Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-05
VOLUME LVII.-NUMBEK 81.
Formation OF n Steamship Line Between
E;cI::unI aud l:Ie southern stars.
fTrr sL I! rf-cur.eu. Of AnT,fp, u February

| E:cI:.u aud l:Ie southern StuL,s.
tTrsa I! rf-cur.eu. Of anT,fp fsurcs-
4.IJr he y. \. Herald
The establishment uf Irregular steamship line.
,eu"ern Bel GUM and certain PORTIONS VI thu
. New World, has long been popular project
lluny attempts To c,'nilect .inlwrrp with New
Iulk have taken place within the past t%enty )
years They have not beeli successful for rea
sr;rs which it i, needless 10 lnentlun. nc
,ilse, however, has been given f'r discourage
i:.vilt and the time has COME 10 make new ei
l,rIS li""r nr.cit and cu,l,Ill,r rec see the ne
ceS~I;r nl it, and it is to Le hoped that the cs
iarli.hncnt Ul Il regular line "t steamships he
tweyli this port and New York Is not lar dis.
lant.
But NeT Io'k is not the only point Of the
United States with which il Is dr,ilublc IL
III tiutain c !uirnercial relations. The Southern
States aspire aSu 10 have their steamship llns,
and To place thrln>csr. in direct colnruunicsl
lion with his Country. Negotiations, in which
the tlantrrS look the initiative, have been On
iu It f,r many ! ears and have arrived II! a sue
cessful trIr..n ilion, aud it is believed that u
Steamer viii soon be running between Antwerp
aLd SaYaril;>h.
\ cunpaay has been organized under the
deyr, opnlrrt Ut direct commerce with the
S"ull crn States Of the United States Of Ame.
RIGA.
Ia aid this project the General Assembly Of
the State OF Georgia, at It's session Ui the 18th
of December, paS,rd law, the principal proyi.
s!ons Of which are As follows:
The society, created Tor term Of twenty
five years, shall e"jny domiciu-y tights on
teri itury of The Stale Of Gcoreia, and of tiu-
ding purchasing and selling merchandise there.
The; hall also enjoy all The commercial RI hts
aud privileges Of cliIzcils OF the Stale, and on
e,llni terms with them, TO build, posses,
hold and ~ light sra.gons ve' so!s propelled by
wiHf and strAni, and. also, to p 'SSess and USE
such !,Iays and lots Of ground bordering on the
river III the city Of Savannah Or in any pol Is
ol tie State OF Georgia that may be deslablr,
.ect s,ay or suitable to the carrying on OF the!r
op, rat:vi4S- They shall nave the right OF alien.
alinS snI d!spvsiGg of such property rs we
sIuve just mentioned They shall oe aneGabse
to tle COURTS oi lhe country. They shall
haze Il crluruyn seal u,d signature Tor all pa
prrs used in the transportation Of merchar.
,!Ize, products of every kind and passengers
between the port of Savannah or other parts
Of Georgia aud that 9f Antwerp or other
puts III Europe as they Ina, dvc,n proper.
The directors and n,,.r,ager> of the company
will re r,d d as soon Us they deem ii opportuI'v
I" the undertaking Of the cnl, rl'rse, c"nlmm'
ably 10 Tn. regulations and provisions Of the
decree u: the King Of Bslsiuu Of June H.
1860
Tine company, when definitely organized, is
e!nI over d to Issue >tu, k shares Tor the sum
+ Iwu mIlnns Of dvlars-ea,h slmre ut the
rae I" laenly d,llars. although they shall be
p:viIrg, u ~ ISSUE them at one hundred dui;ais
"r more These lslriis will bc oft r,d 10 the
r.:Z GS Of the Southern States Oh condition
that cac!I share Of twenty dollars slial! repre-
sent u:le vote, ard that in the election Gt di
Irctors and managers 10 shal ch"ldrr shall have
m",e ,lIau :: hundred votes, and thut The pro.
visions ii liic ,tr;ut,s OF tic company Which
u"ay he in conflict with ,huSe rrrc, ding shall
hc harm"n:zc' with them. he shaes Tins
,.Siird. Tic State Of Georgia guarantees the
'n,,le>t upon them It the rate # tive per cent.
Tor iisr Ncar1 y sum ui SlUu UUU is Ihus an
"IrrI'y appropriated by The Slnte, upon The
following conditions:
li the iir>t plac: II commissioner will be ap'
pvin;", bt tie Government IL examine the re.
s;,"!l>ib.!.ly ;vuicc, nl.d Organization Of the
''ui,!imay, lis Mai dug ard the means with
which II Is prepared To carry out 'hc intentions
and piovI-!o.s ut the Contract. llo will make
..iiirr e Inc :!uiL5r ii vrssriI ct the dis.
pvsa! y. the cvupany as wel as their 81, le Of
hud AID capacity. /; after obtaining his in.
formation. lie Is Convinced that il would be 10
lhr real inrric,t uf Georgia 20 establish the
line. cl,tl.ed With It's iul powers, the Governor
hail guarantee, through the agency vi the sarne
cou'lli>>vn,r, TIE pay uet VI the intel est above
stipulated
Ihe annual net gains Of the enterprise will
lie deducted roIn the SUN vi SlO0,OUU aid II
the n.t gai,s ahuuld exceed that suln, such
surplus 10 ." equally divided between the
Safe uf Georgia and the company, and It Is
claimed Tia! this would MAINTAIN the line
Things wouli be ~ arranged as to insure II
mrnlhly arrival and departure from Savannc!,
vr sou.e o,her port within The liEIts Vi Geur.
"a.
Such arc the principal intentions Of the law;
.ila others are but Of secondary Importance.
There is 4 certainty Of favorable Conditions,
and SIC have no doubt Of tic success Of this
enterprise, if it is conducted ailh intelligence
aud cconuluy as the bass on which il rests lis
operations is well prepared, which is very
essential point.
Ii is unnecessary to cnumcrate the ndvaE'
tasrs whrh will result from it. They cannot
bc other than very considerable 10 trade and
commerce.
\ SExrrXTlors SPEECH Dr WAsHlN6ToS.-A