Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-05
Letter from Baltimore.


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BALTIMORE, April In my last, look
occasion to say, looking to a more prosperous
state &c tb;ncs omona Won that vour wealthy
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oi''~e"s' n"nAs anu 'anAefs' 'nou'' uo al
they possibly can TO encourage ana advance
commerce. | took this view of the case be-
.orso :. = .;lL, and ,ooouso i = 70 tha;r
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and testify to what Ihdre seen, when | assert
tha, potb;py ha. had sucb dcnressing in
s,,,,,,,o 80, .,;,., h,.;,o.s mar, :, oil
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branches ot 'raae' is the ulHicui'y "''ehd-
ing the negotiation of your best business pa
per. But few merchants can command a
sufficient omount of ran;t,I of their own IN
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c"huuc' pu''''esS "'"i'e""e" Vi ou'''ue
accommodations, ana Tor the very best reason
that they have to give, generally, longer ere
d;,S ON rho gamma goods ,hon tbev CON ,a, .,
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ions ana deDts deferred. IL Is TACT 700
well known To be disputed, that II is only ne
cessary for your business men # stamina 10
feel any degree of assurance that at certain
periods they can rely upon your monIed men
or institutions to cash good and reliable COM
mercial notes VI bills, Ia give ut once an I'M
pctus To trade, which will be telt from the
centre to the circumference OF your city
Alexandria is not by any means alone IN her
present depressed condition, looking at her
in any point OF view, nor Is her decline TO
be found in her ~dm Of trade and a deslra-
BILE trade too, but the positive rant N tie
tdci(HIeS 10 carry on hude. Now tins Is lay
ing the are " tie roof Of tie tree. refer
To it that your sensible men may at once be-
gin to cast about them To prepare Tor what Is
before them. Coming events east their
shadows before Now, then, will you after
laying upon yourselves heavy burdens, grey
Gus To be borne, to build Railroads, Canals,
&c, reaching forth to the haven of your de-
sire, break down, and have the modification
of seeing Yourselves upon the very borders
of the promised land, and yet not possess it?
Trade can't be carried on without money,
and the facilities of trade must be afforded
by monied men or institutions. The time
is at hand for most important movement
towards such an arrangement. The coming
fall should find your store houses well stock
ell with such goods as will meet the wants Of
those who will be hocking to or through
Your city. First impressions are lasting,
and YOU should be in Il condition to make
LASTING. GiroytLL impression upon all rood
and true men who call upon YOU. Ii is not
for me TO say what YOUR plans or arrange
meuts shouIl he | would merely state that
II has occurred to me that if the Banks of
your city would take the lead in this matter.
and give an assurance of their determine
ton 10 discriminate IN tlrOr Of .4Lerandriu
merchants, with special eve to the wants of
trade. and so act as to show that they feel
themselves to be one and indicisibie in inter
es, with the whole trailing portion of yo,u
couuUuity and proceed at once to put them
selves in Il stronger position than thew are
now, or can be. it is feared, under their pre-
sent system. a great deal will be accomplish
ed towards furthering the views | have sug-
rested. have referred to the system of
your Banks. of which do not mean 10 speak
particularly here: the Banks of your city
are not peculiar in the particular to which
maiuly refer, as it is general in Virginia,
hut not elsewhere | believe: and it is done
in YOUR State and city, doubtless with the
view of greater accommodation to their Gus
TONER'S The moftrp which prompts the ar
r,ngemen, is GOOD but il is the opinion of
the most enlightened commercial communi-
ties that it is traught with evil. But hope
!, will NOT no understood thar am assuming