Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-05-25
Democratic state Con vcn,ion.


the gram crop OF Tue PIescht year Wou'o
be cut of or very materially damaged by
continuous drought, has been growing
upon the people. From the southern
portion of the State, in particular, un-
pleasant reports have been started-the
grain crop-:hc grass, vegetables, and
in fact every agricultural product was
suffering greatly for want Of refreshing
showers. The earth had not been mois-
tened by the rains Of Heaven for long
period Of time, and we confess that
grounds for dependency and fear were
apparent.
But it is said that the darkest hour of
night is the one that Immediately pre-
cedes the dawn of day, and so it was in
this instance for just as the agricu!tur
al community and the public generally,
was commencing to quake with fear lest
the coming crop would prove failure
on account of drought, the windows of
Heaven we're opened, and refreshing
rains poured down upon the parch-
ed earth In great abundance. From
those places whence came fearful pre-
dictions Of failure, now we hear words
Of encouragement and gladness. The
fearful phantom has been driven from
our borders, and to-day the prospect OF
noble crop-such an one as was never
before surpassed, If indeed cqualled in
the State of Iowa, is now acknowledged
on all sides. Our State will bring into
market this year, we predict, crop of
grain which will make the people stare.
One-thrd more breadth Of land has been
cultivated than in any former year
and the crop will be correspondingIy
heavy.
The result of an abundant harvc IN
on the condition of our State, both at
home and abroad, will be most cheering
Those eastern people who have of late
been reviling Iowa as "busted" insti-
tuition, will soon find that instead o.
having gone into liquidation, this State
OF ours is one Of the leading features,
(agriculturally,) of the Union. 1t is
true that this is an agricultural State
our manufacturing interests, compared
with other States, sink into insignifi.
canoe, and it is upon the product Of the
soil almost alone that her citizens depend;
consequently with poor crop we are in
bad condition, but with such returns as
are confidently expected this fall, VIC
shall look to see the interests of Iowa
UNNECESSARILY furthcred. Old debts,
which like fostering sores, are sapping
away the good name of our people, will
be liquidated, or partly so towns and
cities that have been crushed beneath
the pressure of the times, will feel the
load gradually lifted from their backs !;
merchants and business men, who have
been mantully buffetting the waves Of
adversely, and staggering under the OPP
pressive weight of the great crisis, will
commence feeling their burdens remov-
ed, and that from the bosom of mother
earth a strong arm of deliverance has
been put forth. What lesson has this
people learned in the past two years;
most surely we have all been serving a
long term in Experiences School, and
may the lessons which have there been
placed before US not soon be forgotten.
We must remember in Iowa that the
farmers-that agricultural pursuits must
take the lead, and that other things must
follow after. Cities and villages mus,
grow up no faster than the wants of the
surrounding country dictate city lots
and unimproved lands must not be con-
sidered the basis OF wealth-but the
farmers, the products of the improved
real farming lands must be regarded as
the leading principle. We have so
learned it; the people understand it,
The realization Of few prosperous har.
vests will change the entire programme
in Iowa; and in such an event, let Us
not forget what we have been taught. or
lose sight Of the fact that agriculture is
the basis Of our wealth.
The USE OF THE RAILs.-The Clevc-
land National Democrat says: "After
the nomination Of Lincoln at CHICAGO.
IN remembrance Of the fact stated. that.
on one occasion, Lincoln split thou
sand rails for farmer, each lincoln
man In the procession carried a rail, A
good Administration Democrat, who
told US the tale remarked that it wa,
appropriate, and reminded him Of old
times, when the travelling was done in
oid-fashioned stages, and part OF the
o"ty OF passengers was to carry rails te
Pry the old stage out of the mud when.
ever 1t got fast. Lincoln will stick !,
the "free sile," and his adhcrent. hay,
the rails ready to pry him out. Like tn,
old stage coach, his progress will b,
slo~r,s,