Nebraska advertiser., 1857-11-19
WaahingtOn COrrespOndenee.


and of course can communicate but Little
of interest. But such information as !
have freely give to your readers
Wherever L have been, the great mo
ney reYdlsbn.hhs been the master topic
of discussion and the absorbing theme of
thought. The cities from the West to
the East, where az ~ generally activity
and life, now present a plague-stricken
appearance, 50 stin, and death-lke does
everything seem. Trade is everywhere
stagnant. Even at this usually busy sea-
son, hundreds Of steamboats, are cabled at
the wharves, and whole fleets Of vessels
float lazily at anchor in the harbors Of our
lakes, A spirit Of universal distrust per-
.vades the business world Men clutch
with am iron grasp toall which they have
in their possession, refusing . pay their
debts or to trust their neighbors. Truly,
our country at this time p~resentsa strange
spectacle. One ~sectiOnIis glutted with
provisions while the other is pinched for
the n-ecessaries Of life. The granaries Of
the West are groaning under the weight
of produce whilst the East is actually
threatened with famine. "A fearful storm
is inpending-its horrid 'mutterings are
already heard in the distance, and unless
averted al an earlyday by human saga
city, il must fall with terrible weight upon
the seaboard and manufacturing commu-
mites. Tens of thousands Of strong,
healthy men have been thrown out of
employment by the great revulsion. Will
ing to work, too proud to beg, there is no
telling to what desperate resorts their
necessities will drive them, The first
great law Of our nature, self-preservation,
must assert itself, especially where hun
ger and despair borrow boldness and
strength from the number of their vic
TINS. A man is not going to starve when
a resort to crime will save his life. All
moral restraints are broken through by
the demon of hunger. But there is are-
medy-the store-houses of the Westmust
be emptied in the East, and the storm
viii be averted, the clouds will clear away
and sun lightsswin again rest upon the
land. Thoughtful men are beginning to
argue this, and capitalists are beginning
to feel that they must empty their vaults
to avoid calamities far greater than mere
loss of fortune. They must have our
grain, and if they cannot geteeit on debts,
they must shell out the 'snooth pieces y
Baltimore isat present the theatre Of
the widest ssexeirement. In anticipation
Of trouble at the approaching election (tc
be held -onthe 4th prox. the Governoro Of
Maryland has declared HE city under
martiallaw, and made a requlsition of
six regiments, of not less than 600 sol.
dierS each, to attend at the polls and pro-
tect legal voters in the p~eaceable enjoy
ment Of their right of suffrage.
Tom Swami, the mayor of the city,
elected by the plug-ugly desperadoes-
opposed the action of the Governor, and
is doing all in his power to excite a rebel
Eous sentiment, What the result will be
God only knows. There8is lasfrGnzy Of
excitement there now. ITleA there thii
morning, after spending day in the city
fully satisfied with what had seen, viii
no desire to stay and witness the climax
Theyshoot men there everynight to keer
inpractice for election day. The peace
and order loving citizens support the Gov.
ernor, whilst the rufian rowdies and Their
know-nothing5 hackers seem determined
on having a fight. Unless the Governor
and Mayer meet on some COMPROMISE
ground between this and Wednesday, YOU 81
may look out for frightfu and d~isgracefui
news frem the Monumental city. rs.
In this city everything is still and quiet.
The President and Cabinet are busiIy
preparing the Message and Reports for
Congress. Nothing has been done with
regardoto Nebraska appointments, and
nothing will be done till after the meeting
Of Congress. Gov. lizard has written to
the President that he wants to go to Ar
kansas to see the old woman, but is afraid
toieaTez the Territory in the hands of the
Secretary, lest that little trickster should
by some desperate official act, orrerturn
all the grand results achieved by the
Governor whilst his E1oellency was a
''ridln on the Storm.'h The Governor ex-
Pectsb by this course either to obtain per-
Mission to stay. another quarter d. to force
the Administration to appoint the, man
VINO has beentheoontroHing spirit of his
actions since the troubles. Of last winter.
But, solar as we have been able TO
learn, there no sympathy in, the fears
Of the Governor, and he is permitted to
| ransoSe as SOMA as If suits his e-onvenianco +,