Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-11-22
NUMBER 122.
RICHMOND WHIG.

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DrricuLIiEs-Upon tho proper adiu.tmen, of ,bs ,,i
80 ue'"eoh agriculture and commerce depends tho
bs ana prosperity OF country. Agriculture supplies
un plV"uc's with which commerce trades and brppx
osex the riches Of other lands From this n 4.
y pam aat deficiency OF produce must soon dmuish
ahn impair commerce-while a deficiency of commerce.
WI leave portion Of agricultural proJuc,s inert ,nS
rane.ss. T1ese are general principles, which have a
ous Deafhg on he present commercial dficutics and
Nncn should oe well considered by the Intelligent nuds
which direct tho thought and enterprise of tb,
ARG NC deficient in other of gfe,t sources Of human
; ~ SO, can NO remedy that defcicucy-snd
s ADJUST 'ne relations OF commerce and arrcuiure!
" Is o"'J necessary TO some great facts to under
saHu clearly tho of tho present commerei.l
derangenents aad tho onlv rsmsJ;.s wS;S .'"avs, n
b!e. s'S aPP"S~-
l. IL Will be observed from the tables Of navigation and
COMMERCE. inrhshed by the government tha, our foreign
.'ee nas increased with most unprecedented rapidi-
o tonnage Is now about equal To that of great Bri.
an aud one-thd oft is the creation OF the last ten
years Now Is perfectly obvious that this immense e1
es.or commerce can only exist and he maintained by
corresponding increase in the agricultural products OF tho
country, by which the commercial arc ncre,,
cultur,. ~" ''A'o VI As'E
.. Most fortunately for the country mir ,c,c,,,r,,,
production during the last years ha, been Increasing
sith p'odgious rapidty. The cotton croo has nearly
doubled-the Irish famine introduced Iadnn corn into
ueai Bsain and the market for provisions been like.
wise extended The farming interest was thus stimulated.
anu az the lands were rich, the seasous favorable
the last 'our years have been years extraordinary asr
cultural prosperity. Ccrnmerce has been stimulated in
the highest degree-and, necessary consequences our
country has been deluged with foreign mercba,dise In
return rot only for agricultural products hui for our
gold The inevitable cons queuccs-extrayar.nce and
long creds-fol'oScd While agriculture increa sed "a
as this artificial stimulation could be carried on safely
D. Bu We have come TO period wGen the energies Of
agriculture are partially paralyzsd when the navga
ang and commercial interest will deprived of part of
ths extraordinary stimulus present we only feel tho
'hect OF high prices arising from the sclrcy of bre.d
sius-tha: the time is coming when the foreign com.
mercc Of the country will feel this scarcity in the reduc
uon S n'ale'ists Tor commerce. This may have avora
Ole occt on the monetary interests OF country but
VIII De smarty felt in the large circle of trade.
TheSe facts what the balance of trade also shows
.na' or rather foreign commerce. has advanced
beyond the increase of agriculture. Their pace is not
equal This leads us to ;he consideration We have aud
ed to-what is the deficiency agricuture and can Il bs
feniedied! The exposition Of foreign trade shows
some extraordinary acrs. Ooe and the most e1traordp
ay h that the Importation OF articles made from three
plants 1--WE exclude cotona native aud easily cultiva-
ted as Indian corn exceeds all expectation of corn
and those articles sed in this country (s thew
should be this change in agriculture alone would restore
the balance OF trade leave ;he in country and
prevent almost the possibility OF commercial reyulsion
a,ss out oi foreign commerce The plants from which
these articles are produced fax, the mulberry and
the vine. All OF these natives to our own country
aud easily raised That arrangements Of foreign COM
merce produced from the neglect Of these
pan arc the failure to encourage manufacturers avors
then by the FLOWING exposition our imports
for 1883:
Flax II Manufacture of sloes6,os7
Fax-Unmanuiactured Isssst
Observation-Disclosures OF silk "a O4s 6.s
The Nine-Aadeira Wire los 6es
Sherry 1855 7ls
Siciy 1874
Port oss, ok
Sisret 4S2,s27
Old Red Wines an 4ss
Oid Mhite Wines S05,2S7
Brandy so5l'4Os
Products OF three plants sIs4l3sls
In the year 1854, il may be safely affirmed that the i'm
PoFtation OF these articles exceeds in value fifty millions
tee culture OF these articles vas encouraged that
they could be placed on firm footing. importatious
would DO reduced hty millions. and the whole of our ma
tive gold retained in the country The cultivation Of the
vine well introduced at Cincinnati that we NAV
CONFIDENT! predict will go till raise sup
pies For the cultivation OF fax, also we may have hope
Yankee invention by which fax machinery will be i'm.
prosed aud VIC shall make our own linen Silk NAV bo
made just as easily and prostly CLOTH
but 1t wants skill and attention. and above all wants the
culture mulberry trees in order encourage breed
ing Of silk worms.
l. While are thus deficient in certain stoples of ,v
culture which we should produce fud. in the pres
eni season. that the great staples of the Ohio Valley the
granay OF the naor bsye partially failed also Tho in
e'itahe corstGusrces will te durir the ersu,ng year,
great Gimnuon OF foreign enough to check
'ts rapid growth end 10 chow by what slender tenure
ice prosperity OF exterior commerce s maiu tsincd Fer
several years We have had boasrgs snout the i'm
meBse increase o cur foreign commerce. of which tho
great dependence is ct last the ability purchase for
esn products with our agricultural surpusses The en-
courigmcnt OF agriculture is therefore the real encourage
ment OF commerce.: and the culture OF plants We have
neglected. the encouragement OF internal commerce by
lar the best. The have abroad should be in
'ts exterior OF the sale Of our staple products in
change for for tropical products and for such luxu
urcs Us silord to buy. Such commerce founded
on our own labor, or farms, is one which will
make the wealth OF the country beyond any precedent
Gin. Price CuYr ent.
Fec SIGNALS IN STEAM vEssEL.-Thc Directors OF tho
Pcninsuar and Oriental Steam Navigation COMPANY AZ
London, have issued under date Of November spscI
circular Of instructions for the safe Navigation Of their
ships When The weather sets in thick that objects
h, in stal
vessels TO be slowed to bali speed the fog becomes
more dense the speed bes; reduced or theshp
stopped altogether according the discretion Of the COM
mander. The steam whistle, be constantly sounding
during the fog thick weather TIE dninuon of speed
and the fact of the steam whistle having sounded arc
TO be recorded in the og-book All parties pcupated in
Devl cd;a of tbas,