Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-10-09

We think We have made good our allegation against
Northern Democrats, far, least Gen. Cas- is
concerned. We shall pay our respects to others Of
them in day or two. We have the assurance of
the Washington Union that the Sentiments of Gen.
Csss on the subject Of slavery, "are those enter
tsined by Douglass, Toucey, Bright and Dodge
We have no doubt of the fact The Enquirer, ITSELF
admits they may assent to the dogma of squatter
sovereignty;" aud in the article declares that
this dogma" is equally mischievous' with the
Wilmot proyiso. They may be squatter sovereignty
men, or they may be Wimot proviso men; but we
will sing hosannahs TO them, nevertheless, because
they are observation-disclosures they belong to our
party That is the substance of Southern Democratic
confession.
We shall recur to this subject again.
PRopucrs AND PRrcEs.--A correspondent Of tho Ne.
tona lntegencer furnishes that paper With the commu
neaon publish below, complaining Of the course Of
the press in suppressug the price Of grain The lute
gencers correspondent goes far in charging upon 1.-THE
whole press OF this country, systematic efforts to dspress
the price of grau but that this complaint is not without
some foundation to the of large number OF
our co,emporsries free TO confess.
ME'sRs EDITORS: You will confer favor upon those
Of your subscribers who engaged in the primitive vo
cation OF the Father of mankind by explaining the cause
OF the present crusade against farmers IL the whole
press Of this country in the pay of the corn specu
ators it could not make powerful and seemingly
tenatic Efforts to deprcss the price Of grain.
DO you think the price Of grain high considering
the eIchangeable value Of land the labor and the
price OF everything which farmers have buy all per-
haps arising IRON the quantity Of money? The
farmers constitute the of the community what in
jures them must Of course be generally injurious; and so
conversely. 1t has been always observed that full price
for grain the parent OF general prosperity when paid TO
the arners the reason being that in that case whole
some quantity Of money is poured through the smallest
ducts OF the body potc instead of being concentrated
in the few great organs, producing engagement. The
tendency oil the existing action OF the press produce
the aforementioned state OF things. The farmers have
not their wits sharpened by contact with men Of
the world engaged in the keen pursuit OF money They
do not dwell in that strong light which enables bus
mess men sagacously to note and their effects
but secluded IN their home recesses they depend upon
the press to inform them to the proper time sell their
products so TO ensure TO them full return for their
labor The present Cassandra-lke tone Of that organ
cannot do otherwise than alarm them. They will an1ios.
y rush to market with their grain aud eagerly take what
may there be offered for it, If prices shall be higher at
any future period of the season, that increase will not
work to the benefit OF the farmer but swell the pockets
oil SPECTATORS producing congestion in the great ulr,s
and depletion every where else.
A VIRGINIA FARMER.