Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-09-23

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serious en.i hrrnssmcn!-. Tho ph' pie, mere
over. tuIpT--av.,i It Is lot worth while to sLu
oar eyes 70 M evil nrtit;y G:eanse it is diff
cult to r,medY it. kcl mopd is partially
besiesei city tho wealthy coGsune their cap
ital, the middle classes rererch and hunRel
in tiIerce the poor rely on clarity and pubht
rleanS OF s,lp,ort. 70 all # these the ap
proauliine winter, already us:.-rcd in by eqdi'
n0c:isl Storms, Comes with dlro foreboding'
au3 cad lyaya. No GIG can help hsre but the
government. Our laws are good enough, but
their execution is wlechod. The fact il, there
is no responsibility among u.o cticcrs en-
trsbted with Tie difficult duty Of collecting
and imprassing provisiour, Every petty eff.
cigl :a;crprcts tho iaw ~ Ill bis nnrrow llIni'
!. of operations scems best to hi,n, ind General
Orl,gs arpea: to ':.s cye infinitely moro form
| idalla than ira laws Of tho country.
The system If schedules has utterly Jailed
Our Osn,laisli0ners. woll lncHcinS inca and OF
.untlcuipht'l. h,res;Y. erred sadly in raising
tho prices ol tho ncocssariea of life according
! t. market lUtcs in Is crowded cIpital, and
| erlod Still moro giiSyously in reducing tho
! prizes in ohcdierao to public clGlnor, to Il
STANDARD tlut uvull rot 10 maintained. When
they Outboriz ID The government to otar thirty
| dollars for tho tus!cl o! wheat, tho formers
; has;cred to deliver vr plcJ.e iarge supplies.
! When they r;dncCl the Wioo to cno-fOurth OF
1 4
, that runI. tho same patriotic aud h!ghnlin1ed
; iuf,u1i. wLn lad su ercrgetIcaly protested
AGAINST the .chedu.u-. inus.l, all Of il sudden,
| t!.sir corn crops ra ,h1lt lhst they could not
possibly spare thair wheat. either to govern
meat Oh to the cor.suMtr. Tho Iprn!er used its
privilege and Impressed; The nrrisrs appeal
Cd 70 tho law granting them the
privilege Of aprraiscmrnt h. thc;r nciShtora,
nnd ;h4sa equally ps,ria!ie aad hishminded
gentlemen ussrssrd t'c wheat at thirty dollars.
Th,.s tte irhe3ula f,icd misarably the farm
ar gam. go7e.n1aa..t ea;ns, but the consumer
s,he:, AMI the poor are threatened with star
va:ion.
We do not lelicro 10 tho method Of pure
chasing ptoyei"ns ey government agents. Ii
lea!a ~ waste, to fraud. to abuse /, is the
HOS. s!Iy plan tl!at oan. he adopted, not il
money "aly. bat IN its ifccts upon the mas
oI the l,",piu |; lr,!u9rs want in certain
lucaltiHb it s,:e.i" discinteht all over tho
c1umt,y. Oar VaCrle h.ra borne i! silently
aud patriut1allg, bu! as the!r sui7rings in
crease their patience dtuinishel. They do
marJ, ani ltmAni justly, that l,oIoro the
rigors OF Winter sggraYato the evil, measures
DO taken 70 regulate iuiprassments, and to
lsa1o t. The widows and orphhus, the wife OF
| tbs hra7a soldiers n.rl the helpless aud the
siuk who ara ct lioUte. tic bara means Of sub
| s;sienae. .iir,i i,ailnl that generals DO no
longer 90. H. I,rooonsulS, fJrhidiing the export
OF lupy,!iss . 10 Starving neighborhools. and
tina: rslLy agents lie required to lanvs
tho camna 'i.5us railway end highway,
,.rd distribute too burdens equal. .y.---
Nay, mors than that. They demand
| thai iE1ui:ies a: least no inads, it it be en-
tirsy iup,ss:ll, to fc cllon the wsll-,rieI plans
Of other nn,iooa, nnd to establish magazines in
suitable places. Wo havo lived long enough
froiu day u day; tbs plan has not answered
why not try ROW and 10 ny others do? If
Tho -uporb o,0rs Of tho Valley had been
properly hoosed and guarded, they alone might
| iroi tho nrmina of Virginia for many day.
| II Eim,nl hal bean provisionol when
| uoprsia was gorge! with ezra, when no one
my th.ca.enei oar line4 Of railway, and all
ulcaus Of transportation wero not monOpollzsd
! !y Gvgernniont, Riol nionI would notpay fabu'
lous sums fCr tuur; make it Isar ell over the
counsrS, WHARF Richmond prices rule, and lead
the encnig to f,nay us on the brink OF starvation.
Va ara not quite cure even whether the much.
hlama,i arn,.... systctn would nut 10 prefera-
tls |. !, tf:le sharn are dangers connected
with it, da"kira II taYDrit;sn, jutbing, red
| tapaian. nsglisenoe and corruption. OF old a
o,nlrlra"r wa louked upon with an evil eye,
Il ona VIA grow fat n2na t!s ezigsncies OF the
State. III Nag ,carntd il hs faiied, and dis
trusted if ho 'enneeedei. The Iron Duke
! threatened 10 hing some Of them, aud
Nnp i:on east Onward and his comrades
iato common Jail. 81. it is hotter to let q
isw gT.w rich as Cur expense than to feed @
host Of leeches. We prsfar baing shot down
! ut once to b,ing rrickCd to death with fine
! wos!i s;.a li.ila moe ,rautia to the Depart
| ,aGnss, Lut, wo foel sure, it would be an in
iuite relief to tho r6nplo. We can meet q
con.ractar an his own ground, with bis OWL
weapons. The government tfEicial has abso
lutte power within the linnits of his cfiioe, and
| tho irtinitely tfongar weapon nl oontihueus
appeal t. eur patriotism. Situated as We are,
| ws caro- not tG rass 4 Iursti"o with cur rulers;
We dare rol WITHHOLD anything they may aek,
| for fear lest VIZ riure hur oause. But tits TN
| fair to iuks thus advantage Of our religion
We le,Ta gov; ;rEt.tnt IT. act fer the people.
bat iilt sssias. it. Our very necessities ought
to h. our Trctcctiau, AMI sn incentive for those
in high position to try tEcr utmost to maks
tha burden lis light Ls possible.
We ara always reluctant to lay llGms or
even to imply it, hut thero has been arowir g
| up among liz NAV k;sh and, We think, DIS
honest hulit I! -lur.ire ever sll mislfeds and
trarsg1ees!5nH Or neglect ot duly. With our
pnh.ij ofc :rs ard Enb!i., t"en il il the syste In
thnt II banned, H., military czigercy, The
force # c,lcumslaucs4 aud not the ipdividuale
who, Ne nTc told, eli uiean well however i'll or
misnhievous!y they rag SCI. Rut there is a
night aud .lere is wrong. Andit is hy firmly
und generously a!so, lut still firmly upholdir &
III, Distinctions between ,hess two great 0ppc-
nans, that gatd ncnduc:, zan! snd spiil-s,iri- :
ing. active bcLs1 Cf l.uilie duty may he best
upheld.
SORGHUM