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MASS COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL 
 
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 TO THE MERCHANTS, BANKERS AND OTHERS 
 
 OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA : 
 
 There ire two great objects wl eh we desire a 
 resoll of tbe momentous strti ■ which I e now pend- 
 ing, ■ ireial ami n- 
 naii' I 
 
 The first h 1 :ind under 
 the direction of the ablest mind* m our Confedt 
 
 and with (he blest to be rapidly 
 
 ■ 
 
 and Id our estimation thi I Important, 
 
 . 
 
 Inglosl by tl re ay well 
 
 digi - fdtltfl attainmeLt, 
 
 We ■■ and 
 
 our country, !>• seek to awaken o the 
 
 Incalculable Impoi 
 
 'iiptly mi:- ell f jtiipptil lor I he com 
 
 , our plans tnorou ed and well 
 
 matured, that by prompt 
 
 ni shall be m '<!■■. we - ! 
 
 nut 'uly politically, but 
 commercially and Qi 
 
 Have wo do! the '■kill and energy in our I 
 which is oeediul lo condui t ooi 
 
 cm to re- 
 main in tbe band hers. 
 Shall the pr trade with 
 ■ i Hoi into i he ban 
 nical to ourpeaceand welfare, or shall 
 the 1" i by us and 
 
 Mien ? 
 
 ide by 
 sfer to. and 
 engross aim* rn trade in 
 
 their own hands. Our institution* have been dei 
 to the world in the hope that by tht- m< ing they m 
 drive from us the 9 j il na- 
 
 , and obstruct, If not wholly t>rcvcntr/a>vrt 
 between as and tbem. 
 Witt tl time we should 
 
 awaken to the vital Importance isc a id do 
 
 icct J 
 Oncol th< wa i ol thi ■ 
 
 llahmenl of d countries— imme- 
 
 diately opon the openlog of th< , i; Confeder- 
 
 acy— ia the Diet that oar Merchants are comparatively 
 unknown in ■ ,■ no credit • 
 
 i there. Although. 
 
 ... 
 
 bet* ii ■ late United States and those nations for 
 
 more tban a half century j In i ml commer- 
 
 cial sense, we are nnfcnowu to each other— our bills ot 
 
 lange bavlngbeen drawn by Northern House 
 the •■ . of their productions consumed by us— 
 
 imported through the same channi I— so litth have we 
 n in these trat t years weald to. 
 
 required fn the on of events, tobtlldup 
 
 thai ti ablish thai confidence w I 
 
 lutcly nci i ■ ii rclal trai 9a< toi vhflt] 
 
 fonndi , 
 
 tt i ■ iv, tint Borne i extraordinary D 
 
 i i ■ ■ ised, to enable us: to fn 
 
 from i illf and 
 
 imiei- -,!■.•• old 
 
 channel a* eoon as our ports an i 
 
 l) mil products, other lluin our -rear 
 ! now a t i the ui'ild, and 
 the : i trade 
 
 with us, and we should all uniU "»t tfforU In tic pro- 
 motion ol Ihit gr< at work. 
 
 W< tc the Merchants, Bank- 
 
 ers and oth meet us in 
 
 on thi I : ii day 
 
 put puse of del is ing some plan 
 
 tabllshlng a in con- 
 
 i and J . n i nti lee, 
 
 which ile and avail i r ing 
 
 to nso it. ami which will also command the hearty sup* 
 
 port i). i i, iv. 
 
 We earnestly invite tht 
 the press of the Confodei 
 
 ject lully before thj peoplo and the prestm c ■ 
 membi aed. 
 
 U'e would also, n pi tfullj trious 
 
 Chaui other Sot ieties \* ithin the 
 
 ii/ed for similar purposes the pro- 
 
 proprloty ol appointing Oommlttoes at an eaily day for 
 
 thopnrpose of a due ami deli bora c on of 
 
 to be 
 eting. 
 'fully, 
 . WM. B. JOUNflTOX, l'ie-i.rt. 
 . I hambci ol I 
 IIknkv L. is* ( 
 
 i Chamber of » 'omt 
 Hi nTtb, 1861, 
 
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