The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-04-27

The return ~ pssco and the re-opeuius ~ COM
uorcal intercourse with the southern Sis,cI, " Il
nave narkci effect IN st.mua;us the business
Ltercsti u this city. I,isuus that New York haa
Teen remarkably prosperous DUNG the var but
the fact cannot be ignored that the south, previous
& TIE rebellion, contributed very largely ~ tie
uofnmercia prosperity Il the metropolis TIE
fce, leaders were fully aware " ,his when thy
made the prediction that tho war would cause
grass to grow In the streets II New York" sud
many business men, at the outbreak u tie rebel
lion. bad grave sIprehensions that the prophecy
would cone uupcssautly near fulhIment. It's
city had almost the exclusive control of the South
trrde, while Northern purchasers outside Of
the metropolis, have divided the,r patronage
,mong other cities, ~ some oItout the merchants,
planters and business men generally u the BIulh
Almost invariably did their irading here. The rich
staples VI cotton, tobacco, sugar, rice, etc, we're
cons gned ~ this city, and with the proceeds
q thcm our mcrchsnt- AMI manufacturers
slppl'cd tho southern people with tie goods
AID w..rs they required. Wien the rebellion
ccurred, not ou'y was this rich trade sudden
No III frlLu New York, bgt our ,or-~lorcls houses
had large claims outstanding IN the south, which
l,t,, for has uosa interests the great demand of
,hc government upon leading branches Of pr
.uctyo industry, and the iucroaslI requirements
+ the Northern States, no stagnation Of business
olpweG the severance of trNie relations with the
south Tie immense supplies rtqurei for the
.rtny created abundant market for our manu-
alturcs, and the commercial blow that otherwise
would have fallen was averted. al wel az causel,
IS tie war. But in very short time tho South
SIll again be opened 10 trade, ami again purchas-
crs will fock hither 10 procure the go"ds which
| they 40 sadly need The demand will not tc SIMPLY
| tie six months supply which they used ~ pur-
| chase, but everything that has been aiken from
thom by tour years OF terrific viii be required.
| Instead uf buying a certain quantity Of
| soodA to "stock up" with, their mer-
chants will 10 obliged 20 buy entirely
en- stocks, for the war has en them iesti.uts OF
| yearly every merchRuAhle commodity. There
vii not be 80 many negro "brogSus' purchased
by planters for their slaves Tor slavery anu rebel
Ion have gone down together; but ,ho n,groes arc
| sin there, they viii continue T. work the planta
| "one, they uuqt still have ''brogsns" aud every
| thing else ncelful, and whether purchA-oI by
| planters or others, New York must furnish them
The theory that the South is impoyershej, that Ia
people have no money and that therefore thoy cav,
lot for years buy largely from tie North is al ne
| lion. There Is enough cotton, tobacc, aud uthe
produces ia the south atthe present time to pay 70
ever thing tAey uecl. It is unquos,ionalle shat
,rvAt many southern mcn-indiviiuals-haye bcc
impoverished by the war but = a class H.
southern pe pie are abunlnn'y allie 70 buy. ~
| here Is tang blo ynset even t1r ,his theory %
noyerty. The return Of rracr, and with Il To
,galitaton Of slavery, llcauso 81 Immense en-
sraUon ~ TOW Southwark from tho N,rihcri
states Tbs Influx, aud the resource
that viii accompany 10, will Nrry so1
10 Compensate for the losses sustained IS u4
! ,,du4s. Tie return Of peace anI the ,stat
.8hucnt OF freedom viii, ia 'sct greatly iucreas
1 TO permanent demsud OF the ) luth for N5rtaeri
goods The development Of tue southern state
. I.Jcr free auspices, VIII be parallel with TIM,
b exc Western states-eyeu more rapid, y rhGps,
10 view ol tier grcatcr richness, thor sslutr.ty
n climate and OF err advantages, New YORK, cher
u tore, VIII soou bc ,hruugol, as IN daya ante be
. t.m With purchasers IRON Southern stHtes, 4
restrictions upon trade have slrclly been ryu.oy,
' ID s.ne extent, and even nov oriers Tor goots .
20 oluuius To be received 10y our merchants u
D. manufacturers from customers with whom th'
VI lcal, before the war Peace will bdus TT spcri
40 Co. no whole country, but nowhere will It he Il
uiorc strongly, nowhere VII It be moro adysutI
% Seou. 10 business interests than IN the motropol
ii The all s,f lob s..I nE