Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-11
JAcos FAITHFUL, is.
For tic Enquirer.
"D1srcT FOREIGN TRADE"


M1ssrs. E.iiors,In the first column OF your paper
of Saturday olnng notice an a,se etiioriaD under
tho mead If direct FoTesn Trade in which voI say,
oa .akc rrasurc in laying before ynnr readers tins morn
ing tie memorial Of AG!LGose W. Thompson, Esq, pre-
sn,ta the House OF Delegates yesterday in relation 10
e establishment Of line OF steamers TO run between tne
waters Virginia and Antwerp in Europe This PROPOSE
ton receives your warmcst commendaon and s urged up
on tie Legislature by you IN such m earnest manner That
nm induced ak he your columns FOR tho purpose oi
giving Information in relation 10 ms scheme one un-
acquainted with the history al this scheme might be led to
suppose hat NJ: Thompson deserved the credit o ornai'
y for this movement, ~ watch the commercial iidepei-
dence of the South is b. worked But such s rot the
fact By looking the proceedings o: the Legislature II
will be found that time ago resolution was ntTod'-
ced recurring appointment of Special committee 10 re-
nor, upon the cXpedncy Of organizing cnt stock eona
nv for this purpose The delegate ffom Richmond who was
the chsirman of that committee, reported bill authorizing
the organization OF such company and requiring e oosa
OF public works Subscribe for three-Ea II thDK) the
pncpe upon which of the joint stock companies IN
this State tor purposes OF internal improvement ate orgah-
zcd.
This bill has been pending for timc, and am happy
TO saw the scheme has with decided approbaton SO far
s can ea.n and feeling has been knded upon the SUD,
c nj The commerce the South ,aghy gratifying 10 all
Southern rcn The friends ol this measure have elt but
little apprehension 10 final success In this position OF
,r,s Mr. Thompson comes the city OF Richmond ana
aubmis his proposition lie proposes to put the Steamers
on the line and requires instead vi suoscpen OF tnee
6hs on ihe part o the Sae, that she Issue guaranteed
bonds with coupons &C.
an nnnuaihedly opposed TO the scheme of Mr. Thonp-
son because greatly prefer thu. this enterprise should 30
b, az By Cur people and with our orn mans Instead
81 Northern capital. prefer that the Stale q Virginia
should nave control OF the matter instead OF the citizens OF
Northern State want this wo.k done IN Virginia, and
by Virginia You say your conclusion and should this
es.e receive the sanction ot the Legislature, wi ce
esr.aily gratifying reflect. that beloved Com
msuweah withou any humane resort TO federal aic mas
worked IN, commercial salvation, and placed e
s o 81; al,Iic which! command he admiration ana
rsnec, nt all ne the contederacY dssen; ioi
vorr views rcs,:Gn JOINT soc: company '! this p"r-
pose sud II 1 had time would sder them Il, lengh.
ti,t
now before the legislature reported by te comnfIe Sue
cse. rrais especially grot!yay 10 rae that ou' own
b.ioeed Commonwealth. wou any tum"'HfhG TeSo,l W
ri or ,,r.rn aid; ms worked oui h.r commercial
and W her arm en;re les, and ,ci her oen nears
.a nsce; .st ia attitude winch mud conmand as u
~, deerr the adnation and respect OF oil et sisters IN
" -" i,.cy J, CITIZEN.