The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-06

| SorTuERN PLANTER AND FARMER FOR CC-
roBgE. We are much pleased with inns VIZ
cinia monthly, published in this city. III IS
doing Il great deal OF good to the most iT'-
p,r;ant of all Notwithstanding. The SUD-
i. cts of this No. are good and timely, ana
there is Il spirit and an energy, as well "a
practical scrs., in discussing them WHICH
challenges our admiration.
The front Of tire paper offers to the reader
the portrait OF W. =. SUTnEELlN. one of the
most enlcrpri,irg farmers OF Virginia: 1t
is 4 very good picture for such pictures as
the m0nth;es offer, and is worthy to be
placed amongst the treasured portraits in
the turner's album. Among the contents
we notice The Best and Easiest Way to
Manage Manur's; Fence Question; Dog
Tax; Labor Question; Di,ching; Virginia
Wine; Changers aud Lawyers; Local Cir
culalias Medium, Sc, &c.
On the wine question we rote some very
sound views but they arc to be considered
with retc renee to present conditions. The
writer considers that there can be no solid
success in Wine-manufacture until there are
establishments engaged in The business as
specially. TO these establishments must be
sent the grapes of the surrouudin Z country
t, he manufactured under the advantages OF
skill, cype,icn and all the combination OF
circumstances that could favor the manuiac
turc Of wine. All true. But we must not wait
IN: ! all this is ut hand. The grape-rasers
mus. initiate the business. We are gratlhed
to know That there is made in this imme'
diate neighborh0od some of the best wine we
ever drank. lou have but 10 90 to DR..
! Met ,ETuy's Gine-cclIar to taste wne that in
som" establishments in Europe would be
ranked amongst the more costly kinds. Nov,
| DR.. MCCARTHY began the business novice.
He has struggled on against many adversl'
ties. AID at last he has a golden supply oil
wines small in quantity, rich in quality
which would be bonored with respectful
consideration at some Of the luxurious Euro
pean LosTdS.
We shall IT first have TO be satisfied with
the successes Of some of The more asiute OF
the cultiva'ors OF the grape. Dr.. MCCARTHY
has Gel, A fine example. Let others folio"
him, Soon the wholesale manuf- c!urer will
be here, and he viii give fair prices TO the
crape-raiscrs. and then we nay hope the Use
| of wine wili mctamorphcsc community OF
strong drinkers into Il tccOrous and sober
people, having, AS heretofore, their pastilnes
and Joys. bu, freed from drunkenness. II
VOLT do !oy a nation long TO maintain the
fight with .c.bodied liquors.
The Planter AMI Farmer has c)rre-
spondeut who i, Advocating what he calls Il
"nocal cilculaliug medium" The editor
views the article from farmers point OF
view, and g. ciarcS That the main point with
the tIler Of Tie SOL is TO make IN excess
above the claims against him and sell il. III
matters not gryatly what sort OF currency it Is
that be gets pa!I III 50 that il is in good ere
dit. But the editor says that there is another
matter going beyond the question OF what
sort of currency tbe farmer shall receive iOl
products-wiu what kind he Shall pay ter
his groceries aud goods. The great ques.
ton is public and private credit. The edi-
| tor says:
"No man " 10 ellis himself Il man will al
| low any one to 4, Il him tha. he ought not 10
pay his honest d,DtS. 1t is a matter Of per-
| feet indifference whether his debt is in au in.
dvidual or collective capacity. he is either
citizen or a slave. Ii Il citizen, he is bound
by the acts Of bis Representatives, and can 10
no wise shift the responsibility. The man,
therefore, who would, in cold blood, coun'
sci reputation CT any Of our public obhga-
lions will, we are persuaded, be found to be
either man who never enjoyed much credit,
or one desiring to ride into place in default
Of ability to make u living otherwise
This No. is good one. We commend
it to the farmers.