The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-02-13
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REMARKS OF Mr.. BALDWIN.
flseafks Bsifs xhskors=ing The Board II Pub
tai Stbck of TIE OraN6e and Alexandria
.SRsifxosd Gsmpans, for the II rtenssoM q
xhesrsR Road 10 Lyseh6ayg- January 2ssa,
q a Sot 10 yvish the expectation OF adding any
thing (6 and considerations already
pre med On this door BY the able opponents OF the
lncasure who hAveprecededfne Inc Wnoie subject
has ut bsnl completely exhaqs teu oy tne mssteriy
c6Sfsht myself with silent vote, but for the i'm.
nres1;on which might be produced by the tables
red vcsterday by the Senator from Culpeper, that
the ely of Alexandria and even Of Petersburg.
,,ovs greater amount of tonnage than the city OF
Rjrisrsosd and are before this city In commercial
u5l51nSriy 4 shall confne myself in these remarks
II e yindication Of the commerce of Richmond
sa1inst DE statistics TO which have referred.
SThe. tables read by the Senator from Culpeper
this mont for foreign countries m American and fo
reien vessels during the year ending June 3d. 1852
nj e2eU. the total tonnage cleared from Petersburg
s fU2: and the total tonnage cleared from Alexan-
dria during the same period Is, FOG, showing even
bvthA Authority quoted that in the loading of yes-
an fo foreign ports Alexandria exhibits but little
more fhafi half the tonnage Of the city of Rich
mpnd. ]. ~ s
The senator, however, Ieau Iom me same a,i-
fnoriy teoie Y. .ae af,,;,ai Wnicn en-
zoe poa. ao,t Is5a whcS sxh;h,. .ee year
things, which, without explanation, Is decidedly
disad yantageous to the commerce of this city Ac-
CORNING to' 49, ~ ~al-,5 49,. e pu.t VI re
seie l6: tons 10,147; Alexandria vessels so; tons
IL 000; Richmond, vessels 80 tons 7,l20 was
nM sss q. fsr heh;n, "s H., ln ne, cny ~
.~ssa,ss and Of our NEIGHBOUR. the ga,Iant Cock-
as IN c,,,nr,ereial urosueritv In any exnIan at;r,
vbicl NAV rive Of this apparent inferioritv ha
no desire "a; isparape the commercial renutation of
,h,,ss artarnris;n. c;ties hut INV nnrrosa Ia ~, =
ana exclusiyeIy to vindicaie the Commerce OF Rich.
Ynoai from the effect OF the imperfect statistics
crosad IN the senator from Cu!pener The si,nnIa
fs,,f;cent exclamation il this (itv Point o,,d
Port Walthall are both made by A sspeciaJ act NJ
cc,,a.s MARI NJ the petersbnro T3strict o,,d ~
to,,rsra entered there ia set down In e yor ~ D.
tershnro whereas as every one knows Citu point
and porf Waltball are common ports of Ricbnond
ana poteyahury and the greater NORTON of the COZ
go co,n;,g There is broupht m Ricb,no,,d
Cir r saw al the Richmond Custom House th;a
mnrnino the ,,apers of four vessels ali Of tha1,
.,ereS n the month of Januarv At port wy,teti
and the goods of every one Of them entered ~
Richmond The only true and accurate mode Of
;d; This nuest;on il nv reference 10 The C,,s..,.
Honse Revenue From Custom House docnna 'ouas
..S;.Ir 49, o~on,;nad his ,,,o,,. ;. uel's
.hat tha a,onnt of revenne cnilactaa =; az al;
,rct from eah Of Aprl 1s5a IN necanher '1 1,,
1nse oa eIna 600 II tn ,,,s np I'm,
ny, 49, a, cave IL, eone1 <; a -
.s 20 10 ''l I ~ ao aogut
nsse s9en ~ ~ nc . 1eg Ieye
ssn,. os ,hat YEAR were IA 5so 90 on, "a. me
IecePs vi ia1 y;h % anu uurihs
tne snof. peIioa w;n nas scG eiapsee, presume
Inere no iqi MI am saie then IN as
suming tn1t ue ba,s PIospe!l!y OF RICH
Mona ~ stnl p ~ au 'o'u Va INC Gales Oh Alex
anaria ana resefspufs.
4 nj lair SeDafOr mi
had access tofull and correct sources of informa-
ton, he would not maintain the position that as
much tonnage is moved in Alexandria as in Rich
mond When we consider the 10000 tons annu-
ally brought to this city by the canal the 000tons
brought BY the Central and Danyille Railroads, in
wnicn caicuiauoh tne coal on tne Danyille road is
NOS anciuoed, mere must De an immensely heavier
movement on James river tnan 10 set forth In the
tables quosea ~ .ne senator a from oulpeper Why
sir, 90 not entertain the shadow OF doubt that
the wheat coal LUMBER, plaster, guano, and many
other arficies, moved up ana down the river, OF
Wnicn no nou Ta Is mace AT tne custom house,
amount 10 ioouoo IONS. Inc I9,Vo nogsneads OF
tooscco, annsaliy manu'actured ana snIpPeo rom
TINS msrKet, LOT uomestic consumpuons ana sent 10
dlnerent points OF the interior ana tne coast the
l2.00U hogsneaas brought mere irum Lynchonrg;
tncmilon ana nan pusneis ~ wnea. annually
menaactureo AZ our mourning .pas nuGl OF Whicn
mas hltherto eeen shipped " hio uIousn horthefn
houses, ana the return cargoes oi "hlcn haze come
back by the way OF Norln1In ports tnese articles,
tosPeak OF no otners, torm lte,ns OF export and
trade which would zen p , IN .he tonnage
q not SET down a ~ ali o9 ,
pies qeo1ea.a W NY HiIuu rom Suipeper.-
According 70 ai1iuny preparea esumate,
madoup ", co . ia sosieillen u tnis city, OF
greM 'heie we're 10
tne year io nn u sessels at TINS port,
averaging v sna 'o.sl 81 ~, 20 o tons
wa,sna = scusive Of xass cargo, glves