Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-11-07
WHOLE NO. 2 81.
rnE NATION RICHER THAN EVER.


The Commercial Circular of Hallets
& Co.. which went to Europe by the steam
er last Thursday. after giving the Exports
and Imports of the United Ststes fes tbs
present year, makes the following highly
gratifying summary of our unexpscted1y
strong financial condition as Nation in
the very midst OF civil and costly war;
"Such is an Approximately correct
statement OF the foreign commerce OF the
United States for the present calendar year :.
In the calculation, the secee9ing States
virtually disappear. The ressR ID the
same as if they were blotted out of exis-
tence. Under the existing circumstances.
the EXHIBIT is most extraordinary and en-
couraging one for our people. 1t shows
that they still retain all the attributes of q
Nation-that they can part with the South.
and still keep all other nations their de5r-
ors. The result is still more cxtraordiua-
ry, as the catastrophe of rebellion was not
only not provided against, put was never
foreseen till it was precipitated upon the
nation. The Ship Of State was caught ia
the storm with every yard Of canvass flying.
That it did not go down vas due to its inn
perial strength; and though part OF the csr-
go may be lost. enough is preserved to
maintain our commercial iudependsnce
unimpaired. bring every other nation into
our debt. and leave us ample means for the
prosecution of the war on a colossal scale.
History does not furnish paralisE Of
nation undergoing similar crisis, and
coming out Of IL more Independent. stronger,
and more resolufe than erer
"Whether the war goes on or not. tina
statement for 1862 will probably b, still
more strongly in our favor. If il goes ON.
the economy of the consumption ofiuxu-
ries will be greatly reduced while the de-
mand for textile fabrics of all kinds. ex-
cept silks, for iron and its manufactures.
will be mainly supplied by our domsstec
manufactures. Money for the future. is
likely to rate very nearly as low here as in
Europe. A high tariff will probably be
continued for the present. The combina-
tion Of these will keep foreign articles that
we have been accustomed to import very
largely. ont of the market. Since JULY.
we have been importing into the port of
New York only at the rate Of SIS, ,000.-
900. instead of 240. .O0O. 900. as formerly.
Should the rebellion be so far crushed Is
to bring ont the cotton crop. commencing
with the frst of the year. our exports Of
domestic produce for 1862 will exceed our
imports Of foreign merchandise by at least
$3.50 600. 600 to Be PAID for in gold. Up
on the drama that is being enacted here.
the eyes Of all the world has been tarned.
Should the crop fail to come forward, We
can scarcely estimate the loss and suf-
fering that would be caused in foreign
countries. or the political or social conse-
quences to which it might lead. If the
crop should be relieved. the enormous a.
mount of gold that would be required to
pay for the crop would propably create Q
disturbance in commercial circles abroad
fully equal to the disturbing cause, which
has magnitude unequaled in commercial
experience. We have passed through the
crisis in this coantry, and have emerged
on frm ground. Whichever alternative
may happen, we shall be ready for, and
VIII profit by it,