Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1840-09-24

'.Reduce our nominal 10 the real standard {
Of prices throughout the world, and you COW
er the country with blessings and Benefits
speech on the ub-Ireasury,
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"ArUcles are manufactured in France and
Germany for one-half of the actual costs in
this country."-b.
SIT was but the other day that saw anex-
tract from an English paper, which stated
that whilst the cutlery manufactured in Ger
many was equal in quality with the British,
have to abandon the manufacture atogeth-
er."-D.
$50 the Southern States, to the whole cot
ton, rice, tobacco and sugar growing region,
now SO grievously afflicted with the curse of
the paper system, TO all this region would |
say-s,udy the financial system of Holland, |
France and Cuba. Initiate them."-Huna-
bug Benton's speech on The Sub Treasury, jan
uQry l6.
'''lo the other States would say--do the
| like.n-Ib.
''The foreign manufactures goes home
purchases his labor, his wool, and all other
articles which enter into his manufacture, at
half their cost in this country, and again re-
turns to inundate us."-Buchdnan's speech,
J1nuory %.
Establish hard money government."-
Benton.
''Reduce the wages OF labor.''-CaNoun.
''it is true, sir, that the greater portion of
the laborers of France, are deprived of the use
of ANIMAL. FooD; but does it follow that, as a
whole, ihey are The morse Of? No, sir-so
far from it, have the authority of an English
statesman, who speaks from observation, and
a critical examination of the subject that the
REVERSE Is THE cAsE."-Wr. UiNiams, loco
ioco member Of Congress.
LOW PRICES AND LOW WAGES.
The subjoined Letter from Il distinguished
Republican in Ohio is entitled to the most
serious consideration, both for the testimony
it bears and its very Ineligible REASONING
upon the doctrines ofthe Destructives. The
writer, be it observed, is citizen who has
served the country with high repute, in diie-
rent trusts, both military and civil, of high
standing therefore, ami Of unimpeachable We
racty.-Nai. LafeAigencer.
WOOSTER, Wayne County, (O.)2
Aug. IA, 1910.
j. Collier, Esq.--SIR: That the sub-rleas-
ury project and policy, if carried out, would
have destructive effect upon the agricultur-
al and laboring classes of the community, es-
pecially of the West, | never entertained a
doubt, and upon all proper occasions, when
the subject was matter of conversation, UNI
same proportion as the product Of the farmer
and the price Of labor would be reduced, that
OF the oficeholder, the moneyed interest or
capitalists, would be enhanced; and that
such a state of things would eventually pro-
duce that inequality every where TO be found
and approved by the despot, but abhorred and
dctested by every friend to the rights of man.
On one occasion BENJAMIN TAPPAN,
,fsq. OF Steubenville, some three years ago,
[then candidate for State Senator, at this
time Senator of the u. States,) invited me
to his house, and to dine with him. Whilst
there, the Specie Circular, sub-Treasury, and
Bank Reform projects, Were mostly the topics
OF four conversation, he approving and i disap
proving the measures; II alleging the deleteri-
Gus effects they would have on the farming
interest, observing it would reduce the price
oi wheat to 25 cents per bushel, and, in that
event, for one should not after paying those
who assisted me in securing the crop, have a
surplus more than sufficient t. pay my taxes. |
He, in reply, said that 25 cents was or would
be enough for bushel Of wheat, because it |
would follow as consequence, that the labor |
ing mans wages would be reduced to half |
that sum, "a shilling day,) and that the
times would then assume more stable char |
acter, and be better for the country generally. |
looked at him with establishment, and asked |
him If he was serious, and was such his de- |
mocracy? He answered that he was serious |
and that such was his democracy. / then re- |
piled, ''the Lord deliyerme from your democ-
racy."
My observations then turned on the great |
inequality such state Of things would pro-
duce, between the office.holder, for instance |
and other portions ofthe community, to wit, |
State Senator'S SO per day will pay for u |
bushels OF wheat, or the labor of 81 men for |
one day; u. S. Senator's SIS per day will |
buy 80 bushels of wheat, or hire "a men one
day; the Presidents sxty-eight and half
dollars per day will pay for two hundred and
seventy-fouc bushels Of wheat, or hire or paw
for the labor of five hundred and forty-eicht
men for one day; and so on, in proportions for
the benefit Of your one or one hundred thou
sand officers who are fed out Of the public
CRIB, ard who are continually prating about
economy; and calling all those turn coats
who have nerve enough osay that things are
not as they should be, and that reform is ne
cessary. Your letter of the 9TH inst. would
have been answered sooner had been at home
on its arrival. returned last evening, after
an absence Of eight days. GU say that he
{ fappan) has denied the statement made by
MIR. Wallace. ] think he will not deny the
truth Of the statement which here make; i'll
ne does, shall not be surprised if he hereaf-
ter denies that he was in the Senate of thy
u. States when the sub Treasury bill pass
I'd. Respectfully, &c.
II. BEALL.
THE WAYS AND TIE MEANS OF
CORRUPTION.
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