Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-04-14

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tell the people Of his vicinage, such whole
some truths in such unrnisiakable Lam
guagel Not one other | believe. Mr..
Wise should be honoured for his candour:
none but brave-hearted men ever give ut
terance to unwelcone truths to the people.
Il.
We give below an Interesting lottcr on
ms subject from Henry A. Wise, Esq, at
present menberofthe Reform Convention.
There's acertainearnestDess and downright
honesty in everything that this gentleman
says and writes, that is calculated 10 create
an impression, and inspire confidence. o.
the present occasion, he speaks of certain
matters so boldly and blnnrly, that they
may not be very palatable to some of our
people; but we cannot refrain, though not
authorized by MIN. to publish the letter IN
crtenso. as received. His views il reference
the importance ola steam connection with
Rio are well calculated to excite attention
Noyo'k Argus.
RIcnMoSD. Va, March &c, 1851.
Ny Dear Sir: Yours Of the oath instant
came to hand last evening. Ihave noticed
in your paper Of the 25th inst the piece
headed "Sfeam Navigation to Rio" 1t is
inaccurate in some minor particulars, bat
calls attention to a course of trade for Nor
folk toentcr upon much more important to
her, inthe present position, than that propo-
sed by directline ofst,amers TO Antwerp.
As to the latter, there viii be great compe-
tition, and there viii be great tempting ''to
put the cart before the horse" But in the
idea ola line to Rio there is as much prac
teal sense as novelty. At present, Balti-
more and New York command much tie
larger share oiihe Virginia trade in her own
-four. That -four is not the only -four which
viii beartrausporation, and which will sell
in Rio, but tits certainly the best -four sold
there, and bears a higher price, by at least
two mil-reis per barrel than any other -four
from any part Of the world. The -four OF
Trieste, Chill. and Of Baltimore, principal
ly, comes in competitor with II, hut ills pre-
icrred to all by from Is to "a mil-reis per
barrel. e., it will bear "a when the Bal
timore will not bear IS or 20, say, on an
average per Dbl. Yet Baltimore and New
York monopolsc nearly all the profits up
on it, counting the profits of the outward
and inward bound cargoes. The ship
building is done in the North, and the ships
arc supplied there too, when we might
build and supply our own ships. They
come up 10 City Point. passing Norfolk
There they spend nothing, except for cab
in and Storage fare, whilst tahirg in our
-four. The ship makes all the f eight, all
the exchange. and all profits out. 1850
cents per barrel is realized, it is good bu-
siness. The -four purchcs s the coffee for
the return cargo, and that return cargo
passes by Noriolkagain either TO Baltimore
or New York, where all It's profits go. For
years we have had this degrading fact, GO
ing and coming, shamlng the cnterp lie Of
onr own merchants. OR own merchants!
Have ire any merchants Now have many
personal friends among our Virginia ira
ders;but,putitaEainas comiaetrom atricnd:
Have ue any merchants? Has Norfolk amt
l'llbcar ihcbrun' oftheir shngs-has Nor
folk any, say, not o. hong os they win
permit this coutse Of trade which builds up
Tarshish mt the head Of the Chesapeake
at Their expense. Tel them to set tie ste
veaores atwcrS in the Rio trade scratch
ed nearly all the hair of my head whilst
minister At Rio, Virginaa, looking al these
disgracrial facts to us and to our want OF
cu'cprisc. | INK The ticle in the argus"
errs in saying il steamer would not have
to be out more than five days as the long
est time. You might have said ten at least.
But Why touch al any point except Bernp-
da, Bahit, Pernambuco and Riof Tn; sc
points would keep two steamers busily ard
probably employed. Vessels haze not to
cross the Atlantic twice, and the average
time ofth voyage to Rio is aboat So days
from Newly DIRK and less from Norfolk
A steamers time would not De more than
an average oil Is OF 20 days al tie utmost
The trade would be peculiarly Norfolk
trade, untivalled and rich. Bat viii sic
d any thingl | doubt it, in my day. She
is by her delegation, now in Convention as
scmblcd,aiding Richmond and Petersburg
to retain the Piedmontese policy to )orce
commerce past her o1cR port up .S,oaancck
rirers, and uniting wi Eastern up .coun-
try to keep back the West from Hampton
Roads. lishc asks for anything o. the Leg
stature, all That comes Of il IS to show a
little b0Nn batfle between her and Por;s
mouth, forever, and certain, fit,ll; and
the West resnemhegs her o. position to It's
enterprise, aad thus she Is doomed to re-
ma;n-a Curliipck camp of fishermen =
Now takethat stone into yourcraw and d.
gest it. | would have YOU Liverpool
What are youl Not a good market for
tar, pitch and turpentnc. wish [ could
make myself hateful by abusing and sha-
ming and scorniug you into the respecta-
bility even Of 4 city. Can nothing rouse
you! l. so, call meeting and invite your
citizens 10 instruct their delegates here to
sustain the basis of the Wcst-free, equal
and universal suffrage; free, equal and UNI
versal representation. That " i'll cure your
disease. Nothing else viii. hold you
behind the asc-a genius in mint iulip
until thcn. Take that-you green gizzard
s!oths and sluggardsl
La haste and carelesslv. yours. truly.
HENRY A. WISE.
To S. T. Sawyer, ESQ
.S.
ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD
The Alexandra Gazette speaks of this
work as being in prosperous and forward
condiuon. The iron rails will soon be laid
IN the streets Of the town. Mcssrs. Smith
* Perkins, skiliul manufacturers in Alex
andria, expcctto place the first engine Oh the
road in May, second in July and third
in August next. 1t designcdto commence
running the trains regularly when the tract,
gets near to Fairfax C. Hand it Is ex-
pected to reach a point beyond the Ma
nassas junction, and perhps as far as Cedar
Run, in FauqIier, in time to enable the far
mers TO bring to market the crops Of thar