Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-11-22


Cam IRON A RIcuNosD HocsE-We copy from thc
New York TJuss Of Tuesday the following card from
hessrs. Thos r. Price Co, dated Saturday, NoVem-
Der lith and addressed 70 the editor Of that Journal
Who introduces t under the caption "A Just keouke
The Richmond correspondent OF the Itts incurred tne
dispeasure Of several Richmond firms, By eontradetng
IN Of his telegraphic messages to that paper re-
port prejudeia TO the sOveney Of those hrms we are
requested BY him that his only motive was to
confer benefit upon those firms but that be nov re-
gres his indiscreton 10 attempting to ioresaH reports
which might have been made public through the
press For our part We never heard whisper Of the
reports until the contradiction in the Tunes,
and at concluded that hOaeyer sincere the mo-
h'es Of the correspondent might have BEEN bis exPed
ent 10 proecs the credit OF several OF the strongest
firms Of this city both gratuitOus and misehiyeous
In It's effect The following the card above alluded 70
ave wish through the medium OF your paper, briefly
70 call attention TO notice which has appeared N one
Of the journals Of your city, Che Hsraid) viz that
PEIcE Co. and others, bad discharged their CLERKS
on account Of the stringency Of the umes," &c.
at does seem TO US that the whole ~ Is sufieent-
y excited and the business community OF every section
sufficiently harrsssSd without grAtuous and unauthor-
lied efforts Of this kind upon the part OF the lead Jour
mails In the great cities through their correspondent 70
msgnfy the troubles Of the times and keep up excite
ment among the people Their abors, We should think,
would be directed in every fair aud legitimate way TO
AbAte unnecessary alarm and bend all Of the great ener
gss Of the lever which they control to produce quiet
cal bonds the closely together. TIE writer Of the
piece 70 which alutc, 10 one paragraph gives i as
rumOr aud 10 the following says that upon in
quiry he found there no foundation for H.
at tts remarkable that others did not hear the
nor and the question arises who first started and labor
ed TO give circulation and with what object uui, IS il be
for the purpose alone Of creating panic aud unseug
public eou6dences For ourselves must declare that
no Que could have been more surprised than we're
when the piece was shown this morning by friend ;
aud IN indignation or angry mood, but rather in q
spirit Of true concern that such reckless surmes should
beudugsd in by anOnymOus subscribers and given pub
lefty through the columns Of leading journals that
address this contradiction you. Il Is thing for
appear in the public prints excSPs through an ad
Vsrtissment of goods but deem it duty 70 our
selves aud others 20 do 40, and would advise
this Seter up Of dispatches from Richmond 70 put his
pen aud his taleuts better The observations Of
all sensible men nil tel them that naught but trouble
aud mischief can come a time ike this OF terading
the abrcations Of scribbers or their name Is legiou
from one part Of the country 10 another, as it pro-
duce no other effect; and intended to produce Other
bur to uf,me the public mind and unncve that graf
pubGc heart in the commercial world whose pulls ltoas
it should be orr earnest wish 70 keep oqusbe and true
as all toe best interests Of the nation dependent p
II Most respectfully THos. X. PACK x Co.