Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-10-07
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From Niles Register. September II 1880.
POLITICS FOX FARMERS.


We have for somstime contnn hated gene
raj essry IN which certain OF the leading prin-
.inles and practical operations, of what IS de
nominated the z" American ~ st"m, n'ght be
rendered more familiar to the farmers, and o.
n,.r working classes, who have not time 10
read. nor leisure to inyes' igaie, the ignorant
euh;ect-fhongh more deeply interesting 10
themselves tbaa any pther persons ~ the UnHeo
States II has been DELAYED. aoWevcr, from
various causes and the few iacis collected are
mere examples OF the many that III CHIT he OBJ
tanned. were time aud opportunity allowed Tor
the gathering Of iher1 Wenon proceed TO the
tssk-so far DESTROYS Of brevity, rs II he ap-
preheusive that we may not always he, lully
understood, unless hy them, who, whHe they
read Will also think upon what shall be pfeseh-
ted TO hem.
The urinary interest in the United States is
certainly that of,be farmers the next that
of the manufacturers the third, that ct navI-
CATION and comm erce-the fourth that OF the
pianters, proper. The last furnishes the lar
gest smoun, of value III ARTICLES for export but
IN its yensra sun Of ro AUCTION, rs al vast DIS
taoce behind the first or second, and much IN
the rear % the third. Il may be well to say
Jew words in regard to each.
Dr Cooper calca t i the subsistence, only,
of The people of the Unned States, at $40 mil
boas of dollrrs, in lSiS-and exclaimed g How
do the boa,trd pansgyrcks on foreign trade
dwindle mo insgn hcance when set in compe-
tIon with this - He rated the support OF each
Individual. for foot, drunk and fuel, AZ $55
wear. We nave materially differed from The
demonstrating then. snow. that he was ex-
3rayapant in his " calcnlcaiions ~ bat have
supposed that the average cost of subsistence
might he 25 dollars per annum,f for the whole
United States. considering the chespness OF
food in many parts OF the interior, and that We
have two millions Of slaves. THIS moderate
sum will give us 800 millions of dollars, as the
cost of subsis cnce, the product OF our farmers
but when TO this IS added the value ot fuel
used the food Of horses and other working AMI
mails, the value OF timber and its Transports
tons. NC, ofihe wool 6ax, hemp, &c. &c. we
think that the whole value of the commodi.
ties produced or supplied by the farmers of
the United Staies may be reasonably put
down AZ six hundred millions of dollars a
year.
We place the entire clothing Of the people
oftha United States. including all the cloths
required Tor household o,her purposes, at 20
duIlars per head. This embraces all inanufac-
lures of cotton, wool fax, leather. fur and silk,
&c. and is surely below the real value. The
aggregate is 24O millions Of doars-of which
many thousands consume more than their pro-
portion in boots aud shoes only, for il includes
&c. And If TO this we add The manufactures of
iron, and oher metals, of wood. in houses and
ships, and furniture, of minerals and earths,
such as brick glass and wares, the aggre-
gate cannot be put down at less than 400 NIL
lonst
The amount earned in freights, coasting, 10
land fishing and foreign, including passengers
and goods transported in steamboats, and canal
boats, with the profits on exchanging coinmodl-
ties cannot be less than loo millions year,
all which is put into the domestic circulation,
and insigorates every branch of business, espe.
c,ally the agricultural, for subsistence, fuel, &c
consumed.
In addition to these. we verify believe, that
the disbursements of the people Of the United
States for travelling on land, with stage hire,
horse feed turnpike rates, &c. is ola lar
ger amount than what have regarded as
che fourth great branch OF the business OF our
peopl
II the whole cotton crop be million ofbales,
or 300 millions OF pounds, or 30,000U00 dol
lars, thetnbacro, sugar and rice may be esli-
mated at u millions more; but, say 10 millions,
as The whole product of The planting interest,
at lair aud average prices, including the costs
OF transportation, . large amount to be ded1c-
TED from the general stun. Forty five millions
OF dollars are more than the worth Of all the
Cotton, tobacco, sugar g. rice, annually supplied
th'he United States Well may we eyclaim,
~ the words Of DR.. Cooper, :" how do the boas-
srd panegyrcks." on the planting interest,
awindle into insignfcance when compared
VIM The farming or manufacturing And
'nough' as before observed, the planters supply
large proportion of our articles for export. the
"hole proceeds would 60 but a short way to-
WARDS ieeding the people OF the planting States
II the landholders were not also farmers. Their
Inc doctor ia talking about calculating the value
oil me union." He is great calculator
The average cost of paupers, in many establish
ments but wish to err if err we must on the safe
side" % " '' 90 ~ W
from this some 80 millions may be deducted, for
imported articles.