Year: 1874

term sis q subverslon OF the system OF pOpu-
lar government which must in the end be
fatal to republican institutions" Thus
Cesar becomes o reality, and this opinion OF
the Tribune is the more valuable because OF
its past incredulity and shows that the time
has fully come when all parties should unite
to establish the one term principle impregna-
bly, in the constitution. This reform ought
not to be q partisan movement as against
Grant; it should be enforced by the nation as
safeguard for the future.


The End OF the Drought-Welcome


the Blessed Rain.


Alter protracted drought throughout
the United States, of unexampled severity in q
period OF many years, the welcome rains which
ushered in the morning of Wednesday last
along this section of the Atlantic coast were
hailed with general expressions of rejoicing
and thanksgiving, in city and country, and by
men OF oil pursuits and professions, to an ex-
tent seldom witnessed within the experience
Of even the ''oldest inhabitant." The
drought had become general misfortune, and
it was apparent to all that, if continued
even month longer, it might assume, in its
far reaching consequences, the proportions of
general calamity. It has prevailed for the
last two months or more generally over all
our country east Of the Great Plains, and far
into the interior of the New Dominion.
though in some narrow localities, as in Con-
necticut and at Pittsburg, there have been
sudden and heavy inundations, and in manv
other places within the general area indicated
occasional light showers.


From the Great Plains to the Atlantic sea-
board this drought of the last two months
has prevailed. Had it covered the months
Of April and May our hay and wheat
crops of this year, which have proved re-
markably full and good, would have been
disastrous failures And again, had this
drought extended over the months of June
and July our cotton and Indian corn would
have suffered heavily. AS it u.s. the drought
has seriously affected what is called the top
crop of the cotton, and from Arkansas and
Kentucky southwark has, to considerable ex-
tent, blighted the corn. In Mississippi
it has so far exhausted the soil of its moisture,
and to such depth, that in some districts the
forests are blighted as by sharp and un-
timely frost From Western New York to
Kansas, in consequence of the drying up of
pastures, wells, springs and brooks, the cattle
Of the farmers have suffered much from the
want Of grass and water. In Lower Canada
large amounts Of property in timber and lum-
Der have been destroyed by bush fires, and
thousands Of acres Of woodlands have been
laid waste on Long Island and in Southern
New Jersey. In Ohio and other States west
the drought has delayed the farmers in putting
into the ground their wheat for the next sum-
mer's harvest, and in this view alone gen.
eral and generous rains at this time will be
worth millions Of money to the country.
From the last two days reports of the Signal
Service Bureau we are glad to perceive that
these slater rains" as they are designated
in Holy Writ have extended over q
large area of the thirsty land. We
dare say, too, that considering the
near approach of the autumnal equinox.
we are entering upon rainy season which
will extinguish the drought over all the coun-
try suffering from it, and to gardens, fields.
wells, springs and streams will give bountitul
supplies Of lte-giving water.