Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-05-21

mcr. When you 90 to bag pair of shoes, don't
intend IT, send the mnrshal, nor his deputy with
vor; and when you have paid ouc dollar, "a the
r a,i j,N pr:ce Of the Stoes to the vendor, to
o q the p,i'ic officer, to put his hand in your pocl
Ct 10 take on, another dollar, and put it Into the
,cckct OF the vendor, as ccoarGscHcGfio H.c Sitcc-
maker. q. No, Mr.. tarncr,i know trick worth two
of that iutc;d to make the vendor, collector HIM
self; and he Will blend the price Of tie cRcoaTaSc
m;'i, with the price ef lie shoes; and have al
ready blended the oi,drdcter Of tie collector, with
the c',0Facicr If lie reItior at you will never
know any thing about the matter. But pray, Mr..
Fan mcr, don't get otieutled Ii Is all Tor your
good. Have you not seen, MIR. Farmer, what my
self said in three four of my speeches this Con-
gress abou, the "pccwi,or relations. in which stand
towards the people of the u. States: l would not
offend you 70, the world. l am trying my best 10
please every body. Remember, Mr.. Farmer, what
the immortal shakespeare says, "Ile that is robbed,
not w1ntiu. what Is stolen, let him not know i,and
he is not robbed al ALL
Nj. F.tr.aer. Fore God and man, Mr.. Speaker,
this makes the niattcr worse. There is cunning in
this as well as wrong. Who is Mr.. Immortal Shak-
, spcarc2 He is NO acquaintance of mine. never
beard of the gentleman before. But think he must
he strange sort of a fellow if that is his way of
thinking. We plain farmers, Mr. Speaker, think 1t
wrong TO rob at ail--known, or Observation-Disclosures
If did not heretofore know was robbed, felt the
effects ui the robbery. felt "hard times ;" but
did not before know where they came from. You
have opened my eyes. You 3iotc make me pay dou-
bic price for every thing buy; and you are going
TO deprive of al price for what have to sell.
thank you for it, Mr.. Speaker thank you, MIR.
Speaker-But will remember you yet.
.Ef. Speaker. pfay-Pfay, MIR. Farmer, don &c;
angry. YOU ic5it know how much good this scheme
will do you. 1t is rs much for your own good as for
the manufacturers; and very deep one II is. as
sure you, Mr.. Farmer. Perhaps one hundred years
deep. Now if yoa viii only pay up the additional
dollars handsomely, no gfumbl,ug, Alr. Farmer, it
W Sritr
makers for getting your dollars, that, If am not
mistaken, you will thereby get home market, in
less than the hundred years; and then you may get
shoes fair price, according To their actual worth.
But pray, Mr.. Farmer, dont srunble-don get an
gry--I wish TO please every body. But will snug
the manufacturers.
M Former. Why really, Mr.. Spcaker-This is
all Greek to ! believe, you have heard some
thing o. the Greeks. We farmers would have very
good market now, if you schcmcrs, had let it alone.
But you advise, nay, you force farmers pay
donbe price for whole hundred years 10 come, to
get good home market thcn,-Why, MIR. Speaker,
shall be dead and gone; and MI my children in
tie bargain, before that time. Hand bargain. Bad
bargain for us flrmcrs, MIR. Speaker; farmers are
fools, ii they submit to it: Farmers fools if they
dun'..
Dir. Speaker. But, Mr.. Farmer, You ram under
stand nc. 4 tam i'oi mistaken, YOU may get good
homo arkc: before that ti';c. Pcrhaps in half tina,
Time even less. But, Mr. Farmer, you know i, is
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know, Mr.. Farmer, intend all for your own good.
NJ. fuyH!"r. Why, Mr. Speaker, vou know. that
we plain farmers ought 10 he, plain spoken
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