New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-12
crtmke ON Liberty.

CoSsIDERarioSs rro> rEE NArUss AND TEsDsscy o.
Fsrx INSTITUTIONS By FsnotRex Oaiskt lsyo.
Pr. 5aD Cincinnsn II. w. Derby Co. NewYork
A ;. Barnes 4 Co
Mr. Grimke. we believe, is a South Csrolinian.
transplanted to Ohio he seems well meaning,
iudicious. moderate but by no means profound
writer. There are very few who would not be IN
.trYced ~ peru.s Of his observations the nature
and .pbere Of Government the Elective Franchise:
Psrtie. Popular Sovereignty Constitutions slavery
LEGISLATION Education the Judiciary the Executive
sc Sc We believe the country would Be lar better
.orved and ruled if every citizen were To read this
book Yet we would by means have II swallowed
whole for the author pisces many rash snd erroneous
ius,ncnt. argue. from the existence Of wrong IL
necessity and yarnishes over many dePhs thsi be 8
,,,erly unable 20 fathom FOR instance, %. 52o9
.ti. true i. would be infinitely desirable 10 cure 81
tb.e peoualtes in society where scryitude does Dot
osten.ibly exist. well IN one where II y openly
recognized Bat o. orser 20 10 tis 20 ~ % o''s %
,,,nfs irrariabg ne proportion bsrssn CaP1ai fra
LTbor which would imply the part of the legislator
complete control over the laws which COVE IN poPa'
la.ion.'
If this be not ineonseqGent, we have grossly mis-
indeed IL No matter how many bloekheads nave VI
tered the same in substance before The inequalities
he speaks Of are those which doom apart OF the namsn
family 10 an abjsci and strsiiened condition RON
Which the residue exempt These, Mr.. :" s'ei''
1, desirable 10 abolish but this can only De done ~
living the ruling power absolute control over TIE IN
crease OF Population and creating sn invsraoie pro
portion Of Capital and Labor II be had said phy''
clan could never patients headache unni he
had learned exactly how many hairs there were upon
the aching head and reduced the gray and black hairs
IN pertsc, equality in number he would have talked
ou,e a. .ensibly suppose these relations and proper
f..s k.a NfsfliI M IA lur city
and thereupon the City Hail. Pos, Oaiee and Custom
House were to take IRE and burn down, destroying
severa millions worth Of property the relative
proportions Of Capital and~Lsbor would BE- changed
bu, by no mean, follows that the laborins class would
fall back into desttution and misery. His nvsrisbie
proportion is sheer moonshine for suppose the pro-
portiogto be just right April and BY the peaceful
and prosperous industry OF the ensuing year the csp
tai OF the world increased fifteen while the popu
,,ion increased but I've per cent il by no means fol
lows that Social inequalities and suhernss would be
aggravated The evil turks in the laws regulating Dis
,ributon and not in those affecting Production
Ills vain 10 saw that what is called the Institution OF
Slavery cOntradicts the whole order OF Providence .
for society everywhere exhibits the most enormous
dispsrities in the condition Of individuals. Nor i II
possible 10 conquer these dspartes, unless we aouie
civilization and return to a state OF baroarsm
- Here is the usual train OF reasoning from the pro
tracted existence Of evil to its necessity and irom
one wrong TO greater, closing with bald assertion
that the existence Of civilized society depends on the
perpetustion of the abuse Would Il not nave been
more modes, in our author TO have avowed himself is
norant Of any of eNtricating Humanity from THIS
labyrinthi And. if he has no remedy TO propose, 10
suggestion to offer in the premises why not refrain
from writing at all His confession OF Ignorance may
be candid but who wants to pay the price OF his book
for 10