Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-10-19

of laborers. 1t is then an issue OF great
importance whether the market OF labor
will be overstocked by the Chinese, and
the condition of the laboring man injured
thereby.
At present there is prospect of very
large immigration. 1t appears that moth
ing but legislation on the part of the U.
S. Government is likely to prevent 1t
Such legislation is not to be thought of for
obvious reasons. 1t follows then that we
have to anticipate great distress among
our working men, and that this distress
cannot be avoided.
Surely there is some fallacy in the logic
that leads to such a conclusion, and the
fallacy must be in the false premise.
1t is assumed that the market of labor
will be overstocked by the Chinese.
We deny the assumption.
The relations of demand and supply
have been pretty well established. In
creasing demand tends to stimulate sup
ply. That is plain enough. But it is just
as true that an increasing supply of the
best quality of any article tends to in
crease the demand for the same. Dairy
men know for instance, that first class
quality of butter creates for itself mar
ket and stimulates the demand in advance
of the supply. 1t is precisely the same
with every other commodity. Excellence
of quality in one instance not only adver-
tises itself, but increases the general de-
mand for the same article.
Labor saving machines do not generally
operate to injure the class who performed
the same labor by hand Sewing machines
once had bitter enemies, who supposed they
would take the bread out of the mouth Of
the poor sempstresa. The result has been
to show how groundless were their fears.
The sewing machine has increased enor-
mously the trade in ready-made clothing
of all kinds, and the general demand for
the products of the needle is larger in pro-
portion to the means of supply than before
the day Of the sewing machine.
The Railroad has not injured the bust
ness of the teamster, but in the develop
ment of the country, has given employ
ment to ten where there was one in ante
railroad times.
The Steam Engine and the Sewing Ma
chine are an immense addition to the re-
sources of the country. They are ben
efit--a blessing. 1t is because they are
supply for great and growing wants of the
community.
There is pressing demand in the In
tied States for an article which none but
the Chinese seem adapted to supply. The
article we refer to is, good household SER
wants and laborers. The quality of this
article now in the market is very indifer-
ent. The native American is not in the
market. lie is above that kind of business.
The Irish and other foreigners, who fill
the place, aspire to something better, and
the result is absolute distress on account
of the wretched quality as well as small
quantity of the stock on hand.
The Chinaman is in every respect adapt
ed to supply the market. Here is pro-
posed addition to the resources of the
country, exceeding in value all the gold
and silver mines of the world, exceeding
hundred Alaskas or even Cubas. Here
is first class article offered to a market,
which is almost bare of even poor quail
ity of the same. The question is then,
shall that market be closed to the superior
goods now presented for fear it will hurt
the sale of the trash on hand But to
dismiss Bridget for Chinese maid is not
doing any wrong, provided the new SER
want does her work more to the satisfac,
ton of her mistress than the old. To
supply a fancy quality of butter, where
only grease had been offered before, is not
injuring anybody, even though the grease
becomes unsuitable. The effect of bet
ter article is to stimulate the farmer who
has been satisfied with making grease to
improve. He will find that the unlucky
day When he carried his poor butter home
for want of a market will prove to be the
most lucky day Of his life. He will find
that now he makes good butter, his profits
in dairy farming, are much greater in pro-
portion to his outlay, because the market
for his produce has been stimulated by
/ the fine article offered by his neighbor.--
1t is Just the same with other markets.
Bridget will leave her good situation, a
sadder and a wiser girl. and when she
mends her ways so as to fill the place of
the Chinese maid, she will have no diff
Guilty in getting employment.
But this is not the principal view of the
subject. The Southern States require now
vast army of agricultural laborers.-