New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-08-29

~ i-noi sutfceni-do ~ f7st if-no one j. obliged
to do so. If you ID choose 70 trust IT, do 50 on the
strength Of what is and what il has a. you would
trust any one else but do not trust II on the
Strength Of my private property. What can az
ford 10 risk in ihi- enterprise have fairly and open
" invested init, trust the company or refuse 10
trust aud keep away from IT, Il not this accord
ant with the dictates Of reason and common sense
Let Us hear how Mr. Hurlbgt answers
But it il said that if Corporstors were held in every
nay responso.e, ~ natural pcrsons-nobody would
axe charter Then answer. 80 much the better ilr
The natural mantle worlds business would he con
Quoted by human agents, as seems 20 have been tie
natural design.
But then is there no fear that great many thing.
could not be done by natural persons. which are now
acc0mp.l-he BIS Corporations ] answer that com
.ins,cn Of wealth and Effort exist among with
ut Corporatons-and that l. seems probable that nature
lii contemplate any action ~ tni- world except hy
natural per-ons-and If sO-then what they cannot d.
may De very properly left undIue. The great desgn ~
j. the perfection OF moral things ia excellence
md happiness. Wealth ministers 20 the accomplish
Of this designtu more il necessary for ths
purpose than be attained by individual rxerton
by simple association The true Internal Improve.
mfnt j. that Of the inner The be-i road man
an travel il the h9iroy 10 happness-snd the only
work. which benefit that are those which improve
ais mora and Intellectual powers.
Our generation has Wild after physical improve
nent External nature has been fashioned anew. W
have overcome time and space-ouidone our ancestors
nd OverdOne ourselves. Il may De- vel % pause and
Onsider whether ours has not been a mere physical
hch has sent the animal ahead with Rail
road vlociybu' Ell the moral nature Of man u come
behind A. the old Oxeam pace. incline ~ the nph
~ thar had better stop our until our better
selves shall join u--so that when start again W
hal =, last have old friend Common Honesty ior
travelling companion Our fathers were acqualntei
several plain and homely virtues-'hsi have bc'n
strangely forgotten by their children. since they have
80 up inr such smart people We boast Of having
overcome distance Jet NV 20 overcome that fearful
distance At which stand removed from the integrity
purity and patriotism Of our noble ancestors Let msr
Intellectual improvement boz the chief ~ our citizens
The salvation OF the Republic depends upon IT,
The Duke OF Ricmaroe being dead, the above
was evidently MT written by him, unless some tine
since. Who can lend copy Of the Dukes
works which. unfortunately, remain to this day IN
dited and unpublished Surely. this should not be
when rigmaroc has become the aliment OF a great
political party. But this idea Of stopping the con
iruction Of Railroads in order to Jet the intellectual
man overrake the animal-as though Railroads had
not contributed more TO Intellectual than even 20
physical development-nay, as if there were some
necessary discrepancy If not anaGonism between
Intellectual and physical progress-is touch be
yond the Duke himself
We must bring this unusually long article to a
close. Mr. Hurlbuis labored attempts TO upset the
egal doctrine Of Eminent Domain or the right Of
the State to resume and Inappropriate the lands Of
IN individual are plainly labor lost We, indeed
loli the doctrine far more broadly than the distin
su-hed men who have settled the common law OF
he subject for hold all land to have been grant
ed by the State TO individuals on considerations Of
La.
diydual ownership and subject 10 the well under
stood right of the State to reclaim IT, On payment OF
a reasonable compensation. whenever higher pub
lie good more urgent public necessity, should r.
llre different appropriation But the received
doctrine on this subject is sufficient Had the State
been asked TO make grants of ands to individuals on
,uch conditions a. Mr. II thinks should exist, We
believe it would have acted wisely in refusing to
make grants in fee simple at all, and in suffering all
lands be held simply at its pleasure and on the
tenure of use and benefit to mankind.
We have thus hastily reviewed the objectona
ble--that is. the Loco Foco-portions OF Mr. Hur
outs book. With by far the larger portion OF it
heartily concur. It's ideas respecting Punishment
though extreme are mainly sound It's plea for an
extension Of the civil rights of Woman we heartily
concur in, though we do not perceive that the Right
Of Voting and holding Office is desirable TO her al
present But Woman should be protected by law
n her natural rights to her own Property and OF
spring which the Law now denies her On the
foundations mot the ends of Government. the pro-
per limitations Of the Elective Franchise, and en-
phatcaly on the airocy of our present Laws, IN
shielding the vile Seduccr and Aduierer from pun
,hment while Furnishing with severity the hum.
1lesi and hungricsi thief we heartily agree with
our author So long as these sarng and wicked
anomalies in our laws shall exist the land will be-
illed with violence and bloodshed by the vengeiu
hands OF iniuraie fathers husbands brothers whose
lagrant wrongs the law treats with contumely by
Offering them the doubtful chance Of some paltry
pecuniary rccompense for outrases upon that honor
which is far dearer than life In short. We like Mr.
Hurlbul's book in all points but those which j.
would seem impossible that a consderaie man
should approve; and even these we are glad to
meet in such good company that every reader
nay il is the want Of ability in the advocate
1ui of merit in the cause which renders transparent
he absurdiiies and misc ieis Of doctrine mar
row, SO shallow so anti social ana 50 hostile TO the
best interests Of the Community. as Loco FocOism
German Dspenssry from tr corner OF Nassau and Pea
ireei- BROOKLYN to No 483 Broadway New Nork one,