The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-09

which there were gOOd Improvement,
adequate stock and labor. lie was hos
wealthy. but was pretty Wen peloren ,'l,nr
and able to send me and my younse.
hro,ber TO the University of Virginia ~
Tho same time. besides having gwen our
s;Stars also fair advantages OF education.
7 bad been at the University long enough
o. Jorive some benefit from the lnstric-
lion tbere given in mental philosophy
noli,ical economy and constitutional law,
Z, which subjects / was led to take quite
an interest My brother and entered
the Confederate States army 1or the wal
He was killed near It's close.
iie e. aes surrender ! returned home
NJ father did not long survive the loss
of onr cause: and there / was with
Sarrn largo enough it is true, on my
hands but without adequate stock; my
i Ii,i,, completely disorganized ana no
,,aorav in hand. Some of our OLD slaves
,-lao,no;ned but a good many, ana they
10 ablest bodied, took themselves on:
Vorilv. | had "a hard row TO pIough.
StfI the best had to be done. How "
1.-Two until something cOuld De raiseu upod
30 farm was serious problem anu
IL all the uncertainty OF the seasons
had to be encountered. After reflection
nav, n.'I Consultation / resolved to make a
~nntnre with wheat and to sow lVo
t',ni,1is If they could be obtained. a
o DuiH1',or and friend had them, but he
nj sou them and really had good use
60 heir proceeds. Yet he agreed TO let
,na have them. They were UP 70 1le
standard of sixty pounds to the puSnel,
and | was glad of that; Tor hau
notion that the better the seed the p NI
fer the prospect for good crop. NY
friend conferred a real favor III ic.t ;'7
mo have that wheat, and | gladly stlpu-
a
of like quality; or pay MIN III s!T
,norev the value Of like quality WIN
his not Of the quality which ml?he
ram Now. his was gold wheat li a
,,;1Ibt turn out to be silver wheat. AHc
saason was not very favorabe anu ny
Trboot weighed only fifty-eight pounuI
70 the bushel. One OF my ''Id
friands argued with ne that l sioulu
offer nv real friend 100 pushIlS III ny
own inferior wheat and that ne Iufn'ii
,,,dor the hardship of my case as hdu
~ tho hest | could and could not con
trni the seasons, to accept them re
tlno,no q prominent member OF ihe
T2Sn'r,,,nrs' Alliance highly useful ana
ho a. fraternity if confined TO t9e
ohiocts of its oTganlZauon, plICilcu III
KIN for it's worst vagaries ana Is now
= Tbird marty man. shouting Tor NSdNci
ON Field. / did not follow ms adVIcei
hn+ sold my wheat for WhaI II WIN.
bring for its quality, ana chgeil'"te
naid nv real friend for lVV DuSne1' Va
standard quality, as ms haI Deen. G io,',1,
that did right retained ms co,,,'' t.oy,
AID no has befriended me III many Na9
anu - since. But is not every lariner
eoo making gold contracts every
t;ne he has wheat TO sell! re mas ~
eli LII lis orain according TO the stang "a ~
sen 81 90 siytr mounds to the bushel. Well
a. h cold wheat. If his crop comes up
:. NC DO Standard very well. But suppose
:; - ,reigbs only ffty-six. tifty-seVeh OF
Gftr.oight hounds to the bushel' HoW
the19 Does any one propose To apIiis so
tho standard and TO make DusncI -
wheat bushel no matter Whas ny cSnoIv
the difference in its weight ,:s Sunor!
different qualities ought to oilhg . LiIc
nrices and difference III WeighU inNi0''''
difference in quality. a+ corno-
rotiors end enlightened governments
ha,.o n negotiate loans-in numerous
n"sos for very large sums and Tor ions
noriods of time. In order TO GET tlio9T
ioane NJ IN and on favorable terms liey
will he hound to agree to pay gOlI IoI ~
torest and gold at maturity; ana SCUM
LEGISLATION should not Interfere WIN
tbcm. If the free coinage OF SILVER anu C.
other governmental devices were 10 urlnH
cold ard silver to Il parity WhII guar.
antv could lenders have thau su'A P!itt!
yroild he maintained for twenty. tmity'
fftv ar one hundred years: Virginia
new settlement bonds are 10 run lor "i,G 5
hundred wears. Who can tell what VIII
he tho relative value of gold and silver at
Inc end of that time. or the tuctualloIs
between them as those years roll away
forwards made 4 more direct goII
ccrtract with my own sisters, OF when
NAV tell you at some other time.
By the way, ! find that most or the
contracts nowadays are mace WIN IL
waiver on their very face, OF the DelleiC
Of the homestead exemption. WI NY is
his waiver required and Sc readily given
II must he because without 1t the desired
credit could not be obtained, and the
debtor cheerfully makes it in order -
get the accommodation which he needs.
All such waivers are regarded not only rs
legal but reasonable and proper.
Now. suppose Congress were to pass 4
law authorizing parties to settle with sill
YER. though they had stipulated to pay IN
gold: end even suppose also thar such Il
law were held TO be constitutional would
not borrower or other debtor nave
right to waive the benefit or that law, rs
he now has TO waive the benefit OF our
statutory exemption? 1t is true that the
supposed act Of Congress might go 50 far
MS TO prohibit any such waiver. But If
it did venture to that extent the consti-
tutionality of such law would be far
more doubtful. for it would violate the
fundamental liberty of parties compe-
tent and willing to contract. and actually
entering into contracts with their eyes
wide open end without the least
compulsion. Verify we farmers need