Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-06-13

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The capital invested IN tho boot and rh"c business
in Virginia is amply sufficient enable Trade 10
manufacture almost every article demanded bv lh.
consumers in the state hu; unfortunately the great
hulk Of the hriucss il in the hands of those IN ;ls
civ who have lr sympathy for the commercial in
dependence Of the South. aud VIII" aro lar inter
r-!c in tho profits of the lr'aci! ihnn nI ANY future.
lns.in- good tn Tho interests ~; southern nnnGir-
!urca. l;ut -" iIGye II" disposition :" hlamc them
Licv mrrCIant- 81! i standing mad would, per
haps, hr unwilling Ia run the risk "i such c- tx
pertinent manufacturing; largely w"i:id involve
!lIcm in.
IN:ci.cnt mCTchnnt, and with that "hlcci il view
he should III" hc in any manner drsirnus Of adj
Yancing the various pinns for rrom"tig ;lic clnins
| "f lahnrnnd industry ;hn belong /" every commit
nity theh the wealthy capitalist might c!.i:nsrf
cSscI from olicrir that did n". directly tend :" n'l
vance hN pccunnry in;crcrls. But we think IL ia Ill"
lnty "f the capitalist 70 supply Tie demands of mcr-
rnntilc incrcpa hv developing, the industrial rcsnur
rcs OF l.is own community rather than making his
ranncv subrcrvi"nt the interests ri others, and cs-
prcialy when hy IN "pposI!" c0'r.. hc l. gi:!ag
wealth and influence" /" hnsc wEn aic ever ready /"
rob or .nndcr tiI' very customers from wh"Tl he de-
rvcs his wealth. II This is any argument why our
capital should he scn abrond, there are other
views which should have lar more influence with the
| Intelligent merchant.
Every community ia composed o tic rich nn,l the
| poor-thc hitter Glass rlwnys prcduminn;ng. And,
| pcrhaps il il the will nf wise Providence Il should
bc To i've employment To this class * or sh"ul!
be- the first mud Predominant object OF wealth Let
ihc working cassrs find TINT they c>-cnai {" the
healthy condition Of society. and ihcy brnrc "lcv;i-
tel. i}u, 1T them ,St"vcr that their labor l.
not in demand, that their industry can he 1'i4-
penhr with, and ilir" bccumc NJ once indifferent 10
the uruencriiY uf the State, If not c.unly reduced i
criiiIiun pursuits Bat, even nsdcpcnnt the w, r
| ing clhsscs arc upon the wenlth ana capiin used
among ourselves, there is another class, nd only de-
pendant upGn tlrr daily ubor- for their daily br"nl,
hui they mrs often clnnuruus for this labor io supply
| nF pI lS
10 hS pi!ied for it is cupGscd mostly III poor w"ir
| witir Young children.
Now We dare asscf. that il onc-fnurihn n the ltrh.
mnrd cannl that isslnnt in Massachusetts, and which
goc4 10 enrich the nbniionis,e was employed here,
tcnths Of the suffering poor Of our city would BE-
nbundan,lv pupplicd will description ri w"rl: pc
culiarly suited 10 their employment. If wra;h or
capital is accumulated in my place 1t ls not unr"a-
konnh2 Ia sscrt that The ndIsria resources "i That
place hnvc claim nptn that capital: and the "si g.
iecual means of properly balancing every depart
mcni os society, liz Ia adapt the various departments
10 encll other Let tho capitalist lnkc liberal Wow
of hir poston, and he will not in to discover tho
social and political relations that must Er'St between
capital and lnhnr. Tho latter is dependent upon ;hc
former and wcra this is not recognised y HE capt
tnlist, in his mercantile opsrn.onr, labor IL moi only
dscon,cued hut The poorer cassa nrc too often forced
to crime Political safety only hc secured by con
dition of reciprocal reliance in tho departments of
society.
The greatest claim If inbor upon capital results
from ihc moral necessities of the poor If they cnn-
not gnin nn hrncst living, their moral restraints are
ever bnrominS less powerful of influence; and when
there is no hope Of ultimate chnngc, the iabor;ng
casacs nrc either driven from The soil "I their nativity.
become ourusts of society, nnd tlic pest md con-
,inual source Of uneasncss that very wealth which,
by n proper arrangement OF lis pursuits might be-
made The shield OF viruo and the protection Of 40
cicty.
Tho nst annual report of the superintendent of the
State. prison Of sister State, gives statistical
information Tint should not be suffered 10 pnss by
hccod. In that report is stated tha at lciIst three
ionra Of the criminals in Chat prison. from that
cass Of society thn have no resource hui its industry.
Capital fnilinC 10 protect this rnss Of PERSONS has
driven The children Of the poor ab0rcrs 10 crime
With iudicious arrangement Of capital and labor,
all thrsr children might, perhaps. have been saved L"
socictv. md bccom" element oi strength instead
OF felons and criminals and Il perpetual chnrsc 10
the community,