Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-10-26
POLITICS FOR FAR u EilS.
Erom .Niies' Rcgister.

important subject-though deeply interesting
TO themselves than any other persons IN the Uni-
It'd States. 1t has been DELAYED however from
various Causes; and the facts collected are mere
examples OF the many that might be obtained, were
time and opportunity allowed for the gathering Of
thcni. We now proceed TO the task-so far de-
sisous of brevity, as to apprehend that may
not be fully understood, unless by them, who
while they read, VIII also think upon what shall
DO presented tn them
The primary interest IN the United States is
certainly mat of the Farmers; the nexts that of
the manufacturers; the third, that of navigation
and comime. &c; the fourth that of the planters
proper. The last furnishes the largest amount
IN value of articles for export; but its genera
sum of production, is at vast distance behind the
trst or second, aud much in the of the third.
1t may DC well to say few words in regard TO
each.
DR.. Cooper calculated the subsistence only, of the
people OF the United - ates, at go millions of dol
lara, IN i8l3,-and exclaimed, "Ho;c do the bods.ed
psnegyricss Of FoREiGN trrde, dniadic INTO insgniG
caace Ucn set competition Nth thjs!" He rated the
support o each individual for food. drink and fuel
SO year. We have materially differed from the
DoctDr--thnklng then now that he eXtravd-
CANT IN his 'caicukaii0us'-but have supposed that
the average cost might he Sa5 per annum, for th.
whole United States, considering the cheapness OF
food IN many parts of the inferior, and that have
two millions OF slaves. This moderate sum will give
us 300 millions of dollars, the cost of subs sence
the product of our tarmers-but when to tn s is ud
dcd the value Of fuel used, the food of horses and
thor woTBirg ANIMALS, the value oftmbcr aHd It's
transporuUns, &c. ct he wool, fax, hemp, &c Gee.
we think that the Whole ofthc commodities produced
or supplied by the farmers of the Unied States may
be reasonably put down at coo millions of dollars a
year.
We place the entire clothing of the people of the
United States, including oil the clothes required for
household or other purposes, at $40 per head. This
embraces all manufactures of cotton. wool flax lea
Their, fur and SILK, sc. and surely below the real
value. The aggregae is S240O0o 0Oo-of which
many thousands consume more than their propor-
ton III boots and sho only, for it includes shoema
tdilurS Be And g.,
this we add the manufactures ofron, and other nc
ta!s OF wood IN houses and ships, and furniture of
minerals and earths such as BRICK glass and wares
the aggregate cannot be pui down at less than $50
iu:llions
The amount earned in freshts, coastng, inland.
fishing and foreign, including passengers aud goods
transported IN steam boats and canals boats WI n
the profits on exchanging commodities, cannot be
less than lUO millions year, all which Is put into
the domestic crcuation aud lnvIgorates every branch
ofbuslness, especially the agricultural for subsistence
fuel, &c. CONSUMED.
In addition Il these, verify believe that the dis
bursenient OF the people of the United States for
travelling on land, with stage hire, horse feed turn
pike rates &c. Ia ola larger amount than what we
have regarded as the Ash great branch of the busi-
ness of people!
Ifthe whole cotton crop be a million of bales or
300 millions of pounds, SO 600 900, the tobacco
sugar and rice may be estimated at IL millions more:
bat, suy, Is millions the whole product of the
planting interest," at fair ami average prices includ-
ug costs of transportation, large amount to be de-
OF dollars are more than the worth of al the cotton
tobacco, sugar and rice, annually supplied IN IN.
United Suites. Well may we excIaim in the words
OF DR. Cooper, show do the boosted panegyrics,' on
the. planting interest, dwinds, INTO InslrnfiraDce
when compared with the farming or nllnutacturIno,
And though before observed, the planters SUNNY
a large proportion of onr articles f5r export the
whole proceeds would 81 but short way towards |
feeding tho people OF the planting states if the |
landhodcrs were not also farmers Their crop, of
gran grass, &c. arc worth u much mghter sum
than those OF cotton. sugar, tobacco and rice
We invite careful consideration of these thiuo,
Mathematical accuracy not aimed at for them and
cannot be attained Ii is sufficient that our calcua
TONS are reasonable The aggregate for subsistence
and clothing OF all sorts, all kinds of farming OF fam
lily utcn's, The building and repairing houses and
ships, IN the rents of houses, &c are put down at
less SUN than 500 per head, per annum; or for man.
his vito and three children, $50 year-about the
amount OF the wages OF respectable iourneyman me
chsnic which is belnw the average value consumed
Vhni IS The SUN of the rents OF all the houses In our
cities and townsS And the product of these II must
be observed are n. well added to general amount
of subsistence, as bread and clothing.
We shall proceed to a more particular notice ofI
curtain products of the farmers, by which we mean
the growers oi gram, grass roots meats wool &c
III distinction TO those Of cotton sugar tobacco and
rice.
The people of the United States consume. encb 1lb
OF nou, uay; OF us equivalent IN other vegetable
toouI-Iis Is less IMAM the amount gwen decently
fed slaves, peck of corn tl0lbs.l a week bono al
lowed per head, with other vegetable food Pie an
nnal supply for II millions, is, then, $50 900 900
lbs-oT % m lions bbS. of -four. IL is no matter of
"hat ihi' iooh consists If Of wheat four the ave-
rage cost vii sxceed two cents for each perso,
per days winch we think is pretty moderate rate of
living aud suppose that Or. Cooper and Mr. NcDuc
Ge uBus admit
The greatest exporf of GJur was in 1Gl7-1 17s.
93 barrels because ofthc very short crops IN Europe
--bnt ~ 1919, only 100000; showing a decrease IF
one ha ~ wv" years aud the destructive uncertainty
OF or the foreign market In 1928 the export was
8bObDP Oos--in 1929, 1886; of whlch hitter
2Io'30i went to England, speculation Of short
crops Pot ~os nearly al re shipped TO the British
sonT' because hat the duty required upon il could
10, be paid. fer British food. '0u'u
we snail here explain what this duty is II Glls
rs The Price of gram -Thus-when E,itirb
"Arn is at sos the quarter Of bushels of 20 lis
'.ch tor abou. 80 cents for the American basb, ~
- l9s me duty ia DDS I'd per quarter equal to q m
~ barrel of Hour!-when at COS the quarter I,on.i
- ~ - ,hon 81 80 the American bushcl1 the dutv
Is &c ~ he quarter, OF SO 80 on a barrel of -four