Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-15
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(rendered to bushels) exported from Ohio in 1858.
minute examination would probably increase it.
Now let look the production and expectation in
the United States.
Ia lS4e U. S. crop Of wheat loo,IS5 944 bushels.
In 1880 " las, 10000
Tho crop of 1919 in many States, especially Ia
Ohio and Indiana. bad one. Looking, however, to any
possible increase cannot anticipate the crop OF 1884
to be hundred and fifty millions Now the
rage consumption Of wheat in families using wheat bread
and occai onaly some corn meal and buckwheat is six
bushels per individual including all classes Our popula.
ton Is about &c, 00n, 900, OF whom twenty lions
are wheat bread consumers. They will consume lao,-
00o, 900 bushels aud shall have Ton the hypohc-
sis Of l5o,o00o00 CROP more than thirty millions Of
| year, more than that.
Now let look a, the actual expectation. The exports
Of the United States in wheat and flour, reduced to
| bushels, in 1851 and 1859, were as follows:
Crop. Erporf.
| In 1881 lOl 200, 600 bush. 1905 $50 BUSH
| In 1889 l4S, DOC, 900 bush. 1851, 800 BUSH
It will be that the proportion very nearly the
| same. WIFE per cent OF the crop. 10 crop Of
900, the same proportion will give 100000
bushels for expectation But as tho price was then low,
mus; allow for Increased export under high prices
Thirty millions, however, Ia the very utmost which
export without changing the of wheat and -four
to that Of corn. Bu, how many people will do thatS-
Such is the OF living In the United States, that
undertake TO that considerable number OF people
i'll change their habits in this respect for anything short
Of famine prices IL is very evident, then that The
war In Europe continues, derangng, as it docs, the
sources OF supply and the market for breaduffs. the
prices for bresis,us in this country will continue TO
range much above the ordinary average.
There popular error, the production of whea,
in the United States which pervades the commercial
Giles, well as the newspapers /. arises from conound
ing the capacity to produce with the actual proiucon-
Men look round the fertile, grains soil of the
United States, aud 1--WE can feed all Europe" Very
true can, but We do not. The countries the Baltic
aud Black send vastly greater SURPRISES market
than do, and always will, unless prices rule higher in
the United States. The iac; is that on the average
prices paid for Sheat the American farmer has greater
temptation indulge in that crop Notwithstanding oil
the boasts made Of wheat culture the prairie lands of
Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois, they have yet made
advance wheat culture OF Ohio The fact is that
the grass and corn which 60 into the cattle and hogs
the most profitable crops Under present prices l.
the farmer will produce much wheat he but he
mad such prices until after the fall planting made
The agriculture Of country cannot be changed In
year, two At dollar per Sushs the farmer will be
glad TO cultivate wheat; but he seldom has that cmpta
on and the great irreguIary of prices is of draw
backs on that crop.
We conclude, then, even if Ohio produces more than
an average CROP there will I've excessive surplus OF
grain IN this country If We need heavy surpluses,
must have another year Of cultivation produce them.
The KnOw.Nothing organ in Norfolk says that the
account given by the correspondent Of the Examiner
which we published few days ago, of the mysteries
an principles Of the Know Nothing organization an
utter fabrication. We suspected as much as no faith
can be reposed in the revelations of an individual
concerning asecret association Of which he is member
when the pretended revelation itself is living evil
dence of his total disregard of solemn voluntary oh.
legation.
may be interesting to the fraternity this region
to learn that Parson Brownow has published n card
warmly commencing the principles and objects of
their association. He says, and we suppose he
speaks from knowledge of the fact 81 pronounce
the Know Nothing order the very thing for the age
and country we live in. They will elect the next
President And no admirer OF the Laws and Consti-
tuition oil the government,-no friend OF Professionalism
or OF sound moral and conservative principles either
in religion or politics, need hesitate for one moment,
t. so into the order"
we know nothing of the order ourselves, but we
Will do them justice to say that the practical results
oil the movement, so far, have been in the highest
degree worthy OF commentator. They have gene
rally elected to Office intelligent, useful and indus
trous men. And so long as they do this, we shall
applaud their PATRIOTISM matter how widely we
may differ from them as to other things. Benton's
defeat is attributable in large measure TO the Know
Nothing movement. And the service they have rem
dered the country in this single is quite enough to
cover multitude of sins.
In Old Balloons address to the Democratic voters Of the
ST; Louis Congressional District few DAYS before the
election he takes occasion denounce the "nufiersn
as lie calls them, With characteristic severity and coarse.
lie defnes the difference between their malice and
that Of the devil 10 the following language:
In speaking of nun6crs mean tho party which calls
itself antiBcDtou. have objection to their wearing
that name. 1t implies malice against al Individually
very uuchrs;ian thing and which 1t would be unjust to
the devil to call abo!ical The malice of the devil il
general not special. He hates the whole human rae.
and In particular. Though the father of lies
and the fountain OF malice he Is impartial in bis dspen
sation OF both. lie picks ont no man, solitary and
alone, to pursue hin night sd day with ies and VEN
geance IL H. therefore, unjust TO him qualify the
lice Of the anti BeDons By epthet which would impli>
cate the character Of his diabolical majesty"
The New Orleans Picsyune, after stating that Gov
johnson Of Tennessee, n tailor and that Judge
Pepper, Of the same State blacksmith com.
ments upon the demsgogicsl exhibition OF these
inviduas in the following language
Judge Pepper has made iron shovel with his own
hands, which he presented Gov. johnson: aud Gov
Johnson in return, and makes sack coat, with his
own hands, which no sends TO Judge Pepper The whole
affr Is piece Of transparent hUmDug IL IL very cred.
liable Tor the blacksmith and the tailor that by
Of self training they have become OF high cousde-
ration IN public l but becomes puetiIity when
Ihey piusc IN their atoms play a.
again, in order to recall the public attention to their for
ner condition, aud make people cape ther elevation
IL i honorable for tailor to become a Governor or
blacksmith Jujg aud the world Is ready enough 10
recognize the mental vgor which produced these cscs
but Tor Governor and Judge to play at mechanic, to
create amusement or wonder among the multitude Is a
piece Of buioonsry which Is hsrdy respectable"
The National Democrat the orgao Of tho New York
Hard', publishes the following piece of intelligence
which shows what Of sought after to occupy
Offices in tho Custom House under Democratic admins
| trItion.
Three days sgo John Cochrane tried to get gentle.
n Cert4 i'm torinu de-
bond for place in the Custom House. The scoundre
hiss been pasterej with least twenty criminal in
dicments and has at the present time one hanging oyc
hs head and John COchtaue to get bin into
spectablo quarters" With his numerous friends and
socates, already appointed by the confidential head
clerk"
By the latest advices from Mexico the revolution 1,
represented making rapid aud steady progress The
people from all parts Of the country ssid DO flock
Jog the standard Of Alvarez aud the chief himself 10
excellent health and with untirng energy, has pitched
bis tent 10 the mountains near Acapulco. He Is said