Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-15
OUR pHILApELPHIA LETTER.
Steamship Enterprises-Trade with the south
Why Philadelphia Falls Behind New YOrk-New
Jersey Railroad ExtortiOn-The Murder of Miss
Watts-Newspaper Projects, sc. &c.

Your editorial on Saturday last, on Philadelphia )
position on the present reconstruction question: has
provoked the Press of this city to reply. The editor
however, has done it in way that does not exactly
touch upon the point in question, but saliies OIL
toward the steamship lines OF the Southern States
A Baltimore paper took up the gauntlet thrown down
by the Wig and pitched into Philadelphia al rate
that was perfectly constitutional and acceptable 10
those who have the true interests OF this city at
stake. and who believe that by no other way save
that of humping knowledge into it can't be gained
Here is what the Press says:
"If there are any merchants who 10 not yet know
that Philadelphia losing her commerce Is lu9urlng
her manufactures, and that the establishment Ol the
proposed steamship lines 10 Southern ports Is essen
a 10 all her interests, argument Will scarcely con-
vince them But we may all be aroused by the ST ng
of the too Just sneers in which the newspapers OF
other cities frequently indulge.
Baltimore, with her eighty steamers, has some
reason to make this taunt. 1t is too true that we
arc greatly dependent upon her for transportation
it is true that we have fallen beiiihu IA quo ia. A.,
enterprise and have even been Pds'tI oS wy w
cidadiy our inferior in population and INDUSTRIAL re-
sonrces But 10 is not true that we are destitute oil
enterprise We give fair notice that Philadelphia
has awakened, and intends to sleep 10 more. lhe
great movement to restore our steam communication
Thomas Geo. S. Buzby, E. A. SOuder, Charles
knecht and might say all OF our best mere hahts
is destined to succeed The meetings they have held
at the rooms OF the Board Of Trade and the Corn
Exchange have already resulted in the subscript:on
of $500 600 and the committees are still actively at
work Before the end of January, we hope to report
the completion of the fund and before spring the es
tabisment of the line and then we may with more
pride repel the tauntS OF our rivals.
There is another fact which may be iorciDIy
IL. aaA3 n1nlfn -
of the President of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
i've first class steamers to Liverpool, and the line
thence to the latter port now pays handsomely
Philadelphia has Liverpool line but what success
does it meet IL IrJu not take full cargo from
this pOrt because the goods desired cannot be OBJ
tanned here After it has partially taken its freight
here it fills up at New York with cotton and other
staples These Southern lines are therefore lnds-
pensable as feeders to our European commerce.
The tenor Of al which is simply this I've, the
merchants of Philadelphia are sorry that we treated
the credit account of Southern merchants in the way
we did and we hope they will forgive US, and pac-
ing their hands in their pockets, freely give that
which they did not freely receive and be prevailed
upon to assist in the re-establishment of the great
Southern steamship lines'-all of which is respect
fully submitted. Now, there is not an honest mer-
chant in this great State who can declare that the
merchants OF the southern states nave Deeu ueileu
with the consideration they are entitled to. For eN-
ample John Jones of Richmond, comes into one OF
our Market street houses and makes himself ac-
quanted with John Smith, the proprietor " Mr.
Smith what are satinettS worth =! 50 much per
pjece-so many wards per piece, cash." Why IS 1t
cash, SrF' asks Jones. " Because, says smith,
..you are from the South, as can detect from your
conversations and we deal with rebels only for cash!
Exit Jones, with hasty good morning, lie
masses two or three houses with similar result anu
L.. Il, e a1alan in i. a
horse town, anyhow, and bundles oil to New orS.
Stepping into the great wholesale houses OF any
form in that modern Bedlam, he asks for Mr.. Brown
Mr.. Brown, want to purchase some SILKS, &c.
:. Yes sir, walk up stairs, replies Brown, WIN all
the grace of Brunmel and the Suavty OF dane
inc master Jones walks up stairs, and Is
kindly shown everything there is in the eStab-
lishment that would be likely to suit him. q" / am
from Virginia. says Jones, "and | presume you
could let me have these goods on hrst'class paper
40. certainly sir; objection at all, sir we are
ql,saBs doing such business az that" And Jones
thus runs up a bill of twenty thousand dollars and
is given credit for six and nine months These goods
are all shipped by way OF the New York line OF
steamers, and Philadelphia stands out IN the cold
shiyering and complaining that she can't get any
work to do. Whose fault is it Why the lault OF
the very merchants who are endeavOring TO esta6-
lsh these steamship lines. They understand so little
of business men and business things, that they cut
off one hand with the other and then turning around
IL who IL was that llarfnrEaSd the eutEiSh oP1Ld
ron Philadelphia may speak OF steamships, and
NAV work for them, but there is no success until the
riy6t hand knows what the left hand doeth.
