Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-12-10

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REMARKS OF MIR. WHEELER OF PORTSMOUTH,
j. M Hans. or DeLerales December I'd aud 3d. 1852, upon
| me- s:.nots BN untitled n bill establishing line Of
STEAMERS bstfeen the ports of Virginia and An'erp'
Mr. S c1ser The Importance OF establishing drsc Trade
between our own ports asu I!ie eo''ii''' - HtS' ~
we'll be over estimated ou !, .
oa of Virginia and tie South both producers and
nn.rs Lei fuc.s illustrate. Virginia cxpnrtcd 10 loIcsn
pors in $780, productions of the value OF s54lo44o ana
imported in The year, commodities oil 'c Saiue Vi only
1895 g and these together constituted our "holc direct
ada Ye, our productions for foreign consumption anu
our consumption Of foreign commodities each exceeded
Sl2 600 600 -,
rec, tax paid by our people, in The manner have Indicated
let II. take into consideration its elects upon some Oh inc
products OF our SOIL with which we are most familiar. we
n-oduce OF Indian Corn annually upwards of thry-hve
and half millions Of bushels as shewn oy inc as census
city of York. on the 2oth OF November ds. G b
tho mort OF Norfolk and Portsmouth on the same oay u Is
quoted al 6S 70 per bushe and this may be taken
AS average Of The difference In value o inns a,ele IN
these Two markets Here Then is loss to The producer OF
- TO Is cts per bushcl making annual loss on inc "hoe
crop Of five Millions three hundred and twenty-five hons
and dollars. .,. c. L,.
hous.nd bushels At New York the day before named
Wheat i. quoted at 81 O6 Us Al Nooik on ,he same
,,v nj 81 crntsihs making annual loss on this pro-
duct of our SOIL three millions three hundred ana thirty
five thousand dollars and total loss on these TWO commod-
of
Lara From This the annual loss Virginia all the other
varied products of her soil may be inferred Upon tobacco
the loss is Can any one then doubt that firg
nio and e South would be greatly benefited in financial
noint of view by direct Irade These commodities could
then all be taken from ports 10 the markets OF the
world on IA favorable terms as from New York. In eli
muie in the accessibility and excellence OF our habors We
have greatly the advantage But it must be remembered
that not only are productions thus taxed, out IN IKE
manner by this indirect course OF trade all cur suppes AT
our merchandise received In exchange for that which we
send abroad also taxed annually TO the tune OF many MI
| lions. = ,;,;
10 which invite the attention Of The House. New YORK;
BY reason Of her having become the commercial centre
mis- continent has acquired the control oil tho finances OF
he n,on-conseouenty we again immediately Jared
in The form of the cost OF exchanges To ilusratc-you
Mr. Speaker are merchant, and having purchased gooas
in Nav York for sale your customers have debt to pay
in tha, civ What DO you do You 60 10 Bank or a
| Broker and buy Draft or Bill OF Exchange on New
YORK What does il cost you onoer he most !a'olao'e
circumstances onchuf per cen and MOI unequchy one
per cent and sometimes even more than that.
Now who PAYS this sum? The purchaser OF your me!
cbanJise sir You merchant, looking 10 living profit
vnr business must include in the price cha ged your
customers all the incidental as wen d" INC uiec eos u
your goods. ,r a.. , ~
ppone OF whom predicted that they would never SUB
init 10 direct for the support oil the alae uoV
eminent and the State credit oil 10 cents upon E nuue u
dollars pay so 100 cents the hundred dollars upon
The cost of their supplies for the benefit of New YORK. In
the form TO which | have alluded, and q" not conplaln
simply because they do not realise the la hasuch US II
is raid not TO the gatherer but in the form OF price
Nor Air Sneaker is this all; for by of depen
ncr on the city Of New York. the price, the
worth the market value OF all we am Inc people we repre-
sent own OF every kind Of property oepehdent upon the
speculative pleasure oil the McrcaanS The bankers and
| Brokers of New York. And why Wall street, SIR has
but produce pressure in the money MARKET ana down
goes the price property throughout the land with as much
certainty the obstruction OF heat causes Tue mercury Vi
The thermometer 10 fall. Let money again DC MADE easy
and The result is with equal certainty an increase OF prices
Make II abundant initiate the Currency and exoEoan prccs
and reckless speculations oowo course TO
| r,Isb,
bankruptcy and ruin thousands And these rulers OF Tue
pecunary dcstines Of people, have only 10 take aa'a
,age of lhcr power Ceprcss prices and purchase proper
~ al low rates then initiate the currency OF the country
and sell at extravagaa advances TO provide themselves
with raise prncey palaces ana 10 revel III uAu
ri.s from The hard earnings OF Others Give us direct trace
rive US commercial Independence and Wall atreet VIII no
| longer lord II over US =, -
rcci roJe bt cannot be had Sir the Idea that because
we are now dependent upon New York We must forever re-
main So is revolving alike patriotism and 10 our on
| rcrprjsc "Whai has done, man may DO virginia
was oncc the principal commercial State of the Union.
