Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-03-17

tent of It's b0itfg cdpdctfy by stranger Only inter-
ested IN its use for one year. may be made to yield six
seven bushels per day. and thus the 500, $780, or 1900
bushelsper day. Or lOso0O0, or 1880 900 bushels per
yearhus Welding an excess the one hypothesis OF
1000 Bushels and the, other OF 100000 bushels
to be disposed Of by Col Clarkson as be may desire,
which, at the prices before advered TO, woud amount
to sums the most astounding to be enjoyed by Carkson
out of the property of Stuart Co-thns operated by
the authority Of the State for his own private use.
Having thus answered some of the arguments of the
chairman of the committee desire to call the attention
of the House more methodcaly the strong, and,
seems to me- unanswerabie objections 10 the contract
Recommended by the majority report.
l. II violently invades private rights without any ne
cessty for such harsh proceeding, and without any
pecuniary benefit to the sRe. Lam far from question
ing thefight and duty ora government 10 take pri-
yate property for public use upon making just coDpen-
sation - but this should never be done unless upon
strong necessity and then the appropriation OF private
propery should terminate and cease when the objects
for which it has been seized and appropriated have been
accomplished and the property forth With restored TO
the rightful owner
Shall il be said that il the State requires the products
of lands owned by some Of its CITIZENS it will take those
lands from them and place others in possession, not be-
cause the lawful owner refuses to furn to the State
those products thus needed by the State to the extent
reuured but because Others propose 10 the state IL the
owner is ousted aud they put in possession, they will
operate on these lands and furnish those products on
cheaper terms This intelligent and conservative body
will pause aud reflect well before they sanction any such
nrincipe If this should be done, what should hinder
the State from decting many farmer from bis home
stead who nowsells 10 the government, say corn, at
sloper barrel and wheat at SS4 per bushe aud traLs'
icrrng that aud all his slaves, horses &C., 70 some ad
yenturer at price to be ascertained by assessors who
will contract with the government TO cultivate such farms
more iudicously and TO furnish corn % $40 and wheat
at So and thus the of Stuart Co., to-day will
no von,s to-morrow, the chalice you compel him to
- mill ha commanded lins then
No! no thousand times no! Notwithstanding the
Lobt and elaod haeeriRg manner in which the IN mber
from Cpeper spoke Of the invasion OF pricae property,
| am satisfied that when he will ponder this
s,biect cooly he himself will attach that sanctty to
tbcr nroecon which il is the object Of all good gov
ernmcnt 10 maintain and that he will admit that the
right of the cizenio be secure in his person. property
and Effects lies ut the foundation OF constitutional free
dom and that unless the citizen enjoys sense OF this
security he knows nothing Of oe blessings Of govern
ment worth Having.
CANT terms of tie wealth aud fortunes of Stuart Buch-
9Ifan & Co.. and has drawn pathetic picture OF the
noor soldier and the moderate iarmer-the one'com-
peeled TO serve in the war and the other 70 furnish his
products upon the arbitrary demands OF the petty I'M
pressing Offices and has argued as II we, who support
this minority report contentto petmH heSe OPP
plassions Sirif this shaftwas aimed at H., it falls
short of the ark all here know, what the records OF
tbs House abundsny prove, that my friend from Neck
enburg and myself have eyer been eager aud anxious
to protect the small farmer and all ,rs fronthe un-
lust and plunderug cxaciious OF the Quartelmaster-
that we haze been first among the for uost in Efforts
TO Hn, aud define the powers of officials, and to secure
TO all lair price for his property taken for public use
and this is the position, so far as knoE, oil eaca one
and al If those who concur with u; aud this ptotec-
ton | am proud 20 say, will extend to all without
di crimuaton-;o the high andow, therein and he p
Eyeuhanded justice all Is our rule Sir justice s
annroprate - apre scntcd as blind blind TO the parties
-or them she knows and will know nothing; hut with
an eve keeny alive to the very right 'nd truth OF the
case and the broad Tgs protection according to her
mmu;abe iacipcs, mus aud shall be thrown around
each one whether iii pl.ace or IN cottage al the
s,me time each one isto be held equally Liable IN his
p:soA AID in his effects to contribute to the defence OF
I'M, C1nmcnEeaIh and 10 the maintenance OF our army,
when the, xgerces Ofthe times demand It, in conformity
with Jus. laws ca lally applicable TO all Ials Is the
sirh platform upon which Virginia has ever stood
o,on which this House now stands-hs shown
nv ia repeated acoh On. the suJcct OF impress
monts and the c, buttons Of instruction TO our Sena'
tors in Congress and distant be the dry when Virginia
will a,nish her ancient rsuown by sweTvnS Il hairs'
brcadti from h.r time.houorcd position
I'm, Mr.. Speaker | cannot admit that the price of
all if obtained all uader this contract with GARRISON,
would cost les, than the price asked by Scott * Co.
