The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-06

corporate the Lowell Health Insurance Company, with
capital Of S2OO0OO
Cotton, iron, everything the shape OF manufactures
prudenty managed appear TO thrive and shoot iorh IN
almost every direction The prosperity attends bread
studs, in all its varieties and cotton the great staple
of the south We have just letter from Virginia
stating that corn was selling at Norfolk, at the high price
of ~ l2a barrel; and that OF the farmers had de-
clined to sell, in expectation of better price
Mere politicians who do not take a broad and expan-
sve view OF things, but look at uury through the pur-
blind optics OF party interests are very apt to iali INTO the
most astonishing bunders mistake the Zenith for the
Nadr; the signs of the greatest prosperity for those OF
the deepest gloom The present situation OF country
when compared with the alarming predictions OF the fed
ea coaers the close of the last session of Congress
is one of the strongest illustrations oil their allacy The
commercial letters of able correspondent Prentice,
at New York, pouring out flood OF light upon the
prosperous condition OF things the which gave rise
it, and the consequences must produce. His last lei
ter, (of Thursday last which enabled TO throw
into this evenings paperO shows that the exports of do
nestle produce from the port of New York. during the
month OF January, amount TO 1870 ,333-whilst the
amount for the corresponding period OF the last year, was
only 81 939i2. He proceeds to enumerae the princi-
pal articles which shipped from New York 10 Great
Britain, during the last month, and says:
'The value these ten articles Great Britain is
than million dollars for the month, and the earn
nss oilhe shipping for freight Were probably meyer before
great IL should be steadily ufis c-
trade is based solely, great degree upon
short crops but is mainly owing the ree-rade neas
of the British government, commenced IN lSiZ ana con-
nued through four years down to last spring. Tor the ex-
press object oenhacing the consumption OF neeessaries IN
England through the medium OF increased foreign supply
have frequently alluded to this fact before and cannot
be too often impressed upon the public because an m
dcao of the eraneaee OF the business Ihnt ireland is
short OF potatoes is that is ortuous circumstance
coming in aid of the reetrade movement OF the govern
ment; bur when viii it cease The potato can never
again be relied entirely in Ireland The introduction OF
corn meal make that article OF consumption thai
be superseded The future demand will be checked
only by the of means of transportation and the
of Surely the west cannot be so false 10 Its own
neglect by all means in its power, 10 smooth
ing the regular interchange. large portion OF
the above -four ordered by those who sent goods for
sale this country return remittance No imports can
be brought in here without creating demand Tor farm pro-
duce. The greater the facilities given to commerce. the
greater will be the demand and the more considerable will
be the profits of the Already have Illinois and In
diana stocks advanced IL cent in anticipation OF the
benefits be derived by those States from foreign trade
Under such circumstances, merely peace the
interest the west should lead them raise sup
port the government from and coffee, and reduce
those articles the import OF which promotes the
sales of their produce''