Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-12-07
DOMESTIC.

,ablv carried on in the United S,ates Such is the
question that s almost daily asked by those who see
that in engaging therein the people OF this county, IN
which wages higher than IN any other part OF The
world must cotcpeie with those of India, in which
wages lower than any other part; and as is
mau9s Of some importance 10 come to right concln-
3D. VIE deem il not amlss to offer 10 our readers lew
remarks for their consideration.
The reason why the money price Of labor is high in
the United States is that it aided to so great an ex
tent By cap ts SKILL and intelligence and therefore pro.
doses aag gnsn'y Of the "s LOT %Geh one5
why lis prk els low in india and France IS that there is an
absence f capital SIX Il and intelligence and the aborer
produces very small quantity OF commodities TO be
exchanged with other nations the precious metals -
We 10 not pay a mechanic iaoorer high wages he
cause he chooses demand them, but because know
that we can obtain from him in return some commodity
shat exchange with others for The price that we
have paid and with profit as compensation for
trouble.
In those countries ia which the money price Of labor
is high the capitals, is enabled TO live WELL and rapidly
to increase mis- means in England and in the U. =
IN those in which is low The capitalist cannot live
WELL nor is there rapid an increase OF capital Such
ds the case India and in France. To The capitalist,
therefore, the labor of the u S and England is cheap
although he pays high price for it. because il yields
largely; while hatof France and India dear although
low priced, because 81 yields 8" little.
In confirmation Of this view we will now call attention
70 The fact that in the manufacture OF cotton and in The
sailing Of ships nothing for the competition Of
low priced and unproduc,ve but do for the com
petition of England whose labor almost high priced
as our own; aud England lacks with anxiety our
competition in every depa Of industry than that
Of other nation of the world although labor
much higher priced than her own.
Our competitors in the production Of cotton the
people of ind. and Egypt the two countries in which
labor is lowest priced yet there is in fact hardly any
competition The whaling trade is open to all the
world yet that Of the u s. has steadily risen while
that Of all othsr nations has steadily declined The
dow priced labor Of France that of The north of Eu
rope cannot compete with that Of New England, in
which it highest The capitalist who pays these high
wages lives in sfluence the profit OF his ships while
abe owner Of the dull ships of the north Of Europe finds
it exceedingly difficult to improve his condition The
labor for which the latter pays is owprced, but it
unprnduc,ve and dear, and allows him but small re.
durn for his capital
Our readers will now, think, be satisfied that
high rate OF wages presents obstacle Ia cutting
successfully the culture OF silk in which may rea.
sonably suppose that capital skill and intelligence will
produce the effects that have been exhibited in
other department, Of production in which The peo
pie Of the U. States have engaged, when not driven
thereto by legislative restrictions So far indeed ore
the low wsges Of other countries from presenting ON ub,
etace TO ills cultivation in this, that ,eH be due the
fact that compete r such nations oniy ni IL tcu far
. long time be highly p,Oduetire When undertake
TO compete with England in any department Of poduc.
fon, any Improvement that is made is iurne da,ey
adopted by rivals who thus enabled 10 produce
cheapy ourselves and rice ucrS0 whereas years
required Tor its introduction in France Germany
and Italy. because, in those countries there is little ca
piia and want of that intelligence which is required
dor the adoption OF improvements. If England were
the great cul,iva!or Of silk, might be sure that
she would always follow closely upon heels nd that
her product would keep pnce with own bu, in com
petng with France Italy and India, the is widely
different An improvement that would pass in a year
or two Throughout the a. States. would require twenty
years for its general adoption in France and half
fury for its adoption India Tie cstt0n gin
boc, Iea, IUIf
peope Of India sill use Il SmaN rude hand mill turned
Ay improvements IN relation 10 the Silk cul
ture similar in then effects those Of Whilneys great
inrention in relation cotton now we understand
going on in the United States; and hazard little in
saying hst the cost Of csttaa and of INA nufac
lures has bees reduced By the nations whose labor
highest in price will the cost nf silk and of slken
manufactures be reduced, that the production of
the material has been undertaken in country in
which labor is productive snd wages are high We see
10 doubt tha&he effect will be produced
the half century that has been exhibited in the
last 6y in regard TO cotton by which silk will be
rendered almost accessible Ia all classes of the com
nuny cotton is; a consu NINA lion most d. you,
Nv TO be wisleJ--S1h0RGt Gaaea:.
THE Six CuLrURE Superiority of the Chinese
Mulberry or Morus Muticauiis, over the Italian or
White Mulberry
l. The 9eaves se the Chiaese are on an average len
Zines The size Vi the italian, hence the gathering. of
leaves the chief labor Of raising worms is reduced 10
snrr as ten Of The latter.
9. The refpoe ornneaen ibres from the Italian is arve
and troublesome 70 from the shelves on which
the leed-ihe Chinese is almost nothing brnca
much lime and labor saved
g. The Chinese Mulberry affords n larger quantity of
teaves the fist yea. of planting by layers or even slips
aud iulcEoP the second 1t appears that the seed
will not prodsce its like The italian affords few NH
the fourth fifth year fem the seed, aud not an ave
rnge GRO? under eight len, full crop under twen
~ yeare from standard trees.
The Chinese is a shrub and the leaves are ua,her
ed from NE ground The italian when grown, REQUIRES
the use Of ladder. 1t muy, however, be planted in
hedges. aud kept low.
5. The Chinese affords vastly greater quantity or
leaves froEa the
t Each Chinese plant stay be made 10 produce from
q TO 100 annually.
:. Cocouns produced from feeding worms unon tho
and the elk easily wound off and of ieter Iustre
9. The Italian has not, we formerly sup2osed snv
decided preference the Chinese mulberry in respec,
hardness The immature wood of both perishes in
the winter that is The ends Of the branches The writer
has lately whole field Of the Chinese Mulberry
Cleveland, which endured the last u inter upinur
ed Al the East the sufficient hardness Of <i,e mor,s
muicaphs as considered entirely settled nont II ia
usually cat DOWN IN the fall and IN the spae throws
up stalks |, is successfully cultivated in New
Hampshire, and very extensively in massachusetts,
Buckeye PtoSehLOy
Meas ERRY Cra SourH.-The Nor,i, (,,,o,;o;.,.
especially The planters the eastern portion of il ,n
about 10 embark largely q" the CULTURE of the aorus
MuIticaulfs. The Reverend Sidney Weser wr,cs ,h,
he supplies arany in Southern Virginia. and tia, North
nurseries prefer the tree eSown in Nostl Csr,;
ma, as il is muc siose 4uxuisnt and hardy The cdi
tor of the Raleigh Sor has orders from PhiaGebie for
80 900 of these nvaashe plants, now selling a, suc,
immense profit