Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-03-09

Icbnny crnpo retired from The contest, and lei
up the me rIn Bull be by him enjoyed without co'
lnc , az, for some twelve years -, ,o,n, ;,,o
No human , -, 900 Al that has sirce actually TUNED up
-; RI. way of Ocean Sesm Navigation anu hd ,h mos
terscs; bu, there is little or no doubt wa de tecn adent
lions of this Journal al the tine they were b,J
ed by the advocates direct trade IN VI" con Siam Na
the Legislature Of Virginia gr1nitd tna IAN liar. been he
rigaEt9m Chare5 S t".rnris S4 for The United States
The French steamers would have nn ufe by Amcricon9
would have been ana nor m axe their passcn
c VIII, would ntrer forget their sugar. mo-
8 gers sour. ,,;.hi f,undrics machine shops, nno
This wonld have d placed her len or fifteen
snip hd If New York the steamship from the
lk would then been enabled 10 IF splendd steamers
Gvcrnnent for establishing those lines n The business
@ Giving such tremendous impetus Ws =, The
the trade nave and afc of New oln Hers would pro-
stims would nave 9 md Bremen lines And the Oih
Dominion might have Claimed a'S0
Speaking Norfolk Is position 10 n nd
,ommoudrd the business OF the Atlantic SC to"u. fcr,.
CO.." ne coast Ii has n back untry oil surinsSlne G m
way ea. fertility and resources and, as lar rs nc up
noaches the conce!nn us ham IL from
and egress all times and in n weathsfs o. tcr dc no.
Maine 10 Georgia, from INC o. 'o''"' " 80 "
thing like Norfolk ,, ,, s.o divide
The waters which flow pas, Norfolk into me sea dm,iS
III. nr,dpcInr from the consuming States OF tne iu's
Wv. ,to arricnItural from tho manuacturing-lhe ice
ponds of the North from the cotton fields a. le h
potato patch from tho rico plan'aonh; one nioce the
planter And these waters unlte al ms ohe p, M
natural channels that lead from Inc most a'iIu' -
The country for corn, wheat and tobacco 10 o sea' '''
mercial nars. ,.-,....
In nde to satisfy any one Of the vaat natural advantages
which Norfolk has any other AllantIc SEAPORT ~ Us
compare the back country which naturally osohs , 1
ancient borough and modern city, with That when
rlonns to New York We hope the reader Will ree! 10
map of United States and with his pencil trace me o
II 70 Include all that country which Is drained INTO u l1uu
son ver-for that is country which naturally &C.
longs 10 the city Of New York ;u,,,ao
Now HIM. like draw another ino 70 'hcluc
within all the country that drained into the CsS
Bay; fr this the back Country which natural! Deohgsto
Norfolk r. do this, he will begin and run along upon the
ritnr-the divide" the Western people call t-oet"een
the Delaware end The Chesapeake. 80. -,
Rnnning thence nur,hwar dly his pencil mark will include
all Of PENNSYLVANIA that is in the valley of the Susquehnn
noI-a ol MARYLAND this side of the monntans-thc valley
Of the Potomac the Rappah'nnocE the ors ana the James
rivers with the valley of the great pal ~ m
State OF North Carolina whose only outlet 70 the sea 10 via
Norfolk.
such is the back country that nature has given 10 Nor
folk lu commercial fuundao such 10 Nc" io' ~!
III. corner stone o! her commercial cdihce r.,
Virginia saw these ana slept upon Them enc
knew that mature had placed them there ana mace mem pIS
she dreamed that could take them away. nu.
maa has The enterprise OF man mas eSlenoea L'e u",A
country Ncw York fom the sea TO The aaes rom .ne
OF Long Island Sound 10 The waters " inc u VI
Mexico T. has turned the commerce Of the ST. Lawrence
down the Hudson and placed the mouth OF inc MISSISSIPPI
as much Sandy Hook as il Is at The bnllIc.
