The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-01

On the 2sd day Of January. ls4O. the Hon.
John Davis, Senator from Massachusetts, re-
piled, in his place, to the Hon. James Bueh-
anan. Of Pennsylvania, on the subject OF LoH
wages. The following extracts from Mr.. Da-
Wis speech, with the subjoned statistics from
authentic sources, will prove to de"oHstra-
fion, that James Buchanan was then under
stood to advocate the reduction oil wages to
TEN GENTS PER DAT, for laborers and meehan-
icsl
American mechanics and laborersl will you
support a.man for President Of the United
States who would degrade you to a level with
the pauper laborers of Europel We don't be-
l,eve you will, after reading the following
passages from the Record.
Mr. Davis said
1.-THE Senator from Pennsylvania seems to
understand that reducing the circulation will
reduce the property and wage, in the same
ratio. If it does, in what is our condition
bettered; even if we recognize debtors to it,
who would be ruinedl lie seems to believe
that our relations in foreign trade will be i'm
proved, but | shall show him his error, and
that he ought to arrive at exactly the oppo-
eyscn,;on would mai, MN ,he I,5or.r y.
well a. The owner Of nronsrtv The mos, min
r;ous and ovnrss.;ye eonsso,,ences IIs soi.
EMMY afirms and give him all the credit
for sincerity, that he believes reduction in
wages and property would he beneficial
II the friends Of the bill have given it
true construction, it is bill Of privileges to
the rich, but seourge to all others. What is
s;,s,;ssn. -, 10 d;sr,,fardaJs o.. III,
,,sn,nra ~ assar, That The omonn, - a.;.,;'...
;nJsh,sdn.ss in anv commercial oonn,r,'
naar r. ny, o,;ta ennaI "a ,ba vaIna IL III
,r,na., . In ,l,.t sonptry uhe,Lsr- !, H. .;'h
Z. -. nrosnsrous or nn,rosnaro,s "a ~,
~ ~, oange 70 ,be extsn, i,en,i"n "nu you
s,,,,,ossd ,hs reIations If de5,ar Ia a Ia
or or thns d,m;n;sb Tho rasonrees 81 ~ Sohs
ors u;thout a crash a was,a ga doaela.;o.
sncb as have never hsen axnar;snaad s Snn
noss n man has nnrcbased sto ooc 81 pup
40 a, nrsssn, nr;eas and a;va, J III. =, p'9per.
4; 60, rsJros H. rsina 81 s'I La n' ooau 'cr
,so,,I ssooo Uom i :, ,,"s.;tJn.t anu i ~
on, resources ,hus reduced NO., a Ia. WIZ"
ever nav" ''''''' can
"But, sir, much as remains to be snid. I
must draw to a close, as my object was mere
~ 10 hot'ce some 'ead,ng remarks OF Senators
Soctr;nes Of this Adm;n;stra "a ,N''"U wsaan
ious to vindicate the rights Of lie great mass
of tie people, cho acquire their support By la.
Dor, aud whose interests, as lying at the basis
of all prosperity. IhaUe at all times and on all
fitting occasions, espoused and maintained ,rith
scjtate0er ability possess. In this, sir, have
taken great and sincere satisfaction.-believ.
ing it to be the great end of our free govern
ment, and the only sure means of sustaining
il.
In the name and in the behalf of that great
and enlightened class of my fellow citizens
whom have the honor to represent, enter
my solemn protest against the doctrine here
advanced; and if my voice could reach them
in their places of abode. their saops. and up
on the decks of their vessels. | would exhort
them not to be deluded by false theories lead.
ing them on to rum, but to rouse their ener.
gies, and. AT THE BALLOT BOX, MANI
FEST THEIR INDIGNATION AT ALL AT
TEMPS TO Cypress THEN BY DIMIN-
ISHING THEIR BUSINESS AND TAXING
THEIR LABOR TO ENRICH OTHERS. ]
would entreat them not to sit still as impoy.
erished laborers are in Europe and Asia"
Now rand the follow;no sta,;st;cs which oro
,,;,.a n...,, .p...D... -"
'o"'P'tu ro" Ior'er Progress OF Nations
and "Wades History OF the Middle and
Working Classes" both respectable authorl-
ties nm the sub;ect.-
wv
~, A'hs ~. N raAsoh, 5onials common 'aoor,
s.;, ~ 10 eeh.sl Per cay WIN ooars, ana
10 Nantes tm al n.r pUus" ;th o. per udy uo
w, na"'ss, on. per a"y' wie"ou' ooaru ana
'.,;,,, .;,I'.' u W. per
f"os., ~ ona d;,,r;n,. "a"us;s,a Is nr haI
$50 ~ - 81 ~ n';l,a, .ahas 49, ~ InJ;ar
orp . 10y, 81 ~, so,na so,, ,ron;s;ans and
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If "a nsr dnv !" no oo',n e p' w;,ho,t hoarJ
BrLa,ux.-A skilled artisan NAV earn in
summer Is I'd to Is Cd; in wini er from l0d to
live upon rye bread, potatoes and milk. Ag'