Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-03-20
aonfharn Trade.

Tie trade nj Thstisstou md = nfiaahs. - ase
fel4 : ne4tly 20 per eeat = ~ mn A.'iA Oh :
tstlaE which fat Is giving - ibe abstraction 81 -
mach trade from the anal jobbers aud dealers 10 New
York, Philadelphia aud Boston. New York now sup
piies OhaFissfpn and Neg Orleans, direct with goods
ier many interior owns and cities which were crm-
efly taken from this and other o. the large importing
and MAJ afacturinz cities Smaller jobbsrs hare felt
to some exeus here this abstraction rouf their usual
business while the effect has been more marked and
visible in Ros,on and Pbiladslphia. Our Southern
steamers go loaded with goods from Wholesale deal
srs for the large towns and seapor,s In order 10
SIMPLY the smaller markets of which Northern elite,
have been accustomed TO receive the benefit This
change we attribute TO the excitement growing oat
of the invasion of Virginia by John Brown. ssi the
sympathy manifested in his bad course by tbofc more
notorious for their treason and tsnatic,sm. ea i"r
their of justice or patriotism. Bot Wide A's
York supplies the large cities of the country s}ia
foreign and domestic goods she ought perhaps % re
content II those OF the interior choose to pay gra'
ly more for the same kind Of goods NJ rHtas -
the country than another, II s MATER eantrfy be-
tween them aud the consumers Of tae gods tAe!
buy.
We take the above fpm ia'e issue ., he N"w
York EIprt., and cite i, in support 81 seo r-cfasi
tons. Fir~, tina, Soalhern uaolesale msr,haDis,
must be doing larger business th,s year than here
taforc and second, tina, i, woali be impoltiie as
well as auus to the Virginia importtrs st1rr the
manner provided In the Gov pcading TAX etl Whist
perhaps, direct importatous TO Southern ports have
not been greatly augmented, because it require pe
and previous preparation TO effect itour importing
mere hanis are unqaes,ionaby making great strides
towards a consumma,ion that viii supply the county
merchants, with Southern instead Of Northern Job.
hers. Il is well known that most OF the goods
sold into the interior, are sold by Jobber- VIII"
purchase of the importers; aud If our Wholesale
merchants, until they are prepared to do their
own importing ffop abroad, can purchase e.
Northern importers, and supply the Southern
retail. trade, our cities will have al The ben
Gift which, the Erpress says" Northern cities
have been accustomed 10 receive from this source
which would be one great point gained, and "a far
towards building up our Commercial Interests, Bat,
considering the face, that the South Is not now pre-
pared to do her importing from nbron1 aud further
that large part OF the fabrics Of Southern cnnSnmp
ton are domestic products md can only be secured
in Northern markets; il must appear al glance, that
the one per cent. tax which applies 10 all goolS
bought by our wholesale merchants at the North, will
be exceedingly onerous. We have douh; shat
the motive which prompted the trainers Of lia bill.
was n good one aui that II IL designed 10 stimulate
direct trade but we fear il will have contrary csc
and crush the first efforts of merchants, who my
he looking to that ultimate end. We hope that the
cgates, and that the bill will be lost