The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1825-09-01
49isretianp.
rExtract from the London auasierly Review ]
PAST AMI PRESENT STATE OF THE
COUNTRY

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| In the yisw qt the subject which We ,r
now taking, tbs richer clssss. seem 10 nc,
stnulants fes ssse purpose Of increasing q, O
duction, snd eensequently general wealth
| We hear of eEbimous prices paid for 0. !,
fruiis, 10 furnish cu, splendid entertsin a, eni
ihis IL sauier~ss cond, mned as vssrei iu
| p'otus'ob, snd tais lspeD,td lhsi such mooe,
Is not bestowed po those who vsut IT, The
folly aod vsniTs rAiheF Than sensrali,y, o
soeh sspeodiiot,, 10 tho intention Of ,ho,,
who a'e gally n q, cannot be doubled I; per
hsps, howsNSr3 a rasy be ques stione q, whether
10 this wAy tat .seuersi comfosta even Of the
loves, orders sss not uninientons more in
creased thsn tnty could have been by . char.
sabe di,ribSIlon Of the ssrne sums among 8
lew indigen, incivicuals. ID fact, such prices
sTe no' paid 10 msny insIances, and if ten
gardeners obIsia them, . hundred. perhsp. Q
,hou,snd, will nske Tho at,s mpl snd fail. The
hist gam The highest Prize, but the mex, ,s
ihem Dasi sell OF lower Iaies, those o little
hshind sI slill le3er, and 10 few days, or a,
most weeks, ne piodueiions which these
a'gh prospects OF reward have brought to The
s,kels, will b,eome 30 common, os 10 be
within the restBtf thousands who would ei.
'hes never have obtained them, OF have obtain
sd them at . much ls,sr pc'ioj, and e, much
Eigber prices.
We may iup1 a. smother spbjec, of luxury.
l. appears, that 10 the yesr l765, the number
I fou' wheeicc c3rtisgcs WAS l2, 9oi, nt tho
y e,en, time they stc 26 799, beside. Two.
shsetcd carrhee,, now Is SO, but Of thar dsy
incon,detsbls 10 number, as not TO be
osmed vonhy Of 0olice in financial Wow
q 'hs first Esmsd period, the numba, o.
zach makes 10 Eondon was 3e, wno employ
abouI 5000 rs.o wetkiog g, the difeisn
saches ii ihs rade shsie a,e now i3s
nPoyng 10 oco wofkmen. As tho jou
''ymsn coachmstsls 90 not multiply by cp
toSs' 1esns iss,ey han the Iest OF The com
nuniy, the inelss.ed pumber must have bs.U
drawn from tho oihes c'asss, OF society. Thsy
would not be drawn from those above th,,
own slslioo. Thsy must, therefore, have bsen
elevated 10 that i,em some lswor 'mk and
though We mey sale ~ its being called ele-
sa,iops wsrehGtsI. s,9rollsct thai ihc,e ere do
gfoes 10 ell csssse,, The came effect may be
rsced 10 every othes branch of that Industry
which the comfort or qualification OF the high.
e. classes puts in sctivity.
The Increased wealth Of the middle clsspes
Is so obvious THAI We cen neitbss walk The
helds, visit ibc snopi, nor exsmine the wo'k.
shops and stofe houses, Without being deeply
impressed with The changes which fe W years
iivs,ed, The barn, end stackyards mo'e fully
''oIed, The horses, cows and sheep more o.
oundsn,, aud IN better condition, snd ell the
implements OF husbsndiy improved in thoir
ofder, ,ber construction, and ,heif value. In
he cities, towns, aud villages, we fiod shops
more oume sous, and better is ihoit sppear.
'occ, and The several goods moro separated
rom each Other o division that 10 the infalli.
bic token OF increased sales. We ace the &C
cumu'st!on OF wares OF every kind, adapted TO
The purses, the 1sDtss and even the wbims Of
every description Of cusiomets. This vest IN
cresse Of goods, thu, universally dispersed, 10 |
sn indicslion and exhibition Of hourishing cir.
cumsIance,.--lt may be traced into ell the |
man ufsctories, and observed in tho masses Of
raw materials In each, 10 commodities Of eve.
ry kind 10 their several stages Of preparation, |
and 10 ell Toe subdivisions Of those siages, by
which not onl, ib, incl ease OF woalth 10 man
ifested, but The modes by which IL 10 acquired |
are prsctiesiiy illususted, live could sscend ,,
q litlls higher, and examine the accounts OF !
the bankers IN the metropolis, and in the pro.
vinciai ,owns, small as we'll as large, We should
find that The balances OF money res,iog with |
the m, ready 10 embrace favorable changes In |
'hs price OF any commodity, or to bs placed
al interest, a. beneficial secuti,iea present |
themselves, are inc essed TO al enotmous o.
mount. This, indeed, may be fairly inferred
rom The late low rsie Of interest 10 the Goat.
og public secu'ities, from the prices ol the
and., rom the avidi,y with which every pto.
ec' Tor tho employment Of capital 10 gsssped
w. snd from tho general complaint, slrno',
he only complaint heard, and ,hefo 10 nov no
Wy Of making interest Of money. The pro-
seta for constructing tunnels, railroads, 60. l
,als, or bridges, end The ssgerness With which
hey are embraced ssfe eli proofs, Of ,hsi &C !
fron ssvisg, which the intsrmsdi
Ito 'aoks OF society have, by patience snd per
eversoce, been snsbled 10 form. The natu J
al effect OF This advancement iu pssssssioos,
'as bsso 40 advance 10 the enjoy yOeo,s wh,eh
hoss Pc,ssssions can sdmiuister end we ased
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