The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-03-25

will ofirself tend more TO increase lhe
prices Of property, tban AL the gold that
shall be collected for long years TO come
lis accumulation will be far less felt in
of these facilities, and Of rs
10 :he enormous Increase
in commerce; but it viii not be without
It's favorable iGflnenca, for it will "serve
TO strengthen rha golden tortoise, aud
render the superintendent mass ofcredit
more secure" And whether gold digging
continues or not, the prices will probably
advance gradually for the reascps aheady
stated. On the other baud, the great i'm
provements which are making TO cheaper
the cultivation .ofland, and in 0anufac.
turing, will te1d 10 keep down the prices
Of lis raw and Of its manufactured pro-
duc,s, and increase the value Of land al,
the same time. All these conflicting
causes, operating 'oeeihrr, must pre-
vent any sudden change in either dircc-
tion.
Very mistaken notions prevail as to
the effects of Californian and Australian
mining. Many suppose that ifihc coun-
try is flooded with gold, we shall have a
"goIden age" in earnest, with pockets al
all times full Of money, and lle'S comforts
and Iuxuries in proIuse abundance. -
Nothing can be more falIacious. For
admitting that by sudden ilAux, gold
should become as plentiful as silver lof-
merIy was, and that as a necessary con.
sequence prices should suddenly rsc, as
we shall suppose, to as high an increase
as those OF the. sixteenth century, or 300
per cent, what would be the result?-
What glorious times, some will imagine,
these would be for tie farmers wheat al
three dollars per bushel, coru attwo dsl-
lars, beefand pork at twenty five cenis
butter at fifty, and other surplus f1rm
produce in like proportion. MeFchanls
wonlt be. delighted to find Their goods
tripied in value; mechanics would rejoice
at their ,ripIed wages, and lawyers and
physicians at their three fold fees. But this
oul'urs of Joy would all subside as soon
as the farmers began 10 purchase their
dry goods and groceries, and the shop
keepers their fam PROVISIONS Tie
merchants and professional men would
iiud il no more easy 10 live than before
for Iheir greatly increased means would
require an equally increased outlay to
supply every want, They would now
learn, what many h2ve nev r learned, the
difference it tween value aud price. The
real wealth Of the world, would r, r,main
the same; all The difference would be in
the increased amount Of its representa-
live, gold, required to purchase every
arlicle, Hence VIC arrive again at the
truth stated in in early part of these re-
marks, that the possession Of the precious
metals is moi wealth in itself, but il con-
sists in all those means and materials
which 60 directly to SUPPLY our wants.
Real prosperity depends not upon mon
ey, but on the industry, ,enterprize, intel!-
gHnce and energy Of the people, in pro-
culjng The comforts of bone, in multiply
ing the products of the soil, in perfecljng
all the arts Of cultivation, in facilitating
the manufacture of all crude materials,
in rendering markets aad exchanges ac-
cossible, and above all, in general wish
to consult the general good in preference
to selfish interest, which is most healthy
life giving principles for any community
Albany Country Gentleman.