Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-11-21
TAYLOR BERRY,

perty that there can be removal transfer OF the
same. Your obi servant
TAYLOR BERAY,
Agent for Amherst County.
We are informed tina. copy % this letter has been
served upon every farmer in Amherst county. Does 1t
not amply explain the cause OF no provisions in our
markets? From the character Of this circular, j: is
seen that all the surplus products of Amherst county
are impressed by this Government agent By single
dash Of MS pen and that not bushe OF corn or pick
of peas can bs sold to nOn-producers either in that
county or out of IT, Ia other words Mr.. Taylor Berry
has very quietly locked the doors OF all the granariss
and meat houses of Amherst, aud put the key in his
7oket and we suppose at the proper time and at his
leisure he will send around and gather 1t N Tor the use
OF the army. Whether suoi system OF wholesale i'm
pressmtn s is authorized By the proper authorities 10
Richmond do not pretend to know But 1t 10 oertsa
toe act Of Congress never contemplated such proce-
dure and thai its effects will be ruin the agriculiu
raj interests of the oJuuty, lessen our future supplies,
and starve tho non.producng population. 1t al the
surplus products Of Amherst are required for the use
oil The army how the non-producers of that county
to liver II all the surplus products of that county are
TO be swept Unfortunately into the Governments
nav the same must be fairly ASSUMED to be the case
in every other county.
The army must be fed at all hazlrds-,no oae quts-
tons THE Ii everything is needed feed them it must
be taken But is Ne. Taylor Berry's plan OF feeding
them the right snd best one Is it necessary to sarve
the people to feed the army TIE iupressment Law
never contemplated any such Thing. No officer has
right to impress when be buynor has nc any right
TO impress more than he wants. and is has business to
know what be does want. Does Mr.. Taylor Berry know
what quantity of supplies he wants, and has he made
proper effort to purchase themf HIS circular would IL
dcate that be has done neither, but with single dash
of his pen in his law office at Amherst Court House, he
has PLAYED the grab game upon the farmers without
rhyme or reason and denied TO them the poor privilege
of selling bushel OF seed wheat 10 their neighbor,
bushel of corn to q POOR family.
He NAV act by authority, but We do not believe it.
His mode OF impressment may be necessity, but we
believe il is an abuse. may get him supplies the pre-
sent year. but it will starve his armies the next year.
Add we rite with these views because unless the Sec
retary ofWar puts check upon these fsgrant abuses
on the part of agents. and gives some sort of equity
10 impresmens the farmers OF the country viii stop
their pows in disgust aud the army and tue people VIII
stary No class Of people are more pAtriOtc than
our farmers L. Is fasehood TO say that as class,
thew are extoroneIs They perfectly willing to SOW
and reap for the benefit OF gallant armies, and they
will continue do But they are not Wiling, when
thew have done and the keys OF their crbs and
meat houses are unceIemoniousy taken from them By
Mr. TAYLOR Berry and few other young gentlemen i'm
presspe agents TO be abused by the press and people
OF State az extcrtioner and wanting in common hui
| tbanity.
Il Is impossible to add any thing to the able, tempe
rsteand exhaustive remarks just quoted We now un-
ders,and what was before Involved in the deepest OBJ
security to wit the sudden seeming mania for growing
cabbages and other nonimpressible vegetables. NJ.
TAYLOR Berry and his compatrots at the bottom of
the new ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. "Udess the Secretary
of War puts check upon these fragrant abuses on the
par. of its agents" there il little hope for the country
and less for syntaI.