Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-13
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Your correspondent IN" of Caro-
line, is a "phunny phellow," very, and
writes very "phunny" letter, III which
he handles "facts with a looseness and
abandon which is wonderful. He comes
bounding into the ring with g hoop Ia,
here we are !" and proceeds to demolish
poor "Rusticus coRdmOro; and Is
now. no doubt, wondering how Rus
ticus" will ever collect together again
the disjccta mcmbrd OF his "9littering
generalities." ! ain not responsible for
them. They were collected and collated
from a mass OF United States Govern
ment publications issued with the sign
manual and seal Of this blessed Govern
ment on them.
If NJ" likesto pay to help the manu-
facturers forty-seyen cents out OF every
dollar he spends it is nothing TO ms,
de quSt,Jus non dispUfaHduH1j but
there are many farmers and many
intelligent readers Of the DispGtch
who will see where the "gull or is
it a QOOse-comes in. IN. IL so ena-
mored of this Massachusetts high pro-
tectiye tariff with a great big II that be
reminds me OF poor Nicholas Nickleby
at Dotheboy's Hall. His little stomach
was always hungry, he yearned for,
crayed for. pined Tor treacle, and though
it was well saturated with sulphur to
limit consumption, Nicholas was never
satisfied, but always " calling for more.
m" cares not how much IS taken from
the farmers pockets, so he can have his
iavorte manufactures he sees apparent
" but one side OF the question, and does
not perceive that while he Is saving at
the sple he is losing at the bunghcle. ~
Suppose, for instance, M" sends
Loo bushels of wheat to England and
trades for 1000 yards OF cloth. When
it gets to New York the Government
clips off 800 yards as duty and 1t goes
into the Treasury if he buys at home
the manufacture puts the 800 yards in
his already plethoric purse, and " NJ. "
finds he has either paid 81 yard for his
cloth, or he sold his wheat for 80 cents a
bushel. He can put it either way he
pleases. Can he deny that Jact ? The
old fisherman insisted upon 1t that tie
"eels got used to being skinned, did not
mind tin fact, rather enjoyed It, and
in like manner " NJ. likes TO be skinned
by his beloved manufacturers. But / am
depressing from what | started out TO
say. Facts are stubborn things, and
hard to get over but people should be
satisfied that what they state as facts be
really and truly facts before they so to
handing them round. Now an" says
nails car be bought In Richmond for
two cents pound. l had occasion to
buy some the other day and had to pay
five cents a pound, ana was told they cost
IN Baltimore 10y the keg three and one half
cents pound. They can possibly be
bought in Richmond at two cents Il
pound, but it is by the carload, and il
NJ. D." or any other man starts out with
only two cents to get "A pound of nails
he Will certainly get left If any of my
"gulled readers doubt it, let tnem try
it. aud if they can buy nails in Rich
moud or fredericksburg Ut retail at two
cents a pound lot me know.
/ had almost forgotten all about the
farmers millennium OF 1853 and 1855 until
IN" came with his facts, reHOuare
doiorem." Yes, it was, as most Nir
pinia farmers recolecr, 4 perfect farm
ers' millennium, though | did not call it
so. Plenty Of nggers to do our
work, clean our horses, black our
boots, and even bring us glass
OF water If we were too lazy
to get 1t ourselves. OyeTseers to look
after the darkies whilst we went fox
hunting or fishing, or with jolly cronies
visited the various "de1dialls" in tho
neighborhood; fishing shore whiskey fifty
cents a gallon-could get iull as tick
for nine-pence If one got mad, and WIS
afraid to wallop the wife, or tackle the
big boy, could go out and kick q niger
until his rufiled feelings were soothed.
No cares, no troubles didn' tcare whether
salt Was two or ten dollars sack. or