Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-09-21

FALL TRADE.-Therc is far less briskness In trad.
throughout this city, at present, than similar period
in any year since isi9 The cause must be prespe 20
exist in false panic in reference the health of The
city, which have possible prcter save in retro
speetve vie. OF our health statistics. which might with
equal feasibility embrace the of things within the
city 10 40. We had supposed that our position In n :
ference TO the real character aud Of the cbos,
as appeared here In the early part OF the SUMNER would
command implicit reliance for aunouncem emit of ia.
entire disappearance Of that disease when the fact, In
this connection should warrant such st.tems,t I, -
did not see, IN the dull state Of business throughout
city, at present. undouoted evidence Of the
some nnioundsd panic abroad could no, believe tbs,
any doubt would have existed reference to the
able statements OF the health Of the city which we
published some two weeks since. II We ara ripbt in
Presuming, from the state Of commercial oner,
tions here, that such panic exists we will publi,b
henceforward, all matters OF facts with slight homes of
their finding due credence with country readers
When cholera appeared here in epidemic form We
hesated not to proclaim the fact regardless of the CON-
quence TO the city trade And doubt not
was credited. Now, that II has entirely disappeared asd
that the health Of the city favorable as ever WINS
known to be, We proclaim it. That this statement is
dtei we have reason TO doubt Ii right in so be
evlng matters have come to strange pass The press
ceases to be regarded true medium OF information
But these doubts in reference U.s. indeed they exist,
must still stranger in view of our relations With
large mass Of the population of this Commonwealth The
merchants OF this city are greater objects OF
with US than the country Dealers whose business opera
lions make their visit this city occasiouay as
OF necessity We hold to be much interest TO
other for we are favored with extensive patronage at
their hands Aud while would do all In our power to
promote the interests Of our city merchants wo should
certainly not do anything having that tendency. were
such to involve the danger Others whose vel
fare is nothing less our interest over and pro
tect to the utmost Of ability.
We can saw TO county friends who may enter tain
any ppehensions in respect to the Of cholera
In this city, that idea never was formed
We doubt in the world at this time there healthier
CITY, is perfectly free from disease of any kind and
indeed. healthier il anything than have known il for
two years past This embraces the period OF our res,
dence here and hence this short limit but the same com
curative staemeu we authorized say, would appI,
10 far greater Rod Not SO, however in New York
The death statistics Of last week show decrease OF only
four in the number OF deaths by cholera recorded the
previous week. We have just returned from there and
gsdy do We congratulate ourselves upon escape from
al disease We somewhat dismayed At the appear
ance OF 80 many funerals her than tina, we were
| right
We trust our country readers will longer entertain
doubts of the statements which put forth in
| to the health Of this city.