Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-10-30
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LyncnoufS win ner We stern connectoos IL pecn
long time since heard me explain to yourself aud
sisters ct morning lectures what the warehousng
system ia. You we're much smaller then than you
nov, and may have forgotten what Is and therefore at
the risk Of being tedious I'll tell you again what lis
Formerly when ship arrived In OF seaport
towns with goods board from foreign country, she
required pay the duties these goods before she
could land them. The consgnee oil theso goods
might intend send them out Of the country again.
he might not send them for years. immaterial the
duties be paid In cash. This draw back upon
trade.
In this plan concealed great centrairing system
which tended nightly, In connection with other circum-
stances build up New York for tho discovery Of the
Gulf Stream the establishment OF the packet ships tho
construction Of the Erie Canal and the control which New
York obtained by means of over the markets of the
West were Of themselves tending make her the
chief place Of imports aud this Custom House plan
threw the revenues Of the government in her favor for
OF course ~ all or nearly all Of tho goods which bad
to pay duties were landed there the whole country
perpetualy paying trioute to New York. When tho
chants in Virginia, Tennessee, or any other state
"went to the North" as they did every spring fall
ITO make their purchase Of imported goods they took the
money Of their customers with them, about
third Of which, went pay these dutes- When they
turned ard sold these goOds, they charged the duties
them with commissions; tho whole country taxed
tho merchans we're the gshcrers and New York
the receiver. Thus there continual drain upon all
tho states for her benefit and aggrsndsement.
The unAirnees OF tins system forth before
tho Memphis Convention Of lSi6. Congress induced
take the matter up and 10 lieu Of the old Ubiquitous
plan,t adopt the ehousing system under which
may land her cargo without paying duty, provided
she will bond il house it. as IL is called that is
store Il away In houses the keys Of which in
the custody of the Custom House officers These goods
bonded, may then be taken Cincinnati ST. Louis
any other port Of delivery, provided the bales pack
ages have not been opeued and be again ware-housed
there, and there remain until they sold into consump
ton. The person buying them Of the importers there
may then pay the duties aud take them away Thus the
people Of Missouri may pay the duties the foreign
merchandise which they consume at ST. Louis instead Of
New York. Aud so may the people Of any other State
pay their quota Of duties within their state the
| most convenient port Of delivery.
You see the beauties oil this system. The importing
merchant may do the OF business under tho
warehouse system with onethrd less capital than
qured under the old plan. Upon the average the duties
amount TO nearly onshird the value Of the goods But
nov the importer in ST. Louis or Lynchburg is
qured to pay the duties. They cash. The retail
dealer who him and takes the goods Of bond
pays the duties aud so keeps the money Of his custom
in the state instead Of draining of its circulation for
| the benefit Of some remote seaport town.
This system hst set bungugy TO work, for the
federal officers appeared to think that the government
should furnish the ware houses and forthwith the S.cre
ary Of the Treasury proceeded TO build and
nous rates Whereas, all the government wanted w,s
| the keys OF the house in which the merchsudiz.
stored, for the govern has do, ought
TO have TO do in furnishing the merchant hous.
keep bis goods in shore than 1t has do with idrn
ishinG him with ships TO fetch those goods by
The ware housing system was simpiih.d by Ut. Hnn
ters bill Of the last session. But there is for
provemeut for you still large appropriations made by
Congress for building warehouses here and there all
the country, which is much money thrown away. The
government wants no warehouses; and it would be Just
as wise anu expeden for the government undertake
to build and all the merchant vesses aud 10 do the
whole freghlog business Of the country for the mer-
chants, is Tor IL attempt find Storage for their
| goods or rent them warehouses.
place for the safe keeping Of papers and the trans
action oil business is all the custom that is wanting under
systcm so beautiful aud simple this warehousug
| tenn is capsule of being made.
The people OF the Vest beginning to profit by it.
Under IT, 81. Louis does large importing business. There
importing their silks aud wines and articles as d.
rect from abroad New York herself of Other ill.,
land towns.
