The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-02-21
LOCO Foco AGRARlANisM.


have a natural aud instructive abhoIrsuce Of
the doctrines OF the Loco Foco party, as
asowed at public meetings and 10 leglsIa
tive assemblies, few, we lmasin are eHiiFe
~ aware OF the extent to hieh they have
esInced disposition TO push their ,lrsorles
This has been more particularly exhibited
IN their writings uPoo Government agd the
rigHl Of property, aud from treatise upon
these subjects, from one OF their htsh
priests, so TO speak, We shall extract SONS
passages which will sarve To show The ex
cesses to which they are inclined 70 proceed.
THIS treatise has been issued IN New York
unler The following IG,Posin. title.
TrrtE PteE
This rights Il man 10 PROPERTY, bviHy .
propo-ition 10 MAKE II EQUAL AMONG T1E1
ADJ LIS u the present ssaeT.toa."-~ P'iBtcd
b. Alexander Mag, IT,"
The object ct the early chapters q this Eofs is
70 shOs thai he present psopefty a. tme @orla. ah
real AEa issfsos4A, aa<d uovsasl., = uow este,
saa usOst uuJasty detaiGcd from Tia flShtiui
eTs, b. persons - ne have ne Isst ssht 10 bold
ii. ana THAT 1T OUGHT I'd Ri TAKEN A..
WAY FROM rfs PRESENE PO>SLSsSRS."
Not cub because tbey nos hold u ua;1slly, and
without laafo lG,le 10 H. bal because II Is used 10
effort l-tH others tl.cH abor ;. personal qualities
and sfpfts,' says the sUihof--ard therefore II
should be arrested from lketn On HE SAME
PKINC IPIE THAT A SWORD OR A Pts
Toll MAY BE WRESTLD FROM A ron
BER"
1t takes ground ~, cnly sgainsi ths rizht u
men 70 hold property but particularly gainai tie
RICH, 70 lfshsull At 20 ths,r sg.tsti,y By si The
ioiiosiag i1 us doctrine upon 1his subject
The right, as IL is called y alakin ing a u
Is ~uhout fonndat.gu." lIus long doe.
man osn property = "M.y oct The seiog
~Ao has once owned pfopsrigs and . ao~ deceased
nave h;s wisbes gr4uasd b. hsyng such d'-2o. ioa
made Of that which vas unce has a. ia NAV have
sesred ~ hrs lisiisnc sns4er no al kiaJ.
Of c0UvCy4EeCs by The prior genera.
li0I-Sh-the7 b. individuals o. cols Psp!ls, Or "a
iloas, are all uuil aud soid.7
IT is apparent" says The author from ali
have said. that thefs !. such thioz
Us teStatos, Sil Or bsif--lhat tGey arc mtfs Ec
tioss Of The la.."
The otigin Of al property" say, The suthor
Is gia rom thu Divinity" II THERE BIZ
SUCH A BEING" Bang gilt /,
tie Whole n their collective capacity. It bslongi
ssmach 10 tbOse wlo zru WITHOUT
INDUSTRY As 10 those sbo are INDUsFkI
OIs--ts taoss Shs sro PHODIGAL. az q thos,
Who are ECONOMICAL, and 10 those vic. ~
destitnis - -f.f'- - s%s'@
ofdinafv share Of it.
- at xiiI be said, perhaps, that 81
thosgh the soil > . i not subject 10 b,
!. disposed IS Ntil--lhst movable pfopafiy nsy b
bestowed t. wsy Of legacy But Il dspsnds siIi
UPON the pleasure OF the community ~beiher eTsr
these sLal! become personal properly" g . .
liza majority deteTmise tia, eve thing move
able, vel a. imu'oseasle, shall b. cosnman--ai
they have iAe undoaklsd right 10 do even to arii
eIes Of dress, then ~ould there be no SUBJECT
uton WhIeh = Ills could be bznaghito act" . Z
u 8 q SO far then wills are win
diea,ed on the ground That those " 10 acquire pro
perry by industry. economy add skill ought 10 b
, aiioacd 10 convey it 10 their children or otAs
IsgAiees. zee see that such yifcIcation ~ wlthou
svatl, since IL Is clear that such acquisition II
; Ihe first ofganizal'~s d society eau ever TAX
place"
y = p with regard 10 individuals VI an
generation their rights cannot 20 beyond the lin
its fixed BY maturity Of such generation"
2 with regard 10 a whole nation.
cannos confer rights on any one, extending 10 al
saersachnIsn the rights 81 aaO her generation
"The notion prevails to cOssId
cradle es;est AMONG who have not reflects
/, uipch--althougb the MATERIALS Of tie world be
long 70 0tbefs N al ages equally with themselves
.hs, still they have the right 70 transfer TO other
the result iprSdacs Of heir LABOR which remain
10 them above their Gsn sBbsIstence. Bat the
. should reeolieet that these Lssoss 9 ~ az
IssKPaKAgI.z from EArEkIALs sblch are bot lhei
= own. bot Inch belong 70 the great Of To
$ present and s!l future geuerstiDns."
q q There Is therefore no such thin
a. successor 10 the meaning of tic ~ofd ~ recei'
ed at The present day. 1t is only HisrsDKs
erAsDiso or oUE SIGHTS thai could have tolerate
y Its Dse OF e1isirpee among US"
) - . g In whatever aspect. therefore. -
4 eosien plate The oper atoms of willie, either Of ind
i, yis1als % a entire commodities; ia ias dIspos
ion, as well o. that hind Of property which is pei
= ssts ad exclusive, as Of that which 10 intistsb
70 snecom0sn, we are met by incsngrgities and al