Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-01-13
and tonnage duties of the Federal Govern

the CIiaTHcS dTcr TDUi sHiiI'at S'H@A' !
those affecting the wheat markets .
the State. fully zen per ctiit., rs will az
pear hy the examination Of any account =
sales rendered be- any regular Northern Con-
mission house in the Tobacco trade; and npoI
our product of that article alone, the clear pr"
fits in commissions, guarantees, alui otic
charges 10 Northern houses. is as much as On
and Il quarter millions Of dollars. Gl,23Q,qGo
The losses nl The tobacco shipped TO for
eign countries are certainly not less thai
the sum which It costs a buyer of tobacco Il
! ship his clrgucs from Richmond to Il !oreig,
! bort, more than il w6iIlG cost lroll 4 por'
where The port was open 70 foreign vessels. ant
! to which he could safely calculate Oh Il rctnri
cargo. This item cannot be much less than ) pei
cent. on our export OF leaf and tcmmcd 10
hacco, which is certainly not less than three
millions Of dollars annually. These two item:
are based OH the manufacture Of Fl, IS4 hogs
heads for 1859, ard for the year lS55, of "t,22:
hcesllcudS, and the exports "f the same
| wear brir;s in tIpgShcadS Tor lS59, It'll hogs
heads; for 1858, p. l4t licssheadS. From these
data, our whole losses in prices upon the wheat
crol, and ,t!: toburco crop may ne stated As
follows:
Sush,is a. lie : $4,000
Wheat Al Rirhmoad and on the Chesapeake and
ira.ii utlriss, other than The. Po:n-
ZINC, .,Uu0, Iav bushels NJ SC ha ,oDG
Wheat al all other points, say Wheeling. WIN
chester, &c., 1890, unu hu-. at lug ::U.0N
Conu:. ATOMS, &C.. en- The salc, OF The Product Of
9."U' 'G9 bu:lirl., rs * ls;ned
DboYr, worth 1870 ,un NJ . prrf. 1H''ve
Ascrrss!ned io., on wheat Tor want Of J:rec:
trai-, in its pric.. surprising our
|l-RI Of 10 murc value than
Northern wheat, I.'sD.HeJ
Lots Oh manufactured tobacco, i!o,nct
fl2.3V. 100, in commissions,
guarantees. and ~irriahI-. ~
Der cent. l,AD,tNv
yfa- official reports di-cl..e 49, 90" OF hi, a.
eSpuri-.l
On l"af tobacco III Increased frr;eh,s and Pivt
age. ."?. U - !ioI-irc,s worth c-T-
:aiuy f3,Ur).p"u, ns = i'-r cent. l"V.NV
L,..e- On si.s.r Two article, alone So do,vuc
Frog: hin sun 'hould ha deducted Only : per
csn;. exchange mad- ny our bank, 1900
i$,osl 900
Ca these TWO crops, tobacco and wheat, we
absolutely lose, and take less than l. Northern
rna, takes for similar articles On biz scabord.
more ,ilan three millions Of dollars uiIticr any
Gil cumstances. But there are many just and
cnlie hlcn.d men wtln wuiii,i make the loss As
much rs three millions nf dollars on the wheat
crop alone. For, iflirc bushels OF wheat sill pro.
dura one barrel Of -four, AID that barrel Of
Hour Is worth certainly onc dollar II barrel
more than any other ipUr in the market, then
the wheat should bt worth. in proportion,
twenty cents the buShcl more. Apply this
rlrie and these figure, will be greatly augment
eli.
Surely our supplies il goods, wares and
merchandise from the North, arc shown by the
valuable report Of III" first Auditor, OF morc
tIo,, - m f,ll f,iH EN,t.. ,,;ili,,. ,o-r lao
passed through the hands NJ our Northern
masters without Il Cost Of tsr"1iaiy as much
more, which is only - per cent on $40 GI. 900.
