The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-12

Communicated.
Prosperity to be Restored only by the
EnfOrcement of the Laws.
| EDITORS JOURNAL Il have been frequent
/ ly puzzled to know why it is that we have
such depressing times, such a general stag
nation in business, such scarcity of money;
when the country is full of produce of all
kinds, and the Banks are overfowing with
treasure. I have frequently meditated on
this matter, but could not come to any
definite conclusion why this is so. l, there
fore, appeal to you, Messrs Editors, or,
through your paper, to some one else more
competent than myself to enlighten your
humble correspondent and the public on
this point.
Whether | am correct or not, | do not
know, but from my observation | am COM
PEELED to come to the conclusion that there
is no real cause why we should not now
have the most prosperous times ever known
in the country. Why our merchants, manu-
factures, and mechanics, should not all be
busily engaged in their various avoca-
tions, and abundantly rewarded for their
industry. And why money should
not be abundant throughout the country.
| have come to this reasonable conclusion
from the fact that we have had the most
abundant crops ever knOwn-not only in
the West, but throughout the entire coun-
try. The causes which ordinarily bring
about state of affairs like the present do
not now exist, if we can rely upon state
therefore, conclude that this is either an i'm
Aginary crisis, a secession crisis, or Dem
cratl. crisis, gotten up for political effect,
and that it has been brought about by
few, who have determined upon the destruc-
ton of this country, because they have been
defeated in the race for ofIice-the knights
of the Golden Circle, and the treason of
James Buchanan, Davis, Floyd, Toombs, and
Cobb, and fen of their Northern traitorous
allies.
As an evidence of the truth in regard to
the abundant crops in this country, learn
from very good authority, that up to about
the first of February, the receipts of grain
at Chicago had been more than double that
of 1859, and 10000, 900 bushels more than
any previous year in the history of the city.
The Tribune of last week says that there
was then 430, 900 bushels of grain in Chi
cago, and that this is not tythe of what
will be sent forward during the season if
prices are realized. The same can be said
of nearly all the great grain marts of the
North and West. The imports at New York
have been less than at any previous time
since 1858, by 20 per cent, while the specie
imported from Europe was $4,000, 900 more
than at any previous time. While the ex-
ports of produce have more than doubled,
and instead of exporting bullion to the
amount of over Ss, 900, 900, as we did in
January and February 1853, in 1861 the
export of bullion is very little over $l,0OO,-
600. Specie is more abundant in the New
York banks than has ever been known be-
fore.
| ask is not this the best evidence of pros
perity. But still we know, and all feel,
that we are not as prosperous as formerly.
Yet the cause is difficult to tell Can it be
because a few fanatics, in seven Slave States,
containing an actual white population less
than New York, have conspired to break
up this Government, have stolen the public
property; robbed the mails; and fred upon
the flag of our country. If this is the cause,
why should our Government; if we have
any, permit it to continue? Is it not high
time that all citizens, North aud South,
whatever may be their politics, for in these
times, all should ignore politics. to rise up
to aid the lawful constituted Government to
crash ali enemies of our common country,
and thus restore confidence, peace, happi-
ness and prosperity?