New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-18
A WORD WITH THE MERCHSETs.'

To The Editor 0 The N. Y. Tri6rne
SIR; saw a queer thing THE morning on my way
to business, which set me thinking. VIII you Se' me
think aloud little in the columns of your paper
merchant in this city has been in the constant pre
tco of buying THE TRIBUNE and taking II with him
to his store. lie has bought it, because he considers
the best paper published because, in addition to the
news it caters literally to his literary taste because
chiefly, il accords with the principles he holds.
1t was with no little surprise, therefore, that / saw
in his band this morning OF those sheets that spend
their whole time and strength trimming their sails to
catch the uncertain bTeezes of popular favor. HH
answer TO q laughing question "whether he was
go easily smoked out as that" brought this reply:
90" am careless of my papers, and saoud our Southern
"customers see The TRIBUsE not bill could we sell
them"
In connection with this subject, take another fact
That miserable apology for newspaper, The atlanta
Corftderacy, as your readers have found out, pub
lsbed short time ago, list of those merchants sound
on the Slavery question, and at the sane time List
of those who could not be trusted with the interests Of
the South Straightwsy, there il great uttering of
wounded birds Houses that should have known
better deliberately took to eating dirt and, they
groyeled, called all eyes to with what relish they
enjoyed the disgusting fare. The atlanta COederdcy
became an institution, its editor was feasted and
couIted and the whole South could witness how low
New-York traders can bend in search Of gain
Well, what is the result A few whisky .bresthed,
oveIbearpg, pompous traders the hue and cry to
their own advantage. They swagger about New-lork
stores, abusing the North and Northern men, using
language that one Of their slaves would resent
at home and the poor drveng dealer smiles rubs his
hands, fawns, and says, certainly" when every
generous impulse urges him to pitch the backguard
out of doors.
Gentlemen You are on the wrong tack. You are
not foreiting your sef-respec but tue respect OF
every heightened Southern gentleman. Bullying is not
10 be put down in this manner The who refuses to
buy Your drugs, dry goods, hardware because you
differ with him in politics is not safe man to sell to-
he does not comprehend the first principles of success
full tusiness-he buys goods on system that will
swamp him sooner or later, and the quicker you
stand from under" the less danger of your being
injured by his fall.
The true merchants, the men who succeed, and con-
sequently pay, buy where they can do best They do
not inquire what papers you take or what principles
you hod-heir whole aim is to find out the quality OF
your goods and the prices you ask for them. They no
more expect you TO think they do than you would
expect them to be of your opinion. II is question OF
dollars and cents and the firm that puts their business
on any other foundation, deserves TO have its debts
paid BY old copies of The AtalaHta COgfederacy, and
compelled to suspend till New.York news-boys could
make the dirty little sheet saabe as The TRBgsE.
JoTk.E Feb. Is 1850. BAChbONk.