Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-03-28

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An APPEAL TO THE RICH.--We havl
said the Van Buren party in the United
States have abandoned their attempts t.
lead and deceive the laborlng classes ant
have come out boldly and appealed to the
rich as the last forlorn hope to save them.
selves and foist their unholy SUBJ Treasury
project.upon the people. For the rich ard
against the poor; for the creditor and
against the debtor; for the money changer
and against him who must depend Upon
that credit which is the worthy reward Of
honesty and industry, is the position in
which the Van Buren, party now stands.
For the proof of this we recommend to oul
readers the careful perusal of the following
extracts.
+" "Articles are manufactured in France
and Germany for one half of their actual
cost in this country. ."--Buchanau's speech,
Jan. 22d.
"Reduce our nominal to the real stand
ard Of prices throughout the world and you
cover our country with blessings and bene-
fts.p--Ib. .Ir..s. .sH
"The foreign manufacturer goes home,
purchases his labor, his wool and all other
articles which enter into his manufacture,
athalf their cost in This country, and again
returns to inundate us"-B.
"To the Southern states--to the whole
cotton, rice, tobacco and sugar growing
region-=now SO grievcusly afflicted with
the causes Of the paper system--to all this
region | would say, study the financial his
tory Of Holland, France and Cuba. Fol.
io0 heir example; emulate their solid cur
Mem."-.ur. Benton speech
Jan. 18.
"To the other states would say, do the
ike."--B. .. .
Let US how look at the effect of these
boasted hard money schemes, IN Che light
Of the situation Of the working classes in
those countries which are held up as mo-
dels. a"t
DIN hard-money France, the wages of
aboring men vary from ten to fifteen cents
! day. Their food, rye bread, soup made
,f millet, cakes of Indian corn, and no,O
md then, salt meat and vegetables
"In Germany and Holland, laborers are
,aid from eight to twelve cents per day."
SIN Bavaria, laborers are paid fifteen
tents day, without board" X sfF
"In Belgium, a skilled artisan is paid
wenty cents day and Boards himself.
Agricultural laborers have much less"
ain Italy, artisans are paid twenty cents
day without board. Field hands are paid
much less"
''In Saxohy, man employed diligently
D his loom cannot possibly earn more than
irty cents a ,oeek." .ftr.-,.
Is there laboring man in the United
'tates who will deliberately lend his and to
cheme whose effect Gas admitted by its ad-
coates themselyes) would be to deprive
i'm ofthe- means of enjoying many Of the
omforts and conveniencies of life--com-
,rts to which he has always been accustom-
d and which contribute so materially to
.
is daily enjoyment The poor laborer of
iermany, France, Belgium or Sexony,
nows not the favor of tea or coffee; he hiss
ever tasted sugar or given relish TO bis
nsavory food with spices. He knows NOT
he taste of butchers meat, and even the
etter vegetable products Of his own coun-
ry ATE excluded from his use and above
ismeans. His clothes are of the coarsest
exture, and correspond with the uninviting
haracter of his fare. Ills body is bowed
nth hard and continual labor to provide
he merest necessaries Of life, and even bis
oul 10 bent in subjectfon to the taskmas-
ers who lord it over his opinions as wei.
q his actions. Such is faithful picture