Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-10-11

Alezandia tho cuir,p. Of trade bs,w.n South
sn Europe ana '. East Indies. sni ss long at rensned
sm houf'shsJ s.d pfos-rsd. Hut v.sco de Gana disco.
.efed the passage s"and the Cape Good Hope. This
discovery. The Df fraakn,'- tho ocean. chan
ged the coars Of trade. aud . uaJs oG Ae.sndria like
that Of Charleston, isngushed aud Tell. Hut
had not the recuparye energies Southern
She Tell To se no fo ss~s, whi they have become tho
produeen the capof,sr III, chief 81 the elements
vi commerce They send forth than hall. " not two
thirds 81 III. surplus produce Of tbs county. Hut they
send forth oigLied IL death. aud receive returning
esfRoes 10 make their trade reciprocal aud 10 give III. To-
The exports Ia., year. iron, til. single port Of New Or
leans SD 200 OUO, from tle whale county, $lUD
0OOOOO. The value o the duty paying imports tor the
ssme according to official return, $751; 900 400;
aud the duties collected them. $40 O0O, DUD Ia sim
pie rac,ons the duty third the
value Of the goods Against these S5i OO0. 900 ,x
ports. New Orleans imported good. enough yield ie,e.
nae oi only Si,bOu.oO Ia the According To- ia.
above rates. tie value vi these goods therefore
oooOOo Nov, surprising thoss imported yonI- u DO
bulky as The raw material sent from New Olcaus,
I~heh ny M means thu rase Il appears that
out VI every eleven that sea- for this
Southern produce came and therefore produce
had !" pay the freight both ways. It's that
sells came with from New York aud Boston; and
brought dry goods. furniture and bu, this oniy
mat a" lar rs the foreign merchandise Now
York. Boston. Nc, did the importing for Now Orleans.
Chnricsioa aud Savannah, Mobile aud New Orleans,
nom uen geographical po,ions-lrum the Immense sup
plies ut raw rias which flow through then, int, the
channels a, eoinmcrcc-tom the that meme
OF our ntighbors bordering III. t:uf u maritime
pooP'o-ifom tho circumstances considering to >,
VIC ca" do both or them aud oursesvs Taxi ny
INTO view, all these -innces, with the COIN
mandng position. aud the commercial eoun
n.y. mcsc iour cities are IN siuaIi comm md 70
trade with all these people, and make regularly pas.
To and fro through their bonded Warehouses But the
operation ot the system, from tose
clues In the acquisition at such benefits al
seuaiy throws obstacles IN the way aud prevents their
enjoyment of them
So FAR from bringing business 10 those paces Tho Cus
nm House statutes actually drive away Take case
Of the Republic OF Texas. tand thus iu.tra
hon because suppose there arc in the convention many
Who have the operation III present ave- and
sl u too, AS u regarded her trade through Now Orleans
ind therefore correct me, Il be wrong y
None but 'in, vessels the port. nf Texas by
sason Of her shallow harb Freight by small vessel.
much higher than IN large: consequently the Texas
plsnier by reason at the geuI graphical position of New
Orleans, aud other Conditions which have Just nu-
died. ionnd " Convenient and natural To send ais
that city for shipment abr,ad every one knows tina,
never since Whtnry's invention there pound
Cotton taken To New Orleans .ur ne
less present Custom House that
cotton. which thus New Orleans in the ay ol
business, should pay the ustuu- House conn. ia,
pound IN cash Ii imnatesia though 1. Texas mcrch
andise not landed but transferred schooner winch
brought II to the ship which take away the cents
per pound had tn he raised nnd paid the Custom
simply tina, the Cuomhouse. at the end Of 81 DAYS
might pay II back Now suppose the Texas planf.
to have sent 1000 bales Of New Orleans iran
Shipment lie II may be supposed, in the pro.
reeds, and wrote his factor for All advance uu, it
= But the latter informed him:
~ our whole crop lswonh n, ruling prices hut cent.
tue pnGnc, or S2'hO, aud have a. raise = 600 IN
cash tor the Custom House. My cornn,ss uns upon ia.
are eonsiderab', and though you nay cain draw
back ~ or 30 days after -lpied, then 1t will come
M'no"t any interest ia the meantime, I'd tie tustOn
House has still farther claims upon "a per cent Tor
keeping you out u II So long; therefore 1 have bat
small matGn Tor advances e. You"
but the planter replies "y nngrae, are IN want II cloth
ing send me therefore. some woulens fn
the sake oi Illustration oi Engs minuiaciutc.'
