New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-23

, proyement among ne people. Twcnty-three m
lions on an ARA OF 2OSl 100000 acres Of as ri,
land as'can be fou,,t on any part Of the giob
there are few, very few uch the great myorit
by continued toll get a SC amy subsistence OF COZ
bread and saltpeter pork It thousands OF thousan,
suffer wsnt. Five hundred an thirty-hve mhoI
OF Chinese are supported on an area only 0n
third ofthe United States. and ~o-thlrds OF TN,
area is covered with immense iNalns Of noun
aims, that at least rob the people o. oEe-third (
their surface. The Americans, by the Censu
have four acres OF improved LAND for es en- ndivlc
ual. Stfl they want. CHINA has only, on tn
whole extent Of her area but one and on e-sixt
acres TO each individual. The Chinese are aeor
tented, happy people. Why is il that Amer 'c ar
cannot be so on four acres OF improved land- Q
upon eighty nine acres to each individual Of q
area is there not some great defect EaroI Z
ans ana Americans say, in the hight Of concsi
On you cannot change the Hndoo from tn
way OF his fathers" not Recognizing in themselves
most stubborn adherence 10 the common, beat
en- way OF their ancestors iron earliest times.
ana, With regard &c America, worse still for Il
j importing the ways and customs Of the colder
regions OF Northern Europe and its productions.
anu Forcing them on the hot climate OF America
"un aspect 70 myself have no object in now
putting forward these dOcuments-no sci interest
80 Tar as am concerned. In few DAVIS pass f,om
your shores Tor England, and thence 10 your
aht'podes; ana Whatever act on you NAV take. mr.
II, on take no action, II will in no way affect ms,
further than the sorrow feel and viii st,ll feel, Ia
nnc you so backward TO improve your own condi-
ton. There is all over the land gre at STRUGGLING
ard still your politicians vaunt 10 you the bless
ing OF the high price OF labor. But the peoolc
seeking livelihood on the wages Of Their DAVIS
work can say, the price OF labor is not high. True.
IT'S nigh TO the man who has work TO do because
he must. II planter or farmer, sell his produce al
low price-but to the laborer IL is NOT so What
n \ ha Oaf l.lla.
Tor days labor, If he gets employment only for =
short tine A laboreT cannot be well psii with
out permanent work; therefore your price of laber
rs fictitious and presses hard ON the EMPLOYER: IT,
prevents production, causes scarcity and want.
and restricts expectation. Depend on it, while,
YOU restrict yourselves 20 few produc tons such
asyour leading staples YOU will be obliged 60 la.
hor Ike drudges, and Away be in want. rhe res.
son is obvious. Take, for instance, cotton. Now
Tor ten years past you have only realized small
proht on its cultivation. For instance. the cost
Is cents per pound up TO the time of sale at the
snip SIDE. Tn an average of all kinds Of crops,
that cotton has been sold for S2-i5 cents per
pound the last ten years-giying only =. 10 cent
proht, or about 10 per cent. profit. Now that in
the only return for whole wears use of the soil
which is soon impoverished, and also for the tims
and supenntendence OF the planter. While Ame-
rca makes 10 per cent. profit in year England
makes N0 TO $40 per cent. on the raw material or.
American labor, and in a short space OF time en-
ployed IN carding, spinning and weaving, and tho
use oil no more land than ls required for her ma
chInery. This shows that the slave owner is tho
slavlsh drldger OF England. While the American
planter and farmer restricts himself 10 the culture
OF one only product or to two, his must be slsyis
work-hls must be eternal dTudgery and short in
cOmlDgS.
Look at the Indian Cultyator yes Christian.
DO" your still, proud and unchristian necks. and
learn from the despIsed pagan useful lesson.
cast away your ignorant notion of YOUR superb
orty over all races, and tell them that viii tell
YOU that You are superior, tina; they ARE base
ylng, hatterers, that you are far, far behind tina
llDdoos IN economy and good government. The
filnoOo produces two or three crops IN the year.
md probably four or live different prUduvts-you
tevote your land and the whole year and your
whole years labor to one crop, aud TO one pro-
duct alone, and il that be lost all is lost. The
Indian il he visits has cultivation If an insect eats
up one crop, for very few insects touch any but
one species of crop; or, f the RAIN does not fall
Is" tho mock OF tune tina particular crop requires
are on tne ground, and will amn.v crop OF oscps
have 2 no unissssfst9f cf6pyy "a. .:..
not understand the advantages and certainty OF
returns, TO be derived from multiplying the staples
of YOUR cultivation. Ii is this leaves you poog
and oyerburdeued with labor. An Indian will have
tenolo more produce from few hours labor daily
Tor certain portions OF the year. than IN American
will have for ten to twelve or even fourteen hours
eyery day throughout the year The people ef
India have plenty Of all things--they live at ease
- their labor is a pleasant recreation, and Oh the
same grounds they have always more cor Cons
nerce-yet the Indian laborer can live better sa
MS one dollar month, This wages) than a. :.
American can upon his nominal dollar day.
No nation can be prosperous and be extensive
IMPORTERS, because, for everything they import
hey have to pay much more than It's cost OF
production as is required to pay for freight, in
,urance, interest Of money, commission and ware
house expenses in both cOuntriss, and several
Profits. Thus, for indigo, it can be produced tor
3 cents per pound, anu tea for some cents per
pound for the one, Americans pay 100 cents and
or the other 80 cents per pound-(l mean the
consumers pay these prices.) Ii Is the same with
Ill other articles imported.
am not arguing against Commerce, tor the
country whose system I advocate for adoption in
America has had for all time the greatest known
commerce of the world and merchants must
,now that an extensive business can only be
where there is extensive production.
They know. too, that excessive import Is dan
ferrous to all parties therefore merchants should,
Tor their own interest, encourage increase OF do
nestle staples TO export to pay for imports.
Ever respectfully ,ours FRANCIS BosrsGH.