The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-28
Fhs Crash Of 1897 and the Rcyulsi0n Of 1857.
Teachings Of the Herald in 1887 Appli-
cable to 1857.
TIE PRESENT PANIC.
Smpenslsn Of Banks in Philadelphia. Ralti.
moro, Washington, Pittsburg, Lam
caster, Harrisburg, Reading
and Wheeling.
Call for an Extra Session OF the Penn
sylvania Legislature,
&c. &c. &C.
rHu REvu1sIoM OF 1897

7HE REvULsIoN OF 1897.
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Tyrpm The New York Herald, March l8, 1887
YM rR,srs CONE GREAT COMMERCIAL CALAMIrY--
YAnuRE or rHA ARssRs. JOs1vHs.
Yesterday the "beetpping Of the end in New York
me xure Of the banking house Of the Aessrs Josephs
4 an eayly hour ali street 10 few the apprchen.
hon Of such . result known Tor few days past 10
sssyT iures there 10 the pubic such suspicion never
ssaered their mind
Yet there no evil without porton Of good the re
asou has come We have always predicted that pre-
system Of high prices, high ntercs devaugcd our
Psscy unnatural and unstable the general crasn OF
lslS-l9 partly produced By change In system Of
Uurrenoy-a change from aderrecated 10 sysm OF pay
cu Of 1878 vas produced 6y speouIsons in cotton the
general glu Of the markets and scarcity OF money The
Fsyuhion Of 1887 different from any that has preoeded
We are have been in the highest prosperity prices
rising interest rising and every one msdder than another
MAKING fortunes and getting rich We nave been little
SoSse, which float. ior sew minutes. showing forth It's
vAa1egsed hnes end then burss into nothingne with
~, auon r,d. 81 .cco.,on. - orr nonn. ,.np,o
ospitai without real capital the derangemens
d expert In our currency have hro IN every sps
OF business out Of the harness. partial bankruptcy
We Always the only edy; and that cure
b,ier. must later be swallo we'd We
Of busipess tall uf prices dmiaution Of wages
q ssor The tie hss now tuned and noning can stop
Let tbnge yho have money Keep IL nrmly In their
pockeu Cash s cash-money u money.
Tue astounding rore the ges. OF Josephs and
INTO confusion and almost suspended business SOCKS
yesrtay fell sto 10 cent s the nrs bound and few
vs nave Syeu full scooun, Of this csam,y Anheass
did altogether expect the rcvron n begin In that
quarter yet ~e must say that We ,-ays expected suoh
1~snlcnerat In commercial Affairs Confidence Ia
peel shaken in the Southern trade snd when the Atos
pbere win clear mp can tell rhe nreet Is full OF
rumors every one more frgnal than another We have
[Tr.m the New York Herald, Aarch 70, 1887
The money market Is getting easier Il 70 true the CAPT.
nost awfuy sbasen, bus .bo cares for .hemf rherc is
Visible renofn the market Several failures took place
. Saturday probably bali do.sn in ALL 70 the amour, OF
Aah million az dollars. The escape Of this steam Ia
grea aad unexpected relief upon the steam boiler Of
nsroe We ought to DO thankful for bis nall favor
resolved rhSe houres and edvtduals lc standing Will
- The able sussa'n themselves The truth
tha mind Of the community appears te be Hs'ei BY
rec resre ana f..d - ,Or .ns
easvcrest in tho world. On the othor hand there s
gsasrs JOY evidently stealing over tho whole city s the
pros pect OF lief and return 10 moderation AMI the good
Old steady safe systems OF commerce We expect ho~
aver, naay more additional fllufcs-.hen . sessoa
guset,hen new SCI Of men--then another qalst ume-
Asa another scene speculation thsn revalsion bring
hg up 70 1850 before We explode again
From lhe New York Herald, March "a, 1897
healthy revolution hes begun Ia this country ba
vim bring down prices Of everything moderation in
hAa three mopths 1hs first mutscrings NJ The thunder
Wore Opico1e-tne reverDeYA00ns
ssoG frcm New York BY natural PROCESS revuson
h osmmcrcc-we shall again see msdsrase prices and
healthier habits The sun Of she case,s snt ccofocos has
~ - soon ~ da~nea Besone, bIcckhead'j
rhese events are biuer bu, alu,sry. We must meet
\ s Idle - the van stree, corrups priu,s do, 70 a.
