New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-08
Association Dt.cu..ed....so. o.
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auy tine born upon anT territory nave oy law
OF Nature 2 perecr right equal shares Of IT, SOIL
II attempts nov moreover make II IL
support ne Declaration OF Independence procls-lns
the insheuable rght OF ever nan 70 lie fhis IN
ciude= Tas Tr5HE asserts night 10 the of living.
and therefore 10 land tha, from which such
are 10 re derived Our objection 70 this argument Z,
tina, 1; nrOves Land the nrst necessity
o: furnishing man Ills primary want OF food.
inahenaoe and unconditional night 20 the means OF liz
!ng The Ir5aae asserts ne mas rsht 20 MS equal
share ~ the ood N the world OF winch Society has de-
;rived hin HIS night no; merely right 70 labor
bu; right 10 food Tie Tri5Hss proposition. therefore
when carried out- proves the night Of every man not
simply 70 land bu, 10 1rodGc7not 20 labor but 10
food and slso 70 clothing and 70 shelter i proves
therefore too much it establishes what Is not true,
and therefore il cannot be true Itself
Or take the other branch Ct the proposition Inc
same Declaration of Independence pfoc!a!ms me IN
aenablc right OF every 20 the pursuitot happiness
This upon Tie TrljUes theory includes right 70 the
means OF becoming happy what these means are
must Of depend upon each individual notions OF
happiness Tie Trb,as's reasoning, therefore would
establish the na!ena5le right OF every man, 10 his
share OF whatever DC deems essential 20 MS pursuit OF
happiness The conclusion certainly s inaGnlssiole.
therefore the premises cannot be true. The right oil
lie and the pursuit othapp!ness does notinc!ude
right 10 the OF living and becoming happy, ex
cep' SO lar as these may be acquired oy ann wihou, N
reference with the rights OF Others This conclusion ia
clear because the opposite proposition leads inevitably
70 results which apaoy false.
Blu, The Tribune does not recognize the validity OF
editor OF that paper lead farther than IS necessary for
nv purpose 60 be it: 5Ht that iacadGN tier
ruth In our judgment that depends upon what they
lead TIE Tri5Eae may have heard OF the redVct9 I'D
dis,Udg. II method oil reasoning which found IA
with Euclid aud which mas preserved it credit tole
rably well TO the present day Accordin. 70 that any
proportion ne shown logically no matter oy how
long process 70 prove All aosUTdy or alsenooi INC
proposition itself cannot be true. The Tribune thinks
diligently In IL view il il matter OF Indifference
whittier the principle leads when carried out. That pa
for 80 1lsF
pose NIL beyond that point II shuts it, eyes Il
proposition is laid down, which logically warrants the
conclusion that black E white OF aa; parts more than
the whole, or that wrong s right,-"so be r., says
TIE rri5te -: that cannot inysdate the truth OF the
principle far as IS necessary for my purpose. We
canno; 10 this novel theory OF reasoning.
We have proved, IN our hrst article by an argument
the conclusiyeDess OF which Tie Iribes has not yet
mpcached that its fundamental proposition, asserting
the perfect right fevery man born in the State Of New
York his equal share OF its soil OF necessity involves
denial OF the right OF any man 20 be the exclusive
orac Of any land That point regard established
because the argument proving II has not been mpeach
cd its validity all disturbed by The IrtbErts
ndistinct recollection" that the same argument
used by BURKE in his answer 20 PAISEs Rights Of
Man Unfortunately Tor US. well as for The TTtb
pnc's memory BURKE 20 the best of knowledge
wrote such an answer and we cannot therefore
fall back upon his great authority. The tribune com
plains that harp upon the aiinites and tendencies
Of principles Ihss very true but IN all our harp
inc VIC nave struck note hall full OF import,
this simple ,ac identification By The Tribune itself
OF the aiintes OF is principles with those OF THOMAS
PAINE. We cannot agree with that paper that we do
not deem them better or oorse on that account
Having thus examined the fundamental principle CUT
OF which the scheme OF Association grows. can now
advance TO inquiry into its PRACTICAL ORGANIZATION
The Tribune proposes that large tracts OF land shall be
occupied by large numbers OF persons lnhabitinc
house abonng living and ,ranssctinc MI their business
in common. Ihese social structures called Phalanxcs
to take the place Of township. everywhere and all
the land OF New York To be occupied by all the inhab
~ SeI N,rk in he mrs.. up.'ip
cbO she'll The second is pho shall opH rs pro-
dues Both are thus answered by Tie Tribune
" !. The PROPERTY Of Association shall he vested IN
who shall contribute III. CtFlT,L 10 establish H.
represented by shares OF stock.
