Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-12-05
CITY ITEMS

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TO Adjournment the merchants Of Richmond met at the
once otthe herohants Insurance Company. Saturday
TO receive the reports OF the committees appointed
nj the hrst meeting Mr.. H. L. Kent resumed the Chair,
anu Mr. - N fuilen again acted A. Secretary.
Mr. u. >. sumner, from the committee To draw up an
agreement or pledge, and obtain signatures thereto,
stated that he had proceeded TO the discharge OF the duty
assigned TO him. by preparing the form OF agreement
and soliciting signatures. Some few of the merchants
had signed the agreement cordially and all approved OF
the object but there was diversity Of opinion to the
best means OF securing the general cooperation OF the
importers. WAS therefore, deemed expedient by the
committee that the preamble and first two resolutions
adopted at the last meeting should constitute the pro-
posed agreement and that committing clause be APP
pended to them, AS follows;
whereas. IN the opinion OF this meeting the time has
arrived when the merchants OF this city should far
practicable become their own importers and that those
nov engaged IN the importation oil foreign goods shall
unite together Tor the purpose OF direct where
known That large proportion OF the goods nov
smPoreeu oy our merchants are landed at some OF the
Jo,ns'n Por ana feeling mat In order to effect this
cnange' ~ necessary to act in concert, therefore
ssrea ISL ihat IN futures lar as our capital and
aeues w enable US TO do SO. We will import our own
VI io'su grown or manufacture direct to this
port .II
snd- That those Of US who now have orders in the
OF or awaiting execution for
sP'ns uaoe peuge ourselves 10 use our best efforts
na's ne sooas sPpeu 70 James RIVER even Mt an aC-
ra.e oil iregnr ana that from and after the LIST
january next, we bind ourselves not to give an
nunS tnat soch goods shall be shipped to James river,
"nen Praeucaoie.
o., Me na1''gnSa, hereoy rdf,ly by our signatures,
80, dooee gTcamoe ana resofwtohS:
an. n Ia n.he', from inc same committee, presented
supplementary report, as follows;
IT,. .o win tns foregoing resolutions we,
ose NAMES are hereto ahsed do pledge ourselves TO
~ Pee as Importers OF foreign merchandise, to fur
~ an, au.anee oy ai nohoraoie means IN our power,
NOT, ~ v;s;. S CT h directly into the
pu.s.a ; ~. anu LOT 'na' purpose 10 hereby form
., e, w o an assocauon 10 De called The Assoca-
$780,. y. ipe's oI inc INV oil hichmond, from
s aGIns Snoin eonmt'ee oil " shall be selected to
oese snu mature plans 10 insure the shipment of
rom ioregn ports at proper times, until regular
=, shs pe established between this aud some
'e" pois, anu aso committee Oh - De chosento
prepare memorial ID be presented to the next Legsa
VI tnsir aia IN the execution OF such
ff. may 10 Praeucao'e anu favorable to our direct
Tts Iaue.
e pans ana Suggestions Oh these committees TO be
'eu oy TINS assoeiauon, winch may be called togeth-
so.,; e - n Nneus,er any business Tor the As
'oG pa.I may DC reported 70 him.
p 10 1T reports were UNANIMOUSLY adopted
a. M ". anne, toi hent, Paine Co.. presented
The "naetss;onpsd ou,,,,,,.
sI, eomnht'ee appointed at your meet
us neu on on nov, 70 examine INTO and report upon
the expediency and practcabty OF establishing line of
packets between Richmond and Liverpool beg leave
u;,s "a; We nc eA,asea tne matter as fully as the
i'eu une aho"eu US would permit and from the In
.: ~ "a We nA'e o1uaineu nave no hesitation in
w IL. ie - oo'n exponent ana practicable.
R;cbmnnJ =, -; -. VI general merchandise into
u. TINS une are ABOUT sufficient TO furnish the
on,an,.,od "e III ~ ol suSh nhe OF packets as is
vohlempAeu ana oil the article OF Salt we learn that
sn 30 Ieen po,eu INTO Richmond this year over
g. y;a- anu rha. M1 eargoes are nov on the way
sackss apon,j, ann y, nai ue number 10 6oV1O
o. ar Ia , P " iSriiss inc Auutonal freight
u N"u tnus eusurc lun employment Tor the yes
and reliable line Is es,ohsbSd % soon as regular
~, s. nio =, es'Aohsned that the imports OF all
aS. VI" DO iargely increased ana that the number OF
,o.d. az L;p vii, nave 70 De added to- As
,hnL a., ~ ~ in I 'e'''nonu 10 LVerpool we
inc the sb;ns rs,wia Ty % NO uincuiLy IN freight
We have strong bonos az, Ssa W oe ICoaeco out
linz "a os,ahI;haJ 80. T erea' winnie, II this
be drawn to This po;nt for shi, VI cotton wiz
Virginia and Tennessee Rail ra.d "a IL O,er tne
con1emnlated with sora 81 ,Sa M u S couhecuons
The c,nor,s of Ftor- W., - IN OaiVhna roads-
We S.se No Jouh, % mere are many other articles that
proper facitities are afIored h;h a. our eiIehs,
through the hands of Nor,bern r,srbo, outy
means and mode of establisbipr this line va o,J lne
ommend that n company he Cn5,,oJ -, - Iu rec
iThe VIRGINIA and i;xoy,o 80, "Suer tue name oil
capita of IN 40 600 divdpJ ;Dto 900 win
and that four ships be purchased "a soon a. noS;h
II such as are suitaic c,nno, h =, i1oneeo Or
tracts be made to have them built in Virii ;T
cable. P'"~'
We would also recommend that II any ;pd;v;d,.I 90
firm desires To nut n shin into a.. H. g - 81 ia "
that they be allowed To- do So - o"e vi INC n''
This stock we feel cop6Jent will In roo,,.u, -
Investment and the enternr;sr viii he oS inai,Iti
benefit to the commerce of our ctv An of ,xhih :; %
spectfully submitted " "''''' :" 'e-
signed by w. G. Paine f. w Ia Vnqg w
Dance and David Cnr,ic " W " '''' - w. mt
Mr.. Jos r. Anderson moved the odop,ion Of tho 20.
mort and submitted = e. 80, P'' S Vi 'i,c re-
scheme He was not an impor,in" norhn, h, =, n t"u
deep interest in the question of direci I'd .nJ d
pledge himself il the line was established IN ;nort
whatever foreign commodities he might rcoujrc ot onv
expense '
Mr. Thomas w NcCance oIso ,,od ,, i r,
said that the public were now hec;nn;rr, 80 it ~
practicabity and imporancc NJ = In oS i' 'e
this cty and IiverpooI and ia es,ahl;L 80, :, :.
sis would have a salutary effect npon the conCedcracv
BIZ nert J4lv the channel of Jamcs r;yer iii n e
deepened admit of the loading aud unloading of
those vessels the CITY wharvcs Alter careful cnns;
deration he believed that tho snISh ., a.
the proposed line would NOT onIv CO., ,h;s - IN "
but find the Investment prostahie 49, ' 'A'
The rcport of tho committed VIVA ,hor ,,,;o,
adopted.
Mr.. Anderson said that he ,rouId r,olo o.o oe a., -
twenty to take 50 900 of sorl in the cr,o-r;o -
prepared to put his name down for Thai amo1nt
A list was forthwith opened for sipnnturcs with =,
appropriate heading:
Mr. H. L. Kent rked t,,, Ia ,v,,Il - -. r.,.