These the factorsreples loaded, like your cotIor
with cash dues aud the deductions aud delays dobcn
ture consequently there bu, few market prices
rule high"
But this is not all suppose tho Texas us &. have
arrived aud not vet TO be landed The factor samples Il
aud says TO the merchant Yuu bnyng; such COTTON as
ihis commands rcndiy give ~, II Is Texas rntn
anu hen You can pay the duties aud claim the draw back
yourself"
An. Il have pay you 900 C,r the cotton, AMI
St3OoO IN cash, besides, tho Custom You mu
take 4 per cent less Ia the pound.
Thus thi- system oppressed Is stranger well as the
ciy aud was forcing Texas. winch naturally
tary 10 New Orleans As ATkInas hefseii
foT now channels OF trade, aud throw hcrrei tho
commercial embrace al tim, great boa the
ocean The oApndency Ut bn,iiag large vessels of
light draft for the poT Texas had already began Ia lee
mootrd IN England aud had not Texas been ANNEXED
our vesanous system would have esiIanhed that people
nom and lost New Ofeans all the advantage. OF trad
ing Tor her people aud uansact"S her commercial
IL Is curious thing, and anomaly to me- To soc the
Efforts which the public spirit and enterprise hundreds
cnss, tuwn9 and hsmeIs the country, making each
TO brng business Z" the place" Bud then the
AR win which the citizens al tAe.c same towns
lake their stand and cOUnieHance government driving
away thcm business" by ITS Custom IInrs. policy
Boston, New York Pb,IaJ,Iph, B,I,un,r, W,.bi,,,oo
and X edmond each has 4pent ,nl,ons IN ,y.I sch,,
with view ID brinqing business To the ul,cr" N Y
,no,,J ~, -, 49, =, ~ P'''' ~ '"'h
dzemoni Of her SISTER with tese mo y, sorc.s All ,. an,
,,pned then, n,,,,.,. ~ ,, 80, =, - " uuo' ''u
might divert a norton of hi- b,sin.s Il, Le, n,,n ,I
Pniadelphia snnphr IN r.,s ,,,d. I,o,n MA, ,,h; 80; m
her Rail Road snd Canals Instantly Baltimore. Wash,,r.
ton and Richmond each q, iL, .y,S,s ~ ,i; ~, :,
form q. ryal. by Rail Ro,J ar ,n,i-,,y tI, C,,,
itsef is called upon T., c,psl. ,h, CI,,rs,, ,,J NJ
phis X ali Road
Why are the people Of Charleston ready T., Ioose ,,,
purse. strings and 10 strain ey,,y nc,yr r., nm. ,y
eni Ii this question were nsked y ANY cane man IN the
street. nj cho,Iaa,n Ill., :, 1 V 'N' W '"'
rand tongues "lI.canso II would hing Lusn.ss T., ,L
place" suppose tins road wcrr cou,pc,ed and ,,, ,h
general government. had the pur,., ,o sny ami yy I'm s
that all the produce arriving =, Cb,,es,, 49,, :, -,
pay one third lis vshie into tho Custom, I,s ,b,. A. m
main mil such produce er, sold ar exuo, 81 s,cl, 80,
QUERY NJ the Soatt n, 70, head ,,I1 en- , ,I ~, \
OF chivalry. Yet precisely ,ucb n Thin, Jn,s hc ,ovn
ment say with regard ~ tho nrJt h w. go, s