We are THUS furnished with the rEpnS,rois fact
humiliating and Calling, because Of It's truth.
thai W. arc from the labor Of Virginia yearly
paving 4 sulu uwicc the amount Of the revenue
wc pay into the State Treasury TO States and
people who drspise and scor:! as. Is there no
remedy asks every mind. The answer is
plain and simple. There cannot be any fact
mor. plainly taught by history than that
tribute in the province Of tie Slave. lfa State
or nation will submit 10 be- rlundercd in any
way ly another, the tribute payer must be
the servant Of the other.
1t is obvious that the people Of Virgins are
not in receipt OF the value from their own labor
TO which they are entitled. in consequence Of
these measures, viz: The Merchants License
Act, the Pilot Laws atId the allowances 10 the
banks TO depart from their Legitimate business
ard embark Il large portion ct their capital in
fostering c~nsstwisc trading, which are measures
within YOUR control without going farther and
entering into any discussion respecting the dc.
pertinent Of the Federal Government Against
the views Of the losses sustained on our wheat
and tobacco, there will be Il statement thal thu
wheat sold in Alexandria is inferior to that
sold in Richmond, and that the difference be.
tween Richmond and New York is attributable
to natural causes? TO the first the reply is
obvious, that unless the climate and soil and
careful farming furnished by 4 very intelligent
portion OF the State are misreprcscnted the
wheat grown in Culpcper. Fauluicr and the
counties along the Blue Ridge, which finds It's
market at Alexandria. is as good as is growna any
where. The quotations ,~ofpriccs furnished may
be relied on as being very nearly If not exactly
correct as between our highest Virginia market.
Richmond. and New York and if we can lay
upon nature the blame Of our having compoun-
ded without any advantage our commercial in
dependence with those who nave arranged our
natural, navigation and other laws so as 10 drive
from our waters the foreigner and his vessels,
and not content with this, fastened up with our
own hands the Chesapeake from our commerce.,
then We may trace our inferior ppSiuoH 10 any
cause other than the true one.
The measures heretofore Indicated would be
Unsuitable and proper If We "ere now in u con
federation in which We were treated Is equals;
but as measuses Of retaliation as veil as OF
policy acr nc necessary. and rs nothing can
he So ~eflectual for the first purpose as TO strike
from the hands Of our oppressors the sreptre
of commercial supremacy. this end can be ac-
compliShcd by simply making the tax on mer-
chants and others that hug Yankee produc-
tons, large enough for our people To be cna-
blcd to turn that portion Of the foreign trade
necessary for Onr consumption, from the
scarorts into orr own, cNcmpting al
nlt direct inportations frniu abroad
from any Stale taxes upon these sales. IS Il
measure of policy, the placing of the pilots on
board If the vessels. 1T their cfnrgr, which may
come into our WATERS. would srrv. an aiInira-
bic purpose.
lille rsS1irts ttYe Mors than Torfhh"; ret
soning with .f;ipniic:m is .f~""!,shMss; Gran
Cling and dispnting amt threatening haze haa
their eorfhkrSS career. We have dangers now
upon lis, and unless We meet ttrin by using
the authority and power uf IN" State for a re-
dress of cur grievances anu a. Il means Ut
safety, there u,usf lie IN .rd 80 "nr h"n"" AMI
our independence. Il has been said, that if a
Black Republican President is elected in 1850.
then We ought 10 act. We have n0w a Presi-
dent ri our OWE choosing. What, are political
clarlalan> stupid enough to resort 10 this
:c.%iselcs, s'htcr(igel The Federal govern.
merit i: virtually in the hands Of or npprcs-
SorS. ami if there had not been already The am
nlest proof thai the laws Of The Federal gov
rrnmcut never had been conceived ~ rNccntcd
with Justice to the interests ct tI- Southern :
States. surely we must SIZE that there cairot
be ia lie future any othe: course Of action than
J ,lirecy and constant warfare on our honor,
onr rights and our interests. There is Il hope
Of driving back this Northern horde by touch
ing their interests. All other suggestions have
failed. We can try 4 :eta!latorr mca.
;ur- upon their colrIncrcr with = fair prospect
,! surcr.<>. If ii serves tn. purposes which arr
vel! If it does not, We are not hurt
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