The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-10


Of the best brought &C., and other grades went $40
Sc. Sheep and lambs steady; prices varied from
81 Is $40. swire scarce, active and decidedly
higher: fed sold at 7,<c 8bc.. and still fed at
TAG BIG The total receipts we're 1852 beeves. 14S
cows 1876 veals IL 1852 sheep and lambs and swine
The WALL Street Proposition to REFLECT
Lincoln-A Most Extraordinary Finan-
ciai Revolution Approaching.
Some time sgo distinguished Wall street
fnancicr went to Washington. and was cor
daily welcomed by President Lincoln. 81
am glad TO get hold Of good financier
want some good advice about the money bags"
said the President. "You all know this; but l
can't get the right sort Of man to give it.
This" he continued, Enthusiastically, "re-
minds me Of story. Out in certain part Of
Illinois was place whore the farmers con-
gregated to swap lands and trade among them
selves. They got along very we'll until
| couple Of Wal! street fnanciers appeared
among them and joined in their 'speculations
After couple Of months or so the farmers
that the Wall street fnanciers had adroitly
absorbed all they heidi So much for this
joke Now for its application.
What is the game now going on among
certain Wall street fnanciers and other
moneyed monopolists and spectators outside
Of Wall street in reference to the next Presi-
dency? We will endcavor to show. In the
first place, let US take the circular Of the
National Conference Committee Of the Union
LINCOLN Association Of New York." published
few days since, aud notice the names ct
tached to it. A rank odor Of Wall street capt.
tai, fnanciering sharpness and INSCRIPTIONS
belief in the power of The almighty dollar
| give the list a striking popularity. The list
| embraces Us much wealth as any comprising
| the came number OF iamcs. with perhaps two
or three exceptions, that could be selected
| from among our wealthiest citizens. These
weighty men OF Wall street, in this special
edict, call upon tue people of the United States
to come out in the support Of Lincoln for
second term. And why? They believe that
with the reelection Of Lincoln the war will be
continued, and that with the continuance OF
the war their vast speculations, not yet CON-
pleted, will thrive. Lincoln has been tried,
and, they say. mot found wanting" Not ac-
cordng to their scale, perhaps. In the next
place, there is Thurlow Weed out for Lincoln,
and with scheme to repeal the Homestead
laws to cast aside those honest men who have
earned and are entitled TO their privileges,
and to institute species OF legislation that will
eventually throw all the public lands into the
hands Of large capitalists Moreover, Weed
and those leagued with him want Lincoln re-
elected, SO that they car retain and further
strengthen their hold upon power until their
| already great abundance shall overflow, and
their greedy followers swallow up the drip
pings. so with some other divisions OF public
piuuderers and Presidential iobbers, who have
revelled so long in sea Of government con-
tracts and Fat places that 1t is difficult to induce
them to relapse into any honest employment.
lie. US return to Mr. Weed for moment
NJ. Weed says the war will cost, before il is
ended, four thousand millions OF dollars lie
does not go far enough If Lincoln be re-
elected we cay il will cost six thousand mil
lone, or one-Lalf the whole value OF the prop
erty Of the loyal States, according TO the Gen.
sus Of 1860. At that time the value Of the
property Of ell the United States was
estimated az sixteen thousand millions.
| Allowing four thousand millions for the
| States in rebellion, leaves the entire
valuation Of the loyal States twelve thousand
millions, end one-balf Of this great inheritance
Of the people IL to be absorbed before the war
is ended, unlcw a change be effected in its
management Can this be done without effect
ing most extraordinary financial revolutioni
Wall street jobbers and ring masters might at
tempt ar answer
To help us along in this extremity we find
that according to Tie plans OF Chase and STAN
| ton, the confscated lands In the South will fall
into the hands Of q few favored capitalists. And
thus from one point to another, from one mo-
nopolizing scheme TO another, from the opera
tions Of one set Of political fsvorites to'the
operations of another set Of political harpies
who must be conciliated, what do VIC seer
| Nothing but gigantic efforts TO concentrate all