New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-04
I,abor-Iifqht.

from ile Dn5il Nation
A mass of human strength and energy unused
aud whitening away on a. island fruitful IN sois in
streams and minerfis in unnatural revolt against
the laws OF Nature aud G.d u condition Of thugs
which must speedily end.
The application ana direction Of lthOr il the cues
TON Of tbeday iaffes France aud wealthy England !;
Il n with us sI.o tfe prime problem. Wha ever
may be- ths most perfect development OF an lndns
trisi community, iIs signs md emtlems certainly
are Rot enormous poor houses aud ruiued acto-ira.
champ'ains ~ lliDw land. sud horGes % peasants
u ,iug ain GIFTED rom the coil to the sea " het1er
M. d. ifnd plan az Nr. Feargus o CDuuor orr tire
organization of labor oi 81. Louis B.tnc he good
and who,-som7 fperidcs lur thf social evils o'
France AID England or not is no Immediate con-
ce-n n ours but ab0- ebt u.s.
d" Go forth. and tiii me land md subdre u -snch
was the commend OF iho Earth rnessr 20 HIS Ii-st
intellectual creature. To- labor. aBc la labor %
G,d sustengnce aul c0miot. "a 1le condition of sli
the children Of tho first man. S1ch u Humanity's
great charter
Labor is the primitive Inheritance ard the orig
iaal calling ~ man ard among men sho1s he held
sacred ~ the emblem and outward husk of the phi
arm spirit which passes over tls word and crosses
the fr0utieroi death t0 i've IN the hereafter Ine
hone.y gray. fhs hardened hand, the wei'-wom
implement arc the relics ID the auoiuted iabofers
0f the earth, whose mission u o. sod whose pain
Re- to God. Institutions. cities, systems, ere os
warts add wens oa the face OF society, 90 which IA
Dor c the limbs anj heart. the sweating brow, ald
the fast producing brain.
Nowhere on the earth is the laborers' charter 90
cruelty set a. uought a. in this island. Here they
dwell. millions Oi them. IA 2 climate where iile re-
quires much bea. aud ool sue perfect shelter as
10 p-eservers Their food, once Toe potato Is nov
turnips with salt If they can get t; their shelter
il inside OF weeping mu1 walls AID dripping thHtchi
their firing, the bramtlsB torn from the next hedse
or cinders gathered from the ashes Of the rich mans
crate. Created by those wants IRE disenses wn'cp
annually STAY their thousands famine, thathke the
sword OF Dsvid hills ita tens OF Thousands RACES
annually emCng them
Such are the re - ards Of industry IN Ireland
As % rights our iaborer has none. except the
free CONSUMPTION of tne air can be called so. In
toe rural districts he has 30 tenure Of the land IN
the towns be has ho protect N against fraud and
extorti,n. The rural laoorer hiss 70 political iran
chise, while every Idle nan who yawns sway his
days under a sared roof is puvleged % govern
him and all his class The taxes OF the towns have
comp etey DISTINGUISHED the laborers OF Tue NUM-
clpali.ies.
The social evils Of the Irish laborers are all d.
rectly trlceabe 20 false system Of government,
resting or a false basa. and exercising functions
frauduienty oblained srd isn0ranty abused la
Manchester or Paris your land plah VI org snzauoh
may ba tried ike any 0ther great experiment De-
cause those capitals have native property ana natEe
power, and every s0cia| rcvO.utOu needs rs mate
T
brorh on lime stare neither can bleeding bo1y
be bound without tandases. and II these be not oi
the right sort they may even hasten dee'o not
hinder it.
Our Government las ruciyilized Ireland into TIE
mos, barbs-ous state in E1rope. Il has liked AZ
Increase Of popu atio1 on tho and while Y has OIL
minished the quantity and quality OF the human
food. Il has piocked men out Of their snal ho'd-
ings" Rni fang them ~ die 81 the closed poor /
house gate; u hss forbidden the plough or ipsds -
turn the sol it has stopped the s0"er steDp'ns I
into the turrow it has wasted hum an energy nae /
water IN dev'ng the highways tnd breasins h"t
il has GAGGED honest poor men into droves 90
slaves strippej p,gerfv Of is viruogs sefrssDect
aud even OF It's inner sramei it has Pinofied %
people in poorh0ute cTib5 ard mo. hed 1nsiI moe
Gle attempts At escape from siar on
II the lab1rer be a man and Christian, - he .
may be- even though he does I'VE y me use OF F.
his hands how can his Chrisusni-i see nm - .
degraded without a asfuese % save oih me
Divine Legs st0r has ordained MS task mas de- .
iaed his rights tas deoouuced terrible panisnments
on those who deirsud hin OF his own Let s,osc .
tremble who have incurred he penalty
We believe tits in ,he power Of human wisdom
and perseverance, o. make slnOst am SPOT Of earn
habitab'e for men IL oar o"n 70 make ireland .
ern,nertlv a We predict no mienniurl-tne
golden axe Of the world vas rs Infancy. II me
earth fnd a fecoad childhood, H VII De ~ Te.1rH-
Ing 10 the weakness. Mt o. toe iosialneS OF the
first D,spsritv of cord fiIn viii clllDue tiii the
axiscfth re rsso.vins globe Is worn through. Bat
10 Ireland o. Improvements stu bs1re rs h'1l
cally We ere sividsI i1to tTo great c.lsses-pes-
gar: and officials Though tle poor should never
cease out OF the land al tls land q ngt doomed 70
poverty Within fnc "n'e ls-ce Of oar aseP
Doe waters s-a millions % fertile acres, with their
blsrk fscss raoiry - tic Sun; aesu untouched
piuss Of rich msclsnc ores ssd physical st-er 9Th
enough - build pyramids. Once interpret Do
49,. sanss die career OF labor written by the
hand q Sol. ard give The prize and reward 81 o1.
isuused industry o. tlo brave men aud 'rae di'''-
- hi fbe destiny lore0aiaiosd u.s. = bo strive
si,sout doubt or pause n me streets add hedi ior
,4.,e,3.n, b-eqi % "a. 10 the sweat Of tncr
,roxs. AMI . new Ireland "a created.
We nave looked 81 lately int the theory Of b %.
ie- and the illustrations CT IL by h- Louis Anc
hat we cannot yet pretend familiarity enough