The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-07-11

South WAS pluntered. he went reluctant.
~, and some weeks after crossed his path
sgan, and found hin Del 2hied with his VISIT
10 old Boston. Weli,n said l. "whai
think you OF the Yankee plunderers now ~
Well y said be, scratching his head, 81
don't believe they plumber US S0ulherners,
after all lie theudlalcd cloquen.ly Upon
al, lie saw, especially upon Lowell, its fac
tory girs, ueainsss, Icons and spindles.
lie met some OF those whom he had pre-.
yIously looked upon as pickPockets, and
found them accomplished gentlemen; and,
10 his utter surprise, he asceriained that the
leading men Of Boston did not make their
fortunes by spinning, 30, that they made
the greater portion Of them by commerce,
end long before Lowell was bull %. To
satisfy his own mind, he even procured
from an authenac source the history OF the
lives of few Of The wealthy gentlemen Vi
Boston, how they managed 10 &c, SO rich,
q. Il appears, aud /, 5 confirmed by my
Boston correspondent who IS proyerbial for
accuracy lha, TuuMAs II. PERKINS was
born 10 Boston, and commenced the China
trade IN l7-7 and, With a house Of his own
10 Canton, pursued il with great success for
forty years, made an immense fortune be.
fore he owned dollar 10 manufactures, and
did not invest 10 cotion.mlls I'LL be retired
from business. The AgPLEToNs we're born
IN New Hampshlte commenced business
without capital, aud made their fortunes by
commerce. The LAwRRNcEs were born
10 Gfoton, Massachusetts their father was
en- officer OF the Revolution, and came cot
Of the war poor. Two Of his sons, a. q
A LAWRENCE, wen! into the importing Du.
Guess, end, in eoaaexion with their chem
house IN London, made fortunes. 4 pre-.
sent, the most prominent business q the
LAwRENcEs appears 10 be the sale 90 com
mission OF domes'ic sbrics, which, from all
accounts, reach annually several millions Of
dollars, and II IS SAID It IS transacted for no
greater commission Than London bankers
charge for receiving money with enc hand
and paying II out With the other. | asked
him about the old fellow in the vhiie era
vat, whom he bad seen alongside Of Mr..
Fillmore and il seems he bad seen hin DO
Boston, too, and bis great establishment,
With some halt avzen partners, aud clerks
i0numeta0ie.
The old fellow not 50 Old neRher, Tor be
lad my friend he was then bu, dfy) was
frank agreeable, and talked ike book
showed lhe bsaulu patterns Of the Low.
ell goods, AID tho prices 100, which my
friend thought we're cheap enough and he
showed HIN vast piles Of bales ara boxes
Of sheeiogs. shtiugs. &c. all nicely doue
up, AL bound FOR emma aud Sjuia Ameri
ca he told h;n Of The millions Of yards that
he had Ji-i solJ 10 BE- shipped 10 the noble
wealthy old merchant Honqaa, aho
think died before they reaebed him al Can.
:Jn j he diiaiej Ike a plan old-lashioned
Insa Of business, On matters and things 10
general, and BY facts and figures, demon.
sirs.cd that there was no oppression en- lhe I
one hand rof piuudednr on their other
81 That ny freed was not SO violently op
posed 20 the " black tarlf, and lie nov con
cure With me that there is not particle 81
plunderng sni ihat instead Of ibe Bos,o. {
mans eurlchiug themselves by the tariff, lhr I
most Of them made their fortunes by for
eign trade, aud that has enabled them to
tunhC i4tBafiilIf-tt Lu1TltAE5 UbL DAifI AOlit
moDuments, Ofthe gentlemen whose names
! have taken The liberty 10 use, ! never even
Sd bul Que, and bin 10 passlng; end, there.
fore, they may b surprised to see their
commercial portraits accurately down
Their names are mentioned wHa TO view
10 tiatter lhem-tot | never had on oppor-
tunity to enjoy their hospitality | am
sure | never shall; but 10 prove, b. cen
Meeting well kno.n names with facts, that
the large fortunes OF Boston we're not made
by pl1ndeiing he South" o.! Of many
selected Colonel Perkins for one, &c no IS
generally known as one ot tie Oldest and
most distinguished retired merchants Of he
country, aud Mcssrs. Laartaces aud Mes
ere. Applelous, because they are equally
well known as being smcng~de present lead.
ing merchants Of Boston, 20 say nothing Of
Mr.. Ab5o, Lawrence and Mr.. Nathan Ap.
ple'on having been valuable and distinguish.
Cd members u Congress.
Bot will ret0fn to prices. Intending to
be posted Up at 81. poiuls, 60 far as tlc.s, f
cures aud the opinions OF experienced meu
VI business 90, | selected tor INV adviser
oOe among the most ssgactoas merchants
10 th's or any other county. 10 ms las,
letter he says, n regard 10 prices Of cotton
fabrics, &c. " The prices, however, will Re
reduced @i'hin year By The introduction
ol The product Of a portion Of the laree
hundred thousand spiudies nov 10 the course
OF construction. FqD may safely maia.aia
shat every article hat can be exported b,
ou' owa manufacturers, and compete with
Butsh mefehanhas. mast Be sold TO The |
consumer a home cheaper hah Il ran be
DHP''tsd This ia lie case wiih every de.