Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-20
VOL. VHI.--NO. 2.

fegnlar military force, and incorporated COM
panies, have all been successfully assail III.
But indeed. what measure Of policy can be
named, however remedial or palliative, or
even positively benefccnt It's character, in
which some OF these vgani guardians of The
public welfare have not discovered danger 10
republican institutions I II they can then.
. snuh the approach of tyranny in every
breeze, whether il is % tainted" or not, il is
not nj all surprising thai manu- facturers share in
the eommon denunciatons. But, AS this string,
however rndely touched, never fails TO produce
correspondent vibrations in many an honest
bosom, the objection must mot be pas. by. II
shall BIZ met aud answered.
SO far as this objection ia founded on the
supposed Ignorance and immortality of The
manufacturing class. II has been already amply
reinied. But II further supposes that mannfac-
inres favor an unequal distribution OF wealth
that they tend To create with class sfopulent
capitalists another of needy dependents who
bestowng their votes according 10 the " i'll Of
their employers, naturally augment The natural
Influence of wealth, and may thus establish "A
monied aristocracy. II is worthy ofremark.
thai while the rgh Of general suffrage has been
Objected TO, ms giving too much weight TO n de-
pendent class, and as thereby endangefing The
rights property, the preceding objection sup
poses that tho same class W II be instrumental
IN giving an undue influence 10 property. But
IN truth, these supposiiions though opposite in
character. are not irreconcileab That ex.
tension of the elective franchise 10 the laboring
classes. which has taken place, or will fnko
place, every where IN our country. tends IN
some Ways, to lessen the influence OF wealth.
aud IN others, 10 increase IL ; aud although on.
tendency may not exnctly balance the other,
the difference seems not likely 10 be sufficiently
uniform or great, TO furnish grounds OF serious
apprehension.
Resides, manufactures do moi crente an ipdi-
gent class they on the contrary, by Furnishing
II with employment, lessen us indulgence aud
dependence, aud whatever may be the DEEPEN
dente oi thu manuitc u ing laborer ON the can.
itaiis II does not seem 10 be essentially greater
Than TINT OF tenants ON their landlord OF sailors
on Inc silip-owner, or OF common Journey men
on the master mechanic. all of winch reia,,oos
seem 10 ba inseparable from the condition of
civilized and commercial commnni,, ;nnd
whatever may be their influence ON tho labor
ing classes, such influence must be diminished
by that which provides for them az mann.
ihcinfes do, d new aud extensive field ofem.
ployment.
But ihr answer TO all the objections 10 m.o.
uia1inres is, that when by the progress of non.
uiaiion, our numbers shall become greater Than
are necessary 10 provide food for the community.
part Of The excess must find emplo, neni aud
support IN manufactures, or slaive. There can
BE- no alternative, aud whatever mnny be the
ev's attendant On mbuuiaciories, they are ir
remediable. by establishing them, then belorr
the red ndancy of numbers mark them neee,ss.
ry, aud when the standard Of human eomfort
Is nigh as II Is with as NJ present, thr same snn
dard, or sointihing near H. may by the force of
habit be retained. IN u dense population, aud
the prudential checks, he thus called sooner
into operation, and acquiring new force NAV
prevent redundancy, and those dire evils, OF
famine and disease, which are its ordinary cor
receives Ihi, standard OF what is NECESSARY
10 comfortable existence, is very various and
II may be greatly affected both by poi ical and
moral causes. The difference between thi,
shndad IN England and Ireland. is he main
Cause Of The deaser population o I,elund
uponih whole, then. We believe that a
manufacturing community mny be rs moral
hhd intelligent ms any other, that the contrary
hypoihess Is one of those common instances of
false reasoning, ~ which pa,icnlar facts are
converted into general rules--ihat il has OF
tanned currency because il is not without plan.
slbiliiy, mud because il furnishes a ready theme
Tor defamation Of The same rank as the gene
ralideprnyuy II mankind the wires of ciyilzed
Socieiy--tbr innocencr oil state OF nalure--the
degeneraoy OF modern times. " ilh many Others
on which men can Talk mud write very 1uenily
aud rloquenlly, with ~ little expense OF
Thought TO themselves as Of profit 10 others.
The fourth aud last class OF objections will
be considered in our nexi number.
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