New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-12

b.. vcrk tie natural condition and obtaining Is the
accident even though II Be admitted that those who have
WORK at sny time considerably outnumber those who
are unwillingly Idle.
II have shus looked through your argument On the
p.ss and present condition Of the LaoorDs Class to
whether you propose contemplate any remedy for
that master evil the Monopoly Of Land to which have
esdesvorea win your attention You do indeed deny
that the reward Of Labor grows more and more scan'y
and prscsrious Population increases, but is II mot
manifesi that such be the RESULT snpposng mere
are 900 inhabitants to township six miles square he
average price OF fair land viii not exceed ten dollars per
acre and the rental Of the arabic portion viii perhaps
average dollar en- But the population inersasc'
to 1000 and now other things remaining before the
. a worth $50 TO 800 PER acre and viii rent for IS to
sIO In other words the actual cuitvstors must now
sye one half 70 three ouhs Of the usual product Of the
.o to landlords for the privilege Of working IT. Now
l., the population swell to 1900 or 10000 and what
the natural effect on those who born sndessf But
wbv do ask, DO not hear you say II Is settled
nyinejpls Of Political Economy that Subsistence must
not only ke>p pace with Population but take the lead "
We are ali familiar with this sort Of logic In the sound
Political Economist and sometimes are permitted to
know what II means. The Edinburgh Review tells US
frankly that the Poor who find themselves shut out from
the soii and have no assured means of maintaining
family have no night TO msryst II il crime In such
m obey Gods command 10 Be fruitful and multiply
for which en- sfsrfe Of prvson and famine IL the sp
propriao penalty. To repress the sentiment OF Love
IN enduring celibacy or drown II In career o.
dsbsuchery IL the course pointed out By the SOUND
pocs Fcopoupsts' 10 those who have the misfortune
10 be born and continue sndcss and portionle's
7 demur altogether 70 your doctrine though quite
swsre that II ia laid down as an axiom by your sound
Political Economists that When Laborefs increase
faster than the Capital that employs them Labor must
fan; when the increase is in favor of Capital Labor
Will rise There IL soundness in IT, using Capital 10
imply Wealth owned by individuals II the Real Estate
Of this City b.d obtained onsha It's actual vau
sson, the Capital of sewYork would be vastly less
than II &c. but do not think its Labor would be less
generously the contrary There have
been rspidy succeeding Implications Of the Labor in
Oregon and California with corresponding increase
Of The Capital but do not hear that the Labor de-
pressed or likely 10 fan 10 consequence. suppose
lake or river to yield 81 worth of FISH every year
Of which some PATRON or landlord claiming be seg
NOR exsc one third for permission 10 fish giving him
spug item Of income Of $4,000 per snnuum. But
the fishermen at length grow weary Of paying they
doubt the rshtulness Of the exscton and putting the
obsn verdict and are at liberty fish rent free ever
more. Awful destruction Of Property greans some
Courierts "a Capital of 100000 demolished at q
blow by an Anti Rent decison-how uiH the Poor sur
vve itY "Tolersbly well. thank your reply the fish.
ermen; I'VE MT find II materially harder 10 get .
living now than formerly" And vanishes the whole
about the reciprocal influences Of the increase
and diminuton Of Cspiisl and Labor
But suppose we admit the evils The Tribune insists
on answers the Courier; how will Association remedy
them Why Sir. have explained this twice aresdy
Association will secure every member employment at
al times and the fair reward OF his Labor II will
i've every mechanic a comfortable and convenient
home warmed lighted &c for fraction OF the rent he
now psys He pays price for his tenement and ano
Their for it's proximity TO the OF his products
Ia Association he will pay the former only while enjoying
pied perfection the latter The immense Econ
omes of Association In regard to buildings fences fuel
schooling traffic, teams waste ground. &c VIII render
one thousand OF land fully adequate 10 the sub
sstenee of anumber for whom three four thousand
acres are required under present systs Vi course
the pressure Of competition for Land which the
Queens Speech deporss in reference to Ireland will
bs ouietly. gradually sbated. And the fundamental
law that Capital shall receive as s dividend liked pro
portion of the general product based upon its actual
portion which can never be increased because Of the in
creased value given By Labor TO the common property
rsnders morally certain the Emancipation of honest Toll
from the privatons snxietes suerings II is now too
senerally doomed TO endure. And tho immense Econo
uo<s of Association which are obvious that the
Copr>r ce-pot deuy thou, win secure 30 Labor double
~ 6snzfotS and advantages IL now enjoys without d.
sussishins the average income Of Cspitapossbly In
oyoasing It.
thank you for your reference 10 The Tribune for
example," though Its motive is apparent is not true
that the owners pay their laborers hc mosd price for
their work !" we pay one1ourh more than the average
market price Of similar labor In our City, and ono
third more than the lowest price at which we could OBJ
tain itwhlch Is the price the sound Political Econo.
msts say ought to pay Il Is not true that we clear
$4,000 per annum anything like but on the other
hand our "unequsl competition with those who OBJ
tain labor cheaper than do has not seriously threat
sncd to ruin US yet Whether Association dictates
that The Tribune Establishment should be psrceed out
10 those who encountered no risk and expended no
capital 10 create it; and If 60 whether IL should be
shared among those who worked on It, and were paid
therefor tho frs year, the last some Intermediate
I, would probably require some one better acquainted
with the doctrine than him OF the Courier to determine
As 10 selfseskins and selhshncss-bu,l let such mpu
view our life and practice shs DO found unworthy
principles let due nfsiny be hesped on our memory
but let none DO thereby led to dsiru the principles
which we proved reerssnt yet the ability of some to
adora them by suitable life and conversation To un.
errnx Time DO all this committed.
II approach that part OF your last article In which
You assume to Get forth from the writings OF Assoca
eonss what Is the belief of the School with regard
Love- Marriage Copjuss Duty, sc. and win endesvor
TO repress tho indignation feel and speak Of IL with
tire calmness How utterly all this viosies the funda
mental condition on which agreed TO debate this sub
,ec, with youhcw psltry is the pretext which you
have assumed To aside your solemn compact
cur readers already know But those who arc not Ia
uitu with Mr.. Godwia's Popular View OF the Doc.
trines OF Charles Fourier" cannot realize and will
rot readily believe how grossly you have misrepre.
santsd him. You bad before you bic book. in which
The broadest line u drawn between those specuia
dora Of Fourier which the Associative School do and
sAoss they do not accept forming two Distinct broad
~ defined portions Of his work. You have read
and had your attention called to bis Intermediate
chapter On the Essential Distinction between the Two
Parts Of this WORK In which be protests in advance
against such psrversions you guilty Of indignantly
A. ~ No. -. IL