New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-20
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
The uomestead Exemption.

Tsas Editor Of The Tribune;
r., fasorite project seems likely to become
49,, ...hs present session. The bin reported how
go, !. most unequal in its provisions. What oeae-
6, ,;I /, be to the people, rich or poor, high or
%, uonby or unworthy. in Albany, Utica, Buaa
A. r,ooklvp EewYork or any other city, 1t exenp;s
:, Aoross,ead ony where the value does not exceed
1,.a VT BE- greater than that the excess goes 10
r,sdi,sn Nov sir this may be very comfortable and
,us IN mo country. II viii reserve 10 family home
s,1if seo@frs but who Is there in Gig whose hoHse
aaS kl though IL may have cost life Of toll and eeono
n.y. would be saved him house and lot be
tOush tho City for 81 600 The man who owns and re.
ssves In the country houses and ground worth GOO is
bser on On respect to siyesnd comforD than he In the
Cy whose ouse end few feet mot aye) Of ground has
s, him So coo or 81 OOO Let us have some equality
PoNclans very fond Of bepraising and protecting
snd cOuTtDg the honest ycOmanry" and talking and
s.1rg as though all virtue and merit las well as the
a ges, number Of r0trs) to be found In the agr
cultural regions Of the state. There is too much Of
MS Men living and toiling IN the City deprived Of the
sddenng sights and sounds of green fields and waving
f.,yess-the songs OF birds and the music OF brooks
nd hreezes-lcye their wives and children and are as
vel deserving Of protection for them and for their
M .stads az those favored who not confined
a. The close walls and hard toll Of crowded city Let
s have little more o9Ealy in the blessings Of this law
Again the bin reported ereiudes single end pidop
8 son supporting and sustaining widowed mother and
.isrs land there many such cases) aboring for
their support aud % give them homestead for shelter
M support Is such less meritorous Than that OF
msn who 10 performing the duties which natures ties
ssre At the time enjoys the happiness Of being
a. sbaAd and JathrS
hope Mr. Editor that your just appreciation Of what
tsrc 10 ou viii induce ycu 10 consider and advocate
he cause Of EQUAL RIGHTs.
OF We dissent altogether from the above so
far as II relates to the p0iae of the Homestead.
.nere must be limit-for it will not do to allow
nan to keep $4,000 worth OF property-say n
three story bouse on Union Park or Broad way--in
defiance Of bis honest creditors II a man who has
house worth $4,000 to $4,000 cannot pay his
debts when demanded, let him exchange his dwell.
ina .or one worth 81 900 (which will buy decent
0 t.sge and garden within an hours ride Of Wall
ct and pay over the difference in value tc his cred
ior The Household Furniture exemption act
makes no difference between city and country, and
tins should not
AS to the other point We think the dwelling
CiersTy bona fde family should be included in the
Exemption Who would wish to see decrept
Revolutionary widower and his daughter turned
out Of hooss and home merely because his wife and
other children were all dead or far away We
& ink. If there be my distinction here, the dwell
ins oil widow or widower over 90 years Of age
oash. 10 be exempt from execution.