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Editorial
May 12, 1824
The Alexandria Herald
Alexandria, Virginia
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Editorial satirically contrasts Mr. Giles' gloomy view of Britain's economy, pauperism, and impending bankruptcy with Mr. Clay's praise of its wealth, power against Napoleon, and prosperity in tariff bill debate.
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NO TWO DOCTORS AGREE!
Mr. Giles, of Virginia, the well known Mr. Giles. in his third letter lately published, speaks of Great Britain as in a most miserable and wretched state, tending rapidly to bankruptcy in consequence of her funding and banking systems, and her pauper laws. (The paupers (he says) have been continually increasing until they now amount to above one tenth of the whole British population; they must necessarily continue to increase as long as the political schemes which have produced the increase heretofore shall continue to exist.' Beside this alarming proportion of paupers to the whole English population, there are millions of poor persons, not technically paupers, who are struggling by their own labor for a mere subsistence against the intolerable burthens imposed on them by the political schemes of G. B It is a well known fact, such are the numbers of distressed laborers, that upon every material unfavorable fluctuation in the price of bread stuffs, one half of the whole English population is compelled to rely upon the alms of the other half for subsistence'!
Mr Speaker Clay in his late speech upon the tariff bill, speaking of G. B. says--Look at her immense subsidies, behold her standing unaided and alone, and breasting the storm of Napoleon's colossal power, when all continental Europe owned and yielded to its irresistible sway and finally contemplate her vigorous prosecution of the war with and without allies, to its splendid termination on the ever memorable field of Waterloo.' The British works which the gentleman from Virginia has quoted, portray a state of the most wonderful prosperity, in regard to wealth and revenue that ever was before contemplated.'
The power and the wealth of G. B. cannot be more strikingly illustrated than by a comparison of her population and revenue with those of other countries and with our own, (here Mr. 'Clay exhibited a table made out from authentic materials) and observed--'from this sketch we must remark that the wealth of (G. B. (and consequently her power) is greater than that of any of the other nations with which it is compared.'
A people better fed and clad and housed are not to be found under the sun than the British nation.'
Bost. Pal.
Mr. Giles, of Virginia, the well known Mr. Giles. in his third letter lately published, speaks of Great Britain as in a most miserable and wretched state, tending rapidly to bankruptcy in consequence of her funding and banking systems, and her pauper laws. (The paupers (he says) have been continually increasing until they now amount to above one tenth of the whole British population; they must necessarily continue to increase as long as the political schemes which have produced the increase heretofore shall continue to exist.' Beside this alarming proportion of paupers to the whole English population, there are millions of poor persons, not technically paupers, who are struggling by their own labor for a mere subsistence against the intolerable burthens imposed on them by the political schemes of G. B It is a well known fact, such are the numbers of distressed laborers, that upon every material unfavorable fluctuation in the price of bread stuffs, one half of the whole English population is compelled to rely upon the alms of the other half for subsistence'!
Mr Speaker Clay in his late speech upon the tariff bill, speaking of G. B. says--Look at her immense subsidies, behold her standing unaided and alone, and breasting the storm of Napoleon's colossal power, when all continental Europe owned and yielded to its irresistible sway and finally contemplate her vigorous prosecution of the war with and without allies, to its splendid termination on the ever memorable field of Waterloo.' The British works which the gentleman from Virginia has quoted, portray a state of the most wonderful prosperity, in regard to wealth and revenue that ever was before contemplated.'
The power and the wealth of G. B. cannot be more strikingly illustrated than by a comparison of her population and revenue with those of other countries and with our own, (here Mr. 'Clay exhibited a table made out from authentic materials) and observed--'from this sketch we must remark that the wealth of (G. B. (and consequently her power) is greater than that of any of the other nations with which it is compared.'
A people better fed and clad and housed are not to be found under the sun than the British nation.'
Bost. Pal.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Economic Policy
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Great Britain Economy
Paupers
Tariff Bill
Napoleon War
Waterloo
Political Schemes
British Prosperity
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Giles
Mr. Speaker Clay
Great Britain
Napoleon
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Contrasting Views On Great Britain's Economic And Military State
Stance / Tone
Ironic Commentary On Disagreement Between Giles And Clay
Key Figures
Mr. Giles
Mr. Speaker Clay
Great Britain
Napoleon
Key Arguments
Great Britain Tending To Bankruptcy Due To Funding, Banking, And Pauper Laws
Paupers Amount To Over One Tenth Of British Population And Will Increase
Millions Of Poor Laborers Struggle Against Burdens From Political Schemes
Half Of English Population Relies On Alms During Bread Price Fluctuations
Britain's Immense Subsidies And Stand Against Napoleon's Power
Britain's Vigorous War Prosecution To Victory At Waterloo
British Works Show Wonderful Prosperity In Wealth And Revenue
Comparison Of Population And Revenue Shows Britain's Wealth Greater Than Other Nations
British People Better Fed, Clad, And Housed Than Any Other