The money ptce TO be pld by the State TO Clarkson,
II i trjlp.js only $3.50, but Is that all? In the INST
mace the contract proposes TO take ROM stuart 70
he 400 acre. OF land, with all the houses wells,
gx,u,cs engines store-houses, MILL Nc, (sec the
Err, ,cc,ion of the contract and to lease The
same to Cirkson for one year, irom 10TH March, oJ,
ltiIIl5th March, 1861, for 100000 no more and no
les aud that, without any knowledge or the price, tue
State will have to pay Stuart Co. for the same ms
mice will have TO be ascerained by assessors obe APP
pointed for that purpose and If we measure ont to him
a. We have demanded to be meted unto by the Confd
"a Government these assesSts must b. equally APP
'tad bv me State aud Stuart Co.. and should their
~ ess,nent amount to than 100000 such excess
must BE added to the $3.50 per bushc stipulated in the
contract
aessmenlg BE it remembered, that Stuart Co. paid
$40 600 rent f their salt works, before this war; when
there was comparatively little demand Tor SAT- When inc
prce of that necessary, rs well as oil all oher articles
Of production was scarcely little OF what IT now ii-
on,bar too that at the time of their lease there
vcr lint three furnaces Oh the premsesthat there are
NOW ton with their kettles and futures erected and put
nm since the war has largely increased the demand
for and the price of sat-that these furnaces d hx-
res while they formerly cost about $4,000 each, now
cannot be- had for less than 100000 cdch-that the
creson by which the value ofproperty when impressed
according to the repeated decision OF this body Is the
| market. value, and you have some OF the data
| by which you can arrive at an approximate e.
innate of the value the State will have TO pay Tor TINS
nronery-instead of 100000 per year, should notb
surprsed if the State should find itself compelled to pay
four or five hundred thousand dollars Take the smaller
snm and the difference between that and the 100000,
towit 10000 would have be added TO the aggre-
gate, to be paid account Of the salt furnished by
GARRISON This would be little upwards of ~ cents per
bushel which, added to the 81 So amounts to l9s cents
per bushe but this is is not ALL In this contract with
GARRISON the Safe is required to pay Stuart Co for
the salt water out of which heS to mpnuiacturc salt to
the amount OF 100000 bushels for the State well as
the additional quantity which he is to manufacture and
dispose Of for himself and for this salt water thus TO be
paid for by the State, the State is to receive nothing
| from Clarkson.- 20.
What will be the price the assessors chosen, before
stated will Place upon this salt waterg What viii be
the testimony before them as to its value? True il Is
that the member from Culpeper in his argument insist
ed this price would be very insignificant that Mr.
Green or mbOdy else had said that ot water trick
ling from the earth" few cents for enough to mike
bushe of sal. would be full compensation and that he
did not thukit could possibly exceed say 10 Of cents
. the Innhcr shonl recol.ct that 10 gsrsMade this