Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-01-03

the rapid preponderance which New lork Is
assuming over all her neighbors is dangerous
and alarming. While it is possible that the
tide may be turned against her, while other
commercial marts nave left sufficient energy
and vitality to take advantage of her errors,
the rule of New York may be easy. But
what tyrant secure Of his place ever used his
power leniently? What guarantee has the
country that New York will not t~yranize
over those whom she has crippled or brought
into subsection?
The decline Of New Orleans, and her pos
sible extinction as a great commercial empO-
rum for the South and West, are urged as
an event especially to be regretted, not only
in a business but in 4 political point of view.
The vast trade which has in past years zen
tered there, has served to bind together, both
socially and by ties of interest, the most con-
sentative portions of the North with the most
liberal States of the South. SO long as the
Mississippi was the great highway for the
commerce of the Northwes. and Southwest,
a vast community in each section was inte-
rested, pecuniarily and socially, in preserving
indissoluble the ties which bind the Union
together. Bnt Fate and Railroads have
seemed to decide that New Orleans must
succumb 10 the Ajax of the North. She can
not compete with her great rival, because
people are not willing to live in New Orleans
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New York merchant gets. Cholera and yell
low Fever, or the fear of them, drive away
from the precincts of the fated city a large
portion Of her business men during several
months of the year. The New Orleans mer-
chant has been accustomed to make as much
money out of six months business rs the New
York merchant does in twelve. If his pro-
fits ave to be brought down to the level of
his New York competitor, he will, rather
tban expose himself TO the fatal malaria
which enshronds the city during the sum
met months, seek a home and build up a
business elsewhere.
Railroads have worked and are working the
destruction Of the Southern commercial m
porium. New York has stretched out her
hundred arms in every direction, and each
one brings something to help satisfy her era
wing appetite. New Orleans has but one
armSthe Mississippi--a mighty one, tits true,
but not suii ;ient to cope with those of her
competitor. Two things may yet save New
Orleans from her impending fate. One is
the construction OF roads similar to those
which have done so much for New York;
the other the realization of the lo~ng-cherished
hope of her citizens, that the epidemics
which have annually desolated her will grad
uaily disappear. In our opinion it will be
fortunate for the country, and especially for
the West and Southwest, il these means
shall be resorted to and these hopes realized.
1t may be said that while New Orleans
enjoyed the monopoly of the Western pro-
duce trade, her merchants frequently imposed
uPo1 those who were compelled to make
them their factors. There can be no ques-
tlon hat such was the fact. 1t was one of
the results which always follow a monopoly.
Ii New Orleans is blottel out of existence
and New York becomes the one grand center
Of business, without a rival or fear of a ri
va, what right have we of the West to ex-
pect better treatment from her merchants
than we received from those Of New Orleans.
when she, so far as we are concerned, was
placed in similar position? The truth is,
the people OF the West are deeply interested
in having as many markets as possible, and
IL business can be transacted in the other cities
on as favorable terms as at New York, they
ought to be preferred, in order that the GEN.
tralizing policy Of New York may, so far as
we can do 1t, be Frustrated.
We Commenced this article by speaking of
the enormous circulation which one of the
New York papers has obtained in Indi-
ANA circulation far greater than any paper
published within the State enjoys. If we add
to the circulation of the Tribune and that of
the other New York papers, secular and re-
ligious, the aggregate will swell:up to q num-
Der almost incredible. The subscription pri-
ces of these papers are small, barely sufficient
to cover the cost of paper and printing
The cost of publication is betrayed by the
New York merchants, who pay large sums
for advertising, and in return these papers la
Dor necessarily to build up the interest of their
patrons. This is a wise policy on the part of
the business men of New York. by it they
obtain a wide publicity for their wares and
succeed in placing in hundreds of thousands
OF families, stores, shops, and hotels through
out the country, able and insidious advocates
OF their own and their city's interests.
The policy of New York in this particular
should be the policy of every town and city
in the Union. 1t should be the policy of In
dianapolis. Our merchants are DESTROYS of
securing the trade of the surrounding coun-
try and of the State at large. Let them ex-
tend 4 liberal patronage to their papers. Let
them enable the publishers to spend money
in securing contributors and news. Enable
them TO put down the prices of subscription
to the lowest price, so that the papers of the
capital may penetrate to every nook and cor
ner of the State, and depend upon it, it will
not be long before they will see the effects
upon their business.