New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-14


pose Yet some points seem to reaaire o0hiDe1-
AZ, smith 4, wonld seem. is the 500 OF an e>'sA-
sise Land sgecuIstor, who len him 'A.' -
lands mostly wild, bat charged "i'h .osh;.
den Of debt The heir bss spent s'o' 20
life in managing that Estate Pasins ,''e'e'
I've. from the proceeds and reducing tue principe
~ ,hsdsbt Recently. having grea''y oln'"''ue.
ia. h,rsep be has gsreH G'roy about OHe huno'eo
ere, Of the remaining land by free deeds
-, re. each 70 some Two Thousand poor and
,...-ving Men Of Color. Unless II can be made 0
.ooe,r that the debt is wholly paid, and that Ar-
Smith has large unincumbered estate stl lett We
csppo, see how the shadow Of Inconsistency at
taches 70 him And even If this reTe ost So we see
not thar he can justly be charged with inconss-
tency in advocating Land Limitation a. a means Of
gradually restoring to the destitute their brfh nsht'
while he asks no exemption Of his own property
from the general operation Of the Law
Now about this reforming Human Nature. We
say to those who tax in this way Jost do II up as
fast as you can bat don't get behind the inhrmtles
Of our nature 70 excuse yourself from reforming
what is rotten 10 our institutions or unjust IN our
laws The man by whom Society deals hsrshiy
musters courage to say, Please. sirs TO let go Of
my hair" My dear fellow, respond the orscles oil
conservative sentiment pulling hair IS nothing-its
rather wholesome exercise than the contrary-tis
Human Nature that needs reforming. Not dis
putting that assertion by any we insist that
it affords no valid pretext for denying the hight Of
every man TO call some spot of earth bis own, with
the corresponding Duty Of reforming our laws into
accordance herewith.
What is the too much that Mr.. Smith IS
such an enthusiast as 70 demand doth MOI
clearly appear. unless it be the Presidency ana
that we readily agree with the Journal Is 700
much, But we do not believe he demands or
expects any thing Of the sort and it seems 10 US
hardly generous 70 allude to the Presidency in this
oonnection. A nomination for that post has been
thrust mon Mr. s. but he has no idea Of receiving a
single Electoral Vote.
The Journal would seem to intimate that 1t IS
necessity of the exalted civilization we have al
tanned Ii at portion Of the People should own no
land perbso. it IL bat we have unwavering faith
that sf,H hiehsr civilization will secure TO every
man footbold on the earth he cultivates and a
nrone-tv IN the tenement which shelters him This
rs,s,;on of civilization to Land allotment reminds
-. Of the Poets COMPARISON OF knowledge 70 the
.Pierian Spring.
Where skaIlor draushts ntoxicste the brain
But drinking dseply sooers us again
We don't know about Divine Wisdom hay-
inc " hacked men into large cities" any otherwise
than they may be said TO be packed into grog'
shops. gaming houses. sc. by that same Wisdom
when Col Young denounced mo q .ongs OF Inter
nal Improv sm~-s" as libels on the Lawson oo@'
which had covered the earth with mountains and
unnsvigsble streams, without single Canal OF
Railroad. the Joornal was not converted; and
most certainly, Col. Ys logic had stronger basis
than the Journals against Social Reform.
Education is a great thing for the millions who
enioy il. but for those who. having no home Of
their own are hunted from pillar TO post by famine
and destitution it can do little. But that " al
who have health. and are willing to work, car
obtain competency, is cruel error. While we
write laborer of this City has called upon US for
advice az 70 some point to which he may remove
his fsmily.-a wife and five young children, to be
.ubssted out of the wages Of dayabor in this City
where the landlords share OF his earnings can ha'd
" be less than fourth. His annual wages, If hi
health is preserved, cannot exceed $500 ont {
which a city rent and fuel must be provided, wit
tbe food and clothing Of seven persons. " no tbs
. insiders what the prices Of Food, Sh' liter an
r uel often are can say that q man may acquire
ca mpetency thus And remember that u large pr
DO. -ton Of the People Of this City OF Albany al
Of imost every city beside are not more fsvorabl
si,u, TED than he. Thousands up on thousands. Il
cludi ng destitute wido VS. with helpless childre
man educated above their fortune and unable
find sphere Of useful ness, the infrm, the unsk
fol. sc. range far low er in the scale OF hope al
comfort than our hum BILE friend. And even su
nose On to have hef 18th. capacity and willingne
10 woris, yet if mob 'dy chooses to employ him
What Il zen That This is no imaginary case, "
from ersonal expe Renee testify. Is 1t c
dered by Divine w isdom' that such shall starve
The residue Of the Journals article is gener
" so just and on tlie main point especially So II
4 we abstain from irsher comment The Italics a
/ Of course our own,