Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-09-27
Mar. Coa,merc!rinu:: EIrapc,ai :,urycu-

Wars Commercial EIrauc,ni .,uEvcu-
ton.
Ia tie -Nerchdnts, GtnIe:v GhG othe1e Of t!t
Confederate .St"tcs a iasr:ca.
There ar, two great objects which y.e de- ir.,
as the res ult OF the momento,ls s.rurcl. wb;r!,
is now pending One is Political. li,r o.l.v, +,
Commercial and Financial
The first has been thoroughly ORGANIZED a..,:
Under the direction Of the ab!es! maids n .,;:-
Conederacy, and with the blessings ci tioi.
appears 10 be rapidly progressing 10 :, saistac
trry conclusion. The second SID, in nur est
nation, The creates. and most I'M por!.a,, s:--
not, as yet, an Crg:ri5at;0D, aSi = % ;,Tra;
aaEser OF being lost 5y the success oi tie :.r--
9s'ore any Tell dlseSied lana ia. teeI; a::"j';.
Cd for its attainment.
c ic! II to DC our iGt;, therefore. 10 u4r
selves and our country, to Scck TO awai:en the
! public mind (" the incalculabic Importance %!
seeing to i. ,nat our forces are promptly mus
tered ;in'i well equipped f5r the coming strap
slc, our 1.aos thoroughly iiscuSsa,: :.:lt. we.'
na:urcd, taat BY prompt and combined ac;:o,i
! wien the movement shall be made, we snail
ensure cntire success and DcSc:.c rs we seek
to be, not ony politically, bat coirma'c2iiy
and financially free Gnd Independents.
Have we not the skill and eners" il, our
Con fadorai.u-. -nGta "eit ap!ua.i
as a, home? Il not, we fear we .mua; '.e con
! tent a; heretofore u allow them tu r2!N. IA
the hands Of, and be conducted By ots:crs
! Shall the profits arising from or imn:ras:
trade with foreign countries continue 10 How
into the hands Of those who are l;iiHc..i tr d@i
peace and welfare, or shall the benefits nr::.:.t
thereirom be retained hy us ard :?aa:.:t!"'i
MS a rich legacy to our children?
! mighty and systematic .ttDrt n:' hc.:i
made by merchants and bankers /; l!.a NoT;i,
. To transfer to, aud cnSroSs almost tbs an!Ii-
profit; Of Southern trade in the: own fia;il:::;.
Our institutions have been dccrei 70 the ~orld
in the hope that by this means .hey 7'sh:
drive from us the Sylnpatnies oi other com
mercial nations, and obstruct, il not who'll,
prevent direct iHteyr1uy>s between us and
them.
With these facts before lis, is i noL tune We
should awaken 10 the vital Importance oi
instant, wise and decided 1ctiun upJ. tI:
! subject?
One Of the greatest obstacles ia tic Way Ci
; he establishment Of direct trade with tcrcigh
Countries immediately upon the opening ot
! the ports Of our C0nfsderacy il the fact TIA:
Our lacrchaats are comparatively unknown ill
ufeign markets, and have n4 credit established
there Although the products Of the Sou;ac.:.
/ ;iatas have constituted the basis Of credits apt
! ,y!hanyc between the late L.:.sG S:cta- ..!
those nations for laore than = h:..:: :cctGr!, IL
financial and cnmE3crc:Si >Gjt Nrc ::::e una.cV':.
10 .a;,: ct!iir-aur bills 0f exchange n2":r-
, 2"n drawn hy Northern ho"sas. &Ia ;';a T5t:
';srrtiat OF their productions co"Sune'. by -,
iu:v:,.l through the SAME Ch&a:c.: So little
illyc we been knoTn in :!.c>c transactions.
that years would hc IcGuirc1 i; t!te ordinary
conIss Of events, to build mp that trade and
ssiaDilsh that confidence 72:..s:: j.. .UsG iutely
i.2cc:,nry in commercial t':.i.a:c-.yrs, i|hicn
~ Sounded t,il system o. credit!
/ is clear, therefore, tna! some eNir:n:t..
rary measures mus. &c ievi,:3, to enable ~
/ 70 Tree ourselves Gro,a these !:npedlmeIts tn
/ our commercial credit and Independence, an.i
! r-e:"nt our falling back ;:;to the old channr
- <9on as cur ports a:c again open II =,
! moreover, desirable that our produals, Other
! ltia:, our great staple, should be fully made
: tr.'.:i, 20 the World, a:G .i.a Crca. a3"antaGs
! ia !J.c,:n mations 81 direct .-&39 WIKI I:::
! ana s. g should all mite oui efforts 81 III" pro
H.o.;!n of this great work.
! "c therefore cordially in"!- he Merchants,
/ H4;t:,crs and others OF the Confederate States
| to meet US in Mass Convention, III tile city 0t
Macon. on the 14th day Of October next for
! the purpose Of dcrising some plan for estab-
iishrg system of credits between tie Coz
:adrr.;c States Of America and foreign couu-
tries, which may be practicable aud available
/ 10 ali desiring to use it, and which will also
command the hearty support OF the c:;iz-ns
| OF our whole country.
We earnestly invite the assistance and CO.
operation of the press Of the Contedernts
STAGES in bringing The subject fully before !aa
people and the presence OF It's rlelnb-ts % The
occasion named
We would also respectfully sussos: to tb"
7siicu; Chambers Of Commerce aud other 60
cic;ies Si:lin tie Coniederacy, organized for
similar purposes, the proprieiy Of appointing
roprnittccs at an early day, for th2 purpose Of
:. ,:,ir Hnl deliberate invcstigsti5n Of this !,n
prr;aat subject, and proposing some , IA: 70
i:r submitted to the Conventic.: =: ;ts !-.@;:".:.
Very respectfully,
! WV 3. JonS5rGS. Fri,
Macon Chamber 81 ComsGc'%:.
iiEIEY l.. JEwETT, Sec'y,
Macon Chamber Of Commerce.
MAc0H, GA, July %. 1851.