Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-12-24
For the Enquirer.
ESSEX, Dec. Sd, 1850.

F0T me Enquirer.
The Richmond Times of tho Goth instant has the following:
awe entirely approve ofthe position made by Mr. Thomas
Evans In the late city meeting TO extend the nonnter'
pledge Eng as well as the Northern Soies io
not even Vermont Is dyed in abolition as England"
The above quotation is calculated create the Impression
that the editor ready and willing Join the nonntorcourss
movement provided England included In tho pledge Now
Is there individual in the city OF Richmond VINO Is not
satisfied that the editor would refuse on in tho movement
ii England should be embraced In the Piease. ihen
why this insinuaonl Answer, Mr. Editor OF the liies'
viii you Join in movement ha'lns ios us ooSe. G s
course with England and the Northi NO evasion Day yes
or no. Come directly 10 the point
Another quotation from the same arce in the Times
"Why them is 1t better Southern loyalty, TO buy English
goods from Daniel Fl. London, tho dsneresed PRESIDENT
Of the Non-inercourse Association than TO buy Northern
goods from one citizens equally entitled 10 e
respect Of the community
This question is equally disngenuon and calculated to
mscad The editor Of the Times ust have known that me
object Of the association TO secure me profits OF the I'm
por,a,on 10 any citizen Of Richmond In preference 10
Northern importers yet the Times lambes together NORM
ern goods Mr. London, and OF our citizens ts am
bpuv is calculated viii say designed 10 nislend
The Times must have known, might have KNOWN tha
the object of the association is st encourage own
citizens whether be importers mechanics or nlafac
turers preference oil Others whether thcy be NortheTn
English, French German because, by sn DOING we IN
crease the wealth and prosperity oil State second
v az resa.ory measure upon the FREQ States Tor their
repeated aud gross encroachments upon our rights and
their wanon nnd insoent n:erncdding with our domestic
relations.
II there Is man in 2chrlond except the Editor OF the
Times who Is willing 10 su5mit 10 the wantor aggessons
m the free States upon South snd who prefers IN pro-
on, citizens the Central Southern Rights ASSOCIATION
would doubt he pleased 10 have MIN pointed CUT
az one 10 be despised and avoided
The friends Of the Central Southern Rights Association
do not expect total nonntercourse with Inc NORTH
Tseir objects are encourage Virginia mechanics Virginia
manufacturers Virginia importers They well know that fo
the present must have many northern and foreign oou
but because do entirely without northern ana
foreign goods that sufficient reason why we cug mol
| foe 30 preference
and peghbors7 If cannot conveniently DO Without
goods made abolition England Old New let as least
give the preference importers and secure 10 c-
nond the profits of importing her own goods even II MI
Daniel H. London should receive portion.
Should the of the society be adopted By tne people
of Virginia. tie North will have no cause for complnnt ~
is rule of action which should be followed by every wise
people, give the preference 10 their own czens nae
The South acted according from the declaration OF nde-
nendence what would have been the situation o. fPlnai
What the population of Richmond al this ilme7 ASK your
mechanics why they do not enlarge helr shops ahu
more laborers; their reply ready md true as ready
people will not buy OF US; they prefer Northern aIllces
Ask the merchants of Richmond why they sell go few
thcr nnswsr "rhe country merchants GO Non
10 buy" Yet many of the very men whose interest hls
move is designed promote, will not participate, tearing
perhaps that of their neghbors will derive more oene
m from II than themselves while others (poor felows are
so hound 10 the North that they fear move The atte
deserve our comniseraon, while the former Il! any OF"
| contempt v
Mr. WEBSTER ABOUT TO BECOME NEW
yORKER-The Boston Herald has intiration, in con
nsYon with sale, on Saturday last of 1000 bottles o
wine imported BY Daniel Webster that he is preparing 10 s
his residence In New York city, when ne shall have etref
from his present position in the government and IL oispo
Inc OF his property 10 end The statement mol to bt
received whou, pretty decided doubt as to its correctness
Some of tho wine brought s. per hottie Every peraof
present seemed anxious get NJ least one oote OF '
"Constitu,ion," So culed.- Baltimore SUI"
SPECIFIC ANDAD vALoREM DUTIES:-The ave
yeay import of sherry under the tariff OF specific
duties passed in 1872 60s gallons at IN aveage va
OF 81 52s gallon The he average mpor. under s
ue OF S6 cents per gallon tine great redrc
tion Der gallon the imported is so much create
that the from the article are some Sea es eae
nndsr ad yalo,em duties than .ey under specific.
SOUTHERN CONGRESS.-The resolutions OF IN
Nashville Convention, which include the recommendation
for Southern Congress, laid before the LegsAtur
of Florida on the m Inst, and referred to the committee OF