Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-04-23

oil one hundred millions Of able. bodied latore,s
Subsequent estimates of her artificial labor. Nv
he present DAY, carry 1t to the enormous heipbt
OF two hundred millions. But the popuiat;o,,
of the three Kingdoms is 81 500, 900. Sunnos.
ing that, to furnish abie-b bodied labor to tho
amount OF 100000 the natures labor win no
out TWO per cent. OF the artificial labor: In the
Production d wealth Sue operates, therefore. by
power including the whole population. !, ~
POI 100000; or, in other words, by noyvsr
eleven times greater than the total of her na,u.
raj power. II we suppose the machine Labor NJ
the United States to be equal to that of 10 600 O
OF able-bodied men, the United States win one.
rate, in the creation of wealth, by a power I'm
GLIDING all their population, of 10000, 900. In
the creation of wealth, therefore, the power OF
Great Britain compared to that of the United
States, is as eleven to ono. That these views
are not imaginary, viii be, | think, eyineed bv
contrasting the wealth, the revenue. the nover
OF the two countries. Upon what other bypo..
thesis can we explain those almost incredible ex-
ertlons which Britain made during the late xra+r
OF Europe! Look at her immense subsiae,
Behold her, sttnding unaided and alone brcsst-
ing the storm of Napoleon,s colossal Doyycr
when all continental Europe owned and rieldey
to Its irresistible sway; and, finally, contcmplatr
her vigorous prosecution of the war. with and
without ales, to ITS splendid termination, on tho
The British works which the e-eptren,,r e.,,,,
Virginia has quoted, pourtray State of{he ,nost
WONDERFUL prosperity, inlrgaId to wealth and
resources, That ever was before contempl,to{
Let us look little into the scmi-o1;c;,I r,,r,
phlet, written with great force, clearness oIJ
olilty, and The valuable work of Lowe. IN bosn
Oh winch that gentleman has referred. The re-
venue OF the United Kingdom amounted ,I,,,.;n,,
.ne ia''er years oil The war, to seventy millions
iIno
astonishing height of ninety millions ster,n, e
quail to four hundred millions of dollars TEn:.
was actual revenue, made up of real contribu,;.
Gus from the purses of the people After tb.
close OF the war, ministers slowly and reluctant
~ reouced the military and naval estahI;eh
ments, and accommodated them tn :. 49,,
peace. Inc PRIDE OF power, every where tb,
same always unwillmgly surrendcrs any NJ
those circumstances which display its pomn and
Hlhoit us greatness. Contemporaneous with
this reduction, Britain was enabled to Io-,,o,I
some ofthe heaviest burthens of taxst;,,, W..
particularly that most onerous OF all fba -, ~
tdr. In this lowered state, the revenue ,f o'"
srauuaiiy rlsing from the momentary denrpse;o,,
incioeht 10 a transition from war ott,ino,l :,
ioS>, inc vast amount Of fifty-f millions etc.
ing, upwards OF two hundred and forty ,n;II;o,,,.
OF dollars, and more than eleven times thu -
'he united States for the same year thus ind.
catIng the difference, which Ihave s,,nocsted r.,
.ie respective productive powers of the two
.oui.iics' l. ne excise alone COLLECTED under
twenty-five different heads) anopted 10 t,,n''t ei
eight millions, more than one-half of ibe tot,,
revenue OF The Kingdom. Thisgreat revcnue AZ
lows @rcat Britain to constitute an eAic;onf
sinking luhd Oh i've millions sterling. heinz NJ.
excess Oh actual income beyond expenditure g.
amounting TO more than the entire rexeme nr
the United States. vi
II we LOOK at the commerce of England. we
Shdh perceive mat It's prosperous condition No,
'eSs oehoies the Immensity of her riches. The,
'et',Se OIL thfee years exports, ending in 1850
was between thirteen and fourteen rul6one
ne dvcidse .or 'ire same term, ending in o22.
was iorty nrtiiions sterling. The arnrape oftta'
imports for three years, ending in I78o no. ..s
T'iitccn millions. TIE average for The s,nso,
erin, ending IN 1922, was thirty six millions
showing favorable balance of four .,;lJ;o,r
lhls, IN period not longer than that which,
elapsed since the establishment of our ,,o-.t;f,,
ton, have the exports Of that kingdom been trin-
leo; and this has mainly been the effect NJ H.,
power OF machinery. The total auount of ~
commerce OF Great Baitain is greater since ,he.
peace, oy oic-forth, than twas during the yve ;,
The average of her tonnage durinn the -.
fourish;ng period of the war, was tSeo III ipe'
four hundred thousand tens. It's ayer,o, 5'.n
ing the three years, 1919, 1920, and 10, w.,
2,ouo,ooo; exhibiting an increase of 9nn mo
tons. 1--we glance at some of the noo,c -,
nent articles OF her manufactures, we s., o,ito -.
sisted III compromising the true p,,,..ro IS AZ
sources of her riches. The amount nrao..a INC
brics exported, In the most prosp row,
the war, was 8 million sterlinse. In ~ Vi
1920, it was 100000 in 1921 oo1no "a uac {
in 1922, q $50, 900 pounds stertmo rros,,,,t;
the astonishing increase in iw years IF
OF i've millions. The total mount ofimrorts -
Great Britain from all fore IGN ports. of tho
cieof cotton wool is five millions sterIno A.
ter supplying most abrnIantly the cons,9m,,;o,,
OF COTTON fabrics within the country fapd ;, noe
pie better fed, and cid, and housed. arc not r.,
DC feund under the san than the British patonl
ny means OIL her industry. she gives to This co4
ION "ooi new v''iue, which enables her to snl1
TO foreign nation to the amount of 81. $40 0of,i-
making clear profit of 6, 500 900 po,,oJs ,to,.
ing In 1871, the value the export of wool
en- manufactures was 1900, OOol In 1900 =
was 5,5UO,O00. The success of her ros,r;c,;,,o
poicy is strikingly Illustrated in the article ~
SILK. In che manufacture of that article she Ia
DOTS untfer great disadvantages, beside, that &c
not producing the raw material. She has sinh
uueo thcln ali, and the increase of the rnan,,f,1.
lure mas been most rapid. ALTHOUGH she ;s st;Iy
unable 10 maintain, IN foreign countries. s,,r-
ceSsiui competition with the silks of Franco a..
India, and of italy, and, therefore, exnoyfs ~
little, shegiyes to the two millions of tbc ~,
material which she imports, in various forms :,
value of ten millions, which chiefly cr,ter int,
British consumption. Let us suppose that sbo
was dependent upon foreign nations far thorc
ten millions, what an injurious effect womb i
not nave upon the commercial relations y,;tt,
aaenn ne average OF the exports Of British