Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-01-09

North American Review for october, gives ;
glowing description Of the condition Of tn.
iaboring classes in Europe, in regard to tn.
rate Of wages, the burden of taxation, tn,
means Of subsistence, the facilities Of educa
, ton, and the share, if any, which these elias
ses have in the Government. 1t ought to in
Ispire every citizen of this free and happy Re
public to guard, with constant vigilance, a
lgainst any encroachments, on the institution:
which guarantee to us the blessings Of which
our brethren beyond the seas are destitute
N. Y. Express.
i In Norway, the ordinary food of the peas
,antry is bread and Cruel, both prepared O
oatmeal, with an occasional mixture of dried
) fish. Meat is luxury which they rarely en-
; joy.
4 In Sweden, the dress of the peasantry is
pre- scribed by law. Their food consis IS oil
heard bread, dried fish, and Cruel withou,
meat.
/ In Denmark, the peasantry are still held in
bondage land are bought and sold together
with the land on which they labor.
] In Russia, the bondage O.: the peasantry
is even more complete than it is in Denmark.
The mobiles own all the land in the empire,
and the peasantry who reside upon it are
transferred with the estate:
| A great majority have only cottages. one
portion of which is occupied by the family,
while the other is appropriated to domestic
animals. Few, if any, have beds-but sleep
upon bare boards, or upon parts of the inn
mense stoves by means Of which their hou-
ses are warmed. Their food consists of
black bread, cabbage and other vegetables,
without the addition Of any butter.
In Portland, the mobiles are the proprietors
of the land, and the peasants are slaves. A
recent traveller says: Shave travelled in eve
nv directiOn,an never saw a wheaton loaf to
tie eastward Of the Rhine, in any part of Nor
thern Germany, Poland, or Denmark. The
common food Of the peasantry Of Poland,
.sthe working men, is cabbage and potatoes,
but not generally, peak black
bread and soup, or rather cruel, without the
addition Of butter or meat.
In Austria, the mobiles are the proprietOrs
Of the land, and the peasants are compelled
to work for their masters every day except
The cultivators Of the soil are in a
state Of bondage.
In Hungary, their state is, If possible, still
worse. The mobiles own the land, do not
work, and pay no taxes. The Iaboring clas-
SEES are obliged to repair all highways and brid- |
pes. are liable at all times TO have soldiers
upon them, and are compelled to
pay one-tenth Of the produce Of their labor TO
The Church, and one-ninth to the lord whose !,
and they occupy.
Of the people of France, seven and half
millions do not eat wheat OF wfieaten oread.
They live upon baricy,rye OuckWheat, cneS-
nuts and few potatoes.
The common wages Of a hired laborer in
France, is S37 SO for man, and SI8 IS tor
, women. annually. The taxes upon them
IRE equal to one-fifth Of its nett products.
In 1871, there were 100000 houses in Ire
and. OF those 5000 were occupied by .
more than 100000 had no
,earth. The average wages Of a laborer IS .
rom 81 to cents day.
Among the laboring classes of the industri- !
ous Scotch, meat, except on Sundays, IS rare
y used. L
In England, the price Of labor varies: the :
hem in public address, after working from
ourteen to sixteen hours per day, only earn
rom four to five shillings a week, and were O.
,liged to .ubsist on bread and water, or po-
atocs and salt. !,
A SroRr TOLD TO DR. RusH.-'During the !
lime that passed a country school, in Cecil il
county MARY land, l often went on holiday ?
with nv school mates, to an eagles nest on =
he summit Of dead tree in the neighbor- 4
rood Of the school, during the incubation Of ,,
he bird. The daughter of the father in
whose field the tree stood, and with whom J
become acquainted, married and settled in
his city about 40 years ago. In our Occa-
,ional interviews, we now and then spoke of p
he innocen. haunts and rural pleasures of =
,ur youth, and, among others, Of the eagles
nest in her fathers field. A few years ago, I
was called to visit this woman, when she .
was in the lowest stage Of the typus fever.
Upon entering the room, caught her eye, and "
with cheerful tone of voice said only-the
Eagles nest She seized my hand without !.
being able to speak, and discovered among
the emotions Of pleasure in her countenance,
from sudden association Of all her
domestic connections and enjoyments with the