Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-04-13

memorials sent 10 this House, we now feed
them all, aud we can do no moie The argu-
ment, however, proceeds upon the assuulp-
ton, that portion of labor now engaged in
agriculture, will be transferred 10 manufac-
lures and thus, the. quantity of agricultural
produce being diminished, there i'll be bet
ter price Tor the remainder. This is indeed i,
consoling promise With countless millions uf
fertile land yet uncleared, a part Of that now
In cultir is to be deserted then it must
remain in state of waste and desola,iou, for
whence Is To he derived the labor TO cultivate
II, IN lieu OF that which has gone TO manufac-
lures Can that system be sound one, which
PROPOSES, not only 10 arrest our progress ia,
Clearing new lands, but even to diminish the
area of our present cultivation
But, after all, what is tn be the number OF
cur new consumers? We have no data on
winch 10 estimate, with any thing like accur;4
ccy' 'he nnnber OF persons engaged III manu-
features. speak NOW of Irregular manufactur-
ing establishments of articles for sale. The
COMMITTEES ot Commerce and Manufactures.
III 1915, rei'orted, that there were then 100. Oe0
persons engaged in the cntton ,nanniactorv
probably the whole n.inhcr einrluNrd i'm The
d'heF'nt manufactures, might now be- estirnat-
eu al 100000; bat these ought not 10 be in!
c'uded incur calculation, as thev now consume
our food, without The aid Jf this bill. Let US
suppose that the encouragement afforded by
thls b'il, should, in some two or three wears.
transfer 100000 persons from agriculture 10
Here we have this number OF
new consumers to ippd. What prrceptibie adj
vantage, let me ask, " i'll this shall number af
ford the aSrcutursts i? Particularly. when The
same cause that creates this new demand for
1000 increases the price ofevery article which
the agrIculturist consumes LET me Illustrate
by an example. will SUPPOSE bill. of flour.
winch before hro't 5, shall then command
T. but the yard of cloth, " hich before brought
h'e dollars, now costs six, and thus the account
- balanced, even upon the favorable SUPPOSE
u"n, Tor the advocates uf the bill that this en-
nhnc'iient 81 price in agricultural produce, will
'"he pace l5nt we have e much better pros.
ptct ot new consumers, from our increase NJ
population. Surprising it To have been in
1870, 10 OOO.OOO-as il has been ascertained
that we donh!r in period Of about % Years.
IL VIII be found that there must be an annual in
crease OF upwards of 100000 persnps Rut
IL Is estimated that In the healtlirst countries
one IN 90 will annually die. This upon can
ltal of 100000 will, annually, he 200 600
10 make, Then, an actual addition of 400 ma.
mere must, of tie children annually born. AZ
least 100000 survive. Counting. then from
1870 I" 1850, period of ten years. there would
"e o'ooo,ooO ni persons, as consume.s, no, one
% "h"in would be producers, none having vet
passed ! years of age. Il is true. that a num
her OF those born in the preceding bpriod. saw
from 1910 would be annually coming into tho
class o! iaboreIs, by reaching the age for labor.
nut then, IL must be Remembered that thew
were The progeny of the capital of pouulaiion
IN 1910, which, for round numbers | viii cali
f'UOooO And besides those who are suc.
c. ssi'ely, rs age, passing bryond The period
o. ianor, one half Of the whole number are 70
oe presumed to- be- frinales, who, for the nost
F"'' are engaged IN household occupations.
ana not contributing To field labor Taking.
thrn, INTO estimate that the stock of tbne4 .,n'
nually coming into the laboring Ass. was or;-
'5'na'iy, from capital of 7O0U 600. willis, mi!
number ofnew consumers Was from a c.nit,i
Oh lO,OOO 600 that the new labOrrrs are s,h
je'' 10 the deductions which have mention
ed, ana Inc new Consumers nav. to be add.d
10 'heIr nutnher, The number necessary tn
supply the annual deficiency. bv death oC
TWO hundred thousand, ii will he ss.n
,hat the number of consumers is constant
~ increasing III an immense proportion bevo,d
new producers and hence gentlemen NAV
perceive mat where population is not checked.
NV ""'"r"' course ut things is prrpetuaIDy
'u' '',S""rE q corrective To the complaint OF
surplus fdud without market sqa;n h.,
way qurting gentienen's apprehension my.
on that subject, let me tell them. that he
whole OF The flour exported, during fbe Last
year. would scarcely more than feed the .yhoIe
population of the British Isles for orc f,r,.
nighi '' '''o 'o'''
as i"r as the agricultural produce consists
OF materials of manufacture. as we no,Y ba,a
market Tor all; il would only bp an excbanos
~ me foreign for tie domestic market n.
'or example, we did not purchase the cotton
't urrS oi Eritan she would not need
a tar g
~ '""'eII"i oi winch that part formerly pur
I""S'u ny VS. was made and so ofOther art;.
.;s ne eEpct OF gradually displacing for
PlSn commodities, Ivy the use of donr,.s,;
would be IN proportion to the extent of ,b,f
EXCLUSION, To cut pf the commerce betOco
ms ana foreign countries and, with tbe con-
hrrcf our navigation interest ,youId ca dee
IS 'he one furnishes the necessary uoeasnre -
ne other. These would he ihe n, cesssr,,
,"hs'Gh'nces OF the favOriie doctrine or ron.
lrmen, That We ought To- be indpp.ndor, 80
"rrign nati"ns. Now, al commerce ;n,,liss
'eciprucai drpendence that is. If irnplies mt
' , country, carrying il ON, has somethi,,g
'a' me "'htr wants, and which they mutual,
y t'''''G "s equiv alents. IL This he tie Kind
W 'e''''c,'ct o"l'e'rd TO, then, The indepen-
renee sought lur, implies that there is 4, Ls no,
commerce. When ficr,. sban bs 80, c',,.;a,
commerce, we shall have scarrelv any t,,r,r,o.,
Engaged IN foreign trade. in linn If nsac,,l
mere bong but little carrying trade. exceu1
" men general European war should gj,e n,
maj 'raoe Tor the brllisFrents what then,
"o"'u bec"'ueo faur 100000 tons of shipping
row engaged IN The foreign commerce Of ne
> Bnl lraffol approximations ave entertained
rom our Imports exceeding oiir exports rho
'm""ni oiimporis, for 1925, was s77. 570. gG1.
ana oi on exports, 74Gg0OSO. The eycess
~ iulpuifs COS or psuorfs In i,., ....,. 4,