New-York tribune., 1842-01-27
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u Mr.zO. \. BRowsso.'s Third Lecture Al
Clinton Hall on Tuesday considered the influence
Of Property on Civilization, or rather the nature,
rightiuIne2s ard influence Of Properly generally
Tho right Of Property, he considered 70 rest on
three separate bases: !. Occupancy; Prodnc-
ton; 3 Legislation. He who first occupies a
,rac, Of earth has night to IL u.e, PROVIDED y
be no, 80 extensive az to deprive others OF f'shs
necessary to them he who produces .. ~"
strccta any property is clearly the owner u II,
Finally, gran, from the sovereign Po"si=.''''
rgttf4ly giyetit!e TO property lntl7'7 ~ On!
a,.er,ing IN, .. the only right The possession
-, pro,e,,v=is n.edful to every human being; ne
,,t. ,,a..esee. nothing IS nobedy-he cannot be IN
,,anerde,t-he is not man but virtually a siaVea
II driven 10 solicit of his fortunate neigh5or
The privilege of earning bare subsistence b. toll.
and subject to be deprived Of employment and Of
bread a, the VIII or caprice Of that neighbOr the
condition OF a rgnl bendman is happier than ms
Following tbs idea, Mr.. p asserted that Prop
erty governs in gery country ne matter what form
of government IS es,abli.hed, ,ehat party is up
permo,t Ia tho Feudaltges the nobility or land
lords ruled y.i, absolute sway; the Church be-
came wealthy, She disputed and modified their
.way.; unit, the Increasing wealth OF the Industrial
cEa4ses--tfe communicative mercantile and man
uac,uring population Of the rising citles-enabied
rhern to make head agains'. and ultimately over
power both the others. This is the philosophy ri
rnodera revolutions and modern freedom; this ls
the class which now bears sway III all enlightened
countries, including our=own. Here the united
mercantile and manufacturing classes rule, no mat
ter what purity triumph in the Elections. lhey
be- bcatcn al the polls, but ncvcrin the balls OF
legislation. heir swuy will continue till there
is far more general diffusion Of Property, shit
ing the balance Of power from their hands.
Their rule Mr. B. considered in some respects
evil, bp, no, unnixed evil Commerce has c9er
been the great Instrument Of Civilization. Every
carsoot goods sold e1cites to industry, and thus
to Social Improvement, both those who produced
and those who purchase and pay. After Religion,
Commerce ha. done most for our Race. Everf
new Canal or Steamboat is Indictment to in
creased production, wealth, and mental activity.
Mr.. b. looked to the Moderation of the condi
lion Of the Race through the action and reaction
Of the Commercial or selfish principle with the He
roc or Religious: the one leading Manic put forth
his ENERGIES for his own Advancement; the other
to exert them in behalf Of his brethren. The one
leads him to claim all lights Tor himself; the other
TO concede all assert all for the whole human
family SO Of the whole circle Of things desirable
and advantageous The result will be general
diffusion of Property, Of intellectual Culture OF
Moral and Physical well being.
Such is ar Outline Of Mr.. Brownson's Lecture.
If the reader find it unfrui,ful in conclusions tie
fault is not ours Itelnbodiel much valuable truth
and palpabe error in striking, vigorous language,
and was delivered with little grace but much power
and effect. 1, was a,tentivcy listened TO by "a
bountifu audience
Mr.. 3. attempted one Ortwo political hits for !
the benefit of hi, Radical friends, on whose corns
he had several times ,roddcn rather vigorously
He insisted that tie eope-,hat is, the many the
poor, never plumber. never swindlv are never agra
rinnS. These things are done only by the wealthy
and powerful Now, if he had meant to say tina;
those only do wrong who have ability and oppor,u-
nifty to do SO, he told very obvious truth; but he
went to illustrate, by stating that he had just
existed among widows and orphans Invested Of
their property by the failure of great institution
having an odor OF nationality" If hc had stated
that only the odor' of such nationality remained
il, the character having been rulhessy stripped
from it By factous frenzy years before, and that no
such institution possessing National character HAS
failed this ccntury--tha England and France with
National Banks have suffered infinitely less lrolS
IN their Currency nor in the manner suggested
he would have made n more candid though less
piqunnt statement But even the essential state
ment of Mr.. B. is untrue. That very institution
has LOST half lis capital from the depreciation OF
State Stocks growing out Of the manifest indispo
ston OF the People To maintain by sacriiices their
Public Faith-Fivc Millions in one lump in Alssis-#
spp by the OF those he especially delights 10
homer overbearing the wealth. as class, aud
deciding to swndle their public creditors. Those
who voted pay must have paid ,hreeourths OF
the consequent taxes; but they were ovcrborne by
those who, though they paid bat one-iourth OF the
taxes, had maiority OF the votes. This part com
petcly up.c,s the assertion and the deduction III
Mr. Brownson.
MANN A WELr..-On Thursday, the 2o!h inst
about 9 O'Clock, A. NJ, n Young German in the
employ Of Dr. Hawks went down into the well ct
James Hawks, Esq, near the Mount Hope Gar
den, to get Il bucket. When within two feet OF the
bottom and twcn,v.tour feet beneath the surface OF
the ground the dirt and stones caved in the top,