The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-07-19

can Party VIII Accomplish It's Mis-
! SION.
| Corre5pondenes Of the NelV York Times.
THE BEEcHEs, Thursday, July 4, '67.
| One of the great Ministers of France-
believe Cardinal Mazarin-used to
give excellent dinners, from which all
the guests came away pleased. 1t was
observed that just before dinner the
Cardinal always retired few minutes.
No one knew what he retired for, and
after observing it was a constant prac-
tice, there was great curiosity to know
what was the cause. Some were quite
sure the Cardinal as dignitary OF the
| Church, employed himself in some sol
emn devotion. Others thought that he
was getting up some facts or stories 10
| enliven the conversation in which the
| brilliant Minister eXcPlled. Others
thought there was vow upon HIM
| which required something to be done at
| that hour. In vain were attempts
made to find out through the servants.
The Cardinal had cut Oft all communt-
cation. But human curiosity is insHtia-
BILE, and at last, by means OF spy, the
mystery of the Minister was ierreted
out. The Cardinal was discovered in
| the great kitchen, with u linen cloth
under his chm and spoon in his hand,
tasting the soups aud other meats.
| Tell IL not in Gath, nor vet in the
street OF Askelon; but the great Minis
ter was tasting for the coOkl In one
word the Cardinal believed that the IUdy
! to mems hearts IrdS doDlI their hroatS,
| as the InisanthTopes tell MS the Way TO
| women's hearts, is through their ears.
| Vulgar and vile as this view of human
nature is, IL is nevertheless, as the nov
elisls say, founded in fact. Human ma
| ture is not kindly under the influence
| of Il hungry stomach. To extend this
| figure to "A large conntry-apeople who
have lost large part OF their crops,
] and find trade declined and incomes
| narrowed, are not apt TO be in good
hunor with public affairs. II there is
| the least chance to do II, they will
blame the Government, and If any man
comes forward with any attempt TO de-
lend existing policy, or any PROPOSE
tion TO conctliate enemies, lie Will be re-
| garded as IL criminal, upon whom tine
public bad temper will Instantly seize.
The European dynastic Governments
have understood this well, and hence
throw tub to the whale, and, If need
| be, buy bread for the people. In this
country, where the people look to them
selves as the source OF power, there is
IA self restraint upon the temper, eX-
cited by public disappointments, and
| few will blame the Government for
what 1t could not avoid. Nevertheless
I
public affairs; and the influence OF good
crops will probably be felt in the close
! OF 1867 in a kindly and beneficial way.
| In 1866, almost all crops suffered severe
loss. Indian corn alone, (the great and
reliable staple of this country,) saved
the people of the South from
starvation, and the whole country
| from much severer losses. In the
great Central States Indian corn
was abundant, and hence they did not
Il I, l..
| when the ASSESSORS returns were made
\ in May, ii WIS found that incomes had
declined greatly. II we had another
such year, the resources of the country
would be sorely tried; but (let us be
thankfully tine year 1867 without a
miracle hereatter) entirely reXerses all
this. The crops of 1857, in all depart
menls, are likely to be abundant.
Taken in the aggregate, they will prob
ably exceed Snny ever raised in this
country. The Agricultural Depart
| ment (nOt usually very accurately ad-
mits that there is vast increase, and
every traveller can observe 1t in all
parts of the country. ] observed that
new wheat has been sold in Richmond
at 50 60 per bushel, and, with our cur
rency, II is not likely to fall under 81
per bushel. Even with much lower
prices, the wheat crop will bring good
deal more money than it did in 1856.
The same will be true OF cotton. But
this is only half view of the case.
Suppose the cereal crops bring only the
same money! double crop brings us
two consequence OF great value; first,
and secondly, II great surplus for ex-
portation. When the labOrer is well
oil, the country is well of. Labor will
be cheaper while it is better fed, and
accomplishes more. The country de-
pends on its production. The mer-
,huT 10 of n nj FRY
is best off when 1t buys most goods; but
it can't buy goods when it don't pro-
duce. A surplus production in the in
terror Is the great reservoir of wealth to
the merchants.
don't believe the crops of 1867 will,
per Sc, be very extraoTdinary-that is, l
don't believe the average per acre will
be very extraordinary-but, relatively,
they will be extraordinary. For, we
| must remember, that such great RRri-
cultural States as Ohio, Indiana and
Kentucky have, with one or two excep-
lions, had inferior crops for several
years. Then remember that for the
last three years of the war we averaged
lin the whole counLry)a million OF men
| in arms. The loss OF this labor was
the only great loss we met but that
was very great. Now, we have the
whole manual force OF the country at
work; and the effect on production will
| be prodigtous. i see statements made
that here and there he breadth OF land
sowed is less. lam no believer in this,
| taken on Il broad scale. What is
wanting in one article is made up in
another. In the whole country to-
gether, there is an Increased quantity
| OF land sowu, and an Increased num-
ber of laborers. / think, the
absolute money value of the crops
| will be IoitJ. hundred millions of dollars
greater than in 1866; and the power OF
expectation much greater in propor-
| tion, because it Is the surplusses which
I expectation will follow. We shall
have increased imporlRIions, and
an increased gold revenue. Gold will
probably fall considerably in the au-
1 tumn OF 1867, aud tinanciers will find
that the shortest road to specie pay
ments is through good crops. Politi-
callv, men will be better satisfied.
Since we have got the rebels well hand
cutfed, we shall not be trying new ex-
periments upon them, and they, after
! being in a bad temper, till temper is of
no avail, will probably learn that I'm
Gle Sam's house and table is good
deal better than eating husks with the
swine. The Republicans are very well
satisfied with the course of events. I'M
less they have a special desire to COM
init suicide, they will remain in power
tiIltheir mission is accomplished; they
will elect the next President; bring in
the Southern States; settle the finances
aud harmonize the country. When
that is done, what more is to do, for