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(comparatively) of newspapers and journals ; and the 

 whole of them, without an exception that I have been 

 able to meet with, are political. I have been told by an 

 intelligent gentleman, who had been through some of the 

 districts of these States, that he had seen curious in 

 stances of the injury this state of things inflicted ; and 

 one in particular he mentioned, was that of a fiery poli- 

 tican, with whom he spent a day. The man was the 

 owner of upward of twenty -five cows, but, from bad 

 management, he could not get a drop of milk for his 

 breakfast ; yet that man fancied all his evils sprang 

 from government. 



It is absolutely necessary to devise some means to en 

 sure the prosperity of America. It was only this day I 

 read of the return to Liverpool from these States of two 

 hundred laborers, and some fifty more who desired to 

 get a passage on the same ship. Alas ! that this should 

 be the case. Upon what stands the whole fabric of 

 society 1 Is it on commerce ? is it on manufactures ? is it 

 on politics ? Who gave to commerce articles to trade on ? 

 who gave the manufacturer raw material to work ? who 

 is it that maintains that class of citizens who are such 

 stumbling-blocks to civil progress your scheming poli 

 ticians 1 It is that poor man who is to be met with in 

 the field, with his coat lying on the mould, his sleeves 

 tucked up, an old hat on his head, strong, unpolished 

 shoes on his feet, the plough, or the hoe, or the sickle in 

 his hand, the perspiration standing in large drops on his 

 brow, or streaming down his cheek. 



He it is who supports commerce he it is who gives 

 employment to the ship-owner, and all his train of ship 

 wrights, carpenters, coopers, smiths, weavers, sailors, sail 



