Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-02-25
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE WIG.

soldier who assures that he Is ain OT the war; IL
it lasts hundred years" sdgge5ss as the readiest
means of renewing the exchange OF prisoners, that
'ths President Of tn, Colfed ,rats Safes propose
the President Of the Uat,d SAt,I to leave the whole
matter to be arInge1 between the G,nerll command
ing the Army of Northern Virginis and tAs General
commanding the Army Of the Potomac, aud that wha.
ever correspondence may take plIcs b, made public"
The suggestion is not bad ons. Tls mltter on
side may BIS safely truSe to General Lee. Lincoln will
hardly admit tina. hs is unwilling to trust Meade, Mill
tary m.n in other Departments Che Trans. Mississippi
for instance) have settled the question for themselves
Generals Lee and Meade would doubtless, soon to
sAtis Act,ry t,rm' il no resrictioa imposed on
either.
"Oommon Sense" desires TO submit to Mr. Secretary
Mallory the questions lst cater three yeirs OF war;
have We not one vessel ready and e. for duty comps
tent TO keep James river clear OF YLnkee prae5 and
robbers in wooden gunbor;sf 81 Would it no! be
best TO concentrate oil our labor and material upon the
actual completion Of one or two suitable vessels sui.
Gent TO keep the river clear Of these mararders and
protect the valuable property and invaluable supplies
to be obtained along that stream ?"
correspondent wishes to direct attention to the
roots Of "Wre grass substitute for forage These
roofs, he says, "are sucouent, nutritious,
and better rclished BY horses mules and cows, than
straw sAu,ks or the inferior kinds Of hay aud fodder.
While write my horses and mules enjoying them.
selves on piece of newly plOxed land, fall of
these roots Ia the theky set wire grass lands of
Georgia, am told these roots much used, and a
gentleman, formerly residing Burlington, King and
Queen informed me he had frequently used them to
help out his winter supply of forage. And how to
obtain them. plOW, harrow, and few pitcbfOrks,
worked by good teams and willing hands, will enable
many farmers to subsst their stock AID spare al their
movable forage A cavalry company stationed a
wire grass field might improVe their horses and battery
and wagon team, m GIT somstm, Is be fed"
friend who writes from SpotsJlyania says: al see
aud hear much about the scarcity Of supplies for our
brave defenders, bu it every ~i use proper econ
omy We can and will make out till the next harvest and
with the blessing Of kind PfoVdenc', We will this year
raise enough bread and neat a. lels to plce the ques
ton OF starvation forever a. rc Much has been said
about the cup:dty o: farmers as clesi-5ut it ia no.
trus of them a. general thing in thls community at
leAst aud, With NO dssre to DO esoiisical will tell
you what has beeu 10Y course from the commencement
OF this war. | have sold to G)vernmsns or to needy
persons everything ab 'ou.ey necessary for own
support at Government prices have refused food
or shelter to sodier either for himself or horse
never have charged rsmunsrdg price therefor, and
often without money and without price, aud intend to
con.rus to do so-w divide with them to tn. last and
in so doing have only done what and is my duty.
would urge my brother farmers to plant Urge crops
OF everything that enters into the lis OF articles Of food
for man beast-o p.alt an acre or more of their
best land in sugar cane early in May practicable
from VII Oh they may make moasses early in September
while land Of less produc vsnss may b, planted in the
same article, to come in in 0ssobor ani November. In
that way most excellent sub Ittuse fjr msa. may be
hadn