Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-19
tEa gAasEas o. viRalxiA ASD 9sER lsSLil-

.vv :. ssyas OF VIRGINIA AID TsRIR ksskil- !
ANTS.
To the Editor Of the Wig
amer The farmers capital except in few persons,
nd in a very few paces) Is far more feeble than Is
commonly imagined Tie trade is very poor ono It
Is subject to great risks aud losses Edmund Burke
Conendiog, as the Southern people are, for the in
esinabe blessings Of freedom and Independence, they
never during any period, had stronger inducements 70
avoid discard. II reatmens Of cancellation and kinu-
ness Of corporation and harmony were ever aesAoi'
thew are mi 70 desirable and more essential no" "0N
ever. NoIa riot will sttemp. excite the passions anu
ureiadces OF one class against another class Of society,"
b,e,nss nothing bat evil can result from such conduct
NJ s;rcs,e friend Of the South can desire to array the
,onsumer, against the producers. Such, however
bs tendency of many articles which have appeared ID
,be news, spcrs within the last II months Daring Inas
time any accusations and complaints have been ufSeu
s,,inst the farmers Of Virginia. Again and again nave
- basn accused of extortion and rapacity aud oe-
oo5need As sharpeIs and ShyOCkl Hitherto these
L,Tges have been treated by the falmer9 with shen'
coDtsmp, They have eyinced greas iorqea'a LeA ou'
bs foes have 70 learn that there are limits 70 toe O
nsr,nos Of farmers Uuh, "a the writer feels iOr 'ae
,c6erIekng. he will attempt to vodcate tie eoada't
NJ tbe farmers sud that OF the Commissioners oil VIZ
yin also The Ia ter have been recently represenssu
p sacrificing the interests of the G0Verumeni or lhe
bens6t Of the agricultural class We snail n aue uu'
l,ors IN demonstrate that inluiace has Oeel zone
-, "Reminiscences es veil as farmers OF Vngne.
diminished agricultural production ls one oil the u
1T, Of ed war. Many who work upon farms
,ur,pp psscs and then pfooucer' On er the sIHy
~, he var begins aad bse N memoeTs oil lne 'lSs
# consumers. The frequent impress@ent OF ho!ses
"a Ihrer. il another Cause Of diminished producaeh
DainiaheS production, Th,n soeompan ed by iEcleasel
Irnand for consumption, causes an advance In p1ces'
A. var In modern times involve great expenditures,
ne sue Of paper money soon becomes gc, Ine4 ue-
r eit on eususs, and prices sdVaaee Eih the CORES
sH,.icg dsorecaion Toe eOnsu ners then become
ted with prices and begin their camoE asars.
h., DroducsIs Toe Cove nnCni 10 ioVoked 10 pass
- Tsguls;ipg prices or authorizing certain persons
- ,ri.te prices from time TO line. Il Is dlihcu TO
I,ass die consumers without prices ere, by Law, re-
iuces so low % greatly TO itJure sne PToIuoIs Inc
,;z,us Of ties and towns Jan easily hold meetings.
..n.nd bread asd denounco the farmers. THIS W As
he course pu.sued during the F4enoh K7Yo'u"on o.
