Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-01-16
DIRECT TRADE,

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. Gath, 1859.
To the Editor of the KaHd1chd Republican:
Dear Sir-I have Just read in the Richmond Dispatch
an article extracted from your Journal speaking incident
ally OF the house NJ. Theodore Oliyar and myself have
established in Richmond, under the firm OF tn OLiyARI,
PICor Co. Permit me to say to you, that the inior-
nation You have received does not do Us full justice and
allow me to make some important additions 1t is
act as your esmable journal mentions, that our two
houses of Richmond and New Orleans comprise in their
lines of operation, cousignments commissions and
advances on goods merchandise but that il not
the handspring Of house aud the motive OF its crea-
ton at Richmond We have certainly been moved
by the idea Of facilitating the commerce and trade
of the Southern States in establishing i'll house
branch that will receive con gnments, and do commits
sion business Yet that would be small business, aud
would help but litte "o cH loose from the North. -
The saois operandi of commission Is SLOW and
tain in its results 1t Is not by COMMISSIONS that can
establish direct trade with Europe it Is not by
consiguatoas however large tie scale ui operations
be in tho future that you may obtain in the present. the
results so much sought for. Before European merchants
aud ship resolve upon sending their ships and
merchandise to market unknown TO them, and consent
the risks and nseparabe difficulties OF change
in the commercial current it is Indispensable to preach
10 them By example. So have resolved to undertake,
personal expense and risk the importation and
expectation between the Southern part of the United
States and the different countries of the commercial
world.
For several years past great deal has been said about
direct trade between Virginia aud Europe To talk
does lead to anything; act is great deal better
Nothing is more eloquent than acts and facts
We have given the necessary orders 10 associates
in Europe and taken the proper have dis
patched u.s. from France by vessels starting directly
from city, for Richmond, large quantities of all
goods and merchandise likely 70 b. CONSUMED in Nr
giuia. No matter what quantity aud quality OF goods
that yosr country may demand, not only for Virginia,
but for the States OF which she j. the market can
furnish them. Our vessels, in return, will carry your
lumber tobacco lard, wheat -four and lastly, your coal
oil In so doing operation will contribute douby to
the commercial development of Virginia. and to the COM
mercial emancipation of the South.
We do not operate as astock company. The CONNER
cid operations of such companies always full of trou
blcs aud aunoyances and bring only generally speaking
failure We operate only private ipdYlduals, find
ing in themselves aud their relations all the objects for
which your country may desire the direct importation
have often heard regrets expressed by numerous per
at the dill Guilty for Americans get matter at
| what price, cogGacs, brandes and wines from France,
natural md ptre instead Of adulterated productions;
and above all dangerous to the public health and well
fare But say with certainty that have solved
this problem that seemed of difficult solution; we
can import and deliver low prices, compared with the
prices OF the present day. French cognacs and brandies
and French wines 20 necessary TO mankind, and OF such
great usefulness TO health, when the OF II ia mode
rate. Those products, naT, will not pay through hume
rous hands TOO often dishonest before reaching the Vir
GINA consumers We promise to our friends of Ka-
nawha TO make them drink French wines and braudes
which we shall be able far to warrant that when they
desire it, We will give them wines and brandies produced
put in casks and shipped by fathers brothers and
| ationS / have the honor 10 he,
| Your obi servant,
| L. De BELL0T DEs MINERS.