In l769 the value OF the imports OF Inc several Colonies
follows: o-,,,o - !. ,.,;
| New England States, $4,000
New York, io9V oo :. y
| Pennsylvania, 4UUUUO
South Carolina, 555,OUO -, .
rhe rynorrs were in about the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
exporting nearly four times as much as New v SaA anu
Pennsy together; and five times as much as oil Inc
| New England States united
draw that trade from New York, Philadelphia Bal'i,
more md Boston, cannot properly directed
bring back apain2 Let not forget The reply OF the gal
liant Miller al Lundys Lane, 81 try cir Let ns make
Tho eiytr Virginia owes 10 herself and 10 the whole
South Nature given to US the only haroor rom "hch
The South such line OF steamers as ,e ON oto,
tho House proposes to establish To the South OF us, both
upon III, Atlantic and the Gulf Coast, not single hnoor
can be uund Of sufficient depth OF water. We have har
sufficient accommodate The commerce and Inc naVies
of the world
in the in every effort 10 maintain the rights OF Inc ma
lion and the rights Of the South, strike bio" to recover
and secure the advantages To herself and her sister
States Of sunny South which must result from the sue
cess of the enterprise question: Let hen dispus
sunatcly examine subject and what the proba
bties Of success or failure what the elements pre-
scnng themselves in connexion with the question
Now we have three lines OF coaSttng steamers
pyofty employed carrying freghs and passengers be-
tween and the Northern cities and inat 100
the conccnt alton of business which would result
from direct trade with Europe And let not be forgotten
placed 10 Ply between our waters
nnd the North only upon me PToposoh ese m &C.
tablish direct Trade Our Northern neshbors mindful OF
their own interests and good judges Of the feasibility OF the
proposed enterprise, part, sought by the establish
m.nt of tho coasting lines of steamers bind
closely than ever the of their commercial greatness
They have avscd money in abundance to pepeuate our
position and their power and proits-and there are
those among and around US VINO arc INTERESTED IN me CON
nuancc Of This Of things Again, sir there are those
dog policy would defeat any
which monopoly OF oil lis benefits TO u
certain locality Let rather look 10 the interest and ou.
snrss Of the oe State and not to any single town with
! in her borders.
Were the whole trade of Virginia, direct and indirect con-
cenaed upon the proposed line does any one doubt that II
would be- sufficient render prCtnbc Twelve TO fifteen
millions annually exports and imports would not only give
employment but TO many other steamers and
sail vessels besides. Unite the trade now carried on from
James River and its tributaries the York. the appahan
mock the Potomac the Elizabeth, the Roanoke and all their
tributaries; add this The business of the James River and
Kanawha Canal the Dismal Snamp Canal the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal the Alexandra Canal the Seuboard and o
anokc Railroad the Petersburg Railroad the Richmond
and Petersburg, the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto
mac the Central the Winchester and Potomac the Manas
sas Gap, the Richmond aud Danvile, the South Side, the
Virginia and Tennessee Railroads. together with the various
tributaries these canals and railroads, and the other i'm
provcmcnts in the State, and who will question that
line of steamers will be utterly unable to perform all The bu
sness Of Tic State thus uned2 The difficulty is that
the business is not concentrated at any point But
tablish the proposed line you ut once draw the non of
business 20 the fact that direct and certain transit
be had from ports TO The markets Of the world In
this matter, as in all Others there be beginning The
ship cunnu incur the risk vi sending his vessels
port treishts uncertain whether they be had ar
wall the merchant farmer safely send products
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