New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-18
Labor-rts Needs and sufrerings.

Our readers will bear witness that we seldom
publish any letter or other article commencing the
character or course Of The Tribune, though OF such
we gratefully acknowledge the receipt OF very
many. On the following, however, the remarks
approving our course cannot easily be separated
from the gis; of the article so allow them 10 ap-
pear We do nope that the great question OF so or
gaDizing Labor, or reforming Society, or whatever
YOU please 10 term it, in such manner that all who
desire Opportunity TO Labor shall promptly and
surcly obtain it, and all who work faithfully aud
efficiently shall be of comfortable subsistence,
will ere long attract the profound attention OF all
the phlanthropic and enlightened Forget that
Fourier or Owen, Eugene Sue or Brisbane ever
existed or if you prefer II, quarrel with one or
more Of them about Theology, Cosmogony or some
thing else-we only ask you TO open your eyes to
the facts that thousands of men and women are
every where idle because they cannot find employ
ment or are at work for less than will afford them
and their children a decent subsisence-and that
this ought TO be and might be otherwise. Then re-
solve 10 aid in devisng and carrying into effect the
means of remedyin5 this gigantic Social Wrong
and we care not by what a01,e you choose TO he
designated, or whether the selfish and greedy oe-
vourers of widows houses and the bread OF the
hungry see fit TO stigmatize you as Iniidel Agra
risn and enemy 10 all morals and decency, or only
visionary and unatic Only realize that some
ling is TO be done and act upon that conviction, and
we have little fear of your caring 10 quarrel farther
with those who have tried TO work out the great
Social Problem and show ho,c that something is to
be done.-fut hear our correspondents
Nrw.yoRy Feb 18th lss6
Ii. GREE1Er Esq-Dr. Sir am impelled to an act
this week which have long delayed I! the anticipation
OF which has given great pain what must its accom-
plishment produce | mean must stop your paper
Not that wish TO withhold my patronage" from you
for the benefit received is tenod greater than that be-
slowed have never read paper conducted more to
my mind though there many topics treated Of on
which we widely differ. But there is this thing like
Ii you have great thought; you speak it without cir
culnlocution and always know exactly where 10 iud
vo, was formerly reader of The Express,
hut their controversy with you has been conducted
unfairly tina, seldom purchase enc. That for which
praise YOU most your advocacy Of the interests OF the
working classes of which claim 10 be one. end this
brings me to speak OK the of y renquishns shat
portion of my mental aliment which you furnish Por-
erta yes sir Poverty alone is the cause-and why 60
poor labor constsuty-so constantly that have no,
felt this winter the cheering influence Of the sn2s rays
except, on the blessed Sabbath have 40 bad habits
do NOT drink, visit places of Amusement OF any kind nor
indulge in any superfutep-snd yet after laboring with
all my strength sixty six hours per week. cannot afford
nine cents per week for newspaper have tried 10
save the amount in many ways. Instead OF taking a
shilling dinner 3, an eating house have contented my
self with twocent loaf without butter and without
meat; but must re'inquisb this mode of life for my
strength fails under il aud must give up my paper and
toll in the hope that better spirit vii! be aroused by
the influence OF your pen and press and that the day wi
come when the lNborer shall be deemed worthy of his
/ hire" s 5.