Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-08-13
FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 13, 1858.

EUlnAy MORNING, AUGUST 13, 1858.
SENATOR DOUGLAS AND HIS ASSAiLANIS
= The 81. Louis "D-snocrs:,' the Blair Black Repuh
rcs, ORGAN Of Missouri. takes with very great dud
ssop Judye Douglass a:e rejoicing over the defeat
Of F. p. Blair. Jr
FUDGE Douglas is sticmaized by some Southern
papers az an aboliiionst and Black Republican "a
one who hiss bslrsyed the Democratic Party, and be-
Dome false to his former principles, while the Black
Republicans denounce the Senator as slavery extern
sionist and slavery propaganda.
The Charleston Is. c. Mercury" makes him IAN
enemy and proved traitor TO the South" asaails h'm
With designs ITO drive slavery out of the Territory
Will. the St. Louis "Denocra," charges him with
having arrayed himself aud party "n favor both oil
slavery extension in the terrtores and slavery perpe
tnation In the States" while The Charles'on To- - )
Courier" finds ..ound and statesmanlke views Gull
from much exceptional matter In his late Chlcsgo
epeech."
F,om the ST. Louis democrat" Of August 9th,
We clip the following:
.Ip other words the Douglas party-for, we pre-
anna his personal adberents still claim the dignity Of
psrty-shows itself welded body aud soul to slave-
nv extension and slavery p,opagandlsin 1t can e1.
nit and swagyer over even the temporary defeat OF
the emancipation cause in aneighborlng Stete-Wh1n
that cause s led by independent Democrats, opposed
10 Lscompton like Themselves who have been war
rod nnon by the administration like their own leader
II This does not be,roy the coren foot IL would be
icult to cay what would Our readers viii all bear
IA witness that We have arrived reluctantly al THIS
conclusion that We have forborhe many signs and
nIacsd The best construction upon many dubious Ut
terances of the Douglas Democracy. When C"
Temporary of this city stated some days since
that Mr.. Douglas himself stopped IN the mid'f
of speech to read the dispatch anpOunc-
ing the administration triumph here and the
sl.ction of Mr.. Barrett accompanying it with
his hearty endorsement, We are 10th TO believe H.
When the Republican again set forth, IN very studied
phrase that II had assurances which would Justty II
n casting it's influence in favor Of MIR. Douglas re
turn to the Senate, and that such course was not at
all dstastefu TO Mr. Buchanan. we deaIned II only
dodge gotten up for political effect. But when the
leading organ of Mr.. Douglas in Illinois, hls central
mouthpiece, known 10 be in his confidence ana 10
epesk by the card comes out and gosts over tue IRE
sidents pecunisry election successes IN ST. LOUIS ana
Herewith casts the first stone at the cause OF free Ia
Dor and the cause of the white man in Missouri We
are lett longer in doubt II tells IA plain as words
can tell that whatever the leader may protest, the
Douglas party in Illinois has srraysd Itself IN FAVOR
both of slavery extension in the territories and slave
ry perpetuaon in the States and that to ensure It IN
both instances il also supports and uphods federal n-
reference"
The Charleston Is. c. Mercury" OF August 10th,
contains the following:
I'VE publish below, an extract from letter just
received from Illinois, calling The attention OF South
ern men to a very significant passage In Senator
Douglas late Springfield speech, and pointing out his
true position and designs. From these We can truly
gather his attitude towards he Democratic party and
the rights of the South He is their bitterest foe and
henceforth will leave no stone unturned to accomplish
his own elevation the ruins OF both Revenge will
lend wings TO the impulses OF his ambition.
Tha vi ar
Mercury, followed by many Journals at the South,
have denounced Douglas from the beginning and
persisently, regreiing only that he was not democrat
lied and shorn of power TO DUe when he hrst shifted
ground and asssiled the position Of the Administration
and the South It then he should have been
charged ar5 proved trescherous and dishonest before
the world. The Mercury, too. has repeatedly do
bounced the late attempt to invegle him back into
the party with all the filth Of his deisnt recreancy
cingiug upon him. II has pronounced It a eacr'hce
of principle for the cake OF short sighted and unw'se
expedency-the strengthening OF an enemy aud
proved traitor, at the expense of our friends The
views of the writer the spot, and without know.
ledge of our course, go far in sustaining them
How one who is denounced by Black Republican,
a "wedded body and sou! to slavery extension And
slavery propagandism." can be denounced by South
erp jpurnals "a be bitterest foe" to ths Democratic
equally 10 error. Judge Douglas is neither the one or
other thehe asserts the right of each State to decide
for ITSELF" he is neither for "uniformng the country
10 apti.slavery apparel, nor could he oppose the
growth and progress Of the South"
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MERCHANDISING.
The retailer does not impart prosperity to the com
munity in which he is located, but he thrift indicates
the prosperity of the community. His sphere is
oircumscrbed one, but still one of great convenience
and usefulness to the community, aud Of profit to him
self.
The Jo6ber, by bis enterprise and energy, does i'm
part prosperity to his locality. To insure bis own
success he IL obliged to have capital and thorough
knowledge of his busness-of the sources of supply
and values, ss we'll as q knowledge of buyers and
their wants. employing the possession of a variety
and amount of intelligence, that scarcely any other
department of mercantile enterprise requires. Super
added there must be- great vigilance Industry and en-
terprise. The iobber ia the distrbuor-hs position
is between the manufacturer, whether foreign or do
meslic and the retailer. The Importance of this
class OF merchants cannot we'll be estimated
they absolutely essential to the prosperity of any
commercial city. 1t Ia the presence of strangers
to buy as we'll TO sell, that gives commercial vi
tality to any place. The jobber must have large
oapital-keep on hand large stock-compettion
arises between jobbers-profts reduced TO point
which makes IL necessary TO run up the amount Of
sales very high; and this very fact impes him to
tend his acquaintance into new sections of country
and the consequence is that from year to year, an in
large bueiness is concentrated aud city
is built up. The importer comes, the commission
merchant comes the manufacturer comes each bring
ing capital, industry and enterprise, and adding to
fhe nhsfa Mi al upa nf Tha NJ
the jobber has reciprocal influence upon every other
branch OF industry-upon the manufacturing, chip |
ping and agricultural interest.
The city of Philadelphia owes her prosperity chiefly |
10 her jobbers and especially to her dry goods Job
bers To them 10 abe indebted for the hundreds of
10 the city and nsghborhood giving
employment to nearly 100000 persons, in making
apron checks, cotton paids, jeans aud other cotton
and wooden goods, widely known for their superiority
50 we'll as millions Of yards of inferior grades and
also the many other manufactures Incident 10 thriv
Jog. prosperous jobbipg city There large districts
in Philadelphia, where, In every house, you hear
thing but the CLICK Of the shuttle OF the hand oom
and other districts covered with large and small
factories OF wool, cotton iron, brass, sc. II is no.
torious fact that the jobbers Of Philadelphia coutr
buted more money towards building up railroads. in |
Pennsy vania and in other States, with eye Away
to building up the trade of their city, than all thu
other interests together in that city have contributed
for the same purpose The cities of Baltimore, New
York aud Boston owe much Of their prosperity to
their jobbiog merchants.
Richmond, and Virginia generally, lie waking up 10
her true interests. We have n number Of large dry |
goods jobbing houses, with ample capital, conducted
upon liberal principles, Who supply themselves with
articles to meet the tastes of the moet fasdous or
the wants of the most utlitarian and at prices csr
taiuly as low be had in any other city. Many
Of their goods imported direct, and the others Oh
tanned from precisely the sources resortsd to by
the jobbers of other cities