The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-15

losophy OF mr.. u.red1th farther sxamiaed.
In our paper Of Saturday we devoted considerable
space to the examination OF that profound and novel
problem in political economy, announced in the annual
report OF the Secretary OF the Treasury with such SEN
tenious and solemn gravity tits in the following words
Gan history shows that where the workshops OF the
world there must be the OF the world and heart
Of wealth, commerce. and power. II is vain hope
make these by providing warehouses, as it would
be to make crop by balding barn"
We have often read the anecdoe, told in ancient story
in relation to Archimedes, celebrated mathematician
and mechanic Of Syracuse and we have pictured to
ourselves the ridiculous figure which that renowned phi
losopher must have cut when he jumped from the BATH
and state Of nudity scampeed through the streets Of
his native city, crying "Eurekal Eueka n after he had
discovered the method by which he could detect the
fraud Of the goldsmith who fabricated the crown Of
Hero The iustrious philosopher was so elated with
his discovery, that he forgot himself and thus exposed
himself to dicue, by the nude and hafinsane display
which he made Of himself in the streets Of the city OF his
residence.
Judging from the terse senentous and oracular enun
citation Of the profound problem in political economy
which the philosopher at the head OF the Treasury evil
IDENTIFY believes he has invented we cannot but help think
ing that his citation Of feeling and his consciousness OF
triumph, at the moment OF discovery were as great as
those experienced by the great Syracusan mechanic
And perhaps il the learned Secretary like Archmedes,
had been in public bath when the sublime discovery,
announced in the paragraph which have copied from
bis report, flashed upon his mind, be. like the ancient
mathematician, would in the paroxysm OF his Joy, have
run home through the public Streets without his Clothes
exclaimng. /" i haze found III Ihare found ar
Certainly these two very great and very sublime
discoveries, the in the philosophy Of physics and
the other in the philosophy Of political economy and
their authors are doubtless destined TO Immortality
OF fame, as reward for making them. Archimedes is
certainly in fair way to be forever remembered and
do not see why Mr. Meredith may not be But, badinage
aside
We showed, in our late article, the error OF MIR. Mere
dhs proposition. We showed that workshops the types
under which he represents manufacturers, were not
alone the great producers Of national wealth; that
they did not alone create the great maris OF wealth.
commerce. and powers that there was an interest
greater than all others that exist in civilized States,
which was the author, more than all others, Of the
wealth, commerce. and power Of a nation; which was
the foundation and sus,ainer OF all other interests !;
that that interest was AGRICULTURE; and that j, was
as one dependant upon manufactures which, in their turn
dependant upon the government for their prosper
ty rather upon the privilege which their owners ask
the government 10 give them put their hands in the
pockets Of the people, and take from them the means Of
their support, their accumulation Of wealth. their poten
ia influence in society," and their luxury and indulgence
in private and social life
We showed that the agricultural interest was the great
predominant interest in every country inhabited BY cyi
lied man that il in this country and in Great
rtaa, to whose example the profound economist oil e
Treasury Department doubtless looked for practical
demonstration Of his problem which is really nothing but
sophsm dressed up grave and oacular phraseoogy
to make il look like sound Argument, as monkeys
are sometimes dressed up in regimentals TO make them
look like human beings They are both caricaiures,
however-ihe sophism being the caricaIure Of an arsu
men, and the monkey a caricature Of humanity
both. in their artificial dress and pre,ensons equally
ridiculous M eHtll sMs0f 5s9
We showed that in the United States and Great Britain.