Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-05
Facts and Statistics Explanatory Of the Bill T."
Incorporate The American Industrial Agency



n.Govy in his official statement of tEe census o'
$50 saws that the aggregate capita! employed IN
mining. manufacturing and the mechanic art, m
t.. United States Observation-Disclosures. S1- -iI lNI
rS,T ,f.. ,,l1. of materials used was 554G,jO3-
.suui.,,T vage, paid U.i~........... 2-l 80 80.
It. annual u-lIlc, W.-.............. lUi3.;la'4o5
,UI PHI. annual IEsr-. profit Mas per cent. AZ ~
That III. whole uuuu her uT persons employed Was
~ ~ males. aud ~ 5I3 females.
Tlrt the annual average WAGES paid Wa. S2l3 IL
I'm. annual profit .S22S 80 Uio
Which sum. "a, am annuity. with SIX per cent com
pound interest Will u 81 years give so so 6l il62
The amount paid as wages waS....... 81 ''n,1i'
Which sum 10, an dunu g. with interest at oper cent
perauuum will 100 - year, We. so SO, 49, jJu2o
The average prc- 20. American cotton from ~
% $50. wa, - cents per pound, from $50 10 l''o
10 Wa, but II cents. per pound.
The annual average crop i.om l99' 10 sou, Wiz
SD so bales which, u sold at . cents, Moula
have brought. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Sl-O 10 ~ o.
iLe actual market value So, nut, l''.-'''''' v"
The loss 10y depreciation below - ,,,.,,-.,.-, IN
cents VAS '.'.'''.-;.i
Nmch sun, Us an "inu''!' Wv"
eoulP1G u. ,5 ',.. 80 Sol oSq a-2 osn 50
would III o - - ,,,,,, If
w Li,u sum 'G.' p"' y' - 80 -, -, -
% 81 it'.eS u' h, i-;tI Sc,
ui ~ Wv per u Ii tleIe were TIT 'i'e ''''''
I'D ''O' "''"' ~ - ,,;l,, ,i, do,,r.ci,
10 "Ha' 'au>' '"""'N We S'Nio'' y" -
lion in the value OF cotton lntictns 50 great loss
upon the prodH,eiS II Is easy o, eN w.
have 80 regulate" "u' lolt,-u ,r o
currency u % permit Jew 'ole.7u Dlt"Ss "
tate cue value '' '"' '"'''"'' '''''= wa
eAcAI3sr' -. Fitch. t
-! li' l'su ''''.'c ". SuJ 49, - T..
lil1 treat britain ltliHet lie CouI'1'' vi '"' Luz
iNh Nu,hed company, ol "u'Vn tN%' COMPANY
agreed I" give 20 SPAIN TWO nuu"Iyu ''ou .S :
crowns anu 70 the No'e'hmt"t V' 9P'iu' anu VI
England, EACH oue-gUdllef part al the prons on tAe,
American 'o.oucN win A''VaIi slaves IN iot' ~
ave 70 pam TWO 10 ~, ,,,. sI06 0Go O0 IN
emanrfpata her Yves, India slaves
Ia l176 Great Britain and Ne" England %eII v, en-,
gagged m the sljVe-udue. She SIIt 10 'Ie W.
India prOpuetOrS monopoly IN the shape OF dlscrh',
mating duties, i1vor'ng west lnd,a produce. NA1'
was her motive for giving S2UoO,VVO 10 SpHIn 10
abolish the Slaye-trade, and SlOOUOOVVO 70 emaaci
pate her West India slaves! Let Nllbertorce explain
the motive. I'm the debate on the treaty giving
= OOOOOO 10 Spain, he SAID:
&c cannot but think that the grant TO SPAIN VIII
be more than repaid TO Great Britain in commerciGi
advantages, by the opening of great continent 70
British iudustry-an object which will be entirely
defeated il the slave trade is 10 be carried on by
Splin Our commercial connection with Africa will
urh more than rppav Us for auv pecuniary sacrifice
of this kind l. myself, will live 70 see Great Bri-
Tain deriving the greatest advantages from its inter-
course with Africa"
tlges" from her connection with Africa, Great
Britain pure based from Spain the privilege OF sup
plyiug her American colonies with African slaves;
and 10 stimulate the slave trade she gave to owners
of West India slaves q monopoly OF the supply OF
tropical products and refused 10 sanction the laws
of Virginia which We're intended TO prevent the I'M
plrtltion of African slaves into rgua by the pcO-
nile of Great Britain and New England. Why did
Great Britain and New England unite IN their efforts
.n emauciuate the southern slave~} What Is 10 be
the result of their emancipation are questions de
serving the most earnest consideration.
In the dsb,t. ON the corn laws in 1871, the Duke
-.
OF Neillns''" S"u
am sure that no one regrets more than DO
that commerce or manufactures should be ue-
pressed hut believe II the corn laws were re,
peIed tomorrow, not yard OF cloth OF pound
Of iron more will be sold in any part OF Europe or
of the world over which We do not exercise
control My Lords, the greatest number oil Euro
pean nations, and OF the nations OF the S'ooe,
have adopted measures Tor the encouragement OF
home manufactures. These measures were not a.
stated by some. taken IN consequence oil me Eng
,i>h corn laws. They are attrouI'ie 10 tne eN-
ample oil THIS country. Ihey haI 'uel1 ri'e III 'ht
spectacle which TINS country lGreIt h"ta1iJ eN,
mbited during the late war anu ia 'le SIta' anu
noble eNeruOhs hy WHICH Ae' Po"c' anu ''l9ue'l1
were d'Sp.ayet on every occ1s",' AHo>e VIZ
contemplated these eNertohs' as wen ~ th1se VINO
were renewed and ass 'tcd 10y them, Thought 'Ney
ml-ut rs wen lOlio" 'HC CN"ulP'S VT W" 80, W