The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-19
American AgricuIturists and the Eastern
sts'7. War. 6tfss 49, =

American A8rlCuiturtbts ana the Ea6tern
sts' War. e4ts ts,s@s
The Philadelphia Bulletin, in an article on the
benefits which the neutral position of America has
enabled her to derive from the wal, Justly remarks
that no one can deny that, after making every al
lowance for the increased price of manufactured
goods and Increased expenses in living, wages, &c.
the profits of the agricultural class in the United
States have been, since the commencement of the
war, beyond all question, enormous, The steady
increase, says the Bulletin of the price of bread
stuffs of every description since June 1883 as in.
dcated on Winslows chart, surpasses belief and
would have induced an uniformed observer to
suppose that our country was suffering under a
curse of famine. Yet the harvest of last year
was miraculous and there is every indication that
twill every year, be larger and more reliable. Il
''This extraordinary increase in the advantages of
farming, continues the Bulletin, has had the effect
Of driving vast numbers into the country to farm
A cause or movement which in Europe requires
years to produce stampede, win effect II in as
many, weeks In America Consequently we have
almost Incredible tales told every day of the In.
crease in the price eflsnds near our cities, and Of
~ light and profitable business TO devote himself 10
'the dirty acres" Railroads and guano are working
wonders, and the present foreign war has had In
turn no trihing influence in working them. ~
But the money in hand which has been derived
is to be derived from the sale of our breadstufs
Is after all tho slightest benefit which we have haS
from the war. II b not generally enough recor
nized that nothing absolutely ncthng-so much
strengthens country as that which adds to the
permanent prosperity of our agricultural interests
Mere money may CONS and 20. may make us rich
andaead to extravaganza, and pride, and poverty
again IN the old order, but every thing which aids
agrieulsure aidsou best Interests and in fact oar
most material ones. s' krs'fEtsTFs =
Oh 80
rs Is At present held by our farmers, there Is 4
certain guarantee that there win be sufficient ac
sivity on the manufacturing and commercial side
20 essure fair degree of national prosperity.-
II be alleged that this benefit TO the rnanufactur
lag classes from the agricultural has not been tins
far sufhciently apparent, we can only reply that
the true measure OF prosperity, regarded with /
view 70 the increase Of population and their actnai
condition, Is hare IN America almost invariably
taken with TOO short a meter n wa ada ~ 49,
the short period which has elapsed since We rs We
passed comparatively TRANSITION state Of business
the lessons which we have been obIised n Ia.
and the e1eitabie national mind which even vet
faiis All 100 readily into nnfounded financial any.
fact that golden age has moi Suddenly dawnsa ' nc
every oney though we have no argument n, n ,vs
nave NOT rapidly psodtted BY expeyience ~ .h.s
present, circumstanced are net operstsrc s,,,,'
ANY IN our favor, and that net 81 much ~
Ssnsa present. prosperity - for. permanent future
In ss general agricultural prosnsr,., =. 80.
- w. g ave shared more largely thaa those
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