Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-13

And ve, tho government perseyeres, anu ye'
noor NJ. Perier is endeasorins to persuade '"e
Finance Commission to adopt as few reductions
as possible; and vet the men Of 1.-THE Juste ui''-
lieu" saw that three hundred horses are NOT lou
MANY for the stables OF Citizen King, anu ye.
the Renters say-"Give Us our per CENT.
and ..keep up the prices Of Stock by the o.hN'ns
Fund" and still these en- dreamth that their race
will be eternal, and that France will ever submit
to this system Of robbery and outrage. fes. yes
il is true that the greatest possible Irritation
reuns in all the Departments which surround
Lyons:" and it is indeed easy to foresee that
the collections Of taxes will have to encounter,
thi, year. the most terrible resistance" Tins is
the sort of insurrection apprehend! This IS the
moral convulsion which is orsansing--ihls Is the
deem. hollow groan and murrnur which we hear
beneath the SUI face of human society-and man
is beginning to lie arm that 1t I. not necessary
that the poor should starve OIL six SOUS per day,
to enable king to reve in the receipt every fet
minutes of his Of a sum equal to the produce OF
a Iace.worker and slk-weaver for ,ohote ueaT :!
II is vet time to save society from the most fright
ful convusions; but If one will seiZe the he'm,
the vessel will be lost in the breakers! You may
swear.to this.
The condition of tie poor in the department
! of the Lower Seine is supplied me tins day Nv
popular and clever paper, OF liberal and patriotic
opinions
.. The working weayers of the department Of
Lower Seine are now in a state of such misery,
that the manufacturers themselves acknowledge
It is impossible the men can live OH the product OF
their labor. The project and the manufacturers
! have undertaken an examination OF this SUBJECT,
! and behold the result Uf their inquiries. They
chose forty wsavers. the most industrious and
able amongst $50 of the first workmen OF the de.
partment Dat Of forty, those who had gained
most during the year now closing upon US, were
eight, who had earned, in working from four o.
clock 10 the morning until ten and eleven ocloc K
at night, from eleven sous to thirteen sous per
day!!! Mark you! the very best and the most
successful had gained fivepence- to six
pence-balf penny per day!!-the next sixteenth
working the same number Of hours, had gained
from FIVE to seven sous. or from I'D to I'D
| per day,-and the last sixteen out Of the forty
had gained two sous and half, or one penny
farthing day. They had not Of course been full
| ~ employed, because there was not work always
| for themi!. But those who had been most sue
cessful. fortunate laborers, and constantly work.
ing from four o'clock in the morning to ten and
| eleven O'Clock at night. had gained from led
| TO I'D per day-take the average at 6d-and
the sum total for the wear will b. R9 2s 6d!!"
Now, | ask YOU, do YOU believe this state of
things can continue!Du you suppose that France
the miliions-the suffering, starving millions,
will consent for ever to be sacrificed to the cup.
dity the extravaganza, and the anti national con-
duct of their Governors? 1t is impossible-and.
therefore, in thenterest of the proprietOrs as well
as of the people, |. say, .above and before all
things, let US do something for the mill ions"
Your obedIent servant, o. p. O.