Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1858-08-02
The Dear PeOp'e and Their M.s,ers.

The Philadelphia GaEette has an article under the
above caption, which transfer to columns,
and to which invts the deliberate reflections of
readers. Thrcugh Democratic misrule, the whole
business affairs Of the country have been thrown in
to a AtAte of embarrassment and confusion, with but
little hope of relief aud resuscitaton for long time
to come. We doubt whether the PROFESSIONALLY
the mercantile, manufacturing, and labOring classes
we're In nytking like as bad condition during the
fearful snonsl.r crisis Of 81, the two or tdrce
yezrs fOTIowipg The EsSmerz 70, with short crops
and lev prices not exempt Hrom the influence Of
the pressure, which Democratic folly has visited up
on the country. Business Of ali sorts is in q sad
state OF depression and arrangement nor will there
be a change COR tho better until the INSCRIPTIONS
and proAigAte Locofoco money changers are
thrust from our political temple, by the indignant
voice Of the people. But here is the article referred
to-:
Throughout the country are Offering to work at
less than hAh the Wsges and yet are wholly un-
employed. Poor-bouses 6led overlooking. TaIes
rapidly rising Furnaces and factories are idle Ships
rotting the Wharves. Merchants, unable to pay
rents discharge their clerks Labor is therefore every
where superintendent.
"Unable sell his labor the laborer il unable TO pur-
chase his usual supplies Of food The market for food d.
mnishing, prices fall aud the farmer unable to pur.
chase cloth. Unable sell CLOTH the manufacturer does
need TO purchase engines. Ua.hs 70 sell machines
the machins; does need purchase iron Unable to
sell iron the furnace does need to purcb
COAL aud thus is the miner deprived Of the powe, to
chase food or clothing. Look where We may commerce
is nearly dead-ths heIvy sufferer. by her death being
those "deAr people" Who ks ourselves sell their
labor, II they would be enabled TO purchase food.
''Such being the With the people, hou is u With
their mAsters-be whom they have placed in the aj-
minstrAon OF their Afairsi DO they suffer 10 like msn.
nsrf Are their wages rsducodf On the CONTRARY tbey
largely increased. President secretaries seuators
congressman, comptroller aud all others charged with
either legislation administration, have fixed salaries
payable In money And the that that money will pur.
chase the better It must be for them. At City cents
day, they purchase the labor Of twice many men
as they could do when wages a dollar day. Rs.
duee wages ten cents day, aud the esdents salary
becomes equal Of sgh. hundred men, All OF these
people DESIRE Of course that everything may be chssp
feeling that their power CRAFTY their appees must IN.
With every step In that direction. Free trade ha
wing already done 90 much for them-oheapeniDg land
labor food aud elothingneed wonder that they nov
look snEousy for the arrival Of those happy days Of es
trade and direct TAXATION" when dims shall be cor sid
cred fair days wages for fair days work. Certainly
not.
That point reached there will be glorious times At
"nhn8ton' u NO may Judge IRON what has already been
accomplished exhibited In the following petars drawn
from the columns Of one Of our free trade neigbbota
"The present cabinet bas been rsmDkAbie tssu
any Of lie predeoessors fofa liberal snd bospsbe style
81 living lt s true that most Of them ere wealthy men
but it does not slNsys follow tlst Official men live 10
manner commensurate With their wealth. For the year
ending With ths spring, Of the members Of the
cabinet expended less than fifteen thousand dollars and
two tbroO Of them expended each twenty Eve thousand
Il true that their entesnmentS equipsge &C. were
unusually frequent sud Of expansive kind Their sr
ample vas followed By sssliby citizens iorego min
i.Iera snd SeustoFs-partieulary Douglas and Gwa-
aud thns iashonabls aud Pablo e, during the ueason
prior 20 Lent vas. 10 this city, perpetual carnival"
ITO tho peoples m 'sefs, perpetual carnivalp To
the people Themselves, perpetual Lent Such Il tho
prescription Of that modern democracy, Of which Mr.
Buchanan V nov the besd-Oi that hard money demo-
crney, vhieh SIX 70 Substitute low ssges for the, pro
lection 70 the Am,roan sbcrsr which uis given by die
tariff Of 1892.