The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-04-16
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BODY against scheme tor reduciDg wages,
at ,he same time increasing The value
Of salaries, we hold 10 be unanswerable.-
the working man calmly read thus dla'
Iogue, and calmly s,ady lis facts and argu'
meuts, aud then vote for the Sub.Treasu.
ry, if he can
From the Connecticut Courant.
DIALOGUE BETWEEN a LABoRER
AND AN EX-SENATOR-NILES.
Laborer. Good morning MIR. Senator.
Senator. Good morning MIR. Wilson :
how do you do TO day How are your
wife and chlldren-how do they stand this |
hard wn,er-how does ,hs good cause oil
the party get on in your town?
Lab. Pretty well sir: though times are
rather hard, money scarce, and labor is not
as well paid for as it used TO be I; still, we
hay'n, turned Wings yet, aud don't mean to-
Sen. That's right-ssIck 10 the party 10
the last, aud We will in the end have hard
money currency. The Sub Treasury will
make us all rich. 1t will give to every man
as much money as he wants, and that too,
of the right kind-ihe real sinners.
Lab. But have read n the speeches OF
Mr. Buchanan and Mr.. Walker, that the
Sub Treasury vii diminish the price OF la
Dor. Having always looked upon you as
The Or. Franklin Of New England and
knowing that you have recently been 10
Boston 10 talk 10 the people OF Massachu
set,s, | Gene 10 day to ask YOU how the Sub.
Treasury will help the laboriug man, when
i. reduces the price Of labor
Sen. Oh you can't always exactly tell
how thing works for every individual, aud
vet il is easy 10 see how il works for the
benefit Of the whole.
Lab. bought house last year Of my
neighbor Wheaton; | paid him $500 IN
cash, and gave hun q mortgage for soOO,
TO be paid al the rate Of 500 year. Now
this could easily save, with wages at 81
80 day-and in FIVE years tho house sould
he paid for. But if wages are reduced to
10 cents per day or even dollar, II will
take all that | eau earn TO support my FAM.
ly-and my house, With all that have paid
on il, will at The end OF FIVE years, 20 back
10 Mr. Wheaton. How then, am | TO be
benefited!
Sen. This is kind Of natural conse.
quence Of general rule. No general rule
works we'll in every case. You shouldn't
have gone in debt YOU'D no business TO go
on the credit system-t IS a wicked system.
Lab. But how could get house with
out ~ had $500, and in FIVE years could
have easily earned the rest, and lived IN the
house oil the time.
Sen. No ma,ter--it IS one Of the princt.
Plies Of the party TO have no credit; no good
real loco foco has bit Of credit and you
must 90 it or you are no! true TO your party
Lab. But you have not told me how
am to be bene6a.1 by bavisg the price Of
labor reduced.
Sen. Wby-you belong TO our party
don't you.
Lab. Yes.
Sen. Welt is for the benefit Of the
party, and therefore it Is for your benefit
Lab. This is no, quite clear to me, anc
am not sartin that It is quite right. Bu
since you have been to Boston to lecture,
suppose it must be true.
Sen. | don't see myself exactly how III
goen to work, but have great confidence
IN Buchanan and Walker; they say II is al
right-and rs not become party measure
aud therefore must be for the good Of Tn
people.
Lab. Will the pay Of the members 0
| Congress be diminished IL you are made
Governor next spring, will you get less va
ges than Governor Ellsworth gets? VIII
the wages Of the Postmaster be reduced
Sen. The officers may get as much a
they do now, which may be worth trli,
more If every thing else is reduced one half
This is an incidental benefit, and could DO
be otherwise.
Lab. Then the ofIics holders will he benc
fitted by the Sub. Treasury bill slII,hey, sir
Sea. Yes--a kind Of incidental benefit
winch we 81 not well see how to avoid.
Lab. And the aborers, Mr.. Senator
Sen. Yes, the laborers will get kind 0
general benefit, which IS not very easy 4
oxp'gjn-but still they viii know 1t When /
comes.
Lab. Yen don't suppose Mr.. Senator
that the benefit which the officers are to 70
ceive from the Sub.Treasury bilI is any rea
son why they are all in It's favor, do you
Sen. Oh, no by no means. They arr
in its favor because it is for the good Of thu
party. They don't want any thing from i
themselves.
Lcb | wish could be l;llo more sar
in about this reducing the price of labor be
ug such good thing.
Sen. You must rely a little on your part,
they will DO every thing right.
Lab. Yes, know that; but now, in on
town, neighbor Leavenworth's factory i
stopped, and all bands discharged. use,
to get good wages, and money was plenty
bot now labor is down, nobody has any em
ploymen,, and cannot get sixpeDce.
Sen. | tell you, nephbor, you mus, hav
confidence; il is good thing TO have abo
down. can hire man 10 work in m,
garden next summer for eight dollars
month instead Of sixteen, by which shuI
rpaLo ntaar gav,un r. Ca. JxlIo.,