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struggle with the richer fee theirs. unless whets setae common and

great distress, uniting them in me mimed ferment, makes them
kept respect. and emboldens them to carve for their waves. with
armed force, mad then sometimes they break is *pm the rich and
sweep all like a deluge. But this rarely bappeas hot to the goal-
administratiost of neglected or mismanaged govemement." The
whole of this passage is marvellously descriptive al our present
unhappy state, and of the danger that awaits us. I a.k
whether (ruin the brat moment of the lessening a the
quantity of money by Peel's HiU (and this lessening
bees admitted to be one fourth. but I say. me half!.
the jealousy of one another which Locke so strikingly a:s-
cribes. did not take place, and if it does not exist to a great degree
now ? The leaded man and the merchant. the manufacturer, the
different traders, masters and men, landlords and tenants, at.d their
labourers, all pulling against each other ; but this becatibli, g
amongst ourselves, as be says. helps nothing against our wants.—
The father of the family must give us a sulliciency of omering,
some will starve; and many are curving, I am convinced, tor the
want of it, and they have suffered, and are suffering to such an ex -
teat, that Stetemen mud be blind If they do not see that the
people will soon forget respect, and want will embolden them to
carve to their wants with armed force, and break in and sweep all
bite a deluge. lam amazed they do cot see that any alternative
is preferable to the course they are pursuing. They must know, I
think, that the distress is owls; to the insufficiency of the currency
necessary for the affairs of the country, at least they admit that
they have caused a contraction of the curtency, and that such con-
traction has occasioned a great pressure upon the indu•n y of the
country, though they deny the extent of it. But why inflict at all
a great pressure upon the indoutious clams? What is the use of
having a contracted currency, a mullet quantity of money in ch.-
(viatica ? Does it add to our security when it throws all the in-
dustrious classes into dialculty, when it almost destroys that por-
tion et the community by whose labour the whole are supported
and fed—or when we it, men actually fainting and maddening
under the deprivadoo of their proper sustenance ? Is that the way
to give security to those who derive all their wealth, all their
share of the common stock, and so large a share from the labour*"
men who are thus oppressed? See the accounts of the Dodders-
held ranting of manufacturers and operatives, from which it ap-
pears there Is too much reason to apprehend that the tragedy o:
Ireland in act!!, will be exhibited is that and other manufacturing

Piwogoind there is In their present situation too dos! a re.embl.o
now; and see also the following eatract from a letter of George
Beaumont, to the editor of the Lents Pogrom ot Dec. Ss, ISK,
which will give you an Idea of the sentiments which dimes. has
helped to glee birth to in that portion of the community :

" can . wore the gra/rainy of lato.owers colluder that all
wealth Sows from thew. Visit than is their wretched abodes.
they will sows tell you that labour is the source of all weakh--they

will tell you that the miner topiary, the bowels of the meth he

search of she rkbest treasures; the stung that builds the =amino,.
as well u the polished marbk that beautifies the temple, is the rer

auk of labour; the ploughman breaks the sturdy turf to aurae.

the fruits of the brut. and the weaver in t mem! tags prodocts th -
firm fabric that decorates the pampered Lord. Sir—lt is high
time to be honest if ene dares; the flush has been too loot UM •

cealed, may. were the real sentiment 4 of tb. oper.tivr mauefacte rer .

made kuovou to the publk. It would alarm the most callous sod

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indifferent. It wool.' ell the minds of the wealthy with terror."

It does appear to toe ao infatuation that nothing can account for,
t►at, in spite of all this misery before their eyes, and NIA proof.

such admission of the came, out Ststesanso st.o go on lessening the

Isaiah), of money, and pluming themselves vireo whit they tali

cheapness ; though they uugbt to know. the (Act is demonstrable

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from their own adnaissiona. 'hit such cheapness Is wily dear money,
an actual scarcity of money ; and I may fairly apply chat term to

tie total isedepory of our present currency to give a Widget

looney-price far the products of industry and the wages of labour.
They do all they can to deceive the people with the term cheap, a 4
applied to bread o► manufactured goods. lam bound to believe
t►ey deceive themselves first, they certainly do an they can to de-
ceive t►e people, as the people will. however, none Bad out. The

people, I say, will moo discern that cheap bread means only dear

usearty, mad that such cheapness sad starvation are toast we attend •
ants urea each ether, and that such cheap manufactures and ruin are
nu less constant allies. What matters It that bread is at a lusikiee.
it the man's pocket is empty of money ; or what matters it Ad

manufacturer or merchant muds cheap stanufaverce ahro.tJ if his
venture ends is km instead of profit? lam confilent that with( r

sianufeenwer nor swerchast will mate my pro& sill nsasuildworri

return n sigh asesey peke; oar will weasea and labourers of any
description ism comfort and plenty till Jeer lebisers beer a

high nosey price ; aor will wry Wads rover sill all pro-

duets el Wintry from the plough, the leers, end the tan, Mgr a

bigli tawny price. Th wanting reredos gnaws owe of owe pica
liar situation. A rise in tits Tam peke. would be in street nu
advance the real price, either of eenunodities of labour, .bui
would operate in a direct contrary manner. It would be a dint':

nodes of taxes, by ellodnistalog the valor of tbe along to wide'
woe% are paid; but dila wiN appear Poore and wow clearly a: I

proceed. And here 1 enter the NU with maw Statesmen. spat A
point on which they consider themselves mroniew, and est,which
many think they are strangest. They my if you has, vies law
prices foreigners will badersell you : a say 1. bat they must bp
real Inw prices. and not low prices Irons high value of money ;
real law priers are them which are camparatilsly laws art sts nut

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el die sorrier skid sad indeetcy the producers, sell the lacilitie4
She/ esi•li u ehe rim homer kw.ie ceasessenct et ckc big.li
ease weisey. the weight of instils etuetbe plepertiosail
beside,. sad the reopen upsa indewry se stub see cram
New the statesetee. 'edam of Peen 8111, wags te poke as
bah,* dam the pte,cet few pekes are the dface wily el skid and
Weary. sad at cheep saw proem3 as lint sech.appepre ahe
Aar objets. fee the hill is pose esoswpwat mow the .Iragawil
'Ow et the ceeresty is always kept seise dabs "thee selOret. ere
dimmed which seek Is keen a weld Alieffie4mida, N de
several castes tif hew priei. I say web .sews son siege•
lady adetekes. er else they .awt M mho bs i el, deles cdisot. 1
balikers. one pellsiskee.dia4

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