Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-11-07

crast Of block breat, little oatmeal or rce but
this VIC ure unwilling 70 do and will not without
a struggle. We have been enabled % enjoy them.
and they have becotne necessares which ARE ndis-
pensable to our common comfort and happiness.
In connection with this subject, quote por.
ton of speech made n short time since by Mr.
Webster. lie says, "there is not much danger
that schemes and doctrines such these shall hDd
favor with the People They understand their in.
teres,s too we'll for that" It happened about three
weeks ago, l went on fishing excursion, with one
mau only with me. "a mentioned to him this doc
trne of the reduction Of prices, asked him his
opinion Of it He said he did not like it. re-
piled, the wages OF labur,it is true, are reduced
but then -four, and beef. and perhaps clothing. all
of which YOU buy, ire reduced also What, then,
can be your objections Why" suid he, "it is
true that -four is low; but then it is all article
that may'ris suddenly, by means ct a scanty crop
Englund, or at home; and it il should rise IRON
five dollars Ia ten, | am not certain that 1t would
fetch the price Of my labor up with it, But wh'h
tcages are high. am safe, and if produce chances
10 fall, so much the better for me. But there i
another thing. have but one Thing TO sell. that is
my labor; bat I must buy many things, not only
-four, and meat. and clothing, but also some arti
cles that come from other countries; little sugar,
little coffee little tea, little Of the common
snices, end such like Now, | DO not see how
these foreign articles will be brought down by re-
ducing wages at home; and before the price is
brought down Of the only thing have to sell,
want to be that the prices will fall also not Of
n part, but al the things which must buy"
- Nov, gentlemen. though he will he astonshed,
or amused that should tell the story before such
vast and respectable 1ssemblage as this, | will
place this argument of Seth Peterson. sometimes
farmer. and sometimes fisherman, on The coast Of
Massachusetts, stated to while pulling an oar
with each hand, and with the sleeves Of his red
| shirt rolled up above his elbows, against the argu
| nents, the theories, and tbs speeches Of the Adj
minisiralion and all its friends, in or ont Of Con-
grcSs, aud take the verdict of the country, and of
the civilized word, whether he has not the best side
| Of the question"
| The wages | have formerly received were two
dollars day, amounting to SIX hundred dollars a
year, with this enabled 10 hire the upper pqri
of q comfortable Two story house, for which paid
one hundred dollars per annutn.
/ Say 500
Eiuca,ing children, AT 81 PER quarter, 81
Clothing for mvse'f and family, 100
Grocers and Butchers bills, $50
Fuel, Extras, Sc. 80
Total, 1892
Leaving in my hands out Of my earnings. at the
end Of the year, 500, which put away in the Sd
Wings Bunk, resource for the winter Of nv
life. During the last year, have with great diff
oil in proportion, a it hrs been maintained they
would do under the Snh-rrCasnry system, have
neen obliged to take measures TO accommodate my
self according to my new circumstances In the
frs: place, my children have been taken from
school, we have not been able 10 pnrcha> any new
co'h,nr, q Sunday dress is nos beyond my
meanS) and instead OF piece Of Insat on the din.
ner table every day, AZ heretofore. nv family man.
,ge to sustain life by living sparrly, and almost
altogether on vegetable food; besides, an ~
deG! 1t is no consolation to Inc to know that an
still better oil and more comfortable. even under
my present circumstances than the European ne
cnanic because nothing ahead but the pres
pect of being on reduced To level with him, TN
der the operation Of system similar to that unde
which lie lives.
We have what the condition Of the me-.
chanic aud artisan in China is. with his wages o
few cents day, mise bic and degraded with NJ
thought Of any thing beyond the support of mpr,
mimi life. debased in his moral sentiments anc
destitue of every thing which can elevate Or emo.
biz the human character. Nearly one half of the
population Of Canton live in boats on the river
aud the scenes Of debasement and abject misery
which meet the eye, stnrtle humanity.
| In France, the wages Of rHecha lies are from 80
70 60 cents day. The following statements. taken
from POrter'S Progress of Nations and Wade'S
| History Of the Middle and Working Glasses, will
show what the wages Of labor are in the various
them in sterling tnnuey, as found them; doubling
| the pence we have the amount in cents.
wages in France. Calais, common labnrPrs 7
hence per day, with board and without dwelling
B'nlogne, pence per day with board and wIrhou
dwelling. Names, 8 pence per day, without boarc
and without dwelling. MarseilleS, to pnnc,
per day, with board and wilhun. dwelling. This
food. in some districts, consists Of rye Bread soIl
made of mct cakes made IF Indian corn. n0u
and then salt provisions and vegetables
rarely, it ever. butchers meat. In others, wheater
bread soup Irade with vegetables, and little greas,
or lard twice day, PItatoes or other vegetables
but seldom butchers meat,
Spsica The daily wages of skilled ngricul
tnri>t, arc or pence while the unSkiled Obtain
no more than or 4 pence, and board themselves
A grcuitur,is in the Southern provinces live upUl
salt fish ana potatoes in the Northern provinces
+ pprridge and rye bread form their ioJd
Observation-Disclosures paid Mt the rate of /;
pence per day in the country, withUut board.
Bsgia9l--A skilled artisan may earn in summer
from ! shilling 2 pence 10 / shilling pence il
"lnler, from 10 TO II pence; un>killrd, half a
much, without board live upon rye bread. pota
toes aud milk. Agricultural laborar1 have less.
Germany -Dantzig, lsborPr< 4 81 to penc
per dav, without board Mecklenberg. : pence pc
day. without boaFd ; lIostein, pence per da
without hoard.
Neiasr!dndS.--South Holland, laborers, 3 to
p pence per day, with board. North Holland, .
pence per dav, without board. Antwerp, penc
per day. West Flanders, 93 10 l04 shiIlings pc
ye1r without board.
Hq!y --Tri"s,e, laborsrs IL ence per day, with
ont board, pence with board. IStra, TO i