Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-03-09
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR, DATED
international Hotel, !
NEW YnRk. March i lSGl


For week or more the weather has been
not only fine, but as the ladies say, de.
lghtful, und the immense throng on the
sidewalks Of Broadway, from ten 10 the
morning till about five 10 the afternoon, pre-.
sents an array of moving and progressive
humanity on foot and on wheels. that cannot
be equalled, it is said, by uny other city 10
the world. Though wholesale jobbers still
complain of a great falling of, business has
Improved considerably the past week. Tho re-
tailers say they have suffered comparatively
but little. The abundance of money aud the
cheapness of many kinds OF imported goods,
much of which is forced into the markets, in.
duce many to make purchases who would not
do so otherwise.
The extravagant expenditures in dress
among the ladies Of the wealthy classes here,
would hardly be imagined 10y our plain
country ladies'.
Speaking on the subject Of reducing the
prices OF goods with leading clerk, among
the four hundred in Stewards Store, he said
Mr.. Stewsrt's rule was to keep no old stock
over the season, if possible. That few days
since he ordered o reduction Of 5000 on set
Of furs, priced at Slj00. The clerk was
rather a5toDished at the reduction, aud said
they could be sold OF $1,000. "Then,' said
Mr.. Stewart, price them to 5000 and you
will be sure to sell them" Think Of lady
carrying on her person furs valued at fifteen
hundred dollars, or the price Of a good farm
True, but few outside of the great cities could
indulge 10 such furs and one thousand dollar
shaUls. sBut even this is moderate. com.
pared with extravagunce in jewelry.
called in ut the splendid jewelry establish
meUt Of Ball, Black & Co, and was shown in
one case twenty or thirty sets of iewelry,
valued at prices ranging from three hundred
to eight thousand dollars. One set, consist
ing of diamond necklace, bracelets, breast
pin and ear rings all superior brliauts, priced
at twenty five thousand dollars. In appear.
ance this set was not much superior TO
some of much less value, but the diamonds
were Of larger class.
he new tariff of the Southern Confederacy,
brought many southern merchants to the city TO
lay in their stock before the act took effect They
are already complaining of the taxation and the
want of postal facilities, which the new govern.
ment is compelled to restrict allowing, IN most
instances, only one post'ofce in each county,
and from which other localities must supply their
own mail carriers, and the postage is increased
to five cents. This is, perhaps, the first practi'
cal lesson OF freetrade for which the south has
been yearnng and fighting, for many years.
The new tariff, just passed, is not at all salts
actory to this city, and it is, no doubt, imperfect
in many of its details, bot it will still be of great
service 10 Pennsylvania if it is left undsturbed.
1t is, perhaps, well for its pcrmanency that the
amendment restoring the ware'housing system
was adopted. 1t enables this city to do, com.
mercially, what an eminent English statesman
said could not be done in any other city in the
world namely, to furnish any foreign vessel
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merchandise from all nations. For this purpose
goods from every quarter of the globe are import
ed and allowed to be kept in the government
ware houses three years, the duty to be paid only
on that taken out for home consumption, but not
for expectation.
The conciliatory tone Of the Presidents
Inaugural Address together with the adop.
ton Of Mr. Corwin's resolution in Congress,
aud the conservative views of Mr.. Lincoln's
Cabinet, seem to revive the hopes OF many
who had almost despaired of a reconciliation
among the discordant elements which had
nigh brought our Government to anarcbv,
civil war and bloodshed.
The appointment of Gen. Chase, OF Ohio,
instead OF Gen. Camerou, as Secretary OF the
Treasury, was not satisfactory to PennsSva-
MIA. The objection was not to Gen. Chase,
personally, who is an able msu, but to his
antl'tarlii views. 10 many respects the posi-
ton Gov. Cameron now holds, is perhaps
more desirable, as it certainly is now more
arderous and responsible in view of the i'm.
pending troubles. The friendly relations
existing between Gen. Seward and Gen.
Cameron will not De without effect in matters
concerning the interests OF the Keystone
State.
There seems to be difference OF opinion 10
regard TO the merits of Mr. Lincoln's Inaugu.
raj Address. 1t is satisfactory to all except
the secessonists who look upon it as O deca'
ration OF war against the seeding states
But they would be satisfied with nothing but
submission to their demands.
Mr.. Llncolns views are not only incontrover.
tibls but will be responded to and find favor
with every patriot aud liberal minded man.
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