Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-04-13
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10 make, then, an actual addition OF 100000
there must, otthe children ANNUALLY born. az
least 100000 survive. Counting, then, iis,.r,
1890 to 1880, period of ten years, there wo,l,i
j &c b,CUO,c0O Of persons us consumers, not one.
OF whoIn would be producers, none having vel
passed 10 years Of age. 1t is true, that man.
Der OF those born i'll the preceding period, say
irorh 1910, would be annually coning into the
Grass OF iaborers, by reaching Tie are for labor
ou'' tiien, 1t must be reTenbctcl, hat t,sy
were the progeny of the capital of population h,
1910, which, for round numbers, / will ,nl
100000. And, besides those ,vl,:, arc s,,rc,,;
syeiy, by age, Passing hey ond the reriod of Ia
Dor, enc halt Of the whole number are to be pr,,
sented To the females, who, for lie most t,a,t
are engaged Ill household occupations, aud nor
contributing to field labor. Taking, then. inf,
estimate that the stock ofthose annuall,.con,in:,
mo me labornS class, was, originally. from !,
capital oil 7,Ooo,ooO whilst The number Of ,,,,w
consumers was from a capital of &c. ooo non.
that the new laoorers are subject To tIe dcdu,s'
uops Which have mentioned, AMI the n,ny co,,
SINNERS have to be added To their number an,
number necessary 10 supply the annual ,eiioi
ency, by death, of 600, il will be seen ira.
the numberof consumers is constantly ircrca
sing IN an immense proportion beyond the new
producers; and hence gentlemen may perceive
that where population is not checked. the nat,,.
| Z.
corrective 70 the complaint of surplus food with.
out market. Again, by way of quiefinr ccp
| temen's apprchensionS upon that subject. l4t
me tell them, that the whole of the flour exp,r
ted; during the last year, would scarcely more
than iced the whole population of the British
| Isles for one fortnight.
as lar Us the agricultural produce consists ~
! nfalc!iais OF manufacture, as we now haze,
market for ALL 1t would only be an EXCHANGE. ri.
| for lao
example, We did not purchase the cottop, ,,,,,.
features OF Britain, she would not need tho nv
teriai oi winch that part formerly purchased NV
| us was made: and SO of other aaticIes Tic
effect OF gradually displacng foreign co,nmo-
dites by the use of domestic would he in ,,rc
portion to The extent oi that exclusion IN c,t Off !.
the commerce between this and FOREIGN conn
4 trlcs: and, with the commerce, eur nayieation
interest would go down, as the one furnishes tho
| necessary measure of the other These ,yo,,d
| DC the necessary consequences of the fayo,;to
doctrine ofgentlcmen that we ought ia be ;,,5a,
pendent OF foreign nations. Mex, all commerce
| implies reciprocal dependence that is, il i'm,
pies lhat each country, carrying il on. beS
something thattllc other wants, and which tlcv
mutually receive as equivalents, This he ~,
kind G. dependence Objected TO, then. the ipIo-
pendo"ce sought for, implies that there is to bc.
no commerce. When there shall be no foreipp
|o.'i'''St w Si'tii nave scarcely any tonnage
engaged III foreign trade, in the time of poac'.
there being but litle carving trade, tyccnl
when g neral European war should 61te n,
thai trade Tor the hilligCrcnts; what then. wonI,
| become OF ouI 3O0,O03 tons Of shipping. now en-.
gagged N The foreign Commerce. of the Unitcd
| States?
! Bat fearful apnrchcnsions are entcrta,re5
from our imports exceeding our exports. The
a'nonas OF imports, Tor 1893 was S77,579,s67,
and ofour exports, 1869 900. The excess Of
imports over exports being arpAeMly near
100000. But this is only in appearanrs. for
both imports and exports are estimated at Their
value, at the place Of expectation. Now. as we
manly transported all in our own Ships, there
Is nothing TO beaded to our imports on account
Of freight; but the value of freight. upop o,,,
exports, is to be added, because, having done
nearly sevcn-eighths ourselves, the article.
would be sold for much more, i'm the fore; -,
market, than they were worth ct home. as tSr,
freight amounted 10; which would more tba,,
cover the apparent deficiency. Again, sir,
even If the imports did exceed the exno,s. II
does not at all necessarily follow, that we are
carrying on an improbable commerce. hsFbe
imports are used as articles of consurDDtioy t5,c,
| IT would be injurious But, if they are of /.
character to increase the productive poyyers NJ
the country, in subsequent year, then tbe
1 trade Is beneficial, and the excess only operates
as loan tot that amount of foreign capital.
practical exempIihcation of this truth NAV he
found in the history of the United States prev;-
GUS 10 the revolutionary war, when we were con-
stautly in debt to Great Britain, and vet increa-
sing IN wealth with unexampled rapidly.
| Mr.. chairman in the discussion of Ills s,,r;ec1
we are always told that, whatever theorists ma.
! say, experience proves that great Doyeyf,. he
been the fate OF those nations which did not On.
Courage manufactures; and great woalt, the lo4
OF those which did; and SPAN and England have
been uniformly presented as striking example.
| the first Of poverty, and the second or,vo,it,
which Is asc1bed 10 their different policy il, his
respect. Let US first Investigate Che causss ~
the poverty CT Spain. Unhappy cof,ntv,, ~,
time was when It was the terror Of all ,ur1,,,e
when II commanded the resources of Spain pro-
! per, the fSetherlautiJ, Sardinia, Nao,es. All
| both the indies when, III the great STRUGGLE be.
| tween the rival houses Of Bourbon ard 4ustr;s
| the balance of power ill Europe was tu,;aarer
ed; when Queen Elizabeth and the whole Englisf
nation trcmbls 1T The appToacl, of her i1yinc;
| bic Armada. Nov what is her condit;orl
Prostrate, debased, yassal province to France
| Now, indeed, is verified The famous sayire, -
Lewis XIV. There are no longer any pvrens
ees. And, even i'll tic 19th century, f,s bn.
nighted mind Of part Of lis population ,nsI,re
| them cling to tue lEqui5itiJn but his Holmes
the Pope refuses 20 comply with their request ~
! establish It, Let me assign some OF thc most
prominent causes OF this fallen condition. lie
owing, in part, 10 the bigotry or Che government.
TO the superstition Of her pcopIe--to The Cafho
lie religion. Look over the map of Eurcpe
YOU VIII find the Catholics much more uy,nc.
ious than the Protestanis. and vet how
infinite the difference in national industry in r.
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