Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-21
TIIE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.


~ uITCiiIu, PRYOR ~
,.r-.;n: 4 ROC. y PRYOR. hpiloH.
.,rs:1;pty MokHIHG' A.sar-
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,nxsioERATloNs FOR TIE Ne" ,unN
rTwrS,-HOw AND WHEN FIRE 'oo'
FAILS. ,;,, where III,
r.,, .,,;e,y fails exactly at the POM WIFI, y" y,
"supp,y Of labor exceeds the tcn'"''' ,mry n,
rr,n ia, thirteenth to the scvch'eent" ."> :"
iorcnui;v OF Parliament WIS cN'rc.'e" wv ~
IN t:,,t. TO keep down the rae III '"'o'''' ""~"
=, =, ,b,, ,imr lands were abundant men Hc"''t' al"
.,a h.,,.rJ FIR labor cxcco1r! the supply itr"'!
..n;., ,uni severe. puni,l!nents were by law inlet
a., o,r,umacious lub0rcr who received iur hf
,i,r,r WAGES th.an the law prescribed. Al'
.,oylnvc.s were also punished LOT giving ""1''t
,%,.iinr those fixed by statute. Up to tlhs 'n' -,
., .,,Iy sec that but for these statutes TIC EnS"'"
,.,orr would have been free nnd happy.
W nm, last two centuries, by increase oi ior""
tins, III, supply Of labor las exceeded tho "e''""I -,
and competition 10 get employment nus '
49, too low to supper, life. Tie lai!' II" wv
b,,sc, have been crowded. because the la''' u" y.
iouscs arc the only refuge that free society oP'"' ~ !,
tho unomD,nvcl pour. Historically, free s''''s ''
cd when the number of laborers czcec"e" -, 49,,
f,r labor. Theoretically, it must ever ''
point. ,..., ,;s fac,
Wa invite the attention of tho liinea ~ '"'' '',
md this theory. Excess OF lah"rc:s Is NV :.
condition ,f s,ri,ty. The great question 10 so'Fe 10
,.m. -, % INK. cnro Of this excess! winch Is
rres,,,hle. ,iaycry or the po"r-lio''e' '"'' S''
tv burdens cac!, property holder win u support.
-. ,.,o.ou, Fra, .o.icty ices the saine' III
,..,,, lao ,r.aps of the poor rate" ana poor
house. Tho lab"rcrs "o 10. NV. .,.,
nh, o,,,,;on 10 bc solved Is "'''"''
i, !, hotter TO be slaves without ih'''e',' :" ,,
,,:,h ,,,.,,.s: to bp slavcsto S"ciri! OF |"
The North is rapidly approaching '""' Il " ~ -
80. when the capitalists or r""eF'S-n''i'.I ,;
: go. Vs. hor,rS, wit!cu, any lmhl'idu"' "''
,,,;,r +, take car. oi tlc'm. is il"t ! pc'' '". "
w.. o,r -. n, Sou;lIl We hold that Il Is
-, :,,, L.r,bI, state al socici!, ana a""'''' '" wv
a,, ,r,c, the Times cslls. "iiie cAira"rd'N"'S "-
-. ...o ,ao human mind, i'll oil ire" soc'r!E. lhcNe
.,rrI f.n,s Of Socialists, CoNnmall.iS, N:llcnhihi
,,,i.,;o,. and Atheists, arc bu. the npasn!odIc efforts
=, c,,,;r;rr society to relieve itself. We hope Inc
Time. will no. consider Us Sarcastic wheh "es"' "
r.,ri,,ds II, Of the antics Of IL chicken "n " ho' @rn'
de. u. Of the speed Of 2 trrTapin with fire on IL" Oa'"'
mr. .t IL, rcs;ic..lrts OF the cm:rap.?c" !":"''S''
r,,a .,r;.,y i, a ,lrciicl failure, AID We Sr'a's
,,,i.. ,hc ..ytroordiunry intellectual activity oi IT.
victims. IT, search .: = no." ~ get "u' al. ~.
.r;,;sh p.yiew thinks that the m'i!d "i ifee S"",'
will soon b. employed uh"u; ;'"'h'n3 else eNvsi' "..,
, fort Ct ey.rcu.icn from its difficulties. IL say ~,
shall souu have no literature ii all but h'tf''"'"
sor;a, r,ference.' Is it TO; the height oil '"'!'"
,oruu.c. OF arrogance and presumption '"' P..f.-
Dina .;,ua,ea. to be rryins into tie "i'a'F' o ~"
happy, c~ontcr,cd nrishbors, aud Insisting %" j .""'
those nciyl:hors shall subject themselves 10 M w.
in order. we suppose, to show their 'men'a' .'''"'
:: .,i,r NM. NJ them! Get out yourselves INST