The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-01-13
Wednesday Morning,..Jan. l3, 1860.
Desportes, Williams Il Co., Props
!. Higher Wages.


eoenas'ngle Intelligent fellow creature.
IN reply therefore, to the question
PIT TO us by friend, who read our
lastseditorial on" Higher Wages wo
say, knowledge of the causes that bring
about higher wages, would prevent
men from offering or accepting dis
advantageous ontracts; for no contract
's"9ooa. (and liberal mind will i'm.
lnediatcly assent) aphich isntEau for
both parties. This is tho first and i'm
mediate.u use that what We have writ
ten, and may write, may bo put to.
Secondly, that knowledge would
cause everybody at present to work
cheerfully, forwey are ali, employer
and cmployeo, on the road to wealth,
five willgonly work intclligcntly and
steadily On, ncithcr demanding nor Of
fering too much before the time.
h. That wages will rise, upon tho in
PRODUCTION of immigrants, is as clear
as daylight to our mind, and frecdmc
should, therefore, assist n movement
certain to benefit themselves, equally
as well Us tho whitos. Since argu-
ments freshly put, will not tell SO
forcibly as something written many
years ago, as if purposely to prove our
position, wo will now simply print,
from Adam Smiths ssWoalth of Ma
iions'na few forcible though discon.
}octed sentences, and beg tho reader
tosapply thom.
saWhon 'he landlord, annuitant, or
mon'ed 'mnu, has n greater revenue than
what he Judges sufficient TO maintain his
own family, he employs either the whole
ora part OF the surplus in maintaining
one or more nienial servants. Iucrca SO
'hls surplus, and he will increase the
lumber of those servants
" When an independent workman, such
az weaver or a shoemaker, has got
more stock than what is sufficient 10
purchase the materials Of his own work,
and TO maintain himsclftill he can dis
pose OF 1t, he naturally employs one or
more Journeymcn with the surplus, in
"ldrrto make n prof, by their work.
Increase this surplus and he vii, natu.
rally increase tho number of his iour.
Dovmen.y ,r!.s
The demand for those who live bv
wages, therefore, necessarily increases
with the increase Of the revenue and
stock OF every country, and cannoS pos
s'bly increase without it. The de.
mand for those who live by wages
therefore, naturally increases with The
increase of national wealth, aud cannot
possibly Increase without it.
It's not the actual greatness of ma.
''onal wealth, but its continual increase,
which occas'ons rise IN the wnges Of
lahonr It's not. accordingly, in the
richest countries, but in tho most thriv-
innR, OF in,thoso which arc growing rich
the lasiest, TINT tho wages of labor are
the highest. England is certainly, in
the present times, n much richer country
ihan any part OF North America. The
wages Of labor. however. are much high.
erin North America than in any part
.; England. n.s
The price of provisions is everywhere
IA NORTH America much lower Than in
England. "a dearth has never buen
known there. In the worst seasons
they have always had su(liciency for
themsely"s, though less for exploration.
u tho money prico Of labor, therefore, be
higher than it is anywhere in the molh-
erconnly, it's real price, tlre real com.
mand OF tho necessaries ,ard convenen
ces ,oi liteiwhich it conveys to the LAHORE
ernmust be higher in q still 9. eater pro-
reg!!en. .-'s..
But though North +, America is not
YET so rich az England, it is much more
thriving, and advancing with much
greater rapidlty to tho further acquisi.
lion ofriches. ah ..5a
nThopehlho wealth Of Il country should
besvery great yet If it has long been
stationary, we must not expect to find
tue wages Of lnbour very high in it. The
funds destined for the payment Of wages
thearavfnne and stock oEits inhabitants.
may, be Of the greatest extent but if
they have continued for several contu.
lies ofthe same, or very nearly Of the
tame extent, the number OF lahorers
emploJed,every year. could ensily SUP.
NS,Tandevens more than supply, tho
number wanted the following year
There could seldom be any, scarcity Of
hands. nor could tho masters be Obliged
Nohbid against one anotherm m order to
&et them. The HANDS, on the contrary,
Wonld, In this oase,-, naturally multiply
beyond.thsi employment. Theros would
NF cons' ant, scarcllysof employment.
'a.1aitho labonrefs would be obliged to
nnaagahst one anotherin order to get
St*hlfin such a Country the wages of
labor had ever been more than sufficient
'toHmsintain tho laborer, and to enable
2iani tooring 'iP'a s:aaaas,;ly :Ls compe,i-