Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-19
DIRECT TRADE.


tory and future destiny Of Virginia OF no ordinary KIND or
character and il beuves every Democrat 10 perform well
and periodically his duty"
DIRECT TRADE.
The GOOD work goes bravey on and hope there will DC
no default in any portion of Virginia cresed directly Or
indirectly in the trade of the State Indeed we may ask
what norton from the pan handle the Clnch mountains
or from The Capes the mouth of Sandy is not Interested
| We answer none! Then should MAKE default, or
prove recrcan 10 cause in which all interested. Nor
folk Portsmouth and Petersburg, will do their duty Fred
sburg Lynchburg Danvile Staunon and Winchester
We hope will be wanting in theirs. We copy from the
Norfolk Argus Petersburg lnteigencer articles IN the
right spirit We hope TO Convention worthy OF The
cause and Of the Stale.
From the Norfolk August
DIRECT TEADE We publish with pleasure Inc follow,
ur Convention OF Me- in Richmond
in September II sanctioned and endorsed by the
of many of the prominent and enerPsng bu
OF the Stale, whose hearts awakened 10 the
importance of the work No subject imperousy de-
nands the earnest and active nerges Of pep
pie than The organization Of Independent direct trade
with Europe. Accomplish this object and Virginia IN aiew
years will and former relative position
she held She has the OF rra greatness and
prosperity, and it is only necessary for her 10 refuse
| 10 be tributary TO our northern brethren, who Tor
quarter OF century past have held our purse slIines
and regulated and controlled business independent OF
the delicate political relation which exists between The
sections Of country the question of commercial indie
Pendencc involving calculation OF mere pecunary inter.
est is one of no small considerations The inpnratlons OF
the nearly the Of $500 600 0C0
ally The clear profit this is not ess than cent,
millions per annuIn Of which scarcely receive cent
but this is only part and by means the most valuable
part Of the import trade 10 the country The ships employ
ede sailors draymen, laborers clerks &C., Padthe In
creased business of wharves railroads and sipping-lhc
shin building required with the demand il would for
TIMBER lumber naval stores provisions, clothing and other
supplies would give activity business unknow among
before. We should MOI thcn give 10 the enter
prise OF the North half of productions To take il
abroad for and then in bring back the other
half by way OF Boston and New fork in order 10 have
additional onerous taxed in the .!
missions profits resIpmenls dlc.-getng back in Euro
pean fabrics only smu modcun of what lhglt
macy entitled increased in price and delayed in time.
The losses suler in this way No other
country could have wstood the adverse influences have
abored UNDER and pospered and unless The grinding pro-
is changed and abated must inevitably sink under
the weight and be plunged into rrcnedabe poverty and dis
tress.
Norfolk has deep interest in this projected enterprise
and is The accepted time for hn exeon OF her
gie Let people heartily cooperate deysng the best
plans and organizing the efficient companies Every
man who aids in The good cause will be esteemed patriot
and benefacor his country. The scheme deserves sue
CESS and We confident il will have il.
From the Petersburg ntelgcnc"r
THE RIGHT SpIRIT.-We take very grea. pleasure in
calling public the following advertisement, which
cosy from the Richmond papers: II nvnlves subject
infinite interest The South and cordially hope
the proposed Convention will with the ready and uni
vesa concurrence of the people of Virginia. and Of her els
ter States who similarly situated We for
the nterpnson OF party peludces in movement like this
Men of al! amongst in peace upon such
OCCASION and unite together for the accomplishment OF
purpose vitality interviewer with the welfare and pros
pcrty South. Wings, Democrats and Secessionists
all sit together in council and assist in de-
visiug efficient mode of emancpang Southern trade
from the CONTROL which il has been many years under of
Northern factors and ubbers who have in many instan
ces paid back in rbali and nccndary denunc
atoms of institutions We have long thought il of
the srranges of things that the merchants of the South
should be long satisfied 10 purchase their supplies from
New York, Boston Lynn and other Yankee Cities whore
Abolition riots in ts disgusting excesses-that South
their industry disposed Of in way enrich their
ducers-and that Soulfa citizens generally should manifest
decided preference m Northern articles of domestic
articles equally good which, with little encourage
ment, could easily be made at their own doors.
Ii is astonishing what extent of development this
feeling has reached Furniture OF all kinds, carsgss bug
gies, butter hay, potatoes a!low candles and hundred
other Items making up, IN ths aggregate, trade which
draw from annually Of nancy that might
every dollar of it, be spent home in building up
cities, workshops and famsrhcse the liberal tributes
which voluntarily pay tho Morrill, and for which we
receive exchange the foul.mouhed epoaches for
being the of slaves But glad see, from
recent and present cuns this rcprehensihle con
lion of things about be reformed-and hail the
eHipated Convention in Richmond on the lOh September
the harhnger OF new and more suspicious era for the
South Whilst opposed 10 the exaragan doctrines
OF secession revolutionary in their nature and destructive
:,nent, and whilst abominate beyond express
less pcrnicous cI,raragaucrs Of the Abolition
school, yet consider our duty 10 advocate In The most
sincere manner the grest which necessary
be pursued elevate the Southern States 10 that CONNER
ca ennenco to which they are every way entitled, and
which they have hitherto failed TO enjoy only from
their sluggshness and inudcious management Had
Virginia. for example, possessed 1877 after the close of
the with Great Britain. 1.-THE OF the wisdom and enter
prise and energy of New York. she would have commenced
and prosecuted like that State system internal improve
which would. If properly located and attended 10,
have operated rapid increase oil her wealth and
than the like has done in New York for
naturally her far abundant than those
of New York any other State.
We have known anentable and injurious omis
sons and bunder in domestic policy than
spcuous in her legislative history for the last thirty years
She has LITERALLY almost been endeavoring TO show how
the splendid gifts could be rendered the least beneficial
and confess with good deal of humiliation, that her
has very nearly the wnrthessness such
gifts in her hands, Whilst been thus negectfu and
wise the State OF New York opposite has be-
Empire in herself and boastfuy enjoys that proud
cpithet This Empire raised The space of thirty