Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-10-30

Thu work. OF which spoke yesterday, destined, in
very short time to become the pads OF evey
sound. thinking in the country. especially recon-
ends itself ihose who anxious acquire solid in
formation founded experiment.. he only informstion,
according to Lord Bacon Of any real aud tangible value
which they derive from the specustons Of the
Free Traders Byhebye, the opinion OF the great phi
iosopher have weight with Mr.. Calhoun aud
his followers. rather they spear to tres, IL with
tempt. Bacon found philosophy encountered with the
eumuated spoculatons AMI theories OF ages II his
6rst clear of the lumber, by sseertaning how far
each Of these supported by facts and rejecting all such
a. would not stand the OF experiment. Not with
Mr. Calhoun and his philosophical economists They be-
gin q, the very opposite end They take fact tested by
the experience Of ages, and try it the bar Of
certain theories OF their II IL the theory,
they adopt f. II it does not they reject not the theory,
but the TACT Which Of the two methods is the
eerdant with common sense would be idle inquire
az IL would be TO ask whether in building house it is
proper to begin the top or the bottom.
Mr. Cotton luckily, has adopted very different method
of reasoning from that employed by the Free Trade pecu
iaors He advances theory which not erected upon
the solid and ineIpusnablo basis Of well ssceained facts
thoroughly weighed and duly considered with reference
all their beangs The style simple terse and oreble
virtues which enough in productions OF this age,
especially such touch upon political subjects.
s this work the Courier and Enquirer speaks in the
following terms:
.Tks Riskss Of Labor.-Undcr this title CALVIN Col
ros well knows the writer OF the "JuniHs tracts, and
subsequently of The l. e and Times OF Henry Ciay, has
iut issued pamphlet which will be found full Of ineres
ting aud statistics the great question OF
the day. "the Rights OF Labor"
In republic where the people the source OF pow
or and Tor whose benefit, including the general all
classes OF enEens institutions are specially framed
there be problem OF deeper interest more far
reaching lie influence however 1t be resolved. than
viii he of Hitherto,
the jOdieious policy OF the wise who founded this Co
yernmen Of free labor IN the United States have
been highland the usus consequences and accompani-
OF high wages, general prosperity general content
and superior class OF working men, have been pro-
dueed
The policy which hiss thus resulted now in process OF
change. The policy Of protection home industry Is
openly repud aud bid take embrace
the deudng phantom OF free trade: in other words
invited place the weied, well clad well instructed, mo-
raj and religious aborers and working men OF this country,
on par with the wreched hsli-sAFYed lfed. uneduca.
ted and abased OF European laboers and working
while such is the change medated and in actual pro-
gress pauioue duty to admonsh the people ifpossi-
Die or, be too late the danger which them,
and furnish them the evidence that point OF protec-
sion
They need no change,
And least OF all such change free trade brings.
Mr. Cotton has well done his work, in laying before the
country and reasonings which, II duly pondered
without good effect in arTesiing the downh pro-
gress.
IT, as seems TO us unquestonabe the whole question be
whether labor shall be put the same footing with
the paupet labor OF Europe, deeply all those
whose labor is their chief and dependence, in
quire and ascertain how they hencoiorIh live how
clohe their cnilden how send them 10 school, how
appear with them each Sunday their house Of
ship-deccnty a,ed in body and reveen;y disposed in
spirit; for all these things the Of labor paid,
accomplish. But OF these things accomplished or
be accomplish by the wages paid 10 the laborerS OF
Europe and then IL becomes question: not only for the
working themselves, but for the country whether any
benefits greater choapness in clothes ron sugar.
salt, that result from unrestricted free trade COM
ponsae for the loss osuch blessings high wages in
10 Americans.
the aud reasonngs forth in Mr.. Coon pamph-
let, will 90 enable every sound form his
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