Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-15
Wednesday Morning, March Is.

are Just now Ibeme OF CONVERSATION ana |
dissertation on the streets and in the news |
papers. The tall in gold and the decline in |
the general markets are circumstances to |
which business men the country over look
with mixed feelings of cOugratulation and
apprehension. Sagacious men recognize
that such decline denotes an improved mil
itary snuation-the prospect of q speedy
triumph over the rebelliOn-aud therefore
they are in the one view, glad. On the other
hand they lock with apprehension to too
sudden decline, involving as it threatens
rot only great losses to individuals, but a
Prostration such as may cut short the rev.
epues of the government to a very embar-
RAISING extent. The times are so uupre.
cedeuted IN all respects that even the wis
est and most experienced can form no opin-
ions satisfactory to themselves as to the
condition in which the sudden overthrow
of the armies of the rebellion would leave
the country. One is reminded OF the Incl
deutrecoEded in neurological history, when
Jupiter Pluvius agreed to allow his subjects,
the GOES of men, to arrange the times aud
seasons to more perfectly suit themselves.
Especially were they TO decide when he
should send rain. There had been great
complaint about too much and too little
rain at certain times. The sons Of
men debated among themselves day by
by cay, and from debating they fell to
qusrrellipg, and after long sessions and
frequent APPOINTMENTS they were obliged
10 surrender to Jupiter his management Of
the winds and the rain, contessing their
inability to agree to any considerable ex-
tent as to how his power should be exer-
cised. The fable is not inapt to illustrate
these times. Business people would pro-
badly never sgree upon time when gold
ard other commodities should tumble
dowpwAGds. Those who had made their
pile would be willing for the tumble, while
those who had not would still desire the
tumble to be postponed. Aud so we should
probably never have much of decline.
1t is well that Influences beyond our
control decide such matters for US. Years
from now the country will say it was we'll
the decline, be it to-day or TO- morrow,
took place as soon as it did, and as deci :
dedly as it did. 1t saved millions of debt
TO US, although for the time it oppressed
msuy of our friends and relatives. But it
is reckoning rather timidly and superficial.
ly 10 suppose that everything valuable is
suddenly to drop down to a dead level
standard, or any way near such a stand.
ard Gold may go lower. Probably it
Will, although there is reason to suppose
it may be 400 many times before paper is
par Let that DO as It viii, however. wa
are to remember that legitimate trade
while it is IL fluenced by the ups aud downs
of gold, yet is not controlled by it. Labor
10 scasce and high, and food is as high as
ever. The elements of production are
scarcely abited at all in price. While
staguation for the time may occur, it is
difficult to see how valuable merchandise
eau be forced down below the costly stand.
ARD of production.
Another thing we must look at. As
soon as the armies Of the rebellion are
Overthrown, we open up vast territory
to trade-"au exhausted receiver" as il
has been called. Whether willingly or
unwillingly-kindly or spitefully-the
South must commence dealing with the
North. Necessity will not long take much
account Of the late status of the two Sec
tons. The leaders will then have ceased
TO Ere the Southern heart; it will he
their stomachs that will then crave firing up.
We are now trading with New Orleaus
regularly, peacefully and proftably. And
SO we are with Savannah. Aud SO we have
heen for long time with Memphis and
Nicksburg. So we soon will be with
Charleston and Wilmington. Little by lit.
tie we are resuscitsting a trade at each
place. We are getting cotton, sugar, rice
rosin' tar and some tobacco. We shall get
much more of these articles ere many weeks
And our manufactures, including our i'm.
ported and domestic stocks of goods. will
begin 10 find their way southwark az Of
yore. Not in such large quantities Of
course. The merchants and manufacturers
o. the North have made a great deal OF
money-they are 10 healthy and indepen-
dent condition, and they will sell carefully,
aud only as they feel sure of their custo.
mers. A gentleman writing to US few
days ago from Huntsville, Alabama, tells
US that he is raising extensive fields of
cotton by hired negro labor, and he repre-.
sents to US that industry, thrift aud a new
life are becoming visible all through that
region. And 80 it will b, in a few years
all over the South. Instead of the bIock.
ade runners sending goods to the South at
enormous profits. the North will supply the
demand aud that demand, even in it's min
lmum' must be immense, for the country
needs absolutely everything necessary even
Tor Eudimentary life, And Tins nr;ooo I'll,