Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1851-09-04
CONVENTION IN RICH!
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The merchants nnd sxheEx ntelessnd ID he rcmnes
ra prosperity of virgna hare made cal FIR Coz
aentan d be held ID Riehoad the l0th day ofSed
renber Tie object Is ID establish pect Trade wish
Foreixn Countries 10 gsnes River The eal Is signed
~ the prnineBs business msa 81 RSshsnond Norfolk
und cher pastons 81 NJ state and III tie pspers efle
State arc asked 10 sid . prnmnigasiDs .heeaH.
We rsspond 10 the insitation, ana take pleasure p
lending bnr columns the obiect II IS true, We are
not, IN dis region OF The State personally Interested IN
he prouiotoB OF the enterprise Baltimore being OR
market town. but yIraiaaas We feel hat pride IN r.
tendine hs commerce Of our nfve state, and Develop
me her unsurpassed resources which, ne truss. ami
mates ske bosom Of every yisgnisn and therefore
invite alhearty ard ssnergefie cooperation. Every
city. town and Villages d the STATE Should send DELI
gatiep. V give an encouraging voice The raerehasts
Or Norh Carolina and Teanessee Invited, ard win
doubtless arlenA Great interests unquessnnably
involved
WHY skouId any portion of sirginia with such pan
Is Norfoskopen al iii seasons or tie yearbe under
he tsity OF looking 10 New York Philadelphia er
Bosson or foreign snppliesl The waters the chds
peake alFyfd ample facilities and nothing bat sa
wish hattid attracts merchants and business msn
EcrthvaId Ii siirns the .haekles shouls be breksp
Commercial Independence Is the pioneer to al othsr
kinds ofinaependenee and nopsapIe can be saiatc Pc
really free who throw sway The advantages With which
I Providence has 50 bountfuily endowed them.
On this subject the Richmond Republican refersIto
The recent Of the commercial men Of Bostdn
new steamer The S1sans s Lsris tone Of foa1) hAs
just made hes s-t nip liverpool and great results
are anticipated The Repsbfseaa says.-
aIsIit not time that The South, whose sta
I PIE. form the great basis Of american COM
meree. should have some little share in The
stream Of wealth which. that commerce is
pouring into Northern cities2 Z
I'VE hail with deligt the indications af-
forded BY the call fer a Direct trade Con
yentisn 10 Richmond that Virginia is about
to arouse herself TO most efficient means Of
promoting her strength and Influence, and
to avail herself OF the advantages which have
been 80 literally bestowed upon her BY the
Creators hand Her central position, afford
ing the shortest course for the rich trade Eoi
the West to the seaboard the improvements
By which she is seeking to connect herself
with the West and Southwest; her rich and
exbaustless variety of agricultural produc.
tions and mineral treasures; her beautiful
rivers, and noble harbors with deep channels
to the sea, proclaim her capacity to become
the FIRST commercial State of the American
UAien. 1t impossible for her to avail her
self fully Of these advantages without the es
tablishuent of direct trade BY ocean steam
ers with Nurope3 and in truth, all she ha'
expended uposinternal improvements, with
out this link IN ls>r chain Of enterprise will
| be but contributors to the wealth Of Thu
North, where ceasting .>ssels, and ever
steamers already tap eur prins;nal Southern
ports! and make them mere pres;aces ant
suburbs Of Philadelphia, New York ana Bes
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