Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-04-12
From the HOLM Springs Gazette.


MEssRs EDIToRs Having fully determined be |
fore leaving home, on the GRAND of making our
usual purchases of merchandise, to give this mar
ket fair and impartial examination, | set about
the work Immediately on my arrival, and | must
confess that have been, after weeks most dill
gent labor, most agreeably disappointed. Myvis
Its to this city have been frequent, but never be-
fore with view of buying goods; at the same
time have never omitted to cast about glance at
the business and appearance of things here. I'm
til within the last eighteen months, every thing
about the city had to the eye of stranger evident
symptoms of decline, and monotonous routine of
transactions, with circumscribed custom, coming
from the country immediatel y adjacent with now
| and then customer from some cross roads and
country town more distant. The improvements
began first with apparently little energy and grew
sluggishly with a considerable spur, however, at
the opening of the line of railroad to the Tonnes
see river, and proposed plan of extension to Nash
vile and Memphis This has opened communl-
cation with a back country that will prove bone
and snew to the business of this city The bust
mess community here seem to be making one uni
ted effort, by way of beginning the establishment
of commercial city, that is to prove truly for
midable rival to some of the northern cities, that
have fattened until pampered upon the harvest of
our labors Every branch of business is well
represented, save the deficiency of first-rate silk
house and the opening for this branch Is SO invl-
ting, no doubt it will very be represented
; by a number of good houses. Boot and shoe
hardware, Queensware, and dry goods houses,
have large representation, whose proprietors are
southern men, with southern feelings, and southern
capital and a large accession to the mercantile
Fl houses will be made during the present year |
f will mention, upon the best authority, that there
: is more real capital employed in the jobbing
houses of this city, than any other in the Union,
with proportionate amount of business. The
capital has been long accumulating, and suita-
Bile outlet has been offered until the present. and
be assured that the industrious and energetic
movements being made by the merchants Of this
/ city, are equal to the emergency.
There number of houses here that will, in
point of large stocks good styles, and easy terms,
compare most favorably with any houses in New
e York or Philadelphia. They are leaving no stone
! unturned to do their duty, and in return but a
mite of the patronage of the people Of the South
: \ few weeks will have upon the stocks line Of
t steamers to communicate directly with Europe
negotiations are being made with all the principal
: manufactures of Georgia, Carolina, Alabama and
Tennessee, as well as the Northern States; agen-
u cies of importation gathering in thickly-in-
deed, there Is every indication of this becoming
IN few years, the emporium OF the South, and
o trust sincerely the " London of America -
It Southern merchants are coming in from all quar-
tiers, and are endeavoring, by their influence anC
g patronage, to encourage them in the bold and no
= BILE enterprise of building up among ourselves al
Is independent city of ''supply and demand" tina
D shall not have superior in all the land from thu
i Atlantic to the Pacific, and from Maine to Mexico
: the streets and thoroughfares are thronged will
ID busy people the depots crowded with the pro
lie ducts of the country, and the burdened will
is merchandise, to be scattered throughout the re
h, gion from whence the products have been gather
ed; and the wharvcs literally blocked with ships
l. schooners, briggs barques, from every part of on
IL own country, and with such representation iron
- foreign seas, that we might say the FLAG of ever
nt cline floating upon the harbor of Charleston
ct In conclusion allow me to state that in m
"a humble Judgment merchants contemplating
visit to the cities of Philadelphia and New York
for goods, cannot gain any advantage in DIR
O. goods, boots and shoes, hardware, queensware
d or drugs this market, with few exceptions
It The difference in the prices of some few goods
if however, is more than met by the difference of tn
be cost and time of transportation exchange persc
e. nal expenses, &c. [ feel assured trial will con
o. vince any of these facts
of AN HUMBLE MERCHANT.
~ We call the attention of our readers to the pre-
ii ceedings of public meeting held at Columbus
. Miss, in another column. The members of tn
meeting, many of whom known to us and tn
country, of both political parties and who hay
been high In the confidence of their countryme1
er The platform laid down by them is not altogetl
re er to our liking, yet it is not that we are read
ey to set aside, if nothing better can be adopted
In We exhort submission friends to scan the pla
ito form, and see if their southern hearts and mind
ito can object to its being maintained by unanimity
action on the part of Mississippians. Examine
mir closely and tell if there is the least 3suuintinp
he at dlsunlon, you wont to charge it upo
e- those who favor the doctrines of State Rights an
all who are for the Constitution now and forever
IS Peoples Press, fernando, Mss
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Inv The Editors of the Southern Standard wi
us please accept our thanks for copy of their il
n valuable paper. We take occasion to inform OF
le readers that the Southern Standard is an entirel
new paper, lately gotten up at very considerab
rs expense, by company of talented and enterpr
ne ne ing gentlemen, at Columbus Mississippi. III
lie Standard Is perhaps as ably conducted as an
M journal IN the South. 1t is purely and genuinel
in Southern IN It's tone, advocating all measures ca
IL culated to promote Southern interest and in
of style and vein dignifed and firm vet moderate
Ia temperate and conciiatory. Its columns are be
n ter filled with original matter than those of an
he paper received at Office. The Standard wi
' -; commence In few weeks the publication of II
mo opinions and views of all the distinguished adv
en- Gates OF State Rights, and will continue the san
es, from week to week-Ala. Standard.
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N, During recent trial, female witness was aske
I'm II the woman upon whom an offence was COMM
tn ted, was, previously to the affair, chaste? eyes
-o- was the reply, ''she was chaste about quarter
- a mile
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