Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-06
The American Cause in the south.

The Americans Of Henry county, Kentucky, held
barbecue last Saturday. Hon. Humphrey Mar
shall and his opponent, Colonel Preston, were
present, and spoke.
There was ratification meeting Of the Ameri-
cahs Of Shelby county, Tennessee, last week. Res
olutions endorsing the National Platform were in
troduced and adopted
! A meeting of the American party of Stewart
county, Georgia, was held on the 2lst ultimo.
The following resolution was adopted:
| sseReso'red, That the American party of Stewart
county ratify the platforms recently adopted by the
National Council at Philadelphia and by the State
Council at Macon"
The Americans Of Randolph county, North Car
olina met on the 2Sth to ratify the National Plat
form. Messrs. Elliott and Gilmer spoke, and the
following resolution was introduced and adopted
! Resolued That the platform Of principles
adopted and recommended by the American Coun-
Gil, which met in Philadelphia II Dune last, meets
with our hearty concurrence, and that we do here
by accept and ratlfy the same
| General Pitcher spoke at Eizabethtown, KY,
last Thursday He was loudly cheered, and the
people were delighted Four persons, three Of
| them prominent Democrats and one Wing, were
initiated and three others will vote for Morehead
| TIE CRoPs OF THE PRESENT YEAR.-The New
York Courier reviews the crops, and pronounces
them good. II estimates product offs per cent.
beyond that 1860--or one hundred and seventy
millions in the aggregate, and then says
eff we allow IL bushels of wheat per head,
or one hundred million of bushels for home con-
| sumption, we shall then have on hand for export,
or for future stock, about seventy-five millions.
The year 1855 has exhibited remarkable weather,
no previous season has been more proptious. We
must not lose sight however, of the fact that the
harvest in Europe is very fattering. In Austria
the harvesting ofthe grain crops commenced about
the middle of July, aud with the exception of a
few localities, will be abundant Up to the last
two weeks no signs Of the potato disease have APP
peared in any Of the German States.
"The Prussian Government has recently made
inquiries in relation TO the crops In all the districts
Of che provinces; the result promises an abundant
yield of wheat while rye will scarcely be aver.
age yield. In Egypt the fields promise highly
abundant crop, and the only fear attery expressed
was an overflow Of the Nile and the damage of
| their harvests.
"Nothing can demonstrate more strongly the
| present productive power and prospective wealth
Of the Great West than the official tables of the
grain crop Of that region. From reliable data we
show that Illinois alone win produce, this year,
sixteen millions of bushels nearly one.tenth Of
the whole crop Of the country. Ohio, twenty mil
lions Indiana, twelve millions; these three States
! producing more than onefourth Of the whole. Al
though the States west Of the Mississippi do not at
| present make much show in the cereal crops they
viii exhibit stronger position. Missouri, Iowa,
and Minnesota viii, In a few years, produce as
largely as Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan"
The I" Economist" here reasons, however, that
our prices must depend upon the foreign market,
and the most sanguine of the English writers do
not anticipate low prices, even under the most lib
| eral imports from the Uuited States.
"a rapid fall took place last year in England on
the approach Of harvest, but was followed by as
rapid RISE Notwithstanding that the harvest turned
out TO be good. In three months ending October
| o, 1854, the averages for the kingdom fell from
| 7Ss to 55sl, equal TO rs cents per bushel; and
some persons here went so far as TO predict inn
ports from Great Britain. The promises Of the
harvest were very good; but IL was alleged that
the stock Of old wheat In the kingdom was $780,
600 quarters less than in the previous year-and
that turned out TO be the case. The prices recov
cred themselves before the close Of the year. The
stocks were also small abroad, and although the
sales Of English wheat have been very large through
out the year, the prices have been well main
tanned"
Doubtless, foreign markets viii now regulate our
domestic prices and the harvest in Great Britain
and France is yet undetermined
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