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

otS'es, In their connection with this family OF ma
tiins Our splendid, -onorous asprant places the |
United States--bi- own country and cur.-at the
tail Of tbs 4" tag-rsg and bobtail," OF nations. -
For, Gays our splendid subliuiated orator. I'M |
fortunate Ireland, disinheri,ed or rendered in her
iodus'ry subservient to England is exactly in the
zane state OF poverty with Spain, measured By
The rule Of tar alton, and the United SLATE, are
ftn poorer than either!P' Poor United Sta,es!
The poorest of ALI! =" Sill poorer than eitherp'
Really. Sir, think our aspiring orator ough to
have been more sure OF the correctness Of his
o'atsticr. before he coulI have consented TO doom
bis own country to degr AIDED state OF poverty
and wreicheiness, even lower than poor uuforiu-
nate, dsinherited Irelend, indoleBt, bicsoted,
sppes'i''ons Spaini and, consequently, TO put her
rank IN the family of nations, lower than either
HIT, Sir. derive grea, consolation from observing
at The saunc time, that the rule Of taxation hap
pens 10 be rule AT all - for tneasurin The rcla
tive veal h and PROSPERITY of na'ion.; and that the
degraded portion assigned by the splendid orator
Tor the United States, is founded in his own mis-
conceptions of HE own statistics; and am gu, e,
the aspiring orator will himself rejoice at being
awakened from his hurnilis Ing delu.ive dreams TO
the reality, that his own country ~ no, the mos,
hppoyeteh-d and degraded In the world Here
then. Str, you find tina, all this grand parade OF
epnorous statistics, has been intt rs tests of
~iacs, when il turns ou' 10 be no test at ALL But
Sir, this table OF Statistics is without its use,
admitting II to be true II does prove that the peo-
people in the world, and, consequently, are the
most oppressed people in the world. sm dis
posed 10 think, that the table presents a tolerably
correct view OF the relative degrees of oppression,
oil 'he different governments comp, e!ended in it,
allowing tor the actual relative wealth of each;
and accordingly you will find, Sir, the relative
effects Of these expressions upon the condition of
the people OF the different nations respectively, in
their relative numbers of paupers. In this respect
HreM Britain indeed is superlativeiy pre- eminent
k,..I. q
ana remarks, are made from any prejudice, or any
inviiious feelings whstever, sgsust the British
nation, or people; very far from i'll indulge no
such feelings, Sir, towards any nation or people
Whatever; and sure mot against the British nation
or people. esteem the Hr,ish nation and people,
whatever may be the pr"ilig'cy and oppression oil
Ihen government, as amongst the most honest in
dustrious, -kiiful, independent, Ligb-minded and
gallant, In the world. conceive too, that they
have carried the inventions of saving labor ma =
chinery, To higher pitch than any Other people
hait the astonishing productions of both heir
natural and ARTIFICIAL labor combined, have been
iouno quite incompetent to save them from the de-
n'ecated destruction OF governmental opp ssion.
low cautious then, Sir, ought to be, cgsins,
piunsing into system of policy, which has doom
ell TO vice, misery, wretcledness and pauperism
seveny-nine eghtieths OF the people OF one of the
modest nations upon earthf SIR, there are thr ee
circumstance, accompanying the movements ami
remarks OF our splendid orator, upon this occasion
WhIch acknowledges, have excited my utmost az
constituent First. that in pronouncing his prize
speech, our aspiring, sublmated orator. should
nave condescended to have pu, himself in the hands
OF Promptor to play the part of Parrot as
heeve our orator has done on this occasion
Secondly, that he ehoud have permitted himself 10
have been led into such palpsble errors and abov
aii that he should, without sufficient examination
nave INDUCED himself in ushering forth the same
errors 10 the world. which are AZ d,honorabIe and
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palpable IN Themselves whilst he was aspirins In
'he sublime station oil their presidency. -" In
fortunate Ireland dsinherted, or render ed in he,
industry, subsesvent to England, is exactly in The
same state oil poverty with Spain. measured b,,
ihe rnLe of t0I dfion-- And the u S are .,,ii
poorer than either. Poor u $. -. How de
plorable is ihy condition ! How much to be
deprecated Doomed to take thy station a,
the tail OF the lowest OF the "tsg rag and boblsl''
OF nations.
lew plain, obvious reflections, on The part of
our bewildsred orator. arising from facts perpe,u
any before HE own eyes, nigh, have caused him a,
least to doubt OF the justice of placing The II
below every civilized nation in Europe-Tbe
Fast proportion oil the miidrg class Of society in
the u. 81, and the small proportion of miserable
Eoof, compared with any nation in Eurone mar =
jculaiiy with Great Britain, ought to have admon-
ithed him against placing the u. S. in the most
degrading condition in the family of nations -
Ahelr exemption from the extremes of wealth &
poverty, which charscterzes all Europe in :,
greater or lesser degree constitutes the great s,
perioiny OF their condition, if not in relation TO
wealth, at least ia relation to real grandeur and
1o every social and political bes Ing, Acco,d;nIy
notwithstanding our bewilderei orators arjtbmet.
real demonstrations from his statistical table. we
md the people fleeing from all those delusiVe
european blessings and practically thr rowing them
serves within the arms OF the u. s according to
cur orator, 10 participate in their poverty degra-
wretrhPTneax.
case with the people of Great Britain These
tfnection' alone ought 20 have STAYED the c,u.I
hand OF the bewildered orator from strjkino so
deadly blow against his own country: But L.,
the enchanting prize before him, and the ann
l'mated state OF bis mind plead his excuses or
a. least pslIiste his errors
But says our orator, pase L.
" But Britain is herself the nos, .,,;,ioo :,
Iustrstion OF the immense power of machinepv
upon what other principle can You account for
the enormous wealth which she has Accumulated and
which she annually produces, a salts zeal writer
OF That country, several years ago, estimated the
total amount OF the artificial or machine Isbo,r rs
Inc nation 10 be equal to that OF one huntr ed mil
lions OF aole-todIed Isboufers. Subsequent es,i
mates oil her artificial labour, the present day
carry u 10 the enormous height of two hundred
millions. But the population of the three kim
doms is iweniy-one million FIVE hundred thou
sahn' oupposing that, TO furnish sble-bodied Ia
bour to the amount of four millions, The natural
iaoour VIII be but two per cent OF the artificial
Iaoour. In the reduction of wealth she oneratss
therefore, by power (ineiuding The whole popu.
lstion) OF two hundred and tweBty-one millions
hve hundred thousand; or, in other words. bv a
power eleven times greater than the total of her
raturai power. If we suppose the machine la
bour oil the United States 10 be equal 10 that of ten
millions of able bodied men, the Limited state
VIII operate, in the cresiion Of wealth, By mower
Sncluding all their popuistion) OF enty nilions