Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-25


pro ucer.
Tn. uroduosr is a, Wiling to lny his tax as the con
script 10 take bis position in the ranks Inc JUG ~
no Doubt make gOod his premise 10 eApeuo ~ nuV"
of be property he may be called upon 10, 'ns
a, the other to eIpend his blood ne oA' Ossn fenuy
:, 60, three years past Congress has lately called
- co. tax. Intended TO be large the Sccu
s,.,.a ,sx Of the past thres pears would amount to-
IA IA ike calling upOn the last conscrlbed to enter upon
a many batles as were at cnce as he would have
bsen engaged In had he been in the service from the
beginning About the same period Is allowed to each
70 prepare for the oecSscn-un the hras day or June
Our producers DO not murmur.
BE- the tax the producer Is again brought TO bis old
condition Of having al obligation over him to settle =
Il returns him to some extent to his normal condition
one Of debt. 1t may sweep cut Lis long bank
credit and rtquse him also TO press hsPrOducts upon
the market even II coming In composition with other
nroauoers to rsiso funds This must OF course, loWtr
.be price of provisions II this tax "a continued even
bout his e1travagvnt expenditures Of old the pro-
duoer will be urged BY Il 70 unremltting and dihgent
industry to Increase bis productions SO as not TO lave
90 mart with caplsl The government so far has made
no ar ,uRsmen TO take liens upon bis capital Perhaps
t ough to do IT, Should the taxes imposed in the pre-
sent inalted currency upon the property of the
producer require him to make liens upon 1t to meet
them such liens shOuli received BY the government
and be converted in open market into currency. Bot
there should be distinct undersla ndirg in doing this
hat II the currency undeTtots fufHqCsnt reduction
similar to tina. which goes into effect the Let Of April
next the lien will be reduced In proportion to the
amount realized upon t. This will not be the if the
producer should make private len upon his property
The face of his CATION does not Abate with the apprec
alton Of the purrency In the case the government
receives its dues and the producer only obligated to
that txsnt 10 the other some private capital st. for
small per cent advanced in il fIted currency, may
realize large portion of the property covered by the
lien when payment s enforced 10 better currency.
The government further stimulates the prOdueer by
erediliug upon his taxes portion which it requires
of his CROP This portion, With due diligence, may al
most enur,ly pay his entire AZ. small addition Of
these products can in almost every case pay iand as
the amount Of the agricultural tax in ttbes and the
residue invested in provisions will about suffice the
government requirements of these krticlCs, it leaves
she baauce of his SURF us for unrestrietsd disposal in
the markets. Il needs but more Enactment or re
peal Of pas. CnaCtments TO stimulate tie planter to the
highest pitch Of production Let the government tar
him five, ten or any other per cent? and propose to re-
90 70 il in his productions But the arbitrary
rule Of schedule prices at least upon this portion Of
his crop Give him market price and increase the tax
If il should be psdlent IL will result in doing away
to lAIg extent with the OdiOui system Of imPress-
ments II viii greatly stimulate the production Of sup
plies to meet the demand .Or them.
One vord more 10 sgriculturists The market price
is now almost a. their dctstiOn. There is scarcity,
but n actual starvation in land Short rAiiOns,
but no. famine stare in the face. We have not a
1.-THE the dependents upon charitable support ia our
and that are be found among our apparently more
prosperous enemies or even In the undlstulbsd popu
Aions of the foreign nations Who in consideration Of
our apparently frightened cond tion observing
sO.eAlled strict" but very inmical neutrality" to-
yard US. The market price for provisions is now at
the food. There is no competition among producers.
Now is your time to press forward all your su plus
You can receive for funds payable dollar for dollar
for your taxes The time limited. The let Of April
is butA week Of After that date those who have Lot
received already the funds for their taxes must bring
forward provisions, and p,rhaps other property to Sc
cure them There will be competition not only among
producers lhenselVe, but with every for the
currency At the 6ist sep it will require practically
afty per cent more funds to pay these taxes. Blu;
nov can we estimate the per cent between the stand
ard Vaus of the t~o currencesf 1t will be in the ratio
of nine hundred millions Of currency 10 two hundred
millions. Remember, that there are two things pro-
verbally certain, death and tsIes Il is urgent upon
all tau payers at this time not to delay preparation for
the latter.