Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-14
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An article in tho St. Petersburg Journal indicates the
rather desperate which the Court is reduced in its
sppeals to public opnion, such Il Is 10 that country
1t takes for its three figures In the last return Of the
rcvenue-vz., those which state decrease under the
heads Of Customs, EScsc, aud the Crown Lands. The
decrease in each il is here necessary
CALL but readers that with respect to two
heads Of the three very much less than
sonsby to be expected from the recent reduction in the
duties upon tea sugar. and many other les aud from
the abolition Of the excise upon soap The returns Of the
Crown Lands are mere matters Of account and less
than usual only shows that Government has made
more improvements purchases than usual. To those
who understood these returns they conveyed the simple
Lesson that Notwithstanding reduction Of taxes carried
opponents oour Government tell u.s. to the
Of rashness the revenue Is still in Of the ordinary
expenditure even without any Of those which
been Just imposed chiefly the Weather classes, to
meet the extraordinary demands Of The ST. Pc
tersburq Journal however, with scof OF Incredibly Dor
rowed from Proecont papers, treats the reduction o.
duties upon and other articles rumped up
the occasop and appeals the figures themselves tel
ling their tale That figures always tell their tale is
a statement which detes not only common sense, but
degree Of understanding still more universal Tho Rus
sian propounder Of this wonderful doctrine himself disre
CARDS IT, for he attempts to make the figures tell his tale
viz, tue rcuuceu expenditure OF our pOpuliOn cons
sequent tho drain the purposes OF the Russian
In real affected ignorance Of the very long interval
which financial effects must follow their causes the Rus
informs his readers that the British popu
laton have imported much less from abroad aud made
much less beer spirits paper, aud what at home in
consequence Of the heavy demands their purses for SOL
die aud sailors Ii is enough to state the fact Tnat is
the oil stuff which the servants of the Russian Go
venment palm OF; not the Ignorant and ianatical
classes but the very select reading cass-he class
that reads newspapers written in French, aud containing
nothing whatever but political news and observations.
But this is enough 1t appears for the credulty OF
the higher and literary classes in Russia They fur
Their informed by this official and exclusively authorized
purveyor OF that England ut this suffer-
ing the extremity Of famine from tho stoppage Of her
usual supplies from the Black Sea- Wheat to its
expression is at the famine price Of sos quarter aud
working classes beginning to apprehend the time
when they will be reduced give up this costly luxury
Gar aud fond they may be Of their prottge the
Turk they not prepared TO sacrifice their usual diet
of bread from the finest wheat flour the indulgence
these feelings il they should attempt to combine the
udugeuces, they will do at the expense OF those
other dutiable articles from which the is derived
To Russian vanity not TO speak Of Russian ambition it
be very delightful TO contemplate the aborng popu,
lation Of this country dependent Russa-ss pam
pered and starved rejoicing and pinng her discretion
Ii imparts shade of ingratitude hostility that
turn against the hand that feeds u.s. aud presume
the abundance permits enjoy. The Gar is the
father Of many tribes let hasten TO enrol ourselves In
the number But before sell brtErght for
pottage let at least be quite that get the
mess of posge from other quarter. Let US look the
monthly Of the Board Trade which give the
figures on this very question. Here, perhaps, may
to with somewhat less the above quo
ted axiom that figures speak for themselves and far
from failure Of foreign supplies far IRON there ring
been less importation Of cora than usual, find that
the importation Of wheat during the last month for which
any has been made-viz, the month ending June
1854 very much greater than the corresponding
month in the 1885, and much greater still than the
same month OF 1852. We find the very great i'll
in the importation Of wheat for the i've months
ending June 5, compared with the same period in the
former years. With exception, uncomfortable and
easily accounted for the increase through all the diff
ieren heads Of grain aud -four Ii is quite evident that
England has only hold up her finger and any casual
stoppage OF supply from ono port coast in
land sea, will be made up at from many Others and
that Russia deprive Of bread than she can
deprive US OF water the air breathe.
Before the alarming calculations OF the Russian econo-
msts could arrive at this country and have their intend
ed impression the OF the British operative the
markets themselves ready with reply. The fine
seasonabe weather OF the last weeks has advanced
the crops in the ground far that prices have fallen
pdy, and in one week provincial correspondents
port decline Of los quarter. IL is only Just that
the has begun in good and blockade been
made eiiectual; yet INDEPENDENTLY with event
which the Russians interpret into tho doom of starvation
pronounced by ourselves heads there arises
sudden cheapness and abundance. This occurs in a
country where everything relating trade is left take
its course and where the price of wheat
has no respect for political considerations. All that
know is, wheat has gone down. Something, indeed
know of the reason. There great breadth
OF wheat sown in this country, and the crops that in
creased breath promise unexamped rate OF production
ton. Wheat and other grain have poured in from all
parts OF the world, and the Mediterranean itself has
given than usual. War never has been able
TO keep out OF this country, and to all appear
ance never will. Thus even the actual commence
ment of hosities happens to be coincident with de-
cline in prices. As with corn it is with the rest OF
our trade. No war, the Care war; caused
so little disturbance to commercial operations Thus ar,
the only lesson TO be drawn that do without
Russia and though it ia true articles for which
have hitherto been dependent that country for supplies
have become dear. yet all sides hear of regions
equally adapted to their culture, and Of available subs-
tues. War is generally found TO break up accidental
monopoes to give fresh stimulus invention and enter
prise, and TO lay open fields our commerce.
Should this last long enough the only permanent
result upon trade will be, that Russia will have stand
competition in market than she had before
The Emperor Of China indeed has reason for de.
precisng u.s. dependents his country for tea
really cannot yet buy elsewhere but Russia has
such peculiar production and the fact which she
takes pains to proclaim that what has stood for time
at sos aquirter, is enough other plains and
other hills with waving crops and fill other rivers and
other ports with fleets, ready to convey them this
country.