The New York herald., 1845-10-05
World's Convention-Fourth Day.

Al the opening of the Convention this mornln g,
Mr. George Evans, editor of the reform paper.
entitled Young America" which is the srgan OF
the New York reformers, submitted his plan of re-
form, which he introduced with the following re-
marks:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentemen-lt Is one thing
. na p,an vr d 'u th means 20 -
the speedest manner the widening extremes of wealth
and poverty and their banefu consequences in what
call civilized society and 10 place mankind on the
high road to social improvement profess only to aim
at the last named object might paint beautiful pic.
ture of dwelling should like to possess and OF scenery
in which should like dwell and the picture might
not he without its but should be mprovdent il
spent SO much OF my time IN painting as TO neglect the
There delegates TO this Convention from distance
who have but little time to spend, and are anxious to
hear practical measures proposed and some have gone
away disappointed Among the plans proposed to this
Convention have seen much to approve, and some.
thing to di- i-approve. In the plan about to Offer
have embodied what approve of, and will now submit
il without fu ther preface
The proper object of cvilised society is to guaran.
TO every individual the Rights Of Nature the means
of existence and happiness, which are the inhe
ritanc OF all.
men to effect such guarantee every adult should have
equal voice and majority should rule according to
justice.
3. All have inalenable right to life and of conse.
quence to the of land and the other material ele
ments necessary to sustain life to such education
shall fit them for all rational enjoyment and to liberty
Of speech AMI action unresrained, except against
croaehments on the equal rights of others.
To secure the right OF soil to ALL il 10 necessary
that the government should limit the possessions of fam
lies or communities
8 There should be free emigration and immigration
in all countries, and free trade between all nations
Governments should be supported by direct taxa
ton property.
I. There should be no State debts
g There should be no standing armies or navies but
till equal rights shall be established throughout the
earth every citizen should be soldier.
O. Till the right of soil shall be restored to the people
all with foreign nation ought to be carried by
the landlords only.
TO- All public officers should be elected by the pc ople
by districts, only Of each kind in district.
IL There should be laws to enforce violate con-
tracts.
II. All governmental privileges to individuals compa
MES, or classes should be prohibited
3. All roads and public works should be made by the
IA No power should be delegated further that can be
benecialy exercised by the family township county,
or State.
Is. Legal forms should be simple, and justice prompt
ly administered
l6 The circulating medium should be of intrinsic
value, snd exclusively regulated by the government
H. Congress of Nations should be established which
should settle all disputes between nations and decide
upon universal language to be taught to the children
of each nation in addition to their mother tongue.
Is constitutions and laws are binding only when in
accordance with natural rights
~ The masterev in all nations called civilized the
main cause OF poverty and its consequences ignorance
misery, and crime the sole of slavery Of every
sure of practical reform in all these countries
storaon Of the land to the people by political action,
Or IN failure OF that, by revolution.
20 The United States of North America are most fa-
voraby circumstanced for restoration of the soil and
the most practicable measures for this purpose
limit the quantity of land to be hereafter acquired by
individuals associations and 3D. prevent all further
traffic in land by thegovernment and to make the Public
Lands free on the principle proposed by the National Re-
form Associations and its AuXliaries throughout the
United States
This the last plan offered for the consideration Of
the Conventions and the action of the Convention of the
several plans being next in order,
Mr. BoyAY addressed the Convention in explanation
OF his We had not room for MIR, Bovay's plan in yes
terdays paper, in consequence OF the arrival of the
steamer, and we therefore give it now.
We men OF Brotherhood and Charity, in worlds con-
venton assembled, do fully accept the following words
OF Jesus Christ, as containing the whole law of!mans
growth and progress.
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart
and with all thy SOUL and with all thy mind and thy
neighbor as thy self"
And submit the following practical propositions to
the world
/. The Governments of the Earth shall recognize and
establish the natural and naenable right of all their
citizens or subjects, to portion OF the Earth sufficient
to provide for the support and development of their
phys nature
. To provide for the support of governments by di
8. To establish free emigration and immigration and
take of all restrictions upon legitimate international and
4 Provide the means of physical, intellectual, and
moral condition for all.
g. Establish, within the limits OF the moral law, per-
feet freedom of thought speech and action.
o. Admit before the state the equal rights of both
7. Establish new moral government to be lodged in
| Congress Of Nations
Mr. BovAY then said tina. by God he means the Great
Power which brought this universe into existence the
law and power which pervades the world the life and
soul OF the universe ofwhch matter is the body he
spoke upon the practical propositions in his plan and
said that man possessed Of naenable right to the
use OF the earth and water necessary for his
BY the present system of society he said every thing
the earth in the seas appropriated
arr and the reason that that not appropriated because
it not tangible and long they appropriated
there can be no equality in man. Mr. Bovay then touch
cd hol,t III Lo
the negro to level with the whites socially and polt
caly and that the female should have the same po-
he is in favor OF moral government, whose duty it
should be to give recommendations for the guidance OF
the people, but without the power of enacting penal
laws, or using any force but moral force.
Mr. MoREY next addressed the Convention and insist.
ed there must be mutual exchange of labor the man
who works in iron necessary to have implements with
which to cultivate the ground, and the iron
titled to share of the products of the cultvaor of the
soil He went further than Mr.. Bovay, that gentleman
of the earth while Mr. Morey in addition, said that every
man had right to portion of the minerals and other
things under the earth-he opposed to the commu.
nifty system.
Mr. RycKMAN opposed to the present system of taxa.
tion and Of allowing men worth $780, 900 to buy the pub.
lie land without being obliged cultivate IT, and having
that unproductive land taxed lightly while all the bur.
dens taxation are laid the improved land that which
has been made productive by the OF the tiller
and insisted that the present system taxation upon
poverty He would have the vices of society taxed and
all unproductive property that which did add some
tue BeneIdl Boou Oh society, and II this
DONE the United States would arrive to state OF
grandeur nation and be the of difusing ha
pness throughout the whole world
Mr. JSo. A. COLLINS and said that it did not come
within the province Of the Convention discuss any alb.
stract individual rights which compromises and
gives up for his social and political rights when he be-
comes member OF society He thinks that the present
unequal distribution OF property is the greatest evil
which have to contend with but still he is opposed to
an equal distribution Of the public land remedy for
there would stiii be grades IN society and the vices
which we see now would still be in existence. He
thinks that all the plans which have been presented
would accomplish great deal Of good but il is impos.
sbls ts fabricate system suitable for every society
for himself he is niavor OF the community system as he
thinks possesses advantages the others; but he
desrous of having the plan of every man set forth as
the exertons of all areconvergng to point viz -
The smeoration Of the human race. Mr. Collins then
went into defence of the antrenters and exhibited
Dr. Boughon, alias Big Thunder a martyr to a false
code OF laws.
Mr.. RowELIp Chairman OF the Finance Committee
said was very unpleasant to be dunning the
ton every day for money that all collected yesterday
was " AZ and 81 subscribed by two ladies' the whole
amount collected was S33 49, ofwhch SIs was paid out
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