The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-06-01
sonrccs of NntIonnI NYoaIth.

Thoughts for me people. The coin in any
country bears an extremely small proportion 70
rs other property--in this country not more
than one or two dollars to the hundred Mon.
ev has only representative value. If an the
COIN IN this country were in a single city, and
the rest Of the country were wIldeuoss,jt would
not be worth so much as lie weight IN ron. Il
s property then that gives value % money,
As money is but a representative n 2 aiue, no
IA US can restrict il 70 coin. A house performs
The Office Of money, b'yther representatives, the
notes Of the owners. A mans house may 20
10 New York in a letter. to pay debts, and
come back again. Our mails carry every day
more money than all the wagons OF Martin Van
Bureu's Sub Treasures would ever be able
TO convey, and much faster. Money pays for
part Of the production Of year [n thickly
peopled States) changes hands, and real estdte
remains alm0gt IN StQ.I quo, so that but little
money is required to represent exchanges. Ao-
counts are kept in money but not property.
Money itself huciuates in value. Money is
like a yard measured Of India rubber, where,
though the figures remain the same, values
change.
The wealth Of this country has been crea.
ted in 200 ,earsS and the population has been
sustained too, which consumption amounts to
one-ffth Of the whole property. Twenty
times IN a century the whole amount Of prop
erty at a given times Is consumed. lt costs
something TO dine sup and breakfast seventeen
millions Of people, to say nothing Of fuel and
clothing, and yet industry skill, intelligence,
economy, morality and good government al
vavs create a surplus at the end Of Tho year.
The strength and Skill Of hands and brains, al
ded br mechanica! and productive energies, do
this.
First, the farmer contributes bis share by
perpetual toll No steam horses for him OF
short methods. The plough must pass over
the whole field, lie works early and late
though not so much in winter. Farmers are
always wanting money, The improvement Of
their farms Is the only money they require To
exhaust one field and then work another, is ru-
nous. The soil 10 this country can support
| 2OOOO0OO0 Of people as wei as 100000
| Agriculture 70 flourish, must have a market.
market IS every where. A market is PEOPLE
not engaged IN agriculture, but in producing
/ bricks. mortar, tools, mills, cotton goods, wares
and the thousand other productions which sup
Div want. The nearer the farmers door, thu
| better. Agriculture can flourish only wher'
there is a large population engaged in manuiac
lures Of some description. There is no mar
ket for Georgia cotton m the interior, and { i
sent to England and the North.
The second source Of national wealth is man
luhcturinp Industry. No nation ever beeam
wealthy BY raising the raw material, and thel
exchanging It for the Manufactured article. Tn
labor and profits on manufactured goods ar
four times those which bring the raw material
Manufactures work night and day; farmers on
Inv BY day and in fair weather. Manufacturer
use machinery to any extent--not 80 with th
farmer. The water at Lowell does the wor
OF million o. human beings The farmer raj
Sos al bv main force The farmers product