Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-07-06

ssoS pes ion We perceive, 10y this statement, that
III, vi the il doubled in teaching rs IRON
he in which il is pToJuced. Ia other words,
our present Juy with the expense Of manspor,ation
gives advantage to the American, the to,eign
u'aauiac ,ureT, OF one hundred per cent Why then
cannot the mon bc manufactured al hoa,. Oar ore
- SAID 10 lie good, aud so,ne oil IL better. ID Is
under feet, aud the chairman OF tho CON- nsiitee
tells us, that ii might lie wrought hy persona Who
o'herw will mol he employed Why then Is 6 not
to.ss,ght No,hng could be more suite ui coastani
sale. II is no, article Of chanecabie fashoa, bu,
OF absolute, permanent Necessity, and suc, HERE
tore, a. would aiw"y. meet s,ci y draand: S'r,
THINK il would be- we'll for the chairman If the
nittee 10 revise his premises, for persuaded that
there is an Ingredient properly belonging to he cal
coaiion which he has w,ssta,ed or Omitted. Swcdcs
IRON ~ England pays duty, link, Of alsout S27
pen ,ou yet 10 imported ia cousde, allie uaii,es,
not outstanding the v's capital, the exceiest GOA,
and, mote important than all perhaps Tho highly I'M
proved stale OF inland navigation in England !; s'-
,ho.gh ann aware that the English use Of Swedcs
if0O may be thought To be owing IA some degree 10
ITS superior qualify.
Sir, the true explanation Of this, appears to TO
lie The d lfet prices II labor and here appic
bend is the grand mstake IN tho argument OF The
chairman oil The committee. He says IL would
the NAHUM, ms "a nation, nothing, to make in
to iron. Now, think il would cost US precisely
thar which We afford that is, great labor
Although bar iron is veiy properly considered raw
material ia respect q ats various future uses yet,
bar iron, the principal Ingredient in its coat is labort
VI manual labor, nation has more than ~ certain
quantity, nor cau Il be eased at will. As
operations, indeed, It's place may be supplied by
machinery but there aic other services which ma
ch'nery cannot pei form for IL, and which il must
perform Tor itself. A most important question Tor
every nation, well as foI every individual tn pro-
pose itself, is how il best apply that quantity
OF labor which is able TO perform: Labor - the
great producer vi wealth IL moves all other
II It call machinery to lis and is still employ ell ~
only in using the machinery, but IN making IL. N06s
with respect 10 the quan'iy Of labor, all know,
III he't %, nations dffei ea,y crouuisnnced. Some
need, more Than an! thing, work tor hands, otlets
require hands Tor work aud If We ourselves are not
absolutely in the latter class, We are still, most for
'uaatey, very near u. cannOt find that have
those mile hands, OF which, the chaiitna Of The
uiittee speaks. The price Of tabor 10 u conclusive
and unansuei able eiuun Of that idea IL is known
20 be higher with Than ANY other civilized state,
aud this Is the greatest Of all proofs Of general happi
ness. Lal,uur IN this county is independent and
proud. III hs not 10 ask the patronagc OF capital,
hut capital suilci's tue aid OF labor. This is the
general truth, in regard,r the condition Of our whole
so,ula,ion although IN Il ell ige cities there ,doub
iess, mary exceptions. The mere capaciiy 10 labor
IN common agricultural employnients, gives TO our
Young the assurance of indepe nLience. We have
'een asked, SIR, by the chaii Of the committee,
! IN a tone al SOME psihOs, whether will allow 10
te se's OF HIss.a and Sweden the benefit Of making
ron for us LIS me- inform The gentleman, Sir, that
those same seris do Than cenfs
day, aud tina, they work III these mines, ios that
compensation, be- ausc they serfs. And lei me
ask The gentleman further, schsher hare amy labor
ia This country that cannot be better employed than in
business rich does Hot yieid the iuborer more Than
seren cents day? This, it appears 10 me, ~ the
true question Tor our consider aton. There
reason for saying that will work iron because
have mountains thai contain the We might for
the same reason dig among rocks Tor the
FED grains of gold and silver winch might lie found
here. The Gas inquiry is produce the, article
ia useful siate at The same cost, nearly at the
cost or at any reasonable approximation forards The
same cost, at tchich import IL.
ITO he contnuedl