Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-09-18


restrictive, monopollzing system. It's perpetual
tendency Is 10 make The rich richer and the poor
poorer; 20 much has this been the case under tbs
natura! operation of the British system in the
course OF wo hundred years, that the rich have be
come 80 reh they 10 rot know what 10 DO with
'heir riches %hil., the poor are sirpt of every
coElior, anG eajoj ment of lie whilst the middng
Grass o. socieiyis almost annihil.ted. So far then
from the condition Of he British people being SUI
periailvely blessed think superla,i, ely wretch
cd II Is to This dsplorable miserable condition that
5"u are advised to bring the American population.
~ we al 'puon OF the same unwise, wicked and
dsspoic policy, which has produced this effect in
GREAT Britain: II il the simplest ing imssina ,
pie 10 see; how This effect hs- been PRODUCED bv
BRUSH Icy II has been done by assuming az
conuoi over al The proceeds nf the lsbour of the
country, and d;stribn ting them in such vay as
10 tsKe irom the productive spd give il to the IN
productive ls5orsrs; TO take FROM one man, that
which be labors for, and give it TO another who
has not labcred for il
But IN Great Biitain at lie pres eni DIN there is
not only reason, bat necessity for taking from
me productive laborer, Tie whole produce of his
LABOR and giving it TO the unproductye Iaborer,
who does no; labor for III neiih.r this reason nor
NECESSITY does, sye', spily TO this country. Tie
British government, therefore il under an ini, PEN
SABLE Obligation TO take the u'nole productive la
Dor OF socie y, for governmental purposes; and i.
consequently excusatle for he ruinous plunder
whilst the real legitimate pu poses Of our gov EN-
mel co not call Tor the whole producti,e labour
Oh society; our government, therefore would be
"itnout prete&t OF excuse were il 10 plumber the
whole But The practical goverrment not having
necessary demands, seems 10 be engaged in inv emf
ing ARTIFICIAL demands, for the purpose of a.fording
pTeiext TO plundtr The whole proceeds of pro-
iueuVe labor, as The great desideraturn in their
pohtieal economy, as the great desidera,um for
Their individual asgrsndisenen.. In Great Bri.
distribution Of IN u ~ LIN
IS made by Tyihes and Taxes; and most deDlcra-
o!e Tor the iahofins class, when all the demands
loT the tythes, and taxes become satisfied there is
not suhieIeney LETT 10 furnish the poor operative
WIN iooa and ralmeni. hsse demands are said,
however, TO be indispensable TO nav for loans
heretofore made, or for services now rendering
Aher one tenth OF the whole productive labor i
gwen 10 The Plies hood one million pounds sief-
ing tor TIE King and his civil list, the expen-
ciiures for Army and Navy, and interest upon
ne ppDhc deb dsirsy Cd, the whole proceeds OF The
pTodu ctIye labor are gone, hat there il no
nope Tor bette Ing the condition OF the Brit sh
people so long 80 the present order of thin - shall
remsn III tha' country; state Of things brought on
NANNY by the restrictive system. The great mas.
oil population must be doomed 10 psupefism and
starvation. The demands upon lie people of ,hA
" q, are not yet equato the whole proceeds of The
IToduciIve labor OF the nation, but the practical
government II determined t. make i, so Ly artifi
-
tons oil labor; BY taking fro - one ma. The p,
quot OF MT labor, and giving it 10 ano.har, wis
goes not labor Tor IT,, tOithout comp sns0fion and
2otJ0T public Use; by splendid schemes for in.
trrnal III proven snts, and by every other SPECIES
OF prohisscy, whch their iniasinatious can inva,t
?nd which they believe the people will bear.
~ heneyer The demands upon Ihe labor Of society I
mere shall absorb the whole proceeds then viii
tAe cohuiion ct The population become asspimi-
i1'ed 10 ihat OF the British. Is this he corlrion
20 devouI!y Ia be wished for? II not, avoid the
i'fii=h IeSrio''re monopolisiug system, which
mas pronueed It there, and which will p1oluce the
same effects IN every county that shall! make The
experiment. The difference here, then, between
me splendid orator and myself, Is reduced 10 /
simple matter o; fact. He represents the condi- !
'oh oil NE bIiiish nation, and p puIation as the !
most wealthy, the most prosperous. the most
sPehc 4, Tue most pow er!ul, and be most hapny
IN Europe. represent L. as the most I-lise-,lis /
me most "Tetehed, and the mot oppressed pee (
PIE 10 ia ope- BIS statement apples to ESQ coo |
Souls. Mine 10 20 200 900 E-timaiine human
h'lpihess, by Numbers, which rs,,issentatjou i /
iheE lie troe one! Surely, that whicb eors TO
describe the condition Of the greater numbers. So
eager mas the splendid orator been to make bis
IescI P'ion al me per.e tiby OF the British 30
puaiIoh complete that he has not failed 10 notice
their houses. food ard othing, 81 aud people
Oe'tf ted and clad, aud housed are no. TO be found
under tile sun, than he British nation! 20 2GO OO
presume, excepted out OF the gen-rsI mass Sure
y I'5OO 200 technical pausefs ought to re EXCEPT,
eh and The 5000 900 living uyoa cons rained
rharity. Nov what says the authentic rsoort a.
TO TODD and raiment?
In addition TO the preceding annual expendi-
ufe, Tor series Of many yeVrs, an ave,ase an
"ut sum aRolutiHg 10 HcGT tceaig-sis stLi ms nj
dollars, has been !eVfed IN He srreni counties OIL
f,"Sb and Woies, far tie cloi4y.g aud s,fj,is- /
.e"ee 81 tae'T 'naiSent poor, while OF this fund
no pan whatever has been bestowed upon theif'l
ms"nc'l9n. During this period tie annual av etaee
OF all the Charitable donations from evcfy oibe,
S3sO 900"
Gan he believed that population can be well
led clad end housed, which requires -te en,y., ix
'D"Hohs Of dollars annually, OF forced coniribu.
lions, 10 iurnish fond and rau,sri In the ia,
gent and destitute poor? On, orator 81, ,a,.
hsvs confined his brilliant representation excin,
siYely TO the ich. II Is readily admitted ,lsttbs
Ticn are so rich that they have not genius eoouob
70 Know how 10 spend ihsr riches; aud Instead
oi making themselves happy have. bv lux,r,o,s
lnuui5sncies, eiemnaicd their mental AID their
physical faculties.
Upon review Of ID these fcts. can you avoid
drawing tbe Conclusion, sir eiber ,bst on, s,lsn
uia orator d'd not understand the sctual condition
OF me brush nation aud popultiian himself. q,
u ne did understand 10, that lee has withheld from
DINERS The most maerial facts. TO enable tber,
10 uhusI-isnii thibk ore Oh these conciu.ioo4 q,
must be undeniaole, even by lie splendid orator
himself. Bot viii leave this ,sri of The sobi4ct
although is' from being oxbsu.ted sad proceeI 10
We examination OF part OF the .sme statistic. in
uooueeo 10y our ofhoT Tor another objsct, and TO
prove sihl more evidently, f!laf be niisconraivc.
their most obvious bearings ani re.olt-
EA"aci nom SPEECH. page 49,
ne amount OF her wealth annually mol icsl.
e thee huadTed and fifty million ~,erl,ae be.,,,g
large proportion 10 90 Of brr pfs-s~s,iea ,gssl,b
Inc agncoItofel pof ION ofit b. ssl by lie geefie