New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-29

Us reward and while the Days work produces proo-oJ
twice az much a. Il would two centuries ago 'Ae
producers are worse led lodged and suo-'ted ever -
than they we're then. cannot doubt thai ne roo' u
Til. Injustice the fact inst the fsw own and ENJOY ne
soil whis the many mus, COMPETE with eAcn oinsr ioi
the privilege Of sngit lett noic'eAr tnai 'hls com
petition must become snd more intense a. popuia
lion inereases and that labor must continue bidding
bgber and hiaher for land until they reach that POM
sthh existence ith strength TO labor can bareJ De
maintained see clearly that this Is The goal where'o
Ir in our present Social Order constantly 'enolhs
rfi, were worth while iiwoud be easy TO quote souna
s,tlv from the most eminent writers on Political Leoh
ouny IN confirmation Of this melancholy truth.
Now Association based the principle Of securing
10 the Laboref the full recompense Of ms toll Csptai
buys the land and receives an annual dividend proper
,ons1 u, il. Investment bat the annual increase in the
actual mot nomisD value Of the Lsnd beng the Tu
ofLsbor /, passed to the credit Of Labor and gradual
forms for Il capital For instance ar Assoc is'ioh
commence with capital Of $4,000 and with FIVE hun
ared resident members or one hundred families ana
yoss steadily onward until al the expiration Of twenty
years It's lands edhces grsnaes fences orchards i4c
,orie, machinery &c &c are worth g. 100000. During
The interim Labor has drawn from the aggregate pro
ducts Its substence merely while the fair dividends Of
capital and superior skin hsyo steadily been invested OF
allowed 10 remain In the concern. Now ct the twenty
years end the original Capital will probably have soou
,ebled ts investment while the balance OF the !ncress
Cd value will have been from year to year distributed to
Labor and Skill 50 tina, the original Capital will have
heen svelled by annual reinvestmepts Of income 10
s2ooOOO while the other 500 600 will have been dstri
bp,ed to Labor or an acreage Of $1,000 to each family
according 10 the efficiency and frugaity Of each But no
surposuous value will have been given 10 the iand-no
advance In price not based upon increased fertility and
uroductiveness and now the young men commencing
with nothing will be Just good footing as one Of
the original sssociates Each will have the full and fair
recompense OF bis own Labor Skill and Capital none
will receive that which Justly belongs TO another But
under our present Social order nearly the whole
100000 worth Of property would at the twenty years
end belong 10 the original capitalists and half dozen Of
the more scheming among the lsberers
And now lev words some points raised in Jour
last article
R,l,srins Social Evils is very well think ersdi-
eating and preventing them still better. and equally
feasible If those who have power will adopt the right
mems and give them fair trial But we do not ssk
we have never wished oil abandon their houses and
dwell together under common roof, sc &c. What
we ask s that the wealthy and the philsnhropic shall
furnish the mesns Of making more full and fair
experiments Of Associated Life and Labor with such
human materials rs will gladly enter upon the expert
nent 100000 would amply suffice for this purpose
three fourihs OF which would be invested in Lands
Buildings SC which would be worth very nearly their
cost even should hopes be utterly blasted These
could be secured by mortgage or otherwise to the
Capitalists 10 be given up TO the resident associates
whenever they shall have fairly worked out their own
temporal emancipation, repsying or amply securing to
Capital the amount OF its investment Meantime all
existing Social Life may remain as II s not one dwelling
be abandoned one person adventure personally In
Association who does not choose it Not one particle Of
Whist you call the good need be destroyed until it
shall be fairly proved that the bad really be amended
by our plan An enemy Of the steamboat in lsO- might
fairly have argued that Fulton required the abolition
of all sail vessels TO make room for his steamboat
do not consider Association the palpable dictate OF
Christianity simply because 1t proposes to relieve the
wants of the Poor but because it promises to every
man Social Justice and Opportunity to labor and live.
think II every had iull Justice not very many
would long need Charity
do not see why you should attempt to array against
Association the various organizations and efforts
leye the destitute in our City and elsewhere. regard
all these ss lsudsble and indispensable while
hold that they adequate 10 the work Of putting
an end TO the cslsmtes they labor miugsteas in
deed they do not pretend to be believe those most
jealous Tor the relief Of present suffering from want
will be- they surely should be. most rejoe,d at the
success OF any effort to vsnquish the
OF great part OF this suffering Prejudice and olamor
may for time delude many Of the most benevolent,
but have faith that oil will ultimately work clear. II
you mean Jas your language plainly impors) that the
advocates of Association in proportion to their mum
bers and means not ready and active others
in The good work OF feeding tie hungry and relieving
the distressed most earnestly repel the accusation
and wait your TO facts and gures 10 support H.
You welcome to render the invesg Cation search
ing and to bring /, close home you think proper
II you really mesu that we who hssocistonists
fuse to aid in feeding the hungry, clothing the naked
raising he degraded and assisting the poor until we
sha hrsi have reconstructed Society challenge you
Justify your accusation and if you do intend this
should be glad 10 know what you 10 mean.
Whether the Association Tor Improving the Comb.
ton Of the Poor has proved entirely adequate TO the
service required will not here discuss ! freely sc
KNOWLEDGE my obligation give outrigh, aims to TIE
needy according to the measure Of my sbiliiy and TO
employ every dollar can honestly earn in doing good
according to my best Judgment OF the mode in
which most good may be done. If you maintain that
ough, to be governed by yolr Judgment rather will
D
lent in behsf OF the Association for Improving the Con
duon Of the Poor have been earnest and repeated |
/ intend TO continue them But do not think all the
means which BeDevolence may contribute should be de
voted TO the relief of existing distress think some
thing is needed and can be sdysntsseously applied to
srousing public attention the Of such distress
and to the necessity Of devising and Supplying eaeetus
rsnsdsss therefor II The Tribune has been influential
to dArken the vision and arrest the of Phanihro
Ply then this community and especially the readers OF
The Tribune must be less generous and charitable than
B formerly. They must this charge for them
selves you may answer 1t On behalf of the community
As to Family Relations fraud, unfsirness &c. | will
make plain statement and readers shall Judge be
tween us, They know that At bret proposed and
throughout insisted that should discuss association
as uRdsrsaEd a. and not you nigh; zee NJ 70 pre-
cent it by clipping sentence here and there from the
writings Of this or that advocate You long stood out
against this but finally and unreservedy sssentsd 90
the discussion commenced and proceeded until you
saw htto make the unqualified assertion that IN As.Ocs
ton al would he required to eat al one common table
As this is directly eoarsdeed BY every writer on A,so
citation Of whom ! know anything IS well As by the
whole spirit OF the Reform whose object is Freedom