Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-11-21
HE GREATEST GOOD ro4rHE CREATES


/ kAssAs REcslpgs. .-The receipts yes
tsrdsy we're - follows: '4 '"
Mr. j. Z. l. Carey. Of New York towh.hip.
! Csdsr eousty. doosssd u II bushels Of wheat
3, sd 3 bsshsls Of besns.
This 10 the 6rss from Old Cedar" !" but Nr.
Carey says that there will be @ose freu his
psigh hborhood That 10 good pssa
THx Lsc1URE.-The lecture on ''True
Aaph 3D.. delivered by the Rev. Dr.. Esarts. .,
the I'd Bspsise Church. lsst evening. ws are
glad % say. vss vel attended BY our eitisens.
The lecture. Of itsslf. vss able sod highly en-.
,srtsioing-noeh more 20 than any We have
listened TO for many . day. The Reverend
gentleman has. undoubtedly. given the su.jec.
upon which be spoke much attention. and truly
he places It before his audience 10 manner 90
interssting-so torcibe. that he Who stems
can but appreciate and applaud. Inasuuch -
The effort last evening vAs pleasing and ss,is-
factory 70 degree. " trust th~ lecture this
evening upon "Tras Wemanhood" will bs nu-
merously attended. We think it will be. The
ladies are interested in it deeply: gentlemen
cannot fail to lie.
WHAT 1T HAS Cost THE NORTH WIsT
10 ELEcr ABE LIscoLs.-Jost at this time when
BsOks are tumbling and State Stocks, Rsilrosd
shares and Bonds ere fast depreciatiDg to .
mere nominal value. it is proper to enquire into
the causes which have led to this deplorable
result On the lst day Of November, Missouri
State Stocks we're selling 10 Wall street for
~ 2osoc. Yesterday they we're drug in the
market a. 65 l-Sa65 IA, . depreciation Of near
fifteen per cent 10 twenty days. The circuls-
tim Of the Illinois and Wisconsin Bsnks il
SIS. 900. 900. based for the most part Lpon
Mis-: :ouri Stocks BY the fall Of these Stock-
in the New York market, the circulation OF
the above Banks has deprecated 10 value At
least 10 per cent. OF ol,5OO,OOO, which
large SUM 10. Of course. . dssd loss to the hard
VOL king people Of the North w estern States
whose circulating medium 10 chiefly confined
to Ilinois and Wisconsin. But there is no
likelihood Of this ruinous depreciation stopping
here. The telegraph informs Us that the STOCK
market closed last evening very weak, and We
may therefore look Tor . still further decline OF
i've or ten per cent. before another Sabbath
pssses.
great loss to the holders Of Illinos and Wis
consin currency! We say it is attributable to
the success Of the Republican Larty in tn.
slsctiOn Of Sectional candidate to iill the re-
United States. They have elevated a man to
The Presidential Chair who is pledged to wsge
var upon the institutions of the South The
people were warned of the consequences
which would certainly follow the election Of
Abraham Lincoln. The South had repeatedly
ssid they would never submit to the rnl. -
such 90 Incorporating enemy to their most
valued interests. and We believe they never
will. All over the Southern States the cry OF
disunion has become . watchword. and moth.
ing but IN irterposi,ion Of Providence can save
this great Confsderacy from being rended into
fragments, and the present common brother
hooo Ir0m Wsk'uB CIVIL ouo uPou ""os"e''
We cay to our eitlsens that it will be wise for
them to prepare for the worst W. have but
just enter ed upon this great ioaucia! revuls on.
aud many strong and confident house will
have to suecumb to the force of the terrible
storm. Do not allow q dollar Of this shaky
currency to remain in your possession over
night. l, may go down on your hands. Let
the Banks he the losers.