Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-01-30

found of labourers owning, in fee simple, cot
tage, or so much as rood of land | recollect. |
in passing through part of Derbyshire. in re-
gion which | was told afterwards was, from the
contiguity of several large estates, called the 'Du
keries,' the coachman, by whose side was seat
ed said TO me that this was the Duke of Devon
shires village. and this the Duke of Rutland's, |
and this the Duke of Norfolk's and so on and | /
could not help asking myself, with some sinking
of heart, where is the peoples own village!
"There are persons who see in this condition
no evil nor hardship. | am not about to expatiae
upon its evils or hardships, if evils hardships
there be in it, If, in the present condition OF soci-
ety. pecuniary gain is TO be the only worthy object
of pursuit, and pecuniary standard the only rule
bywhich the goods of life are TO be measured, and
the human frame is to be regarded only as so much
organized flesh and bone, to be worked up at our
pleasure into the means of wealth and luxury, them
the improvement of the character and condition OF
the labourng classes is not subject to attract the
attention of the political economist excepting so
far as the perfection Of the machine may conduce
to the increased amount of the work to be accom-
plished by it. But, if better rule is to prevail,
and men are to feel their moral responsibility to
each other, and the physical comfort of those by
whose toll we live, and the moral improvement of
those, upon whom as well as upon their more fa-
voured brethren, God has equally impressed his
image are to be cared for, the condition ofthe Ia
bourng classes deserves the most cordial interest
of every man who has spark of patriotism, pub
lie spirit, or philanthropy in his bosom.
"The census of Great Britain reports the num-
Der of labourers employed in agriculture, at $751;
l67, and these, with their families compose pop
ula,ion of not less than three million five hundred
thousand, or oEe-fifth of the whole population of
the kingdom. The wages Of labour, according to
the reports of the committees OF Parliament. vary,
in different counties, from scven shilings sterling
to twelve shiings per week; and the rent Of their
cottages may be said to average about one shil-
ling and sixpence sterling per week"
As farther illustration of the great poverty of
this numerous body of people, Colman makes
few extracts from Treatise on Cottage Econo-
n.y." published in the Journal of the Royal Agri
cultural Society, and which certainly contains
many valuable suggestions for the poor cottager.
"'The liquor in which meat is boiled should al
ways be saved for the making of soup, and the
bones even of fish should also be preserved; for
although quite bare of meat, yet if stewed down
for several hours they will yield species Off BROTH
which along with peas or oatmeal, will make good
soup. A lot of bones may always be got from the
butchers for two pence, and they never scraped
so clean as not to have some Scraps of meat ad-
herring to them.
"'This done, the bones are to be again boiled
in the same manner, but for longer time, and the
! broth may be made the next day into a stew with
/ rice.
81" Nor is this all for the bones if again boiled
for still longer time, will once more yield nour-
ishing broth, which may be made into pea-soup
and when thus done with, may either be sold TO
the crdsher pounded by yourself, and used as
manure for your garden"
! Coman excla,s at the GOODNESS with which
the writer descants upon single sleeps head and
pluck making four savory dinners for family
and pasty made of any kind of meat or fruit roll
ed up in suet or lard, with a couple of ounces OF
bacon, and half pound Of raw potatoes slightly
i seasoned, carried in mans pocket when he goes
to work good distance from home, being ample
for his dinner and upon potatoes having the great
advantage over bread of better filling the stomach
and the advice respecting the cooking of the same
bones again and again, three successive days,
and contrasts this meagre diet with the bill of fare
of the Council of that same Royal Agricultural
Society at the banquet at Derby in 1913, where al
the first course We're displayed sixteen dishes OF
fish and twenty six tureens OF turtle and other
costly soups,--ollowed by a second course OF ven-
ison turkies &C., to the amount OF ty-egh'
dishes, and third course of ducks, rabbits, lob
sters, &C., with ninety-six puddings, making up
wards of twenty different kinds of preparations
aud closing with fourth course of grapes, pine
apples, peaches, Eectarnes, &c. &C., and wines
at pleasure He adds In these comparisons
most certainly Imean no dIsrespect to any human
being But the contrast here presented between
Tie condition of the producer and the consumer
cannot fail to read most important and lnsiruc
live lesson. What is inorai uses are, | think nc