Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-11-06

with most unusually deficient stock of food
In Ireland alone the food Of 1000 900 human
mounths has persisted. The failure Of the same
root in other countries, amounts, probably, to at
least an equal deduction from the aggregate sup
ply. Throughout the continent the lower des-
criplons Of corn occupying the same place as the
potato in Ireland, have partially, IN some places
totally failed. In very few places is the wheat
crop more than an average one. The food OF the
masses, however, is the question. There can be
no doubt whatever that il is seriously deficient.
Ii is impossible to mistify that fact. All the diff
ferences as compared with the crop Of last year,
which we now know TO have been unequal TO the
demand, are in the direction Of decrease. There
is no one particular of increase at all likely to
make up for the fearful deficiency under other
items. The result is plain matter, not so much
of calculation as of such forethought as nature
has given 10 a child.
Some, Of course, will point across the Atlantic.
In estimating the power Of the United States to
supply the deficiencies Of Europe, we must con-
slider not their aggregate produce, which, on pa
per, looks vast enough, but their exporting pow
er. That is all that we have to do with; and ey-
cry body who has watched the history of the
corn trade, for even a few months, knows how
liue America can really export, and how power
fully the smallest rise Of demand operates on her
power Of supply. From the columns Of we'll
informed provincial contemporary, we extracted
yesterday some interesting observations on Amer
lean exports, which proves how little we are to
expect from that quarter. 1t appears that during
the year 1874, the last Of which we possess off,
H.,
of the world no more than about million quar-
tiers of wheat. How much Indian corn it can
spare for Europe we have not the same means OF
conjecturing; but the present high price Of that
article shows very clearly the opinion of dealers
and merchants on this point, where, then, are we
TO look for that exuberent and sudden fertility OF
that enormous and long accumulation of food
which is TO make up at once for the vanished de-
pendence Of hungry millionsl East and west
north and south, we see no sign Of such useful
auxiliary.
The worst symptoms Of the Irish famine, as
we had to observe yesterday, have begun to show
themselves in the way of popular gatherings anC
professions, which at present are only turbulent
but may soon become outrageous. The twin
powers Of fear and rumor have lent their hand
TO the coloring Of a picture already sufficiently
sombre. The people have made up their minds
toreport the worst and believe thewor Human
agency is now denounced as instrumental in add
ing to the calamity inflicted by Heaven. 1t is NJ
longer submission to Providence, but a murmu
against the government. The potatoes wer
blighted by decree from on high, but labor j
detrauded by the Vaccinations of earthly power
+ Such are the first aspirations of discomfort, nAa
+ med by rumor, and diffused by fear. Such arr
the thanks that government gets for attempting
to palate great Affections, and satisfy correspon
ding demands by an inevitable but ruinous be
nefcence.
The alarm of the populace in the provincial
towns has arisen in some cases from the fact o
the wages paid by Government being below tht
average standard of wages in the vicinity; in 9th
ers, from the report that it is the intention to re
duce them below the standard. Thisis the secre
of the murmur. But how much does it disclose
How much does it indicate! 1t is the old thing
the old grievance is at the bottom; the old maa
dy is breaking out. 1t is the national character
the national thoughtessness, the national indc
lence. 1t is that which demands the attention G
governments, of patriots, and philanthropiss, nc
a whit less than the potato disease. The govern
ment provided work for people who love it moi