New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-01
Association Di.cu..ed....yo A.

;heIefrora TIC in:erences which ia object requred
We COPIED that proposition Tie TT5aass own Ian
Tuaze and proved that could De true because i
led inevitably and by oca necessity 70 the absolute
denial Of the Right oil nd!-dal Property II Land OF IN
anything else Tie Iri5nne in reply. charges % with
having rsstGd rs positions Iae charge 40 ABSURD
that il becomes simply ludicroas We copied the ve-y
language Of Tie Trl5Ka. tseE We gave 20 u precisely
the meaning winch common sense required We dew
from simply the deductions which were unavoidable
None Of these things does Ihs Ir50s dispute How.
then ate j; charge with having r9issated t5 posi-
lions
Ys< Tribune makes aess s;e;er1en, Of ~ position
which is briefly this
| In STATE q N4ure al men had al equal rsh,to The
H. CIVILIZED Society ha. eptivee large portion Of hem
o; that soil, which hey had THE light
Ill soceIyis therefore bound BY natural justice, to re-
coupense em FOR that land; TAe Tribune proposs-
mat The guarantee OK an opportunity 70 aeor shaii De
thai recompsnse.
Here, before, it is clearly manifest, that me ony
rghtful claim OF the kind specified which the .aode=s
portion Of mankind have upon society, must be
based upon some Urong, Inflicted upon thetn' mess
society has deprived them OF land 20 which heJ mao
perfect right IL them recompense Il II owes
them the recompense claimed By The Tribune II can only
by upon the ground that they were unutry deprived oil
land TO which they had natural and perfect rght !!
that deprivation not unjust no recomPense IS due
The Tribune insists iha; recompensc "a due and II
therefore, unayoidably implies now what openly as
serted beiOTcthgt the holders OF land nave despoeG
those who own none of the "equa! share 10 which,
by law OF nature they had a perfect usnL II
Society docs owe the landess the guaranty de
TnGnded rcccmpeDse tor having QIFcs,ed MN OF
land only be upon the ground that the land was
rghtiuly his own Il 1t rgttiuly his own by law
OF nature have been wrOngiuly seized and held
by another And return 70 the precise pon; from
which Tie Tribune set and from which il now en-
deavors escape narnelyhat the actual appropriation
of land by individuals.-n other words the existing
ownership OF Lands contrary 10 the Law OF Nature.
and u urOne inflicted upon those who own no land.
This we have arendy shown, is equivalent 20 denial
Of the Right Of Property in Land or in anything else
We said in our hrs; article that Tho Tribune would
Ntu.. t,Tfsr ind "a
tempts TO DO But how ii do in The face OF ia
fundamental principle While il persists in urging that
the andess have clam upon the owners OF land Tor
recOmpense while il insists that Society IL bound 10
guarantee 10 them an equivalent for the land OF which
they have been deprived how can possibly dsown the
fundamental principle upon which this claim is found
ed The two must stand fall together. Either the
laudless has been wrongully deprived Of land to
which he had perfect righ, Society owes him no
recompcnsc The Tribune cannot maintain the latter,
and yet reject the former II Society is bOugd 10 guar
snty the andess opportunity to labor il can only
be upon the ground hat II has done them wrong that
it has deprived them of land 10 which they had right
and for which, az yet II has paid them no return
The Tribune then does still virtually as i did in terms
befo re- that every person born within the state
of New York had pertecti 10 hs equal share OF the
soil thereof that Society has wronguly deprived
him Of that right and that II owes him therefor re-
compcnso Nor that paper evade the fall rcsponsi-
biy OF such declaration as 1t seGNs 20 do 10y adrcty
changing the terms OF its proposition and substituting
for il tho rJsln that state of nature all men had
nh equal RICH, To the soil That proposition is true
in any sense available for Tic TtbWaeS purposes. Men
are born into any such state oil nature
tina, in which il could be They not born into
any which gives them an equal RICH, 10 the soil
They born net into state OF nature, bur into
civil staca state moulded into form by tue institution
OF Property which has grown out O that INST.
tuition the tree grows from lis root They were born
into IL with many rights which perfect; but among
them is not right 10 equal share CT the soil They
deirec Of that right by Socc,y-bccausc they
never possessed it. Society owes them no recompcnse
for it has done them Thus falls 10 the ground
the nee fundamental proposition OF 1hc Tribune which
is simply repetition Of old that Society Is bound
10y natural justice and right TO guaranty 10 the andless
opportunity to labor reconpcnsc for the land o.
which II has deprived them.