Thes oratorical passage at arms IN Congleis, on
Tuesday last affecting the monopoly OF the Camden
aud Amboy railroad, the only line connecting Phil-
adelphia and New York has created, q great senSl-
ton here VIM. II. GattZmer, the German supetin-
tendeut of the road has been to Washington with 4
trunk full OF tickets to soOthe the members IN
to noncommttal, but it is believed to be gag and
Congressman, thinking something wrong wont ac-
cent his tickets As all Southerners taking the land
ruute TO New York are compelled to pass over this
road il would be well for them to be enlightened
upon this point. Passengers through from Rich
mond pass outside the limits OF the city OF Phla-
delphia, and taking the Western branch are
drawn over to the kensington depot by dummy en-
zine Atthis point the Camden and AmbOy takes
them in hand. The name, however OF the company
can hardly assume the proportions OF camden ana
Amboy, but it is owned by that company under the
Understanding title OF Trenton and Phadelphla rail-
road Passing up on the border Of the State for
twenty eight and half miles, you cross the Della
ware river, leaving the Pennsylvania line at small
town named MOrrisville; this crossing brings you
into contact with the illegitmate Camden aud Am
boy railroad, the most astutely managed monopoly
now in existence in the United states. II IL owned
by a corporation of gentlemen, mostly JerSeymen
who to maintain their rights yearly Hood the state
Legislature with hundreds oil thousands OF dollars 10
further their ends and defeat the claims OF Justice
Every through passenger, to or from New York Is
compelled TO pay tribute OF one dollar for the sup
mort of the State This amounts to millions every
year. Jerseymen are not required to pay this
Hence the fare is cheaper from any stated point 10
any other ia the State but all the revenue gather
ed from outsiders, who only use the State because
they cannot help it, but for this usage they pay one
dOlart each and every time of using. our
readers may know the depth of depravty enjoyed by
this corporation when il had the ruthless daring and
shamefacedness to charge one thousand dollars for
the translerence Of President LlncOns remains from
Philadelphia TO New York the only railroad IN the
United States that dared do such thing, and the
ONLY road that did not crave the privilege OF assist
ing in Transporting his body to its last resting place
The recent murder of Miss Watts, the maiden lady
of three score that took place here on Saturday last
is still the subject of much comment II is believed
that the wretch has been discovered, and ifthe crime
can be proven upon him there will be but slight
homes Of his evasion OF the statutory laws OF tue
state enforcing capital punishment. II will be
real blessing TO have the extent OF the law pro-
nounced upon some worthy crimina-for 1t seems
to have been settled agreement between the law
yers and the bench in our courts that every act OF
murder is either justihable homicide or murder IN
the second degree.
Rumor correctly founded says that daily paper,
with two millions OF capital, after the style OF the
New York Herald, is shortly to be started here
Heaven speed the day, and prepare the corpora.
tors" to be willing 10 lose two hundred thousand
dollars before they can make penny.
The Methodist Episcopal denomination are making
great efforts 10 get up public demonstration IN
their denomination FOR the purpose OF starting an
independent book concern here, similar 70 the one
in Mulberry street. New York. II the plan succeeds
there will also be weekly religious paper connected
with ii. the circulation Of which will depend mostly
upon those of that denomination in the States OF
| PENNSYLVANIA and Maryland. If such paper rs a
success, it will cut down the circulation oil me
Methodist" and Christian Advocate and journal
of New York, fully one-half. do not see why that
religious body cannot support full grown BOOK
| Concern" and an ably conducted sheet. But sup
pose it is in this as it is in other thingS-we mus
play second fiddle to New York, St. LOUIS, Cincin-
| natl. Buffalo, Boston, and other places.
! have received copy Of an Agricultural Monthly
! Journal publ shed in Richmond, called THE FARMEE
Ii is one of the neatest publications of the kind
have ever seen, and far surpasses anything produced
in this latitude. We have here a-half dozen month
| tx AGRICULTURAL primers, the united bulk OF which
! would mot equal the size of your excellent Journal
| The work ought TO have a large circulation among
the farmers of Pennsylvania, Delaware and Mary
land for the climate and requirements OF the soil an
| about like those of Virginia. CHAPMAN
MEXICO.
| ,,,,oL nm Notamoras Anticipated-Capture o.
] IiberaIs-Orders 90 Shoot Them.
NEw ORLEANS, January ll.-Cenera Clark IA
arrived at Brownsville with important despatche