Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-05-24
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Among 60-00o,a00 of people, the taking of
100000 mcu hat is one out of 20, more or less
from ordinary occupations will have but Little
influence upon production. and no upon
consumption than what Will be caused by waste
What they actually eat as soldiers is less tia
what they get at home. A large portion of I'll csc
are ldlers from the cities, IN In Europe the la
bor of agriculture. thanks 10 the long of for
mer ages. is customariiy performed by femi les.
No conscript Is taken where his labor is d eces-
sary 10 his family. The mere movement Of the
men is OF commercial importance. Where
their oIerations extend over Il large agriculi ura
! surface. they however. destroy and prevent ag-
riculture, and so far cause a demand IRON other
quarters 1T this Is confined 10 northern Italy,
while all the ordinary sources of supply are ua-
disturbed, the Commercial effects of the war will
/ hardly be .elt There pevcr was a more propi-
tious moment for war than nov, since crops of
iii sorts Iii Europe very abundant, capital
and money abundant and cheap, and enter prise
not recovered from the panic OF 1898. This Is a
very different state of affairs from what existed
when the Russian war took place. here was
| then a failure of everything IN Western Europe.
Wheat. in England, had touched lois. In
France the vines. sill worms. food. and other
c ops Were all short, and money was very dear.
Under these circums, ances the exports of pro-
ducc from the United States would have been
quite As large had there been no at all
/ That event did not add to the demand in any
degree. Its Influence was only felt Ia the man
! ufacturing towns of England, in a scarcity OF
labor, whence a large portion OF the new troops
| were drawn. The armament Of the war, howev-
/ er, caused a great decline in government funds
/ under anicipations of large loans.
| The migration OF men and capital 10 the Uni
| ted States during the Cfinaean war, and sales OF
produce to Europe. were certainly large, but
I those circumstances were not due To the war
/ they the result # short crops IN Europe
/ which drove forth great numbers. and called for
/ large imports TO sustain those w no remained
1 Those circumstances are not now 10 operate, at
/ least tor n year come. lin that lime the war
should become general. involving strife between
/ England and France. her fleets would disturb,
/ the ocean, instead of keeping it open, and Eng
land would be thrown upon the United States
for those large supplies she now draws from
France.
From the N. Y. Tribune May IL
! The Crimean war, restricted 1t was to a
| little corner OF the Crimean Peninsula, and
amounting to nothing than the scige of a
single city, which kept the troops encamped on
4 single spot, made 1t necessary for the French
and English 10 bring ait their provisions from Il
distance This circumstance afforded to the
United States double advantage. We not on
/ ~ furnished a large supply OF vessels for this
| purpose, but the supply OF provisions came
I largely from us. The circumstances of the pres
ent war are IN this respect also entirely differ
ent 1t Will be carried in one of the most
fertile countries In the world, winch will easily
out OF It's own products, supply the means to all
/ the armies. however numerous. Ia fact, Italy
! Is at this moment feeding very nearly large
number OF soldiers rs 1t Is pos~ible for ustrla
and Sardinia TO bring into the field. The pres
ence of French army would cause some addi-
tIonal pressure, but II could not be o. very long
continuance. and would be easily met from in
| ternal supplies.