New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-22
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
Right 70 the soil.

The London NorirRg AdCcr'pcr Of April 20
contain. The following article which e eon interest
ia, and amusing and make room for the whole OF II
We live in extraordinary times. spir.t % search
in nonry abroad which leaves no subject untouch-
- one.tion. which have never before been mOoted
a. now discussed with bOldLess and freedom which
Tnus, stsTile snd sppal the gpbolders Of tnngs a.
,sev are and who have been in the habit Of receiving
,er opinions from their predecessor just they re
eeved their ps;rmony-thst l. to say, never ior mo
neni doubling their perfect orthodoxy. Nothing u
now regarded sacred for investigation Matters
OF al kinds nu-t submit 10 the ordeal Of ugd IN.
ouIry before they receive the seal Of approval
remarkable instance Of this i before "a. pamph
let !. Cd our table under the title OF The Rgh o The
1rstovaoy 70 ne Sod considered The pamphlet Oieu-
ably proceeds from the pen Of JoHN NoAKEs which
IS we presuIne so6ygsef assumed for the OCCASION.
The object OF the pamphlet toprove that the landlords
have right 10 The sOil-tat indeed, no individual
ever can have night Of property In land lie con.
tends that the soil Is the natural and naenable birth
night Of the people and that IN the fret instance, il
could only have into the hands Of particular ndi
v.aua. by downright robbery. Mr. NoAyEs farther
maintains that though the present possessors OF landed
property, may have given isir price for IT, yet that
being originally seized 10y force. 1t become
the nght.ul property Of any individual
Now these not the views Of some violent, ienOr
ant ChGrtist but OF man Of cultivated mind. They
advocated with great cslInncss learning ana nsc-
nuiiy The pamphlet emanates, moreover rom re-
spectacle publisher and - altogether calculated 20 ~
tract attention. Rather, indeed should say It has
attracted aitentonor il has already reached a second
edition
We arc sure our readers will not expect 10 under
take detailed exposure OF the allacies with which
the pamphlet sbounds There Is something IN the
bress, Of every rghtninded man which TeyOts against
the position which the author aDoTs throughout % g.
tsblsh namely that none Of the present POsse'sors Of
the land have any right IN II beyond the term Of Their
natural lives. This be l. willing to allow them, be-
cause in many instances either themselves their an
cestors purchased their part Of tn soil Al fair price
That we may not be suspected OF misrepresenung
the views Of the author, II Is right 70 give IN Ms own
subject
these
Originally light be proved to the soil as private
property 1t heeupOn folOws, not that s nooodys
AMI may therefore be appropriated without wonsns any
one, bu that i public properly Ihai tAs colcsion y
by the Almighty to Adam aud s oesoendani' to The
~ e1eraion has more than life interest in The
soi ana therefore does not admit Of beng Sold as thereby
toe existing holder would sssums night ~ TO NE end u
Tune and rob TIE comm. generations Of usr n.hs ID uic
% That this light Of every generation, and Of every
Of It. participation IN tie soil cannot be set aside Oy
knsy prero aye, by Parliamentary enacmens by sas or
purchase be considered apsed by reason Of nonasser
lion. thrOug IN ignorance or inability
Tbs principle Or somei9s NE ~ ass been ASSERTED ~,
IN this country from DE time Of william the ConqelVl ~
that large portion OF the country mere upon ann above
the s.iaie. Of the chrche was held by William a. crown
properly for the public serycetat 70 ALLEVIATE was con
1890 neverhe ess II has Onen been alcna-
'eiihai has also Onen been resumed amer one or Two
hves a ofyeas, the land beng inaena0e from me
IS 7hai the people have. therefore, now right to The
so and are justified asserting Tina, the Interests Of The
eonTy and of pos,eiy require that should BE-
enriched and ennobed at the spoAaton Or rum OF the resi-
That doctrines like these should not only he broached,
but calmly and acutely argued, through closely
printed pamphlet of sixteen pages Is we s.an cay
sgnihcent sign OF the times.
IL will not occasion surprise when we mention that
the author also his attention TO the national debt
e denies point blank the right OF ancestors 10 have
imposed pecuniary obligations on us,-ust as he con
tends have right to contract debts FOR our po teri
IT, As however the existing race OF fundholdcrs in
vested their property the public funds on the faith
of their perfect ecurity he would respect to certain
extent their conventional rghtshat Is 70 say instead
Of paying them al present At tie ratio OF - per cont
interest for ever he would convert the whole OF the
funded property into Five per Cent Stock terminate
In ~ year, BY this short aud easy method, Mr.
NoAKEs would get rid OF the national debt at once ana
forever
We need advance nothing in the form Of argument
la reference 10 the propositions OF the writer we ieci
assured that have done enough, when we state thtm
in plain Ineligible language. IL will be seen that M
the terms Of this NTH proposition. quoted above he
contempluies the restoration OF the soil to the entire
community well the extinction OF the national
debt This transfer he would achieve in the same pc
nod that in which be proposes TO wipe out the ma
tional debt. And he is no mere theorst lie has de
icrmned on doing all In his power 10 give practical
bearing TO his principles. In postscript he says
There Is reason TO believe that the leading sentiment Of
this pamphlet 10 the common right 10 the soil Is held BY
gular aud in that opinion. wish was expressed by
correspondents who wrote 10 me on the appearance
Of the former edition, thai steps might be taken for bringing
together ne adheIenis OF the grnsipe N ORDER 20 e o.
nation Of some Organization FOR the more ehee9a discus,
with ther confidence shall be glad 10 receive the nantes
Of such may DO DESTROYS OF forming such an organization
can then, II circumstances Should indicate That the time
mature, bnng the parties together that BY common con-
cert, such organization might be by them formed"
Happy, thrice happy people OF England Blessed lar
viii ye surely be above any other people under heaven
when the notions of Mr.. NoAKEs have been fully
red out No national debt aud Englands soil takon
from the aristocracy and laid At your feet
Who does not wish that his Introduction into the
world had been postponed until the advent OF these
hslcyon days Then viii come social millennium ia
deed II is high time We were looking out for some
second Mirror TO sing the gories and the bliss OF
P0roa,ss RigaIned.