The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-11

s0enee nave Well entitled him 10 place among the as
unguished sons Of America His is name which will
be remembered long after many q The go called ustr
Gus shall have been consigned to oblivion The admi
rabie portrait Is accompanied by short but graphic &C.
count OF the distinguished oni,hoogses life and abo
For the Union.
Psteats upoa ths Report Of his Predecessors.
My late communication in defence Of the as, report Of
Nj. Burke. late Commissioner Of Patents. against the
indecent and illibera attacks Of MIR. Ewbank and bis
compiler of the agricultural part Of the report Of the
Republic Of Jay soih, which i evidently from the p e
Of Mr. Ewbank, or "his man Friday" Dr.. Lee. am
obliged to ask your indulgence TO admit into the columns
OF the Union brief rejonder.
There are but three points in the article Of the Re-
public requiring reply and those shall notice ~ their
First The writer Of the article the ex-
PLANTATION which made. and the exposure of the palty
ana maievoient criticism in which the writer OF Ew-
banks a;ricnlura report indalged contained IN my last
buIke ESTIMATED the value OF the whole crop Of wheat
in the United States still adheres 10 his disengenu0us
true and that his criticism is just Alter copying g "a
tract from my late communication the writer proceeds
to remark:
L he %h e ,ss aMsshsss
doAe by the admission of his volunteer defender precisely
what Is attributed TO him In the report Of his
Thus, instead OF magnanimously admitting the error
Of Mr. Ewbank the writer reiteates the charge and en-
deavors 10 impress the reader with the belief that Mr.
Burke had attempted 70 impose false and unfounded es
mates upon the public mind, To show the utter want
OF candor and honesty, and the magniy OF such "a
course, well as to vindicate Mr. Burke trumphantly
from the charge thus nsnuaed it is necessary only 70
quote his own remarks and explanations appended to
the very table in which the alleged error appears, and
which the compiler of Ewbanks report must have had
before his eyes when he penned his assault upon Mr.
After giving his table Of the estimated value Of the
annual production Of the labor and capital OF the United
States for ls4s, which is to be found his last report
Mr., Burke adds many notes and explanations from
which extract the following. He says; f
Some persons who have done the honor crcise
price In New York. the great commercial mart q the count
M n which the general prices q all produces and CON.
different articles and commodities mentioned Ia our sabe.
o me q ss which e
value q ne wheat crop q ss sa e. ns ScG
he producer ps obtains in he 1 million s Il Ss Union
where wheat y produced and sold from first hands
and Correct principles When we revert o dis principles
In political economy we think must be admitted that the
Queer and enters into the general Of lie world
the only part Of which has in truth, far ~ he
That portion Of his own production which srlnsr con-
sumo; in his family On bis farm is Of account
has, In fact price is the surplus which enters into
only tina, hss price aad that sn ss Y
precisely correct the true rule would be 70 call the amount
he The q ss n0s and
Besides, the price is not deemed very important Il d
ore have g III have
this year l26 600 bushels OF wheat when we have o.
part Of the nformaionws need on that subject; and
such yalue OF rather price, on the whole quantity
cips q valuation than win another We therefore
concluded to assune as our rule Of estimate In rea
Nsw Yo ns market az the date Of Preparing the Ss and
we have very good authority for this course. spachnan.
DOM for ss values wheat at d. the quarter whssa
Prize sr Viz ~ 81. rule sS
calculation, have, in another table in this report sup
piled the mean; 5y which estimates Ss may DC maze NOR "a
ges $50 67s will be found tables exhibiting, among ohsr
IN nearly and I
table win also be found the prices Of agricultural products
From these tables be obtsined BY which ss
mates may lie made more in accordance With the views
Ps asss S SsS d Report 'ls a1 ls ss 4
| Yet, with these explanations before them, Mr. Ew-
bank and his co-aborer, Dr. Lee, presume to charge
Mr. Burke with error, and with an intent TO impose upon
Mct is unnecessary the charge were not utterly I'M
founded il would be indecent and ilibera in Mr. Ew
bank and his feow-laborer Dr. Lee, to make il Being
utterly uniounded leave such conduct to be character
lied BY honorable men as i deserves. Afs
The next error which Mr. Ewbank and his co-laborer
charge upon Mr. Burke is to be found in the esmale OF
the latter OF the quantity OF wheat produced in the State
OF Michigan in ls4S. Mr. Burke, in his estimates OF
the wheat crop OF that year, puts down the quantity
raised in Michigan at 10000 900 bushels whereas Mr.
Ewbank and his feowlaborer alege that census taken
BY the State during that year. shows to be only about
600 600 bushels They omit TO state that that census
was in many respects imperfect. and that In many
of the counties full returns OF the subjects OF the
census were not made A statement Of those facts
would have removed the foundation OF their charge
ever will show, think TO the satisfaction OF all candid
and honorable minds, that Mr. b. was approximately
correct (which was all he aspired to) and that his
Patent Office critics themselves in error, and bctraya
most lanentabe OF information, considering the Inn
ponance of the stations which they overwhelmingly
Tor both the farming and scientific interests Of the coun
ty6ll In ls4s Mr. Burke estimated the population OF
rect think the OF the present year viii conelu-
sively show. Allowing eight bushels OF wheat for the
average consumption OF each person, would require
100000 bushels 10 feed the population OF Michigan dur
ing the year The ratio OF production TO the seed 10 about
one 10 Ten therefore, would require 100000 Dushels
for seed This would make the annual consumption OF
wheat in Michigan amount TO 4.36o 900 bushels II
would be no than reasonable 70 allow az least
bushels for loss Of The harvest and Tor the con-
sunotion OF beasts, and that would absorb the whole
600 900 bushels, and leave Tor exporahou Now,
will the learned Mr. Ewbank and his accomplished agr
cultural colaborer, Dr. Lee, pretend TO arm that Mich
gan produced wheat for expectation In i64si
Again: the average quantity OF wheat produced 10 The
acre in Michigan Is estimated by the best judges 10 be
eighteen bushels Now, u the whole production was
100000, this ratio would give but 555555 acres OF
land sown in wheat for the whole State asd u the
State be corec il would give but 277.777 sores
Now does any intelligent man believe that there not q
least s55 555 OF land in wheat each year 10
the State OF Michigani Certain -, a. ives stated q
the time that the State oil Michigan upon when
the present profound Commissioner OF Patents and n
eudte co-aborer Dr. Lee, found their assault upon ne
report Of Mr.. Burke, not full and complete IN ~ "