New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-10-20

Of ; ciety M, deprived OF II Tor good AMI sui
licienr ends But in that case. Re; Lis "a" Be IS
ab.i-hcd and known; and judgement be accor-
iluglv Ar. the mechanics now Urging upon the
communiiv the expectancy OF such Ia" In 81
fec, ,hey are For If then position. a above
stated ar. correct. no other resource J. .eti but
rhis-ih- confinement OF :eloFs without labor al
the expense OF the TAXPAYERS. 10 this 1t "onid
come at last, though the intermediate steps might
BE- numerous. And pretty coed evidence OF the
convicti4n Of lhi. Truth, in the minds OF many VINO
do Vet lisp IT, j. the fact that neither IN then
newspaper articles trade meetings or conventions
do thcy propose any substitute Tor the present
clan
Having trust, 10 the satisfaction Of aL who
have had the p,ticncr 10 90 viii. me thas Tar, r'-
'abi-hed Ia Tins and my former article. these POSI-
fious-tai il j. the !utv of all men to labor Tor
their support; ina, the violation OF one la" does
not exempt from The obligation OF another: ana
consequently, that il i, morally right ~e AS
e>redienr To compel all yiolators oi ia" 10 support
themselves by their own labor come 10" To HE
QUESTION:: How ,na thi- be- done - 10 give the
least disturbance 10 the existing arrangements and
relation, at Society, and to afford ihe .ri,t cause
OF umbragc to tii, honest and the well disposed
Let ii- then nat are the inevitable contingent
cirs OF the l-qui-tiJn OF labor from conyici'
The State, saving The labor lis coanand,
must,
First, Either employ itior It's own purposes, or
Second Most sell it; OF
Third Must sell Is proceeds.
These would seem 10 be- the only alternative, OF
the ca-r. What, ia the nature OF thing must be-
their effects respectively, the iiee labor OF the
community
Under the first alternative. We have to inquire,
. e..
II 20. with what. or with whom would II interfere
The State has no absolute occasion ior that Kind
Of labor which alone would be required Of them.
(and here a word Of ex plantation lest the sensitive
feelings OF some ct my mechanical friends should
suspect me Of Il lurking intention, -lyly to throw
Stigma upon physical labor; ! mean simply. labor
not involving ,ilc necessity OF moral fitness, except
IN the digging OF canals, construction OF otter
public WORKS. II ;hen the conyicts, possessing tie
essential physical ability, were 80 employed, Why
the iaborcrs who now supporting themselves
their wives and their liic ones. on the wages they
receive from the State. would be about our ears at
once They would hold Conventions and pass Re-
solutions and publish Reports and Addresses 10
,he People and Memorials 10 tie Legislature
This would be than the foN in the table VINO
was nearly depleted by swarm Of iiie>, bat had
the wit not to move. lest he should be entirely eN-
our Prisons would become rather too feTPaf>ttc IN
their character. to -uit the genius OF our i"stitn
tons So tina, this plan will not probably be urged
by any one.
The second alternative IS for the State to sell
the lab,r of its icons This Is the present system,
against which so much alleged to its injurious
cf;ec;s on the trades. The results chargsd uPoni;.
arise from selling the labor at price greatly bc.o"
that OF free labor. Unquestionably the purchasers
must be able to bring their wares into the market
Mt rates less than those for which they can be pro-
duced by the honest mechanic. his Is unjust
and the. evil should be corrected. Bur the error Is
in the plan itself oil selling the labor OF ieon. tor
no one would pay so much for IT, a. for that OF the
man who sell. his own labor But IN abandoning
h. plan be understood it is not meediul to aban-
don The system OF compulsory labor altogether.
We seem then 10 be tkrown by the necessities
of the case. upon the third and a,taternative the
STATE must sell tie proceeds Of tie iaJor OF s fell
ous-if labor Is to be required from them at all
Bat the subject opens too largely he'c. for The end
Of an article. already protracted, perhaps undu'y
Were The writer sure Tint hi manner OF heating
il commented ii to the morc ihoughttu! apnSdoTa-
lion ni INV who have heretofore welded needless
crcIrnce 10 the rhodo.nontade and crudiue, With
which some OF the papers have been suffered, he
might lie encouraged - offer some Suggestion a.
10 the best M ''a o' en- ',oit5 . ,,'
'c"en,', '''sl' - jri.
reasonable OBJ '''' '',',' a,I =, ,i,. ,,ry.i
Sood' nm 10 '''' - +, ,o in r, nature
of Thing, i:npractirab!e Bat the convict must be
treated NE man though ne J' "
gard shod De ia" a ven - LIS III If
h'' puhl- hR'5"'' '' Tel'.OJ''s ,,,,,.h
society-the poor "' wen ~ 'l' ''''' -.
concer"e" III '''F one a. ''.' o','e, Ill. ,b. 1;s,s
should be extended To none, either on the ground