smps throw tho whole blame the late sdminsirs
4os: Geners JACKSON 4 no more guilty than Noholss
Hdde The 1rst loan that made the system thai
- ruined The country was e62,i25 from certain
"bseeohes pocket" without any security suicien,
8A,es Bank applied 70 Congress for renewal OF lie
oAArter and 10 reoder assurance douoy sure, made
ss.ve os,s sa over me country ms ms "" sa' , @
u compromise law" ~ was called, vas passed, by
which inflicted on the country, tha was not
grs-wss blame for tns. In consequence or this Law
lha revenue noressed--the surplus became Immense
s.ock obbers in New York ana PbiIadephs rhe stock
obbers connected with the United States Bank cpo- cd s
tie advantages Of This surpus and began their land aud
ps spcculAuoas In 1892 and 33 The removal OF the de
pos then place, which merely changed the rureu
m speoulauoo but cid not prevent u, growth Several
speSuA,ors IN Wall ssrcs By that proce~s thro
uher backs bot the general mania foot by the
Untcd Bank and the GOV, rnment, oon utly and
ssvcray, still went on and new speous or' came into the
In 1884 the currert incressod Tue new squares up
aowp buit-gresi profits made In iots near 10 va
spcculsops begsn also Ia he Southcoton cultnre 10
creased In 1888 the madness mds further pr3grers snt
continued Increasing mp 70 1895 In July when had N
I'd is height In the coaue OF inese events priccs OF
svsrylhins Inor scdof lands cotton provisiousevery
article Of necessity and In July, 1883, The rressury
order was isssedan order which ,uret to have been H.
sued rear before and which vanly attempted 70 prevent
NE madness ses on foot by Tho oomromse - and the
scton Of The government and the United states Back
n 20 that Time the country has been 10 constant fever
guazreing nshnns, speeuAunE, buying, selling and rails
Ing prioos like madmon
upon but failure asd dsas,er oly remedy
he commercial aud speculative people have issued enEsse
nsnis based on these high and visionary prices Such
prices rcosding, aad OF The % per
hem s valueIcss Land worth only s1oo per acre hes
bssn divided sio lots, and labelled 81 500 ooo
sunetmcs $4,000 The zoos Of failures ng upon
N n blessing nom Heaven. Nothing Ia los,-uo pro.
psrty 10 destroyed. This crisis does nos Ike are,
s on Il Inc s %ssns hs We 10. . .ss
Ne worst Let us prepare-let us prepare.
By The exprea Of last evening We have from
Nev Orleans 70 The 18th, Mobile 70 the lelh Charles
Ssn 70 the leib. me cotton somswt sl variable,
sus rather fair rhey know nos what IL coming In
4 rsins-nour h fAiins-oouon Is nluns-svssylhng n
nlIlsg
capital 70 ave millions. Where ~u The oay.Ai coma
From the View York Herald, March rs, 1851
Aess Is 70 the loan of I've nisn, o poss so.ss By he
Uned states Bank 70 what purpne should this be done
onthf Al mis- moment failures taking plAoe but Of
Aose who ough, 70 have failed months ago The embsr
rAsmens 10 oommsroe only Affects those Who have eeea
business on me good cid methods saunch
ne Of 1887 only Affect 10 per ceni Of hs
We are merely throwing or Mo VIII take four
m months 70 ce1 The stmcsphere. There s mot single
.GS r',s By The w' street g,' ~, s, .,0 70 BE sspsns
-shs srrress, The Journal ihs Orvte and al
lTrom The New York Herald, March 2s, 1887
THn r0LrrroAL sHvobUsIos or 1887.
mere can be no mistake In the siGns OF hc times rhsr
oeep and overwhelming revolution now rreuing 10
commerce and In politics. radical change In all the Gret
sss oua, 1s ' pr4s. ss "a. r.. ss Or
xssss our and posra specuAiors have sovs
0e whifwind-now they begin 70 reap the soya.
ep1Ahons are making In this Gy Tor aa eaechcn thaa
mvoaves general revolution throughout the Union
mare can be misake. We hear tive see live feel
h-ve can put our right nngcv on H.
nveynine coospres 70 redcs and poina ont such re-
1h The imbechty and weakness n Mr. Van Buren's ad
sssvsnos nready bess be dsvslcps1 creeps
- own shadow. Unlike The daring, aoble and enersesio
Hrt OF bachfuardsm which marked tone OF General
ssckson couscs and which jet inspires the iooofops
and sosfc with oongenia euthusiasm frcs their
gusrsers at tbe Five Points the remoses ni, Of Oor
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