t-sq I, Paris slOue, NJ less than $50 900 persons
ss,yed ratons daily ct hs pubic oihc9s. The histo-
Ian Alison ,ays: "Fhe losses sustained by the ssreu-
,,,rjs,s M poyidipg for this dsly consumption Was
,,T,1ops Inc eost Of predicting hsir grain had aug
,entsd tepfod by the depreciation oil paper, and JET
Nv zare ONLY paid the former proc The farmers
s obliged 30 paw ten halO5 u day TO their sboTers
instead Of Que franc, formerly, yet they were COM
ed 10 part With their grain AZ the price liked by the
,o,;rufl 20 the impsriOu5 and needy mu.ututes 10
~. .v,, In other words nine -tspthl OF the suosis-
,grce daily consumed in Pars sztorted vihOu pay
INT from the cutva'O OTIS in the country aud the Cries
Al tbe susFsrs dsdby the prospect OF the gulOuus
s.Ths systsm OF forced acquisitions save the govern
r,e.t the command of large proportion Of the agri
ItursI -nraducs of the kngdem and il YES enforced
vh mercilces severity. Not only grain, gu: horses
esr,aes and conveysnces OF every scTt we're foEcby
talen rom the famers who received sssg1ats in pay
m nj These exaeioDs excited violent olscOneat, but
40 ons vsntured give i. vsIt to have expressed ok
s,isso ion Woull have put the complaner N imminent
b-z,rd OF hs life" Alison, lss veil Are thsrs any
nrrsoas 10 this Safe msled by their plejudicrs
ss,i..s tho farmers to dese to have these scores
"a enacted upon Tie theatre Of Virginia?
In 1898 Edmund Bgrse communicated HE thoughts
n, % scarcity" TO VILLAIN Pit. Burke was decidedly
onposed 10 sl laws and regulations limiting The pre- OF
IAN a., 90. all things' (-aid he) IAN indiscreeI
spp3rng With the trade in DIVISIONS ir the most dln
ysrous aud it Is slwsys Ina WcIst il tie lime when
men aye most disposed 20 H. that is, in The tms oil
scYcity Because there IS nothing GU which he pas
.i,na Of mes are violent, and their judi ments 60
wssk and which there exists such multitude OF i'll
founded popular prejucioes."
'ho CIV Of tbs people in the cities end towns though
1ror unaely the most regarded ought in fact to b.
,he least attended to upon this subeo for sIch per
sons a. e n a state Of utter ignorance ths by
which t5ey 5r5 10 DC fed and they contribute little OF
rOlh =
maintenance They arc truly "Ffugss con- nlsre natl
Tbey are 10 be heard with great rosot and areouou
unsu nstters Whin their pr0vinco that is, trOdes
and saalfacises-hus on anything that relates 10 az
isuture they av 20 be listened - With the same rev
rencs which We pay to he dog7a' Of other igaoraH:
and DreSuHD!U0ss Ulsh.
81" soy ne were 20 tell them that they we're 10 give
in n account Of al the stock in their sbop'; that az
temps would DO made TO limit their profits, or 10 sss
10 cher shopa rival them, and keep thsm tn reason
a9s dealing, they would very tooa zee th5mpudencs.
Injustice ana oppression Of such course. They Woull
aos be mistskei but they think that sgscuuIc is 10
be subject to ether lave and to be governed by other
principles.
"a grta or and more rlinous mistake cannot be made
than that agriculture Can oe conducted upon any other
than the common pTnc pes of commerce On any other
terus the producer j. the SLAVE Of the consumer
Agsi7, no obserges shat they who would fatn by
arbitrary regulation decree that defective production
should not be 0ompensa by increased ice, directly
lsy their axe 70 tie root Of produ3aon Itse. The7
n y even In one yoaf o. such false policy do mscheis
ucsculabe because tie trade Of farmer is az / nave
be explained Of the m5si prsearous in it, sd
vanages the most liable to losses and the lsaat prai
able o. any that is carried l; Hquises ten times
more OF labor Of vigilance, Of attention. of skill aud
o, me add OF good foriun9 also, to carry the bust
ness o. farmer with success than what belongs to any
Other trade"
is eminent statesman did not think that tho inhsbi.
Ia & OF cities and towns the most competent ard
most dsnteres'ei judges FOR deciding stat prices
arners should receive for their gsain did no ap-
prove Of sLy Arbitrary regulations controlling prices,
less they should practically result in making hs pro
9uesrs he Slaves Of The consumers. He sas nFmer as
we'll ss staesmAn. FeE mon have surpassed him 10 /
profound sagsey and poliiicil philosophy. Hs may,
however be considered an igRO, by tsose anony
writer's who have recently stempted to enlghten
he minds Of the farmers and the Commissioners Of this
CommonWC atb.
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