The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-11-03

/ baltic ports may find it necessary TO become
importers. In proof Of this the New York
. E.Prt@ states that orders have been received
in that city, from the PrUssian Government,
for large amount Of grain to supply the de
iiccncy Of the Government stores. The fact,
too, that in this carly stage Of the season
orcadstuis should have reached their maxi.
mum price in Paris which we learn by the
last arrival, is significant Of a great scarcity
This maximum is fixed by Government
decree, and is not regulated by the course
of trade on the principles Of supply and de
mand. This artificial price, Of course, could
not be maintained for u moment without an
intervention Of government means and cred
it. If the scarcity is very great, the Gov
ornmcnt will perhaps find this negotiation,
Of the price Of bread, the most difficult task
il has undertaken since the commencement
Of the war. 1t is estimated that in average
seasons, and the present is so estimated,
that Great Britain and ireland require an
import equal to j,o0o,G Of quarters of for
e;gn grain, which at eight bushels to the
quarter, amogut to 40ou0,0OO Of bushels
For this supply the United States and Spain
are looked to as the mnn sources. From tic
Danubian priueipa'jtcs the wheat crop in
Moldarla and WaIlacnia is decidedly inleri-
or, bota in quantity and quality. Upper
Moliay.a, and Upper and Little Nal.achia
will prove an average.
1t would thu appear that the demand
from the other side is likely to absorb all the
surplus that we can furnish, and at liberal
prices. The effect therefore cannot but ben
cilt tbs country in financial point Of view
although il may keep up the price Of flour
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COW '''''' " many % '"e CONSUMERS Leu
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be made mon rs we sL,Il aIso have m
abundance for our own citizens. The bless
ings OF a bouniiim harvest viii then, not
o"'y DC '0''y 'ea""''' 'ut uu'y appreciated
The Ex.llIypoos.- Chicago Tribune
copies from the Richmond Whig the follow
ing extracts. snccring at know-no,hiugism
and adyisin--4ts abandonment The Whie
was n moor leader Of the IIndoo hosts
( .-,;r,t Wise and the democracy in virginia
'"'' St''hs
Of n"ccs.;,y for INV snch ch,,Jisb Grnh,iraa
and fddling. There is no reas5a l.. Il, no
eommo" sense, no aoLag-6w "0od"liCotod
"',s r, o"., ' , 'I"Iv"''jy' .
g., ,,on,J. ''''' wv '''' ''''''.' J''
= "you show mi exorb,taut interest il. D,,re
chHFs pioy, and an exceedingly morbid de-
yotIon to "dhed RnH'"' 'y--p"I "oc' u 'An"
commoH sense, or tri'",", ar F''"g we
tell you, gentlemen Of the order ana IN SIN
ccrity, iranAness and good nature, th'l 30"
riH hare 10 come ont q gor items amt ho'8
/" tie gro"td You have tried darkness,
starlight, and moonIlght-and what have
they proiltcd you? Suppose now you try
the sunlight awhile--do YOU think your for
tunes would be worstcd =
II las ALWAYS seemed strange TO Ms that So
Der, sensible men could have the patience
graycly to enact all the ridiculous nummcry
prescribed in the X. y. ritual Imagine the
absurd figure of crave and digniGed man,
such as a ccl tain Ottawa X. y. leader in our
minds eye, conducted blindf0dcd into a room,
kneeliug and uttcring the most impas ,ioncd
apostrophc to piece of striped bunting, re.
cciving solemn instructions from Dor nv
politician. swearing by the most horrible OBJ.
iucatiors eternal alleoiance TO roo,ish and
puerile code of religious birotrv. and coinr
through all the rest Of this contemptihlc
Aummcry, No wonder thc Richmond cd;.
tor, after the election, and after he has found
it has failed to rain votes can no longer con.
ccal his disgust. 4 few years hence, it will
be regarded greater disgrace to have been
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