Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-08-04
From fAs Enanirer.


Gentlemen: In the Richmond Wing, OF tho sih inst, is
the following Afticc
"MR. SEDDoN'S SPEECu.-Tne Washington cor
respondent Of the N " Journal OF Conmeree must be
We presume. mistaken in the version he gives of portion
OF the speech delivered bv the Representative from th dis
riet on the Tsnf Bill According that wIiterand the
enquirer by copying the would endorse
It's aecuracyMr Seldom asserted that there capita
embsfked IN manufacturing pursuits in Virginia
mere was IN the year 1870 indeed Mr. ScddoH such
aremak we take Tor granted that he prepared give
to his constituents the benefits Of the data upon which l..
founded; in the absence OF those data
him. has occasicned universal surprise contrary
to the generally received opinion Our own Is
that there IL now IN the City OF Richmond alone or in the
CY oil wheeling larger amount Of capital invested in
manufacturing establishments than there was in the whole
State in 1870 We shall deter alton OF the ques-
non however until Mr.. Seldom shall afford u. an oppor.
nny OF ie'uns the accuracy OF his extraordinary
menI i he made IT, by accompanying it with the facts
upon which tits founded"
These supposed declarations of MIR Seldom have been in
this city, and doubt elsewhere the subject Of severe crit
lesm and snimadverson. The Wing in the article taken
from questions the accuracy Of the statement and
result will show, very properly.
have read with great attention plea.uro and pr,6,
the very able speech OF the Representative from this bis
te and nowhere in It is there be found such position
as Is attributed TO him.
Tho statement MIR Seldom asserted that there il Len,
capital embarked in pursuits in Virginia
now than there in 1870"
In pages thirteen and fourteen OF his published speech
where he combss the aimed at the South for mo-,
participating the bounues Of tariff and share s spo.
the sneers for the want OF providence and enterprise
soil and clmsie OF the North the South FOR their
ponderang OF. and in manufacture. and
eomeas the opinion OF Mr. Winthrop, that the people OF
the South awaking u of interests and are
soon TO follow in the wake OF the projected classes. ne goes
on To show from the report OF Tench Coke [,hc gentle
man appointed by Mr. alaun. while Secretary ofthe T,a
suy iot obtaining information the subject friend to-
and an advocate Of the manufacturing INTEREST," that the
ANIMAL rdiue OF the manufactures Of Massachue in 1870
with 100000 inhabitants, S2l 100000 Virginia. at
'he same period, with population Of 100000 hsd only
manufactures amounting in annual raius SIS 600
From the accurate satisfies OF the ct SIO
iuTtng capital IN Virginia about Sl2 900 OOO while
the invested Massachusetts was near four times
az much, say O0C0Ol-virgnia still ahead of the
latter in population about 100000. This in 1870
From recent statistics, Massachusetts has lin 1856
Increased the annual rdlue OF her TO $751;
OOOOOO; and the speech goes that although we
are without similar statistics from Virginia, OF
that State will pretend has been thing like pro-
porionate increase within the last few wears" This is
what Mr. Seldom says these hs words every
for himself has Virginia increased or NOT
Proporuonaby with Masssc
Now, from this statement what has MIR. Seldom said
first' Upon the authority OF Teneh Coxe that in lsO
the annual raiue OF in was
S2l,OOo,OO0 In Virginia SIS OOO, 600
Second Upon the authority Of the statistics Of the CEN
sas IN ls4O that the pAOe manufacturing capital Of Viz
snia was ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS near four times as
much (4S, 900 OOO.)
Third That from statistics recently taken with much
care, Massach the annual rain, of her ,ppf,
lures amount 10 Se7 200, 900.
With these facts, what becomes the statement attbu
ted TO hm-ihat "Mr Seldom asserted that there Is less
eapttdi embarked IN manufacturing pursuits Virginia
than there in 1910" The reader am sure can
be At no loss for verdict.
And let those who have played the critic and chuckled
over saeent that upon its very face ques
uonabe be more cautious in how they indulge their
sneers AT the expense OF reputation and OF truth.
Very respectfully, yours,
3Oth July 1876 VERITAs
uIWe comply with the request Of the writer Of the fore
going notice OF Mr.. Seddons speech to give 1t place IN
our columns lie corrects but very general
impression which had been produced by part OF that re-
marSabe production. Mr.. Seldom 1t seems did not saw
had been understood, that there smaller amount of
capital invested manufacturing in Virginia now than
there was IN 1873 but that the capital invested
IN ls4O was less By three millions dollars than the
annual Udise OF manufactures in Virginia in 1913 Hay-
ing thus corrected the impression in regard to Mr.
Seddon's statement however, should be very much
obliged TO his friend whose 1t is made to in
form US for what possible purpose Mr. Seldom has deemed
necessary to compare the amount Of capital invested In
manufacturing IN Virginia period with the annual
Uaiue Of her manufactures anotheTi What conclusion
did he intend 10 deduce from elements OF Comparison an
dssmilar and unlikel What impression did he wish t
produce the public mindl Whatn one word wa. the oh
Ject OF dsenhumng Teneh CoIes forgotten Report which
as well in Its aggregates the subjects from which
they are derived furnish the slightest element of
Just comparison with the state OF things eKstingi-
We confess that we are much puzzled comprehend
things altogether diverse, understand the pro-
found theological with which he closes his free Trade
argument