The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-06-18
WAGES OF LABOR.

49,
Of labor, &c, IN the kingdom of Bavaria, belong
ing to the German Confederation Il was fur.
nished him at his request. by highly intelli.
gent Bavarian gentleman, who has taken up his
residence IN this country II will be perceived
that the wages Of labor in Bavaria, are quite as
high as in other parts of Europe, to which Mr.
Van Buren, refers the two Houses of Congress
US examples OF the blessings which flow from
hard money Sub-Treasury system.
We can now see and understand what Mr..
Buchanan and his political friends mean, by
bringing doon aoages and prices, by means
Of the Sub Treasury system, 10 ierei Nth
the prices Of The arorid ]" by which our coun-
try is TO be 'corered NTH blessings" We
think the farmers, mechanics and laborers OF
every class, IN this country, will not covet such
blessings" II is not to be wondered at that
the Indignation Of the producing classes, through
out the Union, has been excited to high de-
gree, by this atrocious project of reducing them
to the condition of the aboring classes Of monar-
| chical Europe, by means of the ant-State bank,
anti-credit, hard money, Sub-Treasury Govern
ment Bank scheme Of Mr.. Van Buren,.
KINGDOM OF BAVARIA, GERMANY.
| Wages Of common iaborers-Men from l6 to "a
dollars, women from to 20 dollars, per annum and
found except clothing Their food consists generally
OF bread and vegetables meat is given only holi-
days.
| Wages Of day iaborers--Men from 8 to l2 cents
per day women 8 cents In the harvest season,
| mn IA,
from IL to 10 cents The day laborers find them
selves.
Wages Of meehanics.-Carpenters,2 5 cents a day
bricklayers, 20 to IS cents, and find themselves.
Farmers, farm servants laborers and the country
mechanics, dress in their national costume which
never undergoes change of fashion Every article Of
clothing is made of durable material, az wool flax or
hemp Silk and cotton are seldom used Their cloth
ing lasts for long time lis not uncommon to see
dresses worn which have been worn by and handed
down from, their ancestors Their shoes have good
inch soles filled with nails which last for year or two
They seldom allow themselves to wear shoes in the
summer
Their furniture is very cheap and plain Their
crockery consists of the potters brown ware
their plates are wood; spoons iron, &c.
thing Of foreign growth; but con6nc themselves Il
their productions. Coffee, tea, and sugar ar,
little known to the laboring classes The rich mob
ity, and the office-hoders ndulgein Injuries.
In Bavaria, where the banking and credit system il
dscountcnanced and kept down, by the wealthy CAPT
tasts, the man who is born poor, always remains poor
while the rich capitalist takes an the profits of hi
labor.
Bavaria has specie currency. The largest sive
coin is nearly equivalent to the American dollar Th
next largest is the gulden, which is divided into hall
quarter eighth, &c, far the Goth part which
called the kreutzer, the smallest silver coin
The largest copper coin is equivalent to 23ds Of al
American cent. The smallest is the halter, the 1901
part Of gulden.
The lawful interest of money, is S per cent; pc
cent the general rate of interest but there nst
tutions which loan their capital for B. and even tw,
per cent per annum. The profits of business gener
ally correspond with the low rate of interest