New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-25

very grea: extent shaped and guided TIE public sent
mem; and tdat ;ey slowly out surely ctseon re"
Ad5H2s OF thought and OF sc;on n eTery department; OF
civil and Of social i:e-as OF direct f-aence and
Of immense importance. IN ire bearings iac arguments
OF this discussion lie; those who ceeH1 'hese matters
Of 10 importance look back 10 TIE state OF the PUBIC
mind Ten years ago when precisely tcese same tunda
mental principles were proclaimed n This city % fNY
WRIGHT We intend no dl5Eep ect and none ped
10 auy one 81 this a!Osion 70 the lac: tAt taese same
principles AZ itG; day, when preached y that woman
found no sdh.renfs except Il small company gathered
from the most radical and ignorant portion Of the Loco
Toco marty Sne then denounced the rlch a. spoilers
% .he moor tie landowners ~ robbers @! those who
OWNED no land the laws Of Society Sc essentially III
and the hinc= that the exact antpodes Of
t, Things that should BE- SIZE TOO demanded the re
construction Of society and enforced ner Claims %
earnest appeals 70 the poverty and the wre;chetness
which may al any time be found upon tie earth. she
and he- doctrines then universally cesp!sec- and
she scarcely honored VIII the ty.nE contempt oil
EIncs DO those persons who thus regarded he- ilnG
aIleu-a doctrines then. realize that they now daily
proclaimed and urged upon the pubic ear % one OF
Inc abes mos; adr0it and influential leaders o: the
NBfS party and they thoughtless enough 10 sup
pose that this can go or from year to year without pro
Tic Tr5rTc has commenced is discussion OF 4.soci
BY elaborate exposition OF It's theory OF properly
in Land Il regards this theory essential the Social
system which il advocates and We have examined -
fundamental principles precisely they have been stated
by itself We nave not sought nor desired 10 hold Il re-
sponsb!e Cor any thing cut OF lie own columns But tor
what il docs state for the influence which these state
meats have exered and for the actual fact which they
have produced Te Tribune must certainly expect and
canno; refuse be held accountable in this discussion
We urge then part OF our case against association
a. Tie TriJiHe understands and teaches Il that TIE
TrjunCs advocacy Of the fundamental principles upon
which rests has produced and most injurious
effect upon Society. in almost every department OF
non and Of thought We contend that these principles
should be dsproved and rejected By the great body Of
rehtthnking menu because their constant ssllUl and
Jealous proclamation By The Tribune has done and Is
doing Infinite eva the best Interests of Society and the
STATE As pruOf the effect they have already produced
refer TO the change they have effected Fret IN ne
Tribune itself and then, in the public mind. With Iht
Tribune these principles not lightly entertained nor
they simply the pay OF speculative and ingenious
mind They lie az the basis OF It's whole system OF POI.
ines and Morality They color all us views OF Lie al
It's notices OF the most common events. al us sketches
character and Of fact They mould its political theo
RES and dictate t political Instead OF advo
eating II aid, distribution OF the proceeds ars
Ing from the sales of the Public Lands among the states
which are It's rightful owners demands that all
Laadess shall receive from that source the equal
shares which, by law OF Nature they are SAID to
have pgtct riyhi' Tie Tribune mas long contcnded
tina. national and individual good require dlrsiy oil
national pursut-thai Manufactures must be built up
and induced TO embark in that branch OF industry
Cor employment and an independent support But now
il insists upon the perfect right OF every man 70 fHd
whcreon produce what he needs for his subsistence
We cite therefore, the OF The Tribune itself as d
rectly in point and showing that these principles
which the foundation OF property and the rights
dernlnng and gradually destroying, sound and import
doctrines Of which The Tribune ltse! mas hitherto
been the advocate And il it proceeds, i; certainly
viii carry these principles 10 their full extent II must
convert the political party with which II acts into new
party made up from all existing parties and taking It's
stand upon the fundamental! propositions which have
formed the theme OF these remarks.
In farther proof OF the dangerous tendency OF these
views Tic Tribune refer the effect which they
have had upon the public mind. IL il not evident TO
every who has watched the current OF public
thought that they have changed the OF public
timent upon many most important points Look at the
facts already cited What shocked the public when
Fanny Wright proclaimed H. IN The Tribune ensts their
championship least their liberation. Principles
which, when urged by LocoFocos were denounced as
radical and destructive, when put forth by leading
Wing press. become simply milestones OF Prgsrets
and Reform In lei0 Q. a. BRowNsoN, then an active
LOco-Foco published elaborate proclamation OF MS
belief that no could nghuully bequeath property.
which ne owned. to his poz'crty snd claimed that II
should be thrown into a common stock Tie public
sentiment was aroused Leading Wing presses pub
iishcd the review in full and held II up beacon
whereby to warn the citizens OF the Union from The
rocks OF RGdcaisul upon which the LocoFocos would
wreck the ship OF state. Now the doctrine that
can rigAifug olo1 land all finds advocate in one
OF the leading WING presses oil the City OF Newiork
And many sober minded. sound headed, thoroughly con
seryave Wings excessively annoyed that any one
should deem the fact OF the least importance
These are the considerations which oppose TO the
fundamental principles oil Association as they are set
forth The 7r5gnc article OF Nov Goth 10 which that
paper will consider this our reply.