Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-21
WHAT KEEPS THE PEACE OF rae woRLp,

It depends wholly and solely according to human cal.
cu!ston. upon few days more sunshine. Yesterday
Monday was worth az least two millions 70 England
alone. The day before yesterday was worth quite Is
much. Every ray that emhrovns our rustling 6elds,
every zephyr that ventate, the masa Of tall stake has
its money value. It Is question 70 rs OF at less thirty
Millions That L. however, the smallest matter involved
In It. bad harvest such Is Is still quite possible, al
though We all hoping that we have passed the danger
coming upon the heels of the failure OF last year. would
mean famine prices, restricted employment suffering
among the masses, ds,onent disaecton, agitation Il
is not only that should have thirty millions more to
nav but that we should also have ct least thirty millions
less vherewh 10 pay them. In this country, at least
plenty has failed 10 produce ace The trade the
agator has yet hrven In England while wager were
good and food cheap TSsnks open ports and our
extraordinary commercial prosperity We have tded
one bad harvest and have scarcely fe India and China
have kept our looms working and America and Russis
have kept famine Let pray that We may not be pot
10 the experiment Of second year of trial But We are
no. alone France depends upon her harvest quite as
much perhaps even more than We d. That tho harvest
Of 1851 in Francs will be rather deficient seems TO be a.
ready ascertaned but to gather 10 even that deficient
harvest, and to avoid catastrophe our accounts require
ten days Of fne weather Talk OF the sun OF Aus,e l
the fortunes Of France hang much more Numerically up
on the sunshine Of the few days Of August Floods
in France Just might war in Europe and reyo-
luonsry devastation everywhere. good harvest in En-
rope will not only be pledge OF peace here, but will
give a hope Of peace 10 America fhsre are evident
signs that the State at this moment sse not
abundant on either de That the people Of the North
will ever pay the taxes proposed 70 be levied no one
will believe who knows what the objection OF the null
titude must certainly be to taxes which will be In
the nature of q polAI, and will be represented as
taxing equal sums from the poor az from the rch-
That any sane Elgshmsn will send his money over TO
America to buy paper certain be reppdated out ofhe
question The only chance Is good sale for tho heavy
stocks of food on hand and for those nov coming
Some tbifty millions Of Euglish gold might samonsbly
light up the 6res anew and give impetus to the tag
pne rssentments Of the Northern States a veil - 70
the commerce Of the Atlantic cities. Sunshine-s few
DAYS Of this baking suushns-wi relieve us from the
niece ssty of paying this tribute and win ensbe ~ to
eat our own bread and keep own money. The pros
pects tempt US 10 be hopeful The experienced folks Who
gather In Marx Lane are evidently sapgune The French
have ceased to press upon our socks and have thsre
fore as We may hope, better reliance upon theifn-
We ourselves have ceased to buy up at full pc6s the
remnant of our bad harvest Of las, year. The foreign
wheats are being brought forward 10 anticipation OF the
do m yard markets American -four was les In de-
mand, and tesn pr;ess we're looking down. Is not
state Of things for song Of triumph OF cry Of safety
bu. il is state Of things feF sansune hope II France
should only bs little short and II Enslind should have
an average crop, there WIN be good chance Of pssoe
10 Europe for the twelve months yet to come Occupied
time and full bellies viii keep the world from quarrel
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