If asked back 10 the very source nose
Influences which first Obtained expression in the coas'nc
oa Of tn" Erie canal should point to the
esr and the packe. sys:en 1t account OF the pros
neritr the commercial advantages power ana influence
ha New York derived from these that she was ennoeo 10
to her plwcr wealth; the key TO all the very oun
daiors Of tina, wealth md powcr commenced win the wa
Ter thermometer and laid IN the packet system. lne
-fhe n,onecr ard the packet system gave e e
mower Ia remove the commercial mouth OF Ills ST. Lawrence
from the Straits vi Becse 10 Sandy H1oE-to turn me
Mississippi valley upside down, causing the pFounce 'ceo
Jw north and enter tile sea under the hgaho' u
sink
THUS did New York while Virginia sleeping just a.
a,c was beginning walks up, chance ard the course
events threw III cr way, Tho steamship enterprise y, ~
French Her merchants however, could not get thsf haho1
IL their pockets rather they sooa WIN 'hcit anas
eir packets years and quietly looked on while nc"
York projecting her plans, displaying her enterprise an
nonopolzins ill those advantages and now that Nc"
York got fu.y undo! way, they in The Souh arc again
r.sno nm the neope and calling their conventions IN favor
steamships aud direct trade Better late than never we
welcome the with ell heart and mean 10 support "
with all our strength
1t is pau from all this tina: superior enterprise hiss given
Tic North the foreign trade OF country They nave
overcome BY Ingenuity md energy the disadvantages Oh
their natural position the continent and secured for them
sclyes wa, nature had given the Sou bu. what our In
activity and inerucss have allowed be taken away from
u.s. We have s the natural advantages that we have
ever enjoyed. We need but the proper energy and puoc
spirit; line OF steamships between our po!s ana England
or lilo continent will enable compete with New YORK
and Boston, for the trade which leaves aad enters uso
ports the splendid ycssca Of Collins and Cunard lhese
would be the arancourrsrs OF new direct trade from Tho
South Splendid sl packets would soon become necessary
tain the smaller slower vessels which make up COM
plate commercial Marine Steamers occasion The necessity
for sapacke and sail packets for The inferior orders OF
propelled vesscls Such commercial marine occa
son rail built and canals to be opened on land
as their necessary landmarks In the service OF commerce
Shall not after long incr'ness IN !hs nlaef no"
take stems 10 revive our direct trade Shall not DO
something for Southern commercial independence pro-
position before the Legislature for the establishment
without Co.'S TO the State OF line of steamships 10 the
continent II is said demand only loan OF State credit
wears the most undoubed security leaving the
rest exclusively TO private enterprise The proposition
comes from Slrgnan, and proposes that tho steamers
shall te built upon own stocks VIII not the Lessa-
urc seriously consider this important SUBJECT lock favoab
upon lu plans proposed iJr accomplishing something tor
direct trade ard avoid the example OF its predecessor in
1887 When the whole worll-eycn C!Iina-is awake 10
the advantages Of participating actively in foreign COM
rercc sl. Virginia continue Indifferent 10 the subject
Central upon the continents central upon the commercial
shores OF tho Aanlc central the direct line OF trade
when our great inland continental works shall have been
completely between Europe and the East Indies between San
Francisco London central upon the greatest highways o.
the worlds commerce. su so continue Indifferent TO the
transactions of the age and to the great destnss that
} lie in her grasp7
We trust that the present Legislature will devote Its ear
nest attention 10 this subcc, early day. and that
The frs, wear of oar new constitutional history will be sig
uazcd By viranias first great step towards commercial
greatness.
LETTER FROM GEN. CASS.
The following letter from Cen Lewis Cass received
by committee ui Young Mems Monumental As.oca.
ton" in reply 10 IN invitation attend their Ball, held
the Hail Of the Mechanics Institute, Baltimore, We'd
nesday evening
WAsmSaroS MARCH Z, 1852.
CeE;cmcr:-I should be- happy 5u with you, ngreeaty
10 kind invitation, the Ball to be given by the Monu
:, mental Association on Wednesday evening" could do
consistently with other engagements. But pc cannot
am compelled focgo that pleasure, while the time
- tender you my thanks for The honor you have done
n upon ,hs OCCASION wish you pleasant party, ana
happy al oil associations like yours formed
the principles to promote The Z: the De-
yet coming together for rational and innocent