Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-12-04
THE WAR AND the PRICE OF GRAIN.


may be able 10 complete his undertaking, and COM
mend it to the notice Of the prof ssion."
THE WAR AND the PRICE OF GRAIN.
From the London Times, Nov. Isl
At the beginning of the year it was subject Of very
fair, bu, perhaps no, cqusy enlightened complaint that
the oud.s, sdroca,cs Of the likely TO be the
least sufferers. So it seemed rs when people looked
the nultitudes whom any declsmer could assemble TO
hold up hands against the Gar. They were mainly OF
those cass,. whose indirect has been the CHER
object Of modern legislation Eighteen and who have be,
systematically exempted from all direct taxation whacv-
aud according to the parable the country tina, follow
such uncacuang advisers alone might easily get into any
amount Of difficulties Moreover il was rather prove
king to see men who had not pay for the nves-
ing against the backwsdness OF those who had I, is
scarcely necessary say thai this not exactly
rect Tor has long been known by bitter that
the evils of widespresdng ard that the in
come-sI must be paid virtually great by the
working Classes There is however, longer tn, Isas,
occasion Why any nccmetaI payer should lament hi: pc
cusr hacshps, or the working rejoice in his ancicd
immunity. TIE rise in the corn market. which
now to have established itself aud which Can
no louger be referred altogether TO temporary
Causes stands for universal misfortune pres
sing equsly Oh all classes. Is is the nearest approach
poll that in these DAYS The reaction
oi fortnight ago has been recovered and sos we Oh
serve, now general figure for good wheat through
out the whole Kingdom The people immediately benefited
ny this rise are the farmers whose Improvement Of
dtion sure 10 reach the lsDdowne in the long
Both these class, considerable PAYERS Of income tax
aud rise Of POS aquarter will very aburd ,uty ali
their hsca contributions TO the But the people
the many many -mouthed poeple-wil apparently
have u pay this year some 3o5 quarter ~ per cent
more for their bread than they did Lass year. PerhaI Il
most striking way Of putting IL Is to remind the work
classes that every man. woman and child s supposed
III has .,f
that the head OF family Of five persons will ud his
bread viii cost Il los more thAn las. year Thee
are round sums, but il any body wishes know e1acv
how much his bread dill will he this wear ths -
last, he can easily make tho cilcIiA'ipn Tor him
SELF. lie will find il something very considerable
Now, there can be no doubt We owe gr1tpa Of THE
rise I" the war; AZ our own harvest has been abundant
and good; aId though il sppeas that Fsrce h-s not
enough for aud that prices high in the United
Sfaies-though too we happen to begin the year with
lower stocks than usual there efficiency which the
BACK sea couiI moi easily supply But there is the diff.
Guilty Wheat that would fetch los or sos here il ony
worth ?os. in ports affected by blockade The opers
tons o; wsr are Of the fist necessity hard as IT NAV
seem TO deprive the poor corrgrower his price
ijt able rs II msy seem to deprive the British workman
OF cheap tread, STILL II the bocsaj. il necessary In the
re ucton OF the Zoe there is help for IT, At all events
| IT. so. War Interporss beyeen the British artisan and
vast srinaries and hC op well az the country
man aud the unjho Ter il paying To the expe SIS Of the
wr. His y ! SD children paying; there are r. v
tt are rot piyrg; and it is very rgt that all stoud
pay. ihs same "sr, that ell men np. TO rush into
and which TO the great Of us - mil. NOR, ,bs n
sory u OF yicisu les iie Sny o. her story ro,, "a
learnt by uncertain instruments alternately provoking end
satisfactory, aud seldom iu1cng any serious greiotbs
same war IS something more than story, for it
IA very awful wo.k, AID they who undertake.
Il mus; hot regime they paw fyi, Here we are going
~ certain scse, out OF our say,-iravcrsng the whole
length OF Europe north and SOUTH penetrating three
in order 10 attack TO 5lIm to iupuyeri-h mower w,ib
which We have no other quarrel than it4 aggression on
another power with which have very little symp.,hy
'ieeh Il: Is tue that We may nably dread not
Tor Ourselves the eucrnschmeuis Of Power that evident,
knows 10 principle except its interests or d shir
tue law OF nations 10 s rrya. traditions Of - IA
eDce or conqIrst Such Powers mus, be mad.
