The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-08-22
The Fal, Trade.

The Baltimore Patriot has an article upon thif
subject, which, with some notifications, will apply
In this latitude. The prosperous condition Of bnsi
ness 10 oil parts of the Uni3n lead to the beeftha'
the purchases made at this season Of the year, will
be considerably increased. Some advantages
also are anticipated from the feeling now exist
ing at the South against Northern ultraists, when
ompared with the calm and more moderate tone
which characterizes the people Of ths South. 1t la
also thought that tho quarrel among the Philadei.
phia journals, arising from the publication of
the names Of q number of wealthy firms, for hav'
ing openly declared themselves for Fremont and
the acknowledged existence Of yellow fever In the
immediate vicinity Of New York, and possibly In
that city ITSELF will all have their effect to cer-
tain extent upon the current of trade, and In the
changes which may take place our city cannot fail
70 prove gamer In addition to these local eau.
ses, goods can be purchased cheaper in Richmond
than in any Northern market. Lot our country
friends pay Us visit and decide this question for
themselves.
SIT Is well known that active agects are con-
stanty being sent out from the Northern cities, to
secure the trade of the interior snd promote the
interests of their employers in every way which
lies in their power. Young men, active, encrget-
this service; are literally paid, and are besides
not nnfrsquently stimulated to use their utmost
endeayors in behalf Of those they represent, by
conditional promises of future Advancement. In
all this we see nothing bu. what Is just and proper
among competitors In trade. That It has proved
Of signal advantage to those who have adopted
this method of making themselves acquainted with
the merchants OF secluded districts, Ia fact estab.
nod hov possihititv M a douht- and wa
therefore, respectfully point out the example to
our own merchants, and urge them to pursue =
similar course" EEt#"t
ITO mon living In rural districts the presence of
an agreeable visitor from the Cities Is at all times
q source of gratiiication-it breaks mp the monoto
ny of inland lfe-ad,nits liberal interchange Of
ideas upon points interesting to boh and lays the
foundation for friendships which increase with
years, and of mutual advantages by which each Is
strongly bound to the other. Ka stranger from
the interior fluids himself suddenly transported In
to the heart of city, with no familiar voice to
greet his coming, nor any familiar hand to extend
him welcome, he feels more isolated in the midst
of populous community than he would with miles
of wilderness around him. But let him he conscious
that there is at least one individual among the
busy multitude with whom he Is familiar, and who
win throw around him, for selfinteres Or old ac-
quaintance sake, . sense of homo feeling-will
break the spell of solitude, and bring him into
rapport with the community by personal intro.
elections, and by those courtesiss which generous
minds never forget. and the painful sense of indi
viduaiisy At once disappears and where before all
seemed unlovely, and cold, and forbldding he ands
graciousness and social warmth and general at.
tractiveness."