Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-06-24
For the Richmond Palladium
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the Tribune Of n Y. city, into ias' "eeH PaP''
Ihave ALWAYS entertained the opinion that III
free country, wages will ever regulate 'he'H>
selves n one branch Of business becomes moro
lucrative than another, men viii eagerly press
into IL, and BY competition speedily reduce 'he
L,h nrces The door to every occupation, "he
49, ,rofessiooaI or mechanical, is constantly open
e., tho ,ecep,ion Of all who SEQ proper to enter
:, IF n praye-digger considers tho vocation OF a
LAWYER, clergy man, or physician moro profitable
han bis own be has but 10 pay The price, in time,
diIigen, study, and money, and he may enjoy as
he can, the seepless nights, tho gfoans Of the
s;ck the death gazo Of the dying, the incemen-
cies Of the seasons BY night and BY day. and Yex
stiona Of which he does moi dream, and be called
n doctor; he may stand at the bar, and be called
:, LAWYER; he may sell fashionable religion TO the
people and be called dirine.
If tho world is thus thrown wide open to every
man to choose the occupation which suits his taste
or his capacity, why IS not every man phys'-
clan, a lawyer, or lecturer why IS mol every
ono a merchant or mcchanIcf
In q country free from the interference ef gov
eminent, mud Of every improper influence, busl~
ness always has a lcvel.findng tendency. But
we nre astunishod by voice from \. Y which
proclaims: shat il is high time 10 graduate the
pay of men Of all employmen,s;" "tho services
Of uect,4nic certainly rs valuable as those
Of professional character;' "the time Of pro-
fessiona man. is more valuable than that OF n
Inboror." These assertions, dolly fortified by sun
dry grutnhcllipgs indicate an ucons3erao and
dscoutcnted disposition
Let ua examine these positions; positions,
which supposed no rational man III America
could seriously manfain. We will first "graduate
,be nayn Every man, woman and child, tho
,hysician, mechanic, ard humble domestic shall
,eceive one dollar for twelve hours LABOR. The
d,v has now closed tho physician returns to his
home; and there his gardner, his hostler, his do
nestle, mud dozen other applicants solicit their
wages Dat Of his dollar he must pay them all
Rat tbis Is impossible. Dire necessity compelling
eafdners domestlcs, all laborers are dismissed :
the world throngs with IDLE hands; but there IS
none 10 employ them. They become cIaUorous
for bread, at the lowest wnges: again they arc
restored to their places, and after many painful!
comno,ions, every thing resumes its former
course.
Does the Tribune say, he means every one
should receive his dollar after every necessary
expense is 1cfrayoj? Tho difficulty is not at oil
diminished Who shall graduate the scale Of ne
cessity? Who shnil rinse tho standard Of comor't
Who Will introduce INTO these enhghiene" 0'a'eS
the odiouz Sump,uary Lpw2 What is necessary
to one, would prove excess or n luxury to nno-
Their One man by his umnblencss, his in'enis
Dad his position IN society, must mako provision
for the entertainment Of hundred friends; "h'ie
another by his cIabbednoss and small or 'i'iated
talents would not court tho presence Of dozen.
The dccrepii, the ma'med, the feeble, would hnd
no employment; Hhio the able bodied would be
constantly in demand: the latter would waz fat
and sleek; while the former would perish for
want of bread. The skillfuI and devoted Physi
clan, and tho honest counsellor nj law, would DO
driven from their places; aud the country be
ovcrfun with ono dollar quacks, pouItoggers and