The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-14

Ne paper Of his addressed to the commerci.
community Of France. advocating, in strou
terms, the commercial connection OF St. M
zaire with Norfolk. For the benefit Of on
RAIDERS, we translate IT, and insert II below:
ITO the Commercial Community Of France
New Direct Commercial Line betWeeN Franz
and the Untted ss-Bsffceen SAINT Ma ai
and Norfolk
"The opening of railroads in France and Amer
lea has created markets, and given birth to en-
ploy ments, which nobody antic, pated. Heretofor
| important productions were consumed ~ the spo
and numerous elements Of sxportation RENAME
entirely unproductive. The South and West {
| the United States, particularly, deprived Of ave
| nues Of communications and means of trans
| port, were absolutely dependent upon Norther
| spectators, who imposed the hardest terms upo
| them.
| "A change, however, has taken place. In Amer
! ica. rs in France. railroads have been completed
| they traverse regions between which the bodies
| imagination could not formerly have conce,ve
| that communication was possible; products O
| every description can be collected and transport
| ed The most elementary principle of politca
economy IS Tor the consumer to avoid all those &C
| cessory expenses, which Cypress commerce., with
| out bene6tng the producer; that is to say, crcu
| Itons routes, commissions. loading and unloadi ng
To accomplish this. the places of production ant
|
possible. the time Of passage must be made Al
Driei as 1t can, the price Of freight and insurance
| must be reduced. and the evils that spring from
the opposite of all these gotten rid Of
" france has been receiving from America no
| thing bnt the raw material for her manufactures
save an occasional supply of breads,uits. AL
these products come from the South cotton, rice
tobacco, salt meat, timber for building, slaves
resin, minerals OF every description in word
fhInu
| rne; yet all these products either descend to New
Orleans. or ascend to New York, tthat is to say the
two exremities of the American continent) to the
great detriment of both seller and buyer for trade
Is thus burthened with a tax equal to all that ex-
cess OF transport, without afording any compen-
satIon to either. This process was unavoidable.
before the Introduction of the railroad SYSTEM
The new routes which have been created, without
superced'n g those ancient avenues of communica-
ton. will reduce, by one half. the expense OF
transportation. From report of the Secretary of
the Treasury of the United States, it appears that
she exports to France were, in 1857. S37 900 OOO
while the imports from France. amounted, in
round numbers. to S45 900 600, of which at least
two-thrds were consumed in the South. From
TINS Is evident that it sto the interest of France
to turn her attention to that quarter
" The greatest railroad IN the world sets ont from
Norfolk, In Virginia, 1.-THE most central point of the
United States, and will soon he extended Inv Gin
cinnat and st. Louis tn San Francisco. 1t is plair
That all the products which lie along it's route and
those otits branches, will take advantage of the
laciiltles for transportation which it offers, and
Will either seek vent, towards Europe by Norfolk
and the Atlantic, or, profting by the new markets
which have been opened in China, will find their
way to those remote regions by San Francisco and
the Pacific. These two points, both termia; of
railroads and shi pping ports must expand tn enor
nous proportions; as a consequence there must
be, both IN Europe and Asia, littoral points in d.
rect communication with these two great entrepots
IN france there is no longer any doubt about the
spot. SAINT Nazalre. situated where the Loire dis
charges its waters into the ocean, the terminus of
the greatest system of railroads Europe, is des
tined, Ike Norfolk, to am enviable prosperit,-
Possessing an immense ship basin, eneompassed
ny the railroad -, already the recipient of
numerous vessels. and being the port of desti-
nation To several lines of steamboats, in full
operation, 1t is the point of departure for the
grand line already decreed for trans atlantic
service to the West Indies and New Orleans
a customs sntrspot has just been established
there, and, thanks to the constant and enlght-
sned protection Of the Head of the Government. n
new ship basin VIII soon be established there
Docks Will soon be constructed, and n short time
Will make 1t, according to the happy prediction of
: high functIonary, protector of it's interests the
Liverpool of the West These two maritime
'ltles will necessarily be on each side of the At
ante. respectively, the great entyspots of tho |
rade OF Central Europe and the centre of the Unit
Il states. Going and coming. il will be :nmedi- |
teiy transported IN all directions without the ex-
'ense of transhlpment. Commerce will be incon |
cstaby benefited. and merchants POSSESSING tho |
asaciy to form establishments at the ontse, in |
ac1 OF the two cities, have certain chances of suc
ess.
'For the South and West of the United States il |
> not only commercial question, but condition |
4 political independence. The North has grown
sisahtlc proportions. Thus far it has had the |
xciuslve monopoly of maritime ornaments. and
IS political lnfiaence has proportonally increased.
he south wishes to liberate itself and, by way of |
ounerbaance, has organized in its turn ma riti,ne
'ansportation. All the railroads of the West and
ouih understand each other, and have established |
company Tor the navigation of the ocean with |
cam between Norfolk and st. Nazare The Or
ans Railroad Company IN France is united In in |
rest with them, and very shortly the line will ba |
operation United with all the railroads of En-
'pe ny that great route of Communication the city
st. NaZaire will become its iuevitoh.e entrs,n,
r all merchandise bound to the centre and Sou,h
the United States EmIsrants, Instead of nass
< by Bremen ana Hamburg, Will come to embark !
81. NaZaiTe, winch they can reach in twenty four
'urs from the extremity of Germany, whereas il
kes them fifteen or twenty day 10 cross the North
"a ana the channel. once landed in virginia. |
ey are at the end Of their journey. The sortness |
the temperature, the salubrIty of the cima,e |
e fertility OF the soil. and the liberal Hesitation |
the state, render residence desirable Rut if /
e5 are desirous to keep on and push into the new
'rritores, the railroad from Norfolk to Mempbis :
ii carry them IN all directions, and especially to
use rich States of the West. where their feverisb
tivlty Will find inexhausible elements of fortune
d prosperity.
manufactures OF every desert ption will neces- r
rlly be established at Saint Nazaire. Spinning
tories, which constitute chief industry of Nor |
INDY, Will be transplauted to the basin of the |
ire and Of Brittany, wherethey will flourish, as
~ already do on the banks of the Seine, and all
Departments of the lnteriOr-the Allier, the !
ire, the Rhone, and Switzerland-wIll come
re to get the supply OF cotton for the numerous |
nufactores. which have long existed within | =
'ir limits. Numerous expeditions of merchan-
@ are IN preparation on both sides of the At |
tic and there is no doubt that great commission = 9
lses will be established in Norfolk and Saint =
zaire. Several partnerships are already under
lSideration. The first that shall be formed will !,
p the fruit. -
Norfolk has for long time had important com =
rcial houses. Its relations are principally with
18th America and the West Indies. Before the r
r oil American independence considerable in 81
course had already commenced with the French "
Isl iHdieS anu san Domingo, and, after the de- |
lction OF the last named beautiful colony, a fl
70 number Of families who had escaped massa ii
by the blacks. took refuge in Norfolk, and their
cendants still form respectable portion of the
ulation. n
Norfolk and Portsmouth, separated by the har- !,
, form, IN point of fact, but one city, with a
uiation OF nearly 10000, connected with Rich ia
nd, Alexandria, Washington and Baltimore, by -
roads and daily steamboat lines. All products
oh arrive at Norfolk from Europe. can be trans a,
ted, in few hours to these grand centres of con-
lption. Numerous articles Of freight are ~
light to Norfolk every day by these rapid means tx