Mobile register and journal., 1845-10-24

lhe case q The Republic OF Texas, (and cite this
case in slusiralan, because | suppose there are IL
the convention, mny who may have seen The opera
ton OF Our pressed 81 stem lay, and felt H. too as il
legarded her trads through New Orleans, and there.
lure can correct he. IL | be wrongly
''NOne but saa vessels can enter the norris of
Texas, by reasodoG her shallow harbors. Freight.
by small vessels ,is much higher than in laree cor.
sequenliy the T@as phtnIer, by reason of the geo
graphical posiiin of New Orleans, and other con
dillons 10 which have just alluded found ii conve
nient and naiura 10 send his cotton TO that city for
shipment abroad Now every one knows that never.
SINE Whiney's Invention, was there a pound of raw
cotton taken ,dNew Orleans for Consumption /;
nevertheless, pr bent custom hause enactmenls re-
quired that Texts cotton, which thus came to New
Orleans III the WY Of business. should pay into the
custom house 3 cI,s The pound IN cash Il was i'm.
material, though the Texas merchandise was not
landed, hut trans Tered right Fl ON The schooner which
brought II 10 the ip which take il away the
cents per poudhad 10 be raised, aud paid into
the custom house, simply that the custom house at
the end of somd3t days, might pay it back again.
Now suppose the Texas planter to have sent 900
bales Of cottonlo New Orleans Tor transhpment -
He II may be snppnsed, in want Of the proceeds.
and wrote 10 his factor Tor an advance upon il. But
the latter Informed him: Your whole crop ia WORTH
at ruling price, but cents the pound, or $2n, 900,
and have TO Alse $i5 900 in cash for the custom
house My COMMISSIONS upon this considerable !;
and though younay claim it ms draw back, 20 or 80
days after it ilexported then il will come without
any interest inue mean time, and the custom house
has still larhe claims upoH it OF 2t per cent for
keeping you ouP ii SO long; therefore, have but
small margin fotadvances 10 YOU
"But the plaer replies, 'My negroes are in want
oil clothing; sem me therefore, course woollens
-(suppose, for lie sake Of illustration Of English
manufacturer
These. the hctor replies, are loaded like your
cotton VITA cas- duties, and the deductions and de-
lays Of dhbenuF consequently, there are but few in
market and prics rule high.
"But this is not all. Suppose the Texas cotton
just have arr Ned, and not yet 10 be landeda The
lacor samples i, and says TO the merchant, You are
buy ing such couonas this commands readily 4 cents
give it; it is Texas cOtion, and then you can pay the
duties and clalmihs drawback Yourself
"Ah! if have to pay you $40, 900 for the cotton,
and $4,000 IN ash besides, TO the c1som house,
you must take iper cent, less ia the pound.
''Ihus, this syItem oppressed the stranger as well
the city, and was forcing Texas, which naturally
was as trbular, New Orleans az Arkansas herself
il, 10 cast about for new channels OF trade, and to
throw herself iflo the commercial embrace OF that
great boa constructor Of the ocean. The exrediency
of building args ron vessel Of light daught Tor the
ports Of Texas hid already begun to he mooted in
England; aud Lao not Texas been annexed. Our vex-
atious system wnjd have esranged that people from
us, and lost New Orleans all the advantages Of ira.
ding for her peopl, and iransacting her commercial
bus ness
at is curiOu thing, and an anomaly 10 me, to
see the efforts whth the public spirit and enterprise
Of hundreds of cites, towns, and hamets IN the
country makig, each 10 bring business to the
place and then I'd zee the stole air with which The
eitzsns Of many these same towns take their stand
ami counienauce pvernment in driving away their
business, by It's c,Ito,n house policy. ,
| "Boslon, New York, Pmadelphia. Baltimore,
| wuahinutou md lichinund each has millions
in rival schemes, Nth the view Of bring ing business
| to the pllce. Nty York opened her canals TO the
lakes. Boston cal the agerandisement OF hee sister
with these new slrces of trade, and tapped them
midway at the cdst of millions, If, perchance, she
might divert II p,hon of this business TO her own
wharves. Philadelphia sought TO draw trade from
The Ohio river, With her railroad and canals. In
s,anlly Baltimore Washington, and Richmond, each
at The expense o millions, stood forth rivals by
| railroad or cana nay, this convention itself is
called upon 10 consider the Charleston and Memphis
railroad.
.'Why are thepeope Of Charleston ready to loose
their purse srirts, aml 10 strain every nerve for this
| imnroyenent II this question were asked by any
anne man in tn streets Of Charleston the answer
| would come lrIn thousand tongues. Because "
,,ould bring bisiness 10 the place. Suppose this
road we're Completed, and that The general govern
ment had the ,ower 10 say and were To say, that all
TIN. nroduce trriviag N Charleston, over it, should
ma, one-hirbof it's vae into the custom house, there
r. .m.;n mill such produce were sold or exported.
and for 20 DAYS longer Such an outcry as the South
aeyer heard. wouli come from the hand of chIyalry.
Ye, nreeiseIy such thing does the government saw,
with regard to tbs produce that comes from across
The bloe wa,er i is immalerial from what quarter
The business comes WHITTIER by ship or car from be-
vond the ocean u tn. mountains, it is equally I'M
oortant: and wien orce possessed is as much valued
.sEnaci into wholesome operations this warehouse
ing system, add the railroad, despite opposition
will follow A vessel soes to Charleston now: she
must take cotton and d little rice or nothing at all /;
and then, with this cargo. instead of having
sCowes, the whole world and market before her,
she must 90 to one or lie other of few particular
ports, Ito neither of witch, pellaps, she wishes 10
90 \ on account Of sour arrangement already ex-
,stinp. or in contemplation. Now, a CITY cannot
carry on an extensive commerce., unless she have ,
variety of merchandise ANY more than country
grocer can do "a large lsness without AN extensive
assortment.
81 have shown how Charleston might become the
entrepot for a Large potion of the trade from Eu-
rome TO The West Indie and the Gulf republics.
The vessels that woue carry on this trade from the
warehouses of Chareson TO the West Indies, would
on account of the advantageous DO stion of that CITY
taken in connexon with mere moderate freiahts
and the trade thence Il Europe, come back with as
sorted cargoes Of Yves India produce, TO be bonded
IN Charleston, and distributed thence to the various
mafts oil Europe. lnded, should not be surpT ls-
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