The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-10-23
The Coming Crisis.

We are looking every day for the an.
nouncement of another panic. The necessi'
ties of the Democratic party demand panic
to frighten weak-minded brothers into their
ranks, or rather out of the Republican ranks
and panic there must certainly be. The
/ Wall street pro slavery brokers have the
power to get up sham panic on days no.
| tice, to affect the Presidential election, and
it is about time they were commencing
Through the visitation of Providence a
drought of great severity has prevail
ed throughout the South. The North
was afflicted BY unfruitfulness two or
three years ago, aud suffered as the South is
now suffering. This visitation on our un-
fortunate brethren of the South will certain
ly make hard times amongst them. Busi-
ness will be very stringent. Money will be
scarce with them. Their payments to
Northern merchants must fall short. Already
the merchants of Louisville, New York, and
other places where the South buys, feel the
coming pressure. In Louisville, especially,
is it experienced severely. And in this city
there are signs of stringent times. All this
arises from the inability of the South to pay
her debts promptly on account ofthe failure
of her crops. The reason is obvious; after
such blight as has fallen on Southern veg
citation, nothing else could be expected
The North has measureably recovered from
her misfortunes. The South will, in Gods
good time recover from hers.
But an effort will probably be made in
certain unprincipled quarters to make it ap- |
pear that the pressure in connection with the
Southern trade arises from the prospect of
LincolH's election. 4 panic will doubtless
be created to make people believe that our I
and commercial affairs are about /
to suffer untold evils from Lincoln's elec.
ton. A more absurd idea could not be ad- |
vanced, but there are doubtless people who
will be silly enough or cid grannyish enough |
to believe the story.
If this panic dodge is started, it will be set
going just on the eve of the election, in or
der to influence votes That particular
time will be chosen so the true cause of the
pressure may not be discerned and explained.
If this wicked effort should be made, as
we expect, it will be done Systematically
and impressively but if so, we ask our
ask all sensible men-to think
for hezasel0es, and not let so evident an alb
,urdity influence them, as that the prospect
Of Lincoln's election, and not Gods vista
.ion-the drouth-is the cause of the finan'
,ial pressure. The drouth has been wide
Ipread and terrible and is sufficient to |
BRING on a stringency in the region afflicted
With it and all portions of the country con-
lected Herewith by trade. No far-fetched
political reason, that really has nothing to
10 with the pressure, is necessary to account
or it. The stringency will result from
hort crops, not from the fact that mnjori,
y of the people of the United States see
1t to choose a President in Constitutional
manner. When the South gets good crops
lgain, the striugency will cease with her.
f She suffers, the North will be glad to
lclp her. The North has had her turn to
uffer adversely, while the South has pros
,ered Now Providence sees fit to reverse
he condition of the two. By and by pros
'erity will, we hope, again visit our South
.rn brethren.
Let Republicans, and those thinking
bout becoming so, look at these things
n their true light and not get frightened
It cock-and- bull stories started on the eve
If the election to scare the timid from yot-
ng their true sentiments.