The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-10
Weekly Pounds OF Pounds OF Hours OF
earnings. -four he could flesh meat work

The reviewer then goes in triumphant strain sing
ing praises the genius of free trade and showing how
the working classes have been relieved from the burden
OF taxation:
In 1880 there were taxes all the materials OF our
indus,y-nor all these come in free. la 1880
prohibiiory duty on foreign grain foreign
cuded, and heavy customs duty levied all articles
OF imported iood-now corn come. in free. butcher.
In free, aud the duty coffee, de-. been
considerably reduced In fact with the single pton OF
soap, no tar "a "ow isv'sd spon Of The Of
hfs and II working chooses fine 10
these, he may escape taxation altogether Whatever he
II he confines himself a strictly whoie.omc and
nutritious diet and to an simple supply Of and
and wsest and strongest and Ioogeived men have
before him-to live on bread and meat, and milk nd but
linen, and cotton iorego the pleasing iurofes OF sugar
coffee. and tea, and eschew the wine
out paying one shilling Of taxation except soap
rorid can the same be SAID 7"
Now, this is very sweeping ad eaptandum statement
but II requires SOLDERING down good deal In addition
10 his denyng himself the sober enjoymen,s OF sugar
tea, and coffee, and the more ekbarang ones OF beer
spirits, wine, and tobacco, and the Clearly comforts of
soap, the EngIishman. If be would AVOID taxation must
fofego the OF currans rasins, figs lemons and or
anges, rce and spices OF all sorts Until few months
ago he could not use brick, until few DAYS ago
look through glass window at the present hsur he
cannot write letter, he cannot read book or news
paper wIthoa, being taxed for doing The reviewer
however, afterwards qualities his question, and asks in
what country in Europe is he peasant and artisan 80
Tree from all enforced taxation England We have
not time, nor have You The space, examine the que.-
ton in this shape; but we know that there s a country
Out Of Europe where all classes OF the ctzeas can enjoy
The whole OF the necessities OF hfe nearly all the com
ioris and many OF the Injuries OF fe without taxation
Of any kind. This review OF " England as II ts" in the
EpIsBuRGH, is powerful and well tuned article but we
do not nink tina, helps the which ii aims to ad.
vocas by stretching tact beyond its proper bounds and
making assertions which will not bear examination
The money market IN London il easy and good bills
scarce The exchanges improving, and il is lhoug
after the present week that gold is likely to return
from the continent than 10 20 there. The corn trade ia
without further Improvement. The cause of protection
has gained convert OF no less consequence than Sir +
liver Lytton who has published Letters 10 John Bull
esq, affairs connected with hs landed property and
the persons who live thereon" In this publication the
author gives his assurance upon his honor man
and gentleman that the public ia very adverse 10 free
trade Thus two OF our principal leaders in the world of
fiction, two wholesale dealers the poe,ical and the ro-
mantic-Sir H. Bulwer Ly,ion and Benjamin D'Israeli
esq.bave united their forces to deal in the most roman
kind better promoted by eating dear bread than cheap
Prob pndorf The farmers OF course complain of the
existing price OF gram and we do moi wonder at their
dong nevertheless, wheat is dearer than il was
last year at this time, though The quality very interiors
and oats and rye considerably dearer. The "Econo
mist says the farmers have obviously passed the worst
Certainly when remember that the average price OF
wheat, Tor the brst ten years oil the present century,
s3s sd per quarter whilst for the last ten years has
been only 53s 4d admit that the agfttulldris,
has experienced great change but we are told that
The latter prce ressnerave one in average seasons
The colonial produce market continues dull sugar
however, ffn and coffee shade better Tea without
variation Very little doing in rice, Spices cochneal