Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-08
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~ ,e have, in three ceuateP, al sESresA'e Vi
=, ,h,sa millions two Luadred thousand bushels oil
near iorty thousand tons Of haI-thirty hTs mot
g.. ..,,ls ,.slusiys of miloh COWS and Work"o1en,
a .,1ntv thousand hogs. In IsIs, the crops OF Au'
o. y okhridze we're much below The average.
:. no make soma oal nj atoms founded on thtte
.d.,S. Rockingham clone produced IN 4S4s' eVe'00o
Sn.hsl, OF wheat The crop Of the present year has
SssD ,,amssI at 100 OOo and taking the weight OF he
-, f.kioh il IRON 81 to 90 pounds TO ina onsne
NC The estimate, t would psooaoly y'sa tnA qSsnns,
o. al hs on saEs grOHnd, s.h Aaaere 70 she oiIP OF
isSS s1w,sss Of the oSua Of RaeAinSAan seIais,
,stvi n1saipAt,nu, ssnnatsd the qa&putS ni
80, a,stfoytd 81 tas ersnT - lpV Oep epansls u
s',Ior Ibis, 40 have Dos oG0 lsls l0F s-n5ad Piisn'
IssgrRs She Popu al o. OF lAs Sosn'g 70 %, Hh
= ~ 1850. frsstcu over $4,000. and allowing 10
va - Iomsn and ohild tea bushels OF wheat, or
.,,,v,isnt 89S pounds of .ur (which - an En-.
~ -. ot sstima,, neng more than pound per dSy
80 DsTsob and We nave 800 600 bushels rsmaI-
i wbicI vouid make 90 OOO bA rSls OF ur, or iulI
81, r,,ions to- 80 900 msn for 'he Will year.
n p,ttW 4 Do seen that the single county Of htcS
-, can furnish the "a OF life for 81 army cute
'.11s-os a, We are likely 10 heed IN Tho Valley.
TosSorn cop is probably not an average crop.
md the hay crop ID has han u uAi'
Rat whyn We add 10 the productions 81 Rockingham
sGe Surplus from Augusta anu hosA"ue0' 81 ''A's VI
TSs onIy vel grounded apprehension is from waste
al fv.rayaPano and juoiClOus nansgt menL which
nav far cerlanly VIII Ghsot proopo ion ID the III"
ne The irjudicious WJhdrAHsi OF LABOR from Sgrl-
Lava nv the revocation Of details, and the lnlqui~
ops sys,sm OF impresgment, must diminish, 10 large
,ent the production Of iood. stead OF stimuatll
industry the tendency Is to Tepress Aad dscou age II
Win Iill pl,uRh aud SOW and reap H. he knows IN ad
va7ce that he is 20 be plundered b. qqartermAsters
Nm difficulty might be obVated by It lent policy
40, the uprsssmens, and send the deIa leo iarm'
OK to thelr ploughs, ana We wiz nave nc Ises
,rops next year that ever raised IN the Valley
rbs sator rat OF the agricultural labor is done in
bs Vale, BY white men, and when you confcribe
.heln YOU stop their farming operations ano ofiDg to-
iy en- the whole population.
IL stake co snPposs that !arnaeFs are unNl Ing
3, contribute literally the support Of the army
What they OF iscs to 10 the ipG lslity and uce OF
e ~ item Of imp: 81 ments, aud the frauds has srt
r.eticed under il.
venture TO euSgest the following notifications Of
,or laws: Lat the present 1.-THE tar stand iaOWng nc
,edt for II az inst property tsXe The oceeds OF
his TAX will furnish good basis FOR an estimate OF
,ne wants of the army and families Of soldsrs. Let
the law then require eVy tanner to sell one or two or
NEE adj ions ten5s OF Lis crops as the emery ney
nav rtqlr - government, at 60 edple prices. Th
vii secure an ample supply for he army and families
# 81 liiefs. and viii op rate equally on all. As ma
s,rs noE stand men e1en by resson Of age, physical
trinity or any other cause are bound TO sell nothing
At &C. edulo pric This s no! just /; creates priv
legged classes in the community All are inteFes ed in
he contest ard sll should bear their rsable share OF
The bur hers OF the war.
By this policy all pre,exl for impsessment will he
removed and it should be p-oh ted altogether, *
SAINT in cases Of extreme emergency, to be judged o.
~ the comuapdirg dicer of the department. And
~hen a-tces are taken they u1 il practicable, be
aGeu as a loau, 10 be returned in kind.
The people will then know that at leGs. six tenhs
their crops will DO protected from Sc ire aud they
sl DO enouisged 10 enl rye their productions, b.
ms assur nee that they will ny the futs Of their
i.hora FAEMBR OvBR FFfY.
TaE CAPTURE OF COMMANDER SCHULTZ