of the eenoupcers of
tie President 70 my certain n eRledgp, conceal Il, to
PrtvSu te Government FROM - ing e. Lepns, there
"y, tois,Se money fom 5 Iey n SiOIs ord ueie sites
81 their country. They UeDIa our Generals and
government for not enforcing discipline In the army