The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-16
Total
s3284


ment at Vicksburg, and the whole country
is supplied more or less by articles pure haseu
on the Mississippi river and shipped thence
up the Yazoo; thus bringing large amount
of transactions into such position as TO be |
materially and easily concentrated here as
soon as trade shall take its proper direction
Out of the data above given, we would esti.
mate the practicable amount capable Of being |
thus concentrated on an average production,
to be,
BY the Rail Road, 10000
By Wagons, 10000
Out of the Yazoo, 1O5 900
Aggregate, 1856 900
Our past experience has nothing in it to
discourage the hope that this trade will be
revived, and with success. This will not be
done in day, nor without difficulties and
delays; but will be effected gradually. ist,
by those who, being out of debt, as we'll as
independent of all bank or other facilities,
will ship their cotton to New York, Boston,
Liverpool or HaVre, and await returns. Cd;
by means of those who are now willing to
ship abroad on reasonable advances, which
/ are ready to be made on their cotton. 3rd;
by the agency of those merchants and manu-
facturers, who, seeing the disposition which
1
agents here to trade.
Every year is adding to the number of
/ those who are uncommitted to New Orleans,
and who can await the slow process OF sale
abroad. And there is now an extreme an
xiety on the part of our planters to sell their
cotton at their own ports, which desire will
by small degrees and in process of time be
answered by the coming Of purchasers to
meet their wishes.
In the next four or five paragraphs, the
proper mode of resisting this exorbitant tax
is considered, wherein Lafayette is mention
ed as being Oui of the jurisdiction Of the Mu
inequalities; and as affording every facility 70
the pursuance Of such cotton transactions a
must necessarily find their way down tn,
Mississippi, as Orleans ever could boast Of
In view of the whole subject, the adoption
j of the following resolutions was recommend
i ed;-
: ResOEUed, LIST. That the ordinance of tn
!, New Orleans Municipalities of June last, i'm
: posing charges on produce and goods landin
i or going aboard vessels within the same, ar
r unconstitutional, unjust and oppressive, an
n ought to be resisted as an attempt to lew
!, Cd. That all shipments to and purchase
IS from New Orleans ought to be discourage
II perseveringly in all practicable modes, an
d will be discouraged by as.
e Sd. That whenever we may be compelle
a to consign any article to a house or merchan
r in New Orleans, it shall be consigned TO sue
is house or warehouse deliverable az the Lafa
d yette wharf.
n 4th. That we viii neither pay nor alloy
10 to be paid for us any part of the said ia
is which it is possible to avoid, and will requir
L a clear showing from our agent or merchar
r that this has not been done,
70 5th. That purchases ordered by us to b
n made by New Orleans merchants shall b
of made of preference out of the city at any ad
IS dition of cost not exceeding double the taxes
De- and our agents there shall be required to spe
N city the place whether in the city or out
" it, where the purchases shall have bee
i'll made.
re 9th. That when obliged to make shir
er ments TO New Orleans, we will, unless unde
= obligations to the contrary, give preference
IN to those commission merchants who will RI
z, side at Lafayette or out Of New Orleans; mex
lie to those who will have business houses OF
Id of the city of New Orleans, and lastly wi
er voluntarily patronize none who shall n,
W pledge themselves to encourage the rope
Mt and aid in efecting sales and purchases Gle;
IS of the tax.
lg 9TH. That we will pratonize such steam
W boats as shall come under pledge to aid i
Sc the purposes Of the above resolutions, to touC
r. regularly each trip at Lafayette, and to TAX
n all goods sent to New Orleans houses an
in deliver them at Lafayette. unless o.herwi
a. specially ordered by the shipper; and to il
es sure compliance with the above that adve
&c tisement to that effect be made and posts
r. up in the cabin ofthe boat.
or 9th. That we will patronize steamboa
lit which will engage to assist by all reasonab
or means, without serious loss to its business
SIX in furnishing toWage to sea vessels bound u
W above New Orleans, promptly and at reason
be able rates, and so advertise and post as abov,
OK 9th. That if any STEAMBOATS, will ent,
n into engagements at all times whensve
Is. ships offer for toWage, to tow such ships
ct Vicksburg or other Mississippi ports pronp
IT'S " and at reasonable rates of lowage wishol
h fail, and in preference to all other business
D we will enter into engagements and r,
ar commend to planters to enter into engag,
tie ments 70 encourage the trade Of such boa
ng in preference to all othars.
re 10th. That the amount Of cotton capah
ngl of being concentrated at Vicksburg and 9th,
a. Mississippi ports is now 30 considerable al
the saving by direct shipments s. Obviou
IS that the time has arrived when the dire
81 trade can be sustained, and without relyir
81 entirely upon this means Of resisting the d