The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-09-09

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RlcnxcSD. VA. SEPT. end. 1874
rrrqsent visits to this active Metropolis
sfths Old Dcmiuioa have worn Of that
snsaiioa Of novelty which vas cuce excl
Sd bs is paep'esque appearance, its
hs4atiful bailJIafs. and its business aciiy,
ny. Bat tLougA hcreIss Is blnnt4a, that
cfinterrst ID tie iss,, md in ifs present
and IL future, can never Gag.
With the past, mere suggestion ofis
liasricsl record gill DO saiEcient 10 seal
totis iitiss generation this city Is the
ksast ~ vital centre 81 The nA,ssa Which
wsut down il the ssseks AMI 6aus Of its
IN ed long desndca stronghold. I.ha
more cheerful and nsss prossabie employ
nsnt to pass on to the present. aud per-
Lsps 70 speculatt on the future.
IA frst suggestion arrisas from its BUSH
ness fssturss. The effects Of the panic Of
lsst year still linger here. Merchants have
acishef recovered their boldness nor their
confidence. II ia ereditaLle to the szszcity
% the merchsnts here, and It's equally hou-
cradle tothcir customers. thxt the wssry
days that followed the panic sets followed
b % little Of disaster. There seN few
failures III any at alp among the fscrcan-
tile Glasses. But houcst as customers may
hare been. enforced necessity for delay 10
meeting engagements, hrs compelled the
merchants here somewhat TO restrict their
business. and has slso begctten awhole-
some prudence in eOItrolliug the expsn-
sioa Of their operations
Confidence must come in the coufss Of
time and then thsrc is no point in the coun-
try % well 6tted to avail herself Of natural
position. and artificial aids Is Richmond.
am somewhat Of novice in mercantile
matters. but to ms observation, 1 cannot
bus feel surprise that the merchsnts q
Virginia and Worth Carolina give this city
the 90 By IN she search Cor their Autumn
and Spring Supplies. Examination o
stores 10 cFcsy business exhibits stocks Al
large. As vsraris and as elegant, Us can b
found north % Mz<gn and DixoB's line,
and am confdcss icrms are a. good a
can be had citl-r 10 New York o. Balti
iaore. with the sdsantase Of cheapel
freigLts. and reader accessibility.
Bar don't ihisk either side under
stands itself fully. or knows What 10 lose
BY ignorance. lam certain that unr reo
plerdUuO. sufficiently appreciate the im
portanco Of RiehmOnd. the magnitude o
Us st0eis and the moderation Of ITS prices
Aad am equally sure that the merchant
Of Richmond are ignoraut u the capsei
ties Of the interior Of our State, and eouse
qusntly careless about seeking or iDyitinI
lis trsds. A better understanding wyui1
30 mutually bshsfehi.;
Trade IN tae city 4 at present ddit.
few fall purchasers ooly - Jet hsyin
made their appearance. Prospects for !
god fall business arc only partially on
coursgins. There is os.s marked exception
Tobaeoo has gppe almost Wild. The pr
ess might sInos, seem fabulous when qhzl
icy j. eoasidsrsi. I~s tss gentlsnc
from perza county to-day who sOId ,bsi
crops gOf Indifferent quality one for eli.
20 The Othsr for SIS. all round. and ,Ls
were ssrs ilhp dslighfed. 6peculaiio
$50 lively. that prices viii still 60 hishel
Virginia 10 jsst almost getting into d
political beat which hss jast cooled dos
10 Nmfh Caruhna. TIE Congcsios,
nominations. with ons o. svo exception
are I'll made. sud the Uossraaiss esnd
dsses have generally been selected fro
smorg tie les blood q dc State. rhe
brilliant 10 tslspt. and elerstcd 10 'clsars,
Ger: Din Conservatives nay se elaine
witbeata doaia. From The Rfebr'ou
Dissries. sn-Goverpsr Walker issbseb o
Tested. mol without exciting very des
seated dizatisfsctiyn Ia mauJ iniads--,
soush 10 fact % jsvpsrdiss bis sisctior
There are army who think that rs nor,
ustisa vss secured ~ shs srieaiS %
elzr-srsplaseh wors native 20 ssstssl
politics than 20 tbs old ansopinsiest.
ways q shes Sous There arc many VI
anseizss Bis name uBpisss@usly with 4
stss<ssl snais u the siat~. vitL discre
issbis rsilrosa' msssz~nsps. spd core
rinss operated forpsfsnsls ffvssdis<nisn
and s>lssh sdsssDsn<os. There sfvmsr
who think that the native yhsisisn'
bitter entitled 20 wear ard srnsin' d
hoscrs q the State ti,sn 10y nssp ofnee
introduction. 20 u'sftsr bow faithfully
may llsss ilIr<srsssd hs devvtioa 70 /
f..sg 80 II. ~