Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-06-11

In consequence ofthcinumsrous call we have had
the Paper containing The follow ing article we re-
publish u, and IN doing 10 we woul, cndcavor to
persuade every man Nho reads II ~ reflect upon II.
and should he he a mechanic Ne invite han TO take
a candid view of The same subject in a different aspect.
You have a snug shop sra tocts and a house Of your
own; but YOU owe two hundred dollas on them
You must know that sooner or later your labor
must inevitably DO rduced precisely ia pro-
portion To every thing else. IG VIXEN whoa, was | 95
per bushel you got two dollars a day. when /, is 40
cts. the same labor must he done for &c cts. We will
suppose You could buy every thing YOU want. 'propor.
tionahly cheap, which you could not. you could moi
not 1--we on less than 80 cts. n day. You would then
save &c cents to pay ON your deb, of 300 dollar; but
when youilabored for , dolls. and it cosito leo cts
to live, you would have 50 cts. to pay on your debt
Take your slate and pencil, set down and figure j, all
ont. See ifyou could no, under Wing system. pay
off your debt in one third the time You could under
Van Buren, rule.
Perhaps you do not admit that il is the policy of the
Van Buren party TO reduce your wages. Ifyou do not
read the following extracts from tho speeches of
men high in the confidence Of Mr.. Van Burcn.
There ran never ~ prosperous times in this coun.
try. until a poor man. as m England. - obliged 60 work
for a ,hre shead and pluck aday, and lie under a
cart at nighL"-NcHaioT NeU6Hry, a Ner EagLad
Fedsraiisf.
The price Of labor - entirely ton high. The laborer
IN this country can afford to work Cor eleven pence a
day. aud the hard money zysteIa will bring down
wages 10 that sum-wheai will also come down 10 10
a bushel. and every thing else in proportion. This is
the best tariff you can have. and he only one that can
enable the manufacturer Ia compete with England.
The Snb-treasuJy will effect bus ohiecis--it will pui
down Inc banks and bring wages and every Thing else
down. TaPpan, loco fooo &. s. Scsa'or.
Reduce our nominal lu the real standard Of prices
throughout the world. aud YOU cover the com nv with
blessings and bcneliis"-BrclaRaa's speech on Me Sal
Treasury, Fc6. %.
"Ariclcs are manufactured in France and Germany
for one half of the actual cusi in this countrr."-Ib.
at was but the other day that ! saw AN extract
from an English paper, which stated that whilst the
cutlery manuia -tuTcd IN Germany was equal in qualr
y, with the British, II was ~ reduced Ia price thai
the latter would have to abandon the manufacture al
togelher."-Ih.
TO the southern States, TO the whole cotton, rice
tobacco aud sugar growing region, now - grIeyousl,
afflicted with the curse of the paper stem. to all thi
region | would say-siudy the financial system of Ilol
land, France and Cuba. Initiate them"-Huaba,
BeHtSn's speech on The SUB Treasury January l6.
ITO the other States | would ulso sly-do the like.
l-Ih.
"The "a. eign manufacturer goes homc--purrhase
hs labor, has Sonl, and all other articles which cnte
IuIO his manu- iacture. nj half their cost in this country
and again returns 10 inundaIe us.--BacL minis speed
Jan. -
Establish a hard money government "-Bcgton.
"Rcduce the wages bOr-C0
p. From he Times af Thursday.
In order 10 show what are the advantages aud di.
advantages OF the present state OF things 10 the iaume
IN Tins region, we will quote n few items from on
price current when Van Buren, entered the prcs,Icn
hal char and some at the present time