, 1860-01-12
z1rc5s & Uribuur,


.EOhAkNF GOODS.
Frequently during the Iast year did VIC feel
II to h. our duty 10 urge Western merchants
1opurchasc sparipg'y. ard to contine their in
Voices to plain, substantial goods and such ar
1'cles as are commonly reckoned among the nc-
cessaries Of life. We dech it equally impera-
i've to commence lie year 1860 with similar
warnings. The West cannot yet afford 10. in-
dulge n'luxuries; and for their own per1na-
neht good our merchants should not tempt The
people to bury them. Western jobbers and
merchants will soon he making out their or
defs for tile spring trade We eutrcat lhem
10 observe The same prudence aud caution
which they practiced the past year. Bet.
ter by lar to be obliged to order twice, or even
Aa!f dozen times, lhan to load down their
shelves with unsalcable goods, or ext1asogaut
articles, which they arc obliged to use every
dishonorablc art 10 palm OF upon their Gus
toners
This advice is tue moro rcedlul as Western
firms are now in much better credit than they
were year ago. The New York importers
and .heers argue correctly that houses that
have paid promptly during ll.c fearful revul-
siou through whic.: VIC have passed, are good
fer all slcy can be induced to buy. Hence
every possible inducemcnt will he held out for
Western merchants TO purchase largely. Goods
VII he offered "vc7y, seiy cheap" credits will
he extended. and the syren song oflargc busi-
nesa and large fortunes will bc sung to most
enchanting melody. Wa so,,nts lie nnta Of
solemn warning against yielding to music
so deceptive. Let no man be lurcd by it to
lis own embarrassment and, percl4ancc, de-
struclien :
Tie New York importers are beginning 10
smart sevcrely fro,n tie effects Of their past
folly Mono: in Wal street is becoming de-
cldediy stringent, aud tho effort will now be to
force thcir goods upon the country, even at !,
sacrifice, in order 10 save, protests. We have
asaia and again entreated Western merchants
10 leave. the New York importers TO reap the
bitter fruits Of tncir own reckless folly. The
country did not need tic one hundred aud
thirteen millions worth o: dry goods whicl.
were imported during the year 1853. Vast
quantities lie in i,ond, or arc still in tic hands
OF importers. There let them remain, to teach
them Statutory lessoIs for tie future. Look at
the imports at New York .,r the past three
ycars:
Toa! &c :s;,sii;s ,sst:ss :a sHss ss:s
These figures sl'ow that the New Yorkers
imported so,no sec. 600, 600 worth ol goods last
year more than they did during The flush tiu,ee
Of 1851. We have heretofore also referred 10
the t:1ct 1hnt they exported during the year
some thirty millions in coin more than
was received from California. And vet wc
fad III the New York papers the following
co'a?aralivc statement Of the Imports cf For
eign Dry Goods and General Merchandise al
the port Of ycr' York for tie week ending
Jan. ::
':s.isi Il sS'i Sv;:aa:: 4,s :. s': ss '; i;:a
Ta'.' for Tic week. .tl.7ss:zl si.!?o.7es s2oaai
Here we have more 1l,sn million or imports
III the first week Of the year more t1lan in tbc
WIN W tt0 lNtt:E as HUGH
rs in IS. Now we submit, that it will bo far
better to leave these goods upon the hands O
The importers to their own inevitable ruin, than
Tor The community to become involved in their
folly ',y purchasing t:'cm. We warn Western
merchants 10 keep "hands cn.r Yield not :or
mo,nen; ID their winning smiles aud
urgent appeals to purchase Be- honest
10 yourselves aud 10 yos:r customers
and 1n,y only what You know they
absolutely need and caa pay for when
purchased The great vice Of the credit sys-
TEN is tlat in the lopc Of large profits and sud.
den wealth merchants purchase too much, and
tlicn use every mcans IL induce their CT, ston,-
crs 10 bn.:7 and thus The RESOURCES Of the couu-
try are largely CONSUMED in useless extrnvo-
g:lnce.
The proceeds Of tic last crop arc s.flord-
ing great relief 10 1:ts West. But \
rigid economy is still necessary to clear off the
Indebtedness that .ti]l palsics our energies and
clogs tho Wheels Of our onward progress. i! |
our merchants discard the counsels Of ,,rt,-
denee, then we go bellind them and say to Our |
people, leave lheir goods Upon their hands.
Your sons and your daughters will be all tho
betlc- for wearing plain, substantial clothing
Lessons Ct economy will do them good. Let
those lessons be enforced by the emphatic
teachings Of example. And in general let
every man rigidly eschew all }u1uries till all
debts are paid, and then it will be time enough
- decide what shall bc done with the surplus
incomc, with which Il kind Providence mar