Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-10-12
nniD.s Norfolk would be the meet accessible and

points Norfolk would be the noet "ccess'oe ON
nearest piaG. of departure a'a ARRIVAL o"u ~ ~
Nnr';, il wor.I be rgOai!y p"
Sh S.-amarn n! EGO :nrs IRE proposed by 'T
34-trrr ?. 81 81 c's pr i'.''r. TAT i""' '"ii -''a"]'s
AL, ,I.. tsf- nj, Pc ut.. t"r mni! :'+s'i!-f"
commercial linz Would ..' require =" innrn ''%' f"n
49, H.. - tt,i,;l,. . IA! IL cabs ~ :, r. qilr'i inrci
.,.-c iur Brazil i,.n 'cr Errnp". ae"hus' ", ~
rnr@ is 80 great thu stcsmr7a MI; f;sf: G-H:'y i""i
4 with coal, leaving !l';!e room for ltc's''' 'u!
!;.l. liyh. or valuable" freight or specie can Dc ~
ysctad; very few passengers can be counted oh,
.aal for the return voyegc would cost IN Rio HDou'
| SI2 par ton. mal .ag the average cost for I'M voyage
Iowards cf 80 per ton, a. double the cos; ot coai on
d, Europeau voyage. b.. Ibis is an argument WIZ
CONGRESS .o- q subsidy, ter q passenger steamer, !"
airy mails. Why must he steamers start nearly
.sdsd With coal, when they may have depots al 81
yhomas. Ban badoss. ~Pernsmbuco, Bahia and Rio
i,uin. trada woa'G be increased and the correspon'
t.uce would increase. and all go by this route from
"a. United States 10 Rio, and tn postage would pay
without a subsidy. Ii q subsidy could be obtained
II would be only IN additional pr.ht. again: the
b,anc. of trade ia 80 much G.sins; us now a. 10 Ia
vnr the European rival trale III exchange ana fpe"
a.. youid bs RENTED necessarily 10 meet Inc Dal
anrs of trade, Instead Of paying the preinium now
,sid for exchange. Passengers would vastly increase
~ numbers rs soon as steam trave! Ii substituted Tor
..ils. And a commercial steamer would not cosE ~
the rate OF a passenger ana ,nnil steamer.
The statistics of the Brazilian t!Gd' furnishcu oy
Cheyslier d. Aguia-. in Hunt- Merchants MereZlne'
.how TINT from iS}3-34 10 lSjj-56, twelve years, Tie
| tUIOEF Va lbt ~ ''''"S 1900 -
fourteen per cent, white thoss from England had N
creased "a per cent, consisting chiefly OF cotton goods.
AT the same time the exports TO the United STATES
had increased $50 per cent. Inc great DaiahceT
caused by this expor. being paid by bills OF exchang"
on England, ire'oad of increased exports, which ex-
change WA ;sKen for remittance 10 the Englisn
manufacturers, who. instead OF our own, reapen III
tha advantages Of the great increase OF the cphee
trade with the United States. The consumption OF
Brazilian produce in Gres, Britain is no, more than
half in am0cnt Of that consumed in the United STATES
while the imports from Great Britain into Brazil hr-
eight times larger than from The United States. And
this disparity will 90 on increasing unless checked by
direct steam communication between the l.. States
and Brazil. But ! need no; 20 on couGensing these
statistics. send yet, enclosed, the memorials them.
selves, and you will Dee oy the last the Importance oil
the trade.
tai enough in R,chmoud End Norfolk 10 establish four,
If not four, two. or if no. two. one commercial steam
er Of 1000 or 1900 tons between Norfolk aid Rio 1T
will require from u quarter OF Il million 10 one million
only OF capital; il requires agents sent out immefi-
ately Ia Brazil and depUts os coal To b. established
on the route; and when established, it viii be ihe speed
i-st policy 10 draw To u y European foreign ;rnn". II
will build up a city and increase capital and command
exchange with Europe and Brazil, and will educate
agents and men OF commerce. Tor ns IN both Europe
and South America. II will make u the grest msr,
oi -four and prnviaion' FOR export, and OF the cof-"
and hides and iIti's 10. import, which trade with The
new world will sOon make ia rich enough to con-
menCe ard carry on u erect foreign trade win The GA.
|, is,in my opinion, TO rarodoI 10 say that the wey
most certain mud speedy 10 get direct trade with Ia.
rome and 10 ha our own Importers thence, is 10 bend
all orr energies ~ oUr trade with the West Indies and
South America. by n c8nne-cjal steam connection,
and 10 NIKE The latter brir. about the former. We
have al the mst.rial-, ind il remains 20 be seen whe.
;h-r W. have the Wit - .IH! out The ways. One
;hing | muat cay -: rs Be ashamed 10 utter one
Inurmur Of sectional jealousy agsins, Baltimore. Phil
Gdelphia, New York or Boston, while We have :"
much capacity IN ours=lves. and yet, like the foo! Of
Horace. stand waiting on the banks OF the stream fo'
The waters TO psss by before We crOes over. We have
wood, iron, coal, tar, pitch, turpenrine, cotton al
hemp, TO build and rig Al! sal lis ships. We have
Hour, pork, beef, tobacco, sa!: and every thing 70 ss-
port, and not q merchant 10 ,end it away aud brias
back IT. return cargl- We have -Ipurrs in abun.
dance, and strangers have in sepd them swsy for us,
aud then bring back the retu.ns to ports out side Of
nnr limits. and we E-e hut =. retail stop keepers md
consumers of importers in c'lcr S'stes. This is not
| their oppression, il i. oar iar,,. We IRE lot educated
in fora;gn trad. Le; ms .mp!ors you 10 send som-
agents and factora abroad. Send some Of your sons
10 Rio de Jsneiro and to ports everywhere promising
10 Us o foreign trade Teach some one The wGys snd
means of carrying i. on. If you can; bring the
Great Eastern from Elrope, DO Start y cock boat 70
Rin DE Jaieiro.
Pardon this G.eiointed epis'l"-iti. written current"
c1loNo, and you mua, indulge ia earnes,nss. Of feeling
FOR Virginia pride and Vireun's prof.
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