10 fcion Yet We tke this jus. aud heroic line W,
WELD the sword Of liberty eyprc-. freely or ~
ihose nations that excuse themselves from the work and
altogether claim TO he the champions Of Justice the pro-
ectofs oi c'i<iio and the very salt oi the earth we
mus Dor complain u We piy-ii We pay 10 money and
even ~ br;i1, while thpIs iniJ Of our coun,ry ,t
arc shedding their lics blood or suffering unumer,b
nkno"n hardsbipson the mountiipa Of the Crimea We
"a mot always enjoy the luxury OF vcsrous hrroi.r-
we canhnt be BntOns wholly others' cost yirtue ia
not 80 vile thing but tia, IL be paid Tor Il /.
Usually thought precious, aud should therefore be
ihe pores: coager in this country shoulI not murmur
seeis under hs own ROOT little OF that hunger and
otner misery under which thousands uI brave men arc
| sinking. nv" a''
rsi in the price Of bread VIC said above has tho o.
| lect OF poll tax. Nothing he more dirTu.ye So
FAR H resembles OF iho.e changes in tho cond;,in. =,
physics. existence, such as a uniy.ta, owe,;n, ~ ST.
temperature, dbuuiJn Of the atmosphere shorten NJ
no 'a'h outha rotation or Engineering of its distance
ron the SUM- that men Of ,cence I'VE i'm
and traced to their consequences IL afrsct, . l.; n
way or anOher,--al Ultimately il not all ,nn,Iv n "a,
AT every rs1 10 the max prudent n ,Isnen J, ~
mue orders contract their stot aud credit and
pare Tor storm specu,,ion that might be- s.nsihls
10 cheep tihes - madness at the least symptom of
leattn Colhntd high prices mean small oid,rs sho,,
time, and at last closed mills And what docs IL cno an,
WHAT'S the real meaning Of being slm9s, nyar,, I
accompanied with IriTlon ard dis,fcssy Tho sa,e -,
we case Is o'',ou' We are fighting instead Of employ.
!s omos ~ gfulls fch u man goes TO law with
ms neighbour he must put down his carriage or give m
bis SINNERS tour Everybody knows whi, H ia In nry
expenditure 10 burn the candle at both end. IN
nave too many irons 10 the fire." and we ara xs,osI
WN we csnhot take II sin malt and in NEAL Now
All ibese max ms apply to the expenditure of ,ba
ntton, and, asa general rule an slnos, univs,s,
shll have to deny ourseye. one ar ons
dnu Tor smother. Fe~ people consider how much W,
su"e'en now much We o., and what trace. England still
SHOWS d the late great war. Its t.cts linuor In Tho M
very Of some classes the ruin ri many INC s,p
page OF improvement the deficiency Of public bpiI lice
~ our metropolis aud other towns aud even In M, to-
architecture Should this last long-and to amer,
snc's slwe shall go through ano'her ,cd;,,. nn,i,
OF snfHing aud denial leaving lie TRACES b,bnJ
his no reason Why &c should pcscycre in ia. ina
ciu.e VIC have undcftiken What /. fool oio,hoy b.,
aud land compared with national honor aud etc,o,l
wee va! mrhitt to count tho cost, II bu, tn acalr
thN soOnh, VS. routh 60" which kseps the van In
Just war, ~ IN all oihsf good enterprise
BEsAfsfrvrs ~ rHs LAKg.-rhe New York State O.,
mas viii hc closed We, for the winter I,gs o,,,
huts ~ "iH'e are or the Wv from the Upper i,k,
pIiS We rain from the tIrsrapc,s nuIIi.L al Ia ,b
Vnic'g'ad NI"suk pirors,'h wae np 10 the 2s n
.lbt' aud 'n re way l'uf,o. 1892 tuhsI. whoa,
iH9l' bwhi cor 6!,?l6 bush. o,fs Is 900 bu.hel
t"i AID ! son bushels 'yc M ktga iof,l OF 455 22
iushr's griiI from too ports H.. I'd =, b.,. = M,
"nrin Considerable qqaiity n ,t from the po,,.