Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-16
Richmond Sentinel.
From tie Bahama (Nassau) Herald, May 18th.
NassNu's PGOsperi.V,

TAOspeT1'ys
To review and enalize all public documents is the
legitimate right and province Ut Journalism, especial
ly when it be doue III the propr spirit and good
taste. In looking over our issue OF tie l4h Instant
and after more careful perusal OF the " Address y
presen ted by the Honorable House of ASSEMBLY to
His Exceiency Governor Bayley," we deem 1t moth
ing mole than right and proper to make some notes
thrie ln-nOtes that may place The present great ana
growing prosperity OF our ciy on perhaps different
oasis
The past two or three years have beer years pros
perity to u.s. as owner and editor of the Herald and
we think have been to most of our citizens greatly ad
vantageous and we frankly own that our patronage
and support have mainly arisen from consequences
growing out OF communication and trade with the
Cont derate States "
Lock to our harbor-it is filled with slipping; ex,
anime our warehouses they groapIlg UNDER a
heavy load of merchandise visit hotels and board
ing houses-they flied with t'GnSaets and are
our steamers, with the exception OF perhaps TWO, up
for the Mother Country, The NOrtGern States OF The
old Uuited States, The outer Islands =? ls our mer
chaudiza to be exported to either of above points
or do we expect TO import cotton, tobacco &c. any
considerable extent lherefrom ? Is the r. '. Hotel
mainly flied with guests from England, Europe, the
North, or elsewhere than from-the Conederacy? 1t
is wise and prote Die ask such questions, If it be
done with reasonable expectation of getting cate
gorca reply-a reply whose basis is rock-the Iock
of truth then the only reply that be made every
one must admit to be, No! 1t is as Palpabe as that
the tide Gibbs and flows that the existence OF great
and growing commerce with the Confederacy is the
true and real cause of our great private end public
prosperity Our steamers are here to take eur mer-
chandize to the Conederacy, and to bring cotton, to-
bacco &c. in return SHIPS are here with cargoes
of merchandise and Goals for steamers and take
away the produce the steamers bring us and there
are Confederaes amongst US for the prosecution
of this trade than any other nationality Our mer-
chants those from England and other countries are,
many OF them at least also engaged in this trade.
But the two paragraphs In the " Address we allude
to, are as follows:
Amongst the prominent beneficial schemes thus
brought into operation, we may mention the regular
system of steam communication Win TIE Motner
Country the United States and the West Indies, as
well as more recently, steam communication amongst
onr own Islands which, coupled with the establishment
of the ROYAL Victoria HOTEL have in these times OF
nolitical and commercial excitement combined to bring
the Bahamas into conspicuous notice. to facilitate
camille enterprise, and to promote private as well
public prosperity.
" We may thus congratulate your ExcelIency and
this Colony during the last few years. and the flourish
ing condition to which it has attained"
IF these two paragraphs do not as pointediy and en-
rey ignore and abnegate the real cause OF our prVae
and public prosperity-we confess We cannot compre
bend their impor-that do not understand our var
nacular. But perhaps the oms Ion was accidental
nc accidental it was designed il designed what was
the reason Are our Merchants and those amongst as
for mercantile pursuits engaged in an lca tIGtc b?
Are our warehouses and docks building to accommo-
date such traffic Is it just or generous to attribute
our prosperity chiefly to any other cause than that
ound existing in commerce with the Confederacy2
When the Mother Country acknowk dyed the Conted-
eracv as Beigerent it not to make honorable
commerce that would necessarily results We look up.