Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-10-23
The Legislature.

Tha maximum bill hang IRE 10 our Legislature, and
the public mind, . consequences, continues in state
of uneasy suspense. Doubt 10 It's fate produces
indispOstOn on the part Of merchants 10 make pur-
oaases and Of producers to send provisions market
The consequence is general dssrts Of the necessares
Of life which makes suffering imminent The passage of
the bill, which regard improbable, could not pro-
dacs much result in the matter of diminished
supplies, than nov encounteriDg; and 10 order
TO relieve this suspense We would suggest that some
member move the indefinite pOstpOasnent of the bill
The movement was both il-eOncsived and il-timsd.
Nothing could be better calculated TO the patriotic
manifestations, which were being made in different
counties Of the stls Compusion is repressivs Of pa
triOtsn and leads only to se6shness. This Is not the
least evil of the measure pending in our Legiss
turs though could be shown to involve injury enough
n its violent Interference With the laws OF supply and
demand, 10 incur pubic condemnation. Apart from
these considerations it is entAiDg serious injury upon
our cause by leading &c discussions which, with the
Yankees will be held pOof positive of early re-
aization Of that general dssirutOn and suffering 60
hopefully looked to as Of our subiugatiOn. How
the Vretehes viii gOAt this prospect and how gov
eminent stocks will improve when the chance of success
from this is deliberately plradsd before the eyes
of the Northern people, ct time, too, when despair of
accomplishing it in open warfare fast taking hold
Of the public mind. It may be- that these revelations
OF our condition might be employed means to
oonoie the Yankees to another draft for it viii Of
be said that all that nov needed to effect
subugaton is eircumscriptOa Of the theatre Of pro-
duetOn and supply 70 aIaAller compass The Yankees
have found hope and comfort in far limited
css and prepared to look for grand revival
Of the discussions aud actual sEsCas produced by the
Introduction Of this mAximun bn
Ii We modified the axiom 'the world is governed too
much" BY making it refer solely Virginia, il would
have peculiar force and application which il does not
possess in its original assertion. Patriotism, human
i and the legitimate influences Of supply and demand,
would eject far more in Tsnsdying sbS evils Of scarcity
snd e1traVAgAnt prices than any maximum or minimum
law which the Legislature eOud PEI.
And 50 in regard TO the natter Of h0ne defence We
advocated the passage OF Rssve militia A~; but
ths subsct is being 50 elbOraIely tinksrsd By our
legislators 70 regard the vtOs movement
as rshscon uPOn the patriotism and prOysrhAl State
pride Of the people Of the Old Doninl0a. We are Of
opinion that the interests of the State would be best
subserved By ths prODpl exit from here Of her whole
corps Of egslAsOrs. Tbs patriotism of Virginia
failed to supply all the needs men aad means demand
ed b. the Creates emergency. With pa)hcspsi,ed,
pAtrOic PeO L. An' Ariac al appliance must p,o Owe
imp4t-at ne ig wa OOa.'dsra.iO,s Of a riOlic
duy and u, ,nds Of ssf-prOS esion ali o acc
psh sIns Pc plan Of org .Aiz .sOn com