Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-09-09
To The Editors Of the Enquirer:
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HAMrnEH SrpsEY, Arc. % l,5l.
On boxing over the columns your paper, o the 18Th i"
this month"; bcleld, and my surprise. column contain
ing an account Of the call for Convention Of The Merchants
of this State take place the lU; Of next month"; III c!
mond. :.
such convention should be called together and taAc action
Immediately 10 determine whether will have direct trade
or not for we need it, above all things
I'm the list Of those vino have made this call, ind thai
some Of the merchants Of Petersburg the foremost in this
movement; and haze hesitation in saying, that the
"C0ckade will 90 all in her power towards Tie i:tsrfanc1
and promotion Of hoIuc ar"! foreign trade
Besides this she is given up be the first 10 take Inc lead
in every important matter public private, and The ono
which will cxcr; the and best Influence on any COCA
sion Whatever She will likely reap GOOD fruits from is
Convention any is be eXpsccd-5n be- r.nad~l ta
Rcir;d will reap small portion Of The fruits Of lbs
Convention.
prc-ssurr undoubtedly possesses the greatest advantages
and if she would but improve those opportunities tor Hour
ishing i; would be the OF securing her future prospect
ily She is already within six miles Of deep water ana wal
herself in less than twelve months have not less a.
twelve spr fifteen feet. In my treatise upon The IN
provcncCi of the Appomati"y river from ana Dco" lt'
crs5uIg, Qatcy brought before the rubhc) ld pcof.
the minds of her citizens what her present ad
yantugcs ans! o., what The iltur. prospc!y" hcr city was
b1sed and informed that her citizens VIII without tS'
aon take up this subject and ac! on II ''nc,atciy me
oh rule strike while the lion Is hot. fof Inc grown
OF every city depends On lis c1mis:ca' n'e'co"sc WIN
foreign ports Commerce. When II has taken arm "i oi
ty seldom goes down. Why does not the commerce :"
New York go down! But for the reason tiit Il Is carried
or 10 too q for lis going Gown She VIII hc'e!
al in cull,crcc while The world is IN existence lnd W
,,,. nf The fact that neither PETERSBURG Norfolk
Richmond will fail in il this line Of steamers to
Liverpool be elected and continually Kept up
See back country the first nj the above mentioned
cites has 10 support her tnaney Petesbnrs isrc arc
ALREADY Petersburg three railways and one is now IN con
srlcun which will be- extended as far West as the ssIa
Sit and there Isl besides this in construction plank road
TO BovdtOn which will bring considerable produce To hc'
market and you will see once that Petersburg Is
bound by all means, flourish Judging the luiurc ~ Tile
pls this is likely 10 be the state Of Things hereafter
Now TO apply the Richmond She, being the cap
a Of the State should likewise br n,urising cond
ton Look her advantages and resources Tor Improvement
in general She also line back country TO support her
and you have canal extending upwards oi one hundcI
miles West; and you anticipate have doubt, the com
elion of tie Richmond AMI Danvile Railroad in len years
which expect surely will bring INFO your market lagt
quantities OF produce bat You must be warned, that you
have rival encounter, namely, The South Side Raj
road Besides all this, you possessed OF as good manu-
shipping know nothing; but that Of Petersburg Is conn
lay increasing and in less than Two years. circumstances
will be such demand those steamers
And now come Norfolk. She being The best and
most accessible hipnr point in the State, should, under
all circumstances take hand In Tie matter. NO cy III
the STATIC has such advantages as she possesses sac
has probably "a good a harDor there in the United
States All the West India trade is mostly engaged with
her departments but she is deficient in one respect ana ma
is this tina, she has scarcely back country TO support hcr
And by the bv she must expect that any produce vii
be her markets from Petersburg or Richmond 10 %
shipped, when be shipped al each ol tic ao""c ports
much cheaper and besides be compelled 10 stop at an!
Intermediate point Tor anSlluItdliuH btA"tc
was shipped and its destined point. And the people OF re
ersblrg and Richmond not in any~lsc shict The pro-
ducc that is be shipped by them to be sent Norfolk to Dc
shppcd; YOU Nigh, well send it IL Baltimore hr Ne"
York Norfolk; in that there would bc no
tagcs recur ing Richmond or Petersburg from 'h"st
10 Liverpool Bat laSc /! Tor granted mat s
will never be the case, and | hope AT the same uHe INA
nothing have said this subject will give offence TO ce
Of the cities whose names have SO freely used because
none intended
And let me ask the pubic Why should We at The
South have direct trade with foreign countries! u II
because no, carry on the shipping business 10 81 large
an extent rs they do the NUrh By no means Cln we
export cheap they! Certainly AID nave We
sufficient back country to support usas that 'ucc e'H"
be brought 10 markets ana then exported I" orc3h o's
BY all eans. Ard why stoni BE- dependent OF '1t
North! Is there any that We should n"t nave .c
trade ourselves. None whatever And the people oi lS
State Judge from all have said that Convention 10 DC
called early possible TOR determining whether oi MOI
we will have direct adel is both cxpricnt and necessary
for promoting the interests Of this old commonwealth
ANXIOUS
3 The Richmond Wing, Petersburg Democrat ana IN
tellgencer, and Norfolk papers will please copy.