% Labor. Capital and skill Will be- Iemunersted by a
fixed and definite proportion OF theif Product OF of their
proceeds If scd.
These are the two fundamental principles which are
govern this new practical Organization OF Society and
upon which II is 10 be conducted They deserve
nation 1t will be thathe men who have CAPITAL
To be the OWNERS OF the and. man with money
enough may buy entire domain. say I'VE thousand
acres-and even Of them, for augh, that yet
appears. Laborers. the without money, the
who have nothing but their strength their skill settle
upon to cultivate It under the specific agreement that
for their Labor they are to receive Fixed and definite
proportion OF its Products What this proportion is
be not yet told except that The Tribune says it
will be MAJOR part Suppose i; TO be thyeeJovths
How sands the contr act then Simply thus One rtc
man. rich COMPANY Flee Thousand icres Of
Land -uhich he leases forerer thousand poor
The yearly rent Of onetoa q It's products The reia
aborers upon it. simply that ci Landlord and Iefai
The lease is perpetual the rent Is payable IN kind
Precisely the relation exists in regard 10 the house
which they dwell the tools with winch tbey WORK
the very domestic utensils and everything else which
they use. The Landlord, whether he be or joint
stock Company is the OWNER OF the whole Property OF
the Association The Laborer that properly, and
paws therefor proportion OF that which he produces
This l. the system OF land tenure which The Tribune
seeks to substitute Tor that existing This Is the
new form which that paper would give 10 Society. And
L. arm h n :
teal with that by which al the large estates in the R'
Rn,tt districts have always been hed The property in
these estates. Just Association s vested IN the
OF capital The aborers upon them Just upon
Domain receive nSed proportion OF the products of
their labor least ntRee.rcrieAS OF Whist they pro
ducc whereas IN Association TIE Tribune simply says
they would receive major part Upon these large
estates the tenants their cattle tools &c
&C whereas in Association az the property = vested n
those who furnish the capital The only differences,
therefore in the clearly IN favor OF the
former The essential features Of boa forms and both
relations The Association as set forth by IAe
Tribune virtually proposes TO PeFpeuate and extend
the relation OF Landlord and Tenant over the whole
arabic surface OF the Earth "a proposal 70 which. as
The Tribune informed the 30th ult the Hebrew
Prophets decidedly Now we insist that the
tenants of the Anti Rent district should tus their con
tracts and pay the they justly owe. But we are
decidedly opposed 10 extending and perpetuaung the
system OF land tenures which prevails there over the
OF the State Tho Tri6aae on the contrary vr'rs
" encourages the evasion OF those contracts but urges
the universal adoption OF that system This seems 20
pc the difference betmcenu Us
This is one OF our many objections 10 the scheme OF
Association as Tie Tri5me understands Il We think
there can be doubt that It's essential feature
Is ;hst which hsye indicated and Tia, is direct and
inevitable tendency would be, 20 render the relation u
LANDLORD and TENANT universal and perpetual Thls
feature seems be the framework OF the whoe:-tae
skeleton which mas hitherto been concealed from view
by the plausible pretesons and phanthropic purposes
which The Tr5une has heaped upon Il Our aim IS SIM
ply 10 GtSeC the schemeto open II 10 public vleTto
scatter the ocs that envelope II and Jet daylight shine
hroushit-that form and nature may be seen
One feature think. stands PLAINLY n view on
ers S probably sppea. N due course OF this disccs
sion in The progress OF which we may n spite OF me
Ir5uHes protest feel bound 10 indicate the ataniiies
ana tendencies OF rs principles Il these should De. as
TIE Trj5lqs intinstes they may rataer with THOMAS
PAINE than EDMUND SUSXE fo- thai We submit 10 can
NOT be held responsible.
The Tribune processes and thus lar shows !,sei ready
10 answer al pertinent questions We set ignorant
OF very many points connected with the prscticsl WORK
!nc Of Association How. ;or instance tie Labcrers
upon domain 10 acquire property n II What pro
vision IS 10 be made Tor tee natural increase OF then!
numbers Can the Capitalists who II DC compel
ed in any way. TO sell How is constant industry
10 be converted from hard zora INTO agreeable eH
citensr,F What is rresni BIZ civic hSlo-s. and Tow