The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-02-29

proceedings in committee! What a miserable ohlec-
,on is this What wreched appeal to the techn-
caties Of order agalns, justice and right
Ff0m the Connecticut CouranL
DIALOGUE BETWEEN A LABORER AND AN
EX-SENATOR. (NlLES)
Laborer. Good morning. MIR. Senator
Senator. Good morning, Mr. Wilson; how do you
do today How your wife and chdren--ho~ do
they stand this hard wnler-and how does the good
cause Of the party get on in your town.
Laborer. Pretty well. sir. though times are rather
hard money scarce, and labor well paid for
it used TO be still. havn, turned Wings yet, and
don't mean to
Senafor. That's igh,-stick the party to the last,
and we will 10 The end, have hard. money currency
The Subtreasury will make US all rich. II will give TO
every much money he wants. and that, too Of
the right knd-the real sinners
Laborer. But have read in the speeches Of Mr..
Buchanan and Mr.. Walker that the Sub.treasury will
diminish the price Of labor Having always looked up
you the - DR. franklin Of New England" and
knowing that you have recently been TO Boston TO talk
to the folks Of Massachusetts, come down to-day to
ask you how the Sub-reasuy will help the laboring
man. when it reduces the price Of labor
Senator. Oh you cant always exactly tell how
thing works for every individual, and yet is easy to
how it works for the benefit Of the whole.
Laborer. bought house last year Of my neghbor
Wheaton paid him $500 in cash. and gave him
mortgage for $780, be paid at the Of 500 year
dsy-and in five years the house would be paid for.
But il wages reduced to rs cents day, even TO
dollar, it will just take all that TO support
my fanily-and my house, with all that have paid
IT, WILL the end OF hive years, 90 back Mr.. Whea-
ton. How, then, am to be benefited!
Senator. This is kind Of natural consequence Of
general rule. No general rule works well every
You shouldn't have gone in debt--youd no business to
go on the credit syssein--. is a wicked system.
Ldborer. But how could get house without il
had $500, and in FIVE years could easily have earnt the
| rest, and lived in the honse all the time.
Senator. No matter-ii 10 OF the principles OF
the party TO have no credits no real good Loco has
bit Of credits and you must 60 IT, or you not true
TO your party.
Laborer But you have not yet told me how am 10
be benefited by having the price Of labor reduced
Senator. Why-you belong to our pary-don't you!
Laborer Yes.
Senaior Well--it is for the benefit Of the party and
therefore it is for your benefit.
Laborer This is not quite clear to me, and am not
sartn that it is quite right. But since you have been
to Boston to leeter, | suppose it must be true.
Senator. don't see myself exactly how its gocn to
work but l have great confidence IN Buchanan and
Walker; they say rs all highland it's now become
party measure and therefore be for the good Of
The People.
Laborer. Will the pay Of the members Of Congress
he diminished IT. you made Governor next spring
will you get less wages than Governor Ellsworth gets
VIII the wages Of the Postmaster be reduced !!
Senator. The officers will all get much as they
do now which may be worth ,IAe more if every thing
else is reduced hail. This an incidental benefit
and couldn well be otherwise.
Ldborer Then the oticehoders will all be benefited
by the Sub treasury bill. will they sir
Senator Yes-a kind OF incidental benefit, which
do not well see how avoid
Laborer. And the lahorers Mr. Senator
Senator Yes, the aborers will get kind OF general
benefit, which 1t is not very easy to eKpaln-but STILL
they iotH knoic ii phen IL comes.
Laborer You don't suppose, Mr.. Senator, that the
benefit which the officers receive from the Sab
treasury bill is any why they all in It's favor
do you'll
Senator Oh, by no means. They in its ia
because 1t is Tor the good Of The party They don't
want any thing from il for themselves
LaJorer wish could be little more sdrtin about
this reducing the price Of labor being sucha good thing
Senator You must rely little on your party--they
will do every thing right
| Latorer Yes, know that but now, in town,
neghbor Leavenworth's factory stopped, and all his
hands are discharged used 10 get good wages and
money was plenty; but labor is down. nobody has
any employment, and cannot ge. a s,xpcnce.
Senator tell you. nelghbor, you must have conf.
dence. IL is good thing to have labor down can
now hire man TO work IN my garden next summer for
eight dollars a month"; instead Of sixteen, by which
shall make clean saving Of fifty dollars
Laborer But will tina. be bench. 70 the laboring
man or 20 you!
and q kilid Of natural consequence to him:
Loborer ! cannot exactly see. Mr. Senator, how la
Dor is benefited by having wages reduced one-half-
Some Of our neighbors have notion that the office
holders in favor Of because their salaries will then
be worth more than they
Senator II is certain that the thing will work so-
But, then, it is only kind Of incidental benefit
Laborer But dontt you think they really mean to
benefit themselves at the expense Of the labong cas-
sesi
Senator. Oh, mol! They a high minded race Of
men, who would not do any thing for themselves
Laborer But they always stick mighty close 20 their
Offices.
Senator. Yes-but they go for their principles and
their party
Laborer Their principles and their party, YOU must
confess, always lie along the road with their own
| interests
Senator. That may be- but il is merely accidental
Ldborer II may be so, Mr. Senator, but s,ll can't
exactly why all the incidental benefits should 10 10
the office holders and all the natural consequence as
you call them should operate depress labor and dis.
courage industry. Good morning, Mr. Senator. when
have time ! will call and converse further with YOU
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