Now The Tribune must not represent us saying
that such guaranty is desirable opposing
It's attainment by any JUS, and feasible We do
such thing. We only thus far have denied the valid
ty OF TIE Tribune. claim upon the ground OF d5Srdc
ard absolute R'ghi We deny that any such change in
Society demanded by Justice and that there is any
thing in the essential relation between the owners OF
land and those who own none which would impose up
the former the obligations claimed We do so be
the claim is based upon principles false in them
selves, and destructive TO Society 1t cannot be main
tanned without involving rs we have shown, the abso
lutte denial OF the Right of Property and in maintain
ing It, The Tribune does II does IN effect maintain IN
spite OF its qualified disclaimer, that the monopoly OF
land by individuals is III violation OF the law OF nature
and urOR2 which must be redrcssed. Association
proposes to redress that wrong secure 10 the per
who have been deprived of land as an equvalen;
for their loss opportunity 20 labor, with certainty
of securing Just reward therefor
The Tribune proceeds tot III the blessings 10 be
secured by Association and among them are these
House Education aSubsis,ence, Opportunity 10 La
Dor just pay therefor agreeable Social relations and
constant progress in knowledge We need scarcely as
the Editor of that paper that shall most heartily
cooperate with him, cnc any reform. any system
OF measures which will secure these blessings 10 all
mankind. They objects which all must deem de
sirabe and the constant and uncessDc aim OF all
good men III Society as II now exists to place these
blessings within the reach OF all The Tribune claims
that II be accomplished only hy the Association OF
number OF families, III the ownership ana cultNe
non OF large domain living together IN house end
laboring together upon this single farm This Is lis
claim but II remains be substaItlsed As yet The
Tribune has given proof Of It's efficacy, nor has even
informed us of the terms or method OF Association In
whom is the property 10 be vested How IL labor TO be
rcmunerated What share is capital 10 have IN the con
Germ By what device men 10 be induced 10 labor
How moral offences to be excluded or punished -
These and .rea; variety OF other queries must be an
swercd before can have any precise and DEFINITE no
ton Of the and form OF the Association proposed
Any discussion OF the system such therefore must oil
course be postponed until The Tribune sets forth clearly
and detail the organization essential character and
proposed advantages OF such an Association.
The Tribune Processes TO have been aware from the
outset that course would he 10 appeal unscrupu
lousy to prRdccS bWSbear and HicSnoms parry the
dictates OF Reason Justice and Humanity Language
Ike this is quite uncaled.ior Ii Is utterly uuwarranted
by ANYTHING We have said We need hardly say that
we regard The zrt5EHeS doctrines against which We
coutendius. anything but the dictates OF Reason
Justice humanity IN u SUCH &c
Tribune very coolly every point IN conuo
ycrsy and reproSches very coSrse Tor not yielding
TO lis pre,cusons. In attempted vindcatcn OF It's asser
oa that appeal 10 preludices, bueeears and nick
names" it only specifies our mention OF the name OF
FANNY WRIGHT; we'll knowing al the same time that
expressly dssvowed disrespect 70 any one and Only
referred 20 designating point OF time N the pro
gress OF radical sentiments The fact OF such progress
which the important point our remST The Tribune
does no; question notice We regard rs UaGeni
able and highly impo-tsuin connection with this dis
cGssou proves the necessity OF directing public atten
uon these opinions and ;ae by which they
constantly and insidousy urged upon the public notice
Improves that while the pu5c mind IS sssted and ae
Sor5ed ~ exciting matters o. temporary interest by
discussions concerning the measures ana ien Of po!ir
cal parties, principles slowly and quietly gaining
ground which VIII IN the end modify and transform il
they do destroy 81 existing parties We cited
Instance in point tke fac; tha; Tie Tribkt itself long
the advocate o; The Distribution q the Proceeds OF the
Public Lands among the several States has
tu-ed openly 10 advocate their being rR eEGy per
sons who own no land. No more iorclbie str:kiR:
proof could have been sdiUced OF the power aud ten
eacy of these radical sentiments thsn was here AFFORD
ed And Tie TribERG iSr from denying the essential
fac; charged upon L. simply -eeraies is adherence 70
tho Nyhi- princinle of Distribution long cSSs