Now there is why the merchants of Lynch
ourg- town benz constituted port OF delivery aud
brought IN connection with the extensive back
which the aud Tennessee road and the i'm
provement 10 the ONO win when completed triou
tary to her,-there will then repeat he no reason why
her merchants may not engage 10 the foreign importing
pusness aud no reason why the people Of this back
try should not pay Lynchburg instead OF in Chars,o
or New ork the duties on the goods which sold int
consumption among them. ST. Louis under the ware
housing system has acquired direct wby No
Lyncdburg or any other Virginia town which larg
oack country may be made tributary? Their. are nov
but four ports on this side OF the Rocky mountains
regularly surpass ST.. Louis the amount of the Gus
tom house receipts. But enough of his
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by which hope convince you that Virginia may recove
at least portion OF that vast trade and those
ble Western sources Of wealth aud prosperity VIII ic.
consequence Of nicton have been serei 10 slip ,hroug
her fingers.
For the success Of this plan some prerequisites at
nit are essential the part of Virginia. all among tbes
prerequisites hold spirit Of compromise 10 her council
ana among the various sections Of the State nv
determination to do something be almost sine G
Mon, aud alter that minly resolution 90 ahead i,
the brave determination TO look back until she ia
fhn nnh Inf haF 4 N
suppose that It be so determined, that the State h
sathed that theU is business 10 the Ohio country wor,
her bes' efforts, then the question will be the be-
means Tor accpmp Shi object TIE plan ia for bs
20 proceed miniy to wo,k, aud instead extending III
Canal To the ohio, Or building a single track r.ss
thther from Covnston, to build double track tlw az
TO Keep the roadbed and rails IN repair her own CT
pehse anu leave The use OF this hi bway free a. III
Canal is to all who choose pu. their cars and ocnmn
tives upon It.
That's the PLAN Now for the details, and the reason
therefor:
The trade up The Ohio is already the subject of now
erfu struggle amoog the States Tires great cities viii
almost untold wealth, age contending aud striving for
with oil their might; get it, they and their allie. h,
expended hundreds Of millions Of ,lrs and have il il
contemplation to expend many millions more
This cum may sartlo first; but let u. only CO
some OF these works and their cost the Ere Railway
| New York, aud the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad hay
cost, between them, sixty millions then there are IN
Erie Canal, the Chesapeake and Ohio the Improvement,
of PENNSYLVANIA and Of New York A. for the improve
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tributaries -unsubsidzcd allies and feedsrs-of tbes
| other works
IL has cost these States and their people hundreds
millions to get that trade into its present channels nm
Virgins cannot aud need get IL to her sea
port towns, with little or capital business facit
IN comparison with tina. Of the three petng MART inn
cities merely by opening at this late day. shorter rour
| 10 the sea-board Ii must not only be shorter but
must be vastly cheaper, or il will pine and languish
Nay, the reciprocity treaty, negotiated by Lord Elgn
whom you saw in Washington last sumner proooses Il
et new rival, (pefhaps the powerful Of ali int,
this held This treaty will, when ratified give 10 the fire.,
navigation OF tue 81. Lawrence. And the actual Goa,
without toll, or profits. the Of
from the east end OF Lake Erie TO Quebsc i, AZ AZ MOI
ton less than it is thence TO New York even by the Ee
Canal aud Hudson river OF course, then the 81 L,w
renee will open cheaper from all the Ike c,unrs
10 the Sea than New York, Pcun.yiy,nis or Msryani
with any OF their railways, canals aud rivers now does
Inc descent to the sea via ebec alone these al
want ges For the vessels they have tho fes
OF toe Gun Of ST. Lawrence the Of the river tho
oonDle vest winds" Of Heaven aud tho fros of yinte,
against them 10 turn and each IN its place and sea
shh huniu enterprise aud ingenuity may do much moro
tnan mas great cost been done for that route and an
make John Bull competitor for tho commercial richie.
| of the West '
Therefore, In building this double track r,ilyav m,
state should not expect 20 draw dividends from il for II
sue did u would probably draw tho trade IL unnst
oe Quit and maintained az State improvement Ia the
largest sense She will DO amply repaid for the yotk Inv
tue business which the road will attract to her borders nv
the wealth which her merchants will draw from IL "a, a.,