Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-04

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| il is .od.; rs 81; 80. pai "aE'' !He
hieda; saver o. .at,ia nt7tsei,;, iDat ia
rnGsjsrs G97s1rmsrt hac j;sa osllsd o.
T., ,s,frn, acts and assume authority more
aonropriats to the States. 1t is under tut
bieher Law of necessity that the Confederate
Government is shipper and shoemaker, 6
merchant, bTeEcr, q butcher and tailor
These things mast Be done, or society would
trse CT 20 naked q, the viii! CT the monopo-
lists. Blu, ia ale convinced that the Confcd'
er.s Government docs not undertake tnese
things through ambition or desire TO INFER
motil, with uiaits Of society or ot the Slate
l. would much rather, like other govern
men,. sa7srtiso contracts for military sup
plies than era, t, ,Leso supplies.
The State Legislature should, then, hasten
to tax, tksss urnatnrsl burden ircin thu CT IN
Of tho Confederate Government 1t should
assume iss cwn suc,t ons and organize those
industrial interest, which are indispensable
- the salvation and safety Of tho country.
We sise the summary. and, to some extent,
tha =, e,.,h,e lous Of duties proposed by the
Sentinel"
~ len our Legislatures matt they should be
lil;y ;, also devise ull practicable measures
for tho ralici O.; protection OF tie people as q
social ocmmlnity. The def 'ienoy Of transpoIr-
ltitu il the chief cause of most OF ne pub
II, d,..res.e-. There is abundance Of food III
Tho L. nirLsraay. but, for wantu distribution,
.he.p is.urch IL cai soaruity, accompanied with
II ,t,nous PRICES. It,nytbiug can be d. M to
n.,r e,.se T.; II ror!, On by regulating tho pre-
: sat means and making them more I'll, lent. 1t
should DO eagerly i, .rmined upon. Tue up
pointn,n: OF Sti!e Ager t to act IN behalf Oi
the poople ID tho purchase or produt ton OF
necs, sary articles where they can be had
chanpsat, AM their distribution at cost, has
ut ii very bsneda;a'ly IN several cases; and
the sss.em may well be eat MED. Ut migt t
udgantngecusly 10 taaap to embrace tle bar
ter vi different commodities, tnt thus cover a
wider fed ii usefulness. The corn and the
E.sat rsue;pa,; IN exchange Tor cotton, goods,
iron, SILT. a, g., night Iced furnished CITY or
supriy dusoiated country. Tho Collection or
i,slrLutiun by sale or batter Of seads OF oil
/ II, would also be great public conye-
niruas ant advantage. When il ia re'olcchd
Hat tu. u,ss has ..nsaksn It, old hands aud
l., ,,,,. nils. TIA. ellig n,s is not 50 well
i:hasa, a. f,cmerly, aad that travelling hst
'-,,.ns enormously EXPENSIVE q behtn'
u i,.vgr.oiy It sGca a .t,p Us we propose ID
Immediately Obvious
Us asrss perfectly with the "ssntinel''
,'..s ;ho legislatures shall "wishholi no more
Ia. IL iron, military duty for State office than
Is absolutely usces.ary." We do Eos thick
tie Legislature has withheld men urnecssEa
l'y. though He sIui, that, in scms N 'tahcea,
TIA v.iect of tbs L-gisi' tire he's leen tawars-
ei " The ;rirkery o. Individuals or the
.s,...s Of tL, elective franchise. Whilst We
Gould not eonsoGt that the Legislatns of q
sovereign State shoul1 depu.e to any Ct:er
III ta5rity / .e Giscr,t'on to determine what
oiosrs arc ,osssary T. perform II rnblic
du!ius. wa readily Adunt the duty IF the L:sis'
la,us, iv review its exemptions, aod to assign
10 military service any able bodied msn who
can 10 possibly SPARED from the duties i'm
posed by tho constitutions. We have IL doutt
he Executive AID LegislLt ire will Cooperate
kindly and earnestly in this great task of Re.
organ: iug tie industrial intsrssts Of Virginia,
and in giving IL the Confederate Government
aii the uid which q palri,t G mi practical
.,.srsy can COL 'ibuts. The authorities o
Virginia huss u:7er been wanting in courage
or devotion I, tho r0usc. They Lave givtn
men and money tG;ie War. They have Civ, IL
to The c. uicderLts GoVeinment material vi
war OF inIu, Il Sc value and Importance, us
weii LIS tie n-S public holdings, which hav {
o;,zti1rr;! r,rr" or LEGS of Inconvenience to
IL" S'ato authorities. There ID no reason ~
Jouii therefore, their entire Willing II .ss t,
psripIiu every aat which may vtn.ribu.s 10 the
.9elfars Of N,,sinia. eod which will aid the
Confeieiats Government in performing the
great dn.ies whic,, tbs sovereign States have
app"int;i il u ernJuts.