The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-03-10
From, The Connecticut Courant
DIALOGUE BETWEEN LABOkER q
AN Elk. SENATOR, 'NlLES.)

I1QbOTer.--lIOOu morning, WI oNno.oi'
Senator Good morning, Mr. Wilson; now
do Won do 10 day? How are your vile anti chill
dren-how do they stand this hard winler-and
how does the good cause Of the party get on in
your town?
L,nborer-Pretty well, sir, though times are
rather hard, money scarce, an" lahor IS not ms
well paid for as it used TO be-; still, we hav'nt all
turned Wings yet.
.Senntor.-That's right stick to the party to
tho last and we will, in the end, have n 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-the real sinners
Euborer-but have read in the Speeches of
Mr. Buchanan 81 Mr. Walker that the Sub Treas
ury will diminish the price OF labor. Having al
ways looked upon you as the DIR rankin OF N .
England,' and knowing that you have recently
been to Boston to talk 10 the folks of Massachu'
sets, come down to day 10 ask you how the
Sub Treasury will help the aboring man
VIXEN it reduces the price OF labor
Seros.:- -TAli 800. oh aisDcys o y"n'is 'Hh
how a thing works for the benefit of the whole
Laborer-- i bought house last year of my
neighbor Wheaton, paid him $500 in cash, 81
and gave him mortgage for $500, to be paid
at the rate OF 300 year-Now, this | could
easily save, with wages ats 80 day-and in
S years the house would be paid for. But if
wages are reduced to rs cents day even to
a dollar, it will Just take all that can earn to
support my family-nnc my house and all ]
have paid on it, will, Mt the end Of years go
back to Mr. Wheaton. How, then, am TO be
benefited?
Senator.-This is kind of natural consequence
of a general rule No general rule works well
in every case You should've have got in debt
you'd no business to go the credit system
1t is q wicked system.
Laborer-But how could get house without
it? had $500, and in five years could easily
have earnt the rest and lived in the house all the
time.
Sendtor-No matter-it is one OF the prn.
ciples of the party to have credit: no real
good Loco Foco has Bit Of credit; and you
must go it, you are not true 20 your party.
Ldborer-Eut you have not yet told me how
am to get benefited by having the price Of la
Dor reduced.
Senator-Why-yo belong TO the the party
don't you?
Laborer-Yes.
Senator-Well-its for the heneit of the
party, and therefore its for yOur benefit.
Ldborer-This is not quite clear to me, l am
not sart,n that it is quite right. But since you
have been to Boston to ecter, | suppose it must
be true.
Senator-I don't see myself exactly how its
eoen to work; But have grea: confidence i'm
Buchanan and Walker; they say its all right
and it's now become n party measure, and there
fore it must he for the good of the people!
Laborer-will the pay Of the members of
Congress be diminished. Ifyou arc made Gov.
crnor next spring, will you get less wages than
Governor Ellsworth gets? Will the wages Of
Post Masters be reduced?
.Senator-,The officers will all get much as
thew do now which may he worth trif1le more
if every thing else is reduced one haD This
is an incidental benefit, and couldn't well be
otherwise.
Laborer-Then the office holders will he
benefited by the Snb Treasury bill, will they,
sir'
.Ssnator-Yes-a kind of incidental benefit,
which wa do not well see how to avoid.
Laborer.--And the Iaborers. MIR Senator
Senator-Yes, the laborers will get a kind
of general benefit which it is not very ca.
sy to explain-but still, they wW kno,O it ,ohen
Il comes
Laborer-You don't suppose, MIR Senator.
that the benft which the officers are to
receive from the Snb Treasury bill is any
reason why they all in its favor, do
you?
Senator-Oh, no! by no means. They are
in its favor because it is for the good of the
party. They don't want any thing from it for
themselves.
Laborer-T wish ] could be little more
sariin about this reducing the price of labor be-
ing such good thing.
Senntor-Yon should rely little on your
party-they will do every thing right.
Laborer-Yes, know that; but now, i'm our
town, neighbor Leaveuworth's factory is stop.
ped and all his hands are discharged.I used to
get good wages, and money was plenty; but now
labor is down no body has any employment, 81
I cannot get sixpence.
Senator. I tell you, neighbor, yon must have
confidence. 1t is good thing to have labor
down. now hire man to work in my
garden next summer for eight dollars month,
instead of sixteen, by which shall make clear
saving of fifty dollars.
Laborer.-Bnt will that be benefit to the la.
boring man or to you?
.Senator-It will be kind of incidental ben
fit to me, and n kind natural consequence
to him.
Labore-.-I cannot exactly see, Mr. Senator.
how labor possibly be benefited by
having wages reduced one halt. Some of our
neighbors have notion that the Office holders
are in favor OF 1t because their salaries will then
belworth moro they now.
Senutor-It is certain that the thing will
work So But, then, it is only kind of ineiden
tai benefit.
Laborer-But dot you think they really mean
a. tho NJ I,