New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-09-21
For The Tribune
Wesith-Poverty- sIouops!y-Duty OF the
SIaIe

encourage me accumulation Of Wealth. Wha,
has been the irst Of this policy IL has stnu.
lated Ayslce, uade the lew r.ch and the many
poor robbed Labo- Of .ts far re ard enabled those
Of superior ,act, talent aud dishonesty 70 subil-
gate Weakness and Honesty . their vii, sut IS
filing even our Republic Nth gross inequalities
II spite OF her freedom from pr.moEen.tare and
entsimenti. Tie ranks o. PoTerry are constantly
enarging ia this county-sld tina, IN 2 ia- great
er ratio tha4 the increase q populsti51. There
was time in our early history when there was
10 poverty, when the wants Of eli were supplied
from the products OF their labor. With tbs happy
condition Of things immigration made NJ differ.
ence because there wss 90 Monopoly ., deprive
them % place FOR a house. neither was there
clas, Of heavy capitalists 70 control tie pursuits
Of the people smsss their wealth, fll up the
ranks Of com s,itive labor snd force the people 70
toll f5r such wages IS might please their en-
poyeFs
Now, bow stands the case IL TIE "Old Thir.
teenl' Is ]; possible for poor young man 70 o.
tam farm anywhere in their consecrsted terri
rory short Of ten - twenty years Of toll for mas
ter Compute the wages Of common labor al IS
bgh rate you car, and then estimate the
price q fair land anywhere within q hundred
miles OF any battle ground Of American freedom
p, - low rate as possible and the question is
Submitted y you, Il every young man who Is
heireG end homeless IS not compelled % toll a.
= despotic bidding Of another daring the best
part Of bis life before he can have house IN
which u i've as an independent freeman Is this
the condition for which bis father fought Is this
the fruit OF tie policy that was eoasscrsted on the
altar Of Liberty in l776l
We need not c5nhne ourselves 70 the "Od
/ Thirteen" for this species Of slavery ha. extended
I North, and South, and West, far toward the Great
I Rive, and few year. more arder the same policy,
will find the fate Of the Poor and Of Freedom sea-
I ed between tne Atlantic and the Mississippi 4
few years more, and 70 one from the ranks Of the
poor OF this vast region, except those endowed by
their God with superior power, vii be abe %
/ obtain comfortable home until the best portion
/ u his days have been spent IN servltnde, and
these few viii owe their gratitude 70 their God
instead Of their county. iew years more aud
the RACKS OF Poverty Will swell a. AZ alarming
rate, and Tor every poor young man who becomes
independent, many Of the sons Of rich parents
viii ,ink INTO the seridom OF the poor
TINS cannot be denied. A. a country grows
older the Difficulty OF obtaining competency by
lsbor increA,os This IS proved by facts that every
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What are the cauIes
!. Land M0aoD0lD- few individuals are per. /
mitted - possess The land, and the many, who
leed it 10 I'll, cannot obtain Il except at high
renta aud without asy certainty OF ho'ding Il
more than year. N Que has rIsht 70 more land /
than he wishes T. It'll ior himself and every one /
has fair night b this amount II this be trae. !
how great is The wrong done TO the lsndless, by /
those who hold the soil and toll not nor spin |
How can we calculate the depth Of The wicked 4
ness Of holding tracts Of land which our wants d. /
not require, and for which many are suffering /
What epithet IN the E0glish Language ~ severe
enough t. properly cusracteriZs the policy that I
permits this state Of things
II. Tie DsDosaOn Of CaDHal-Al Capital
invested must be paid per centsge for rs use.
The law OF New-York sliows7 per cent, and sane
tons and enlorces the right Of Capital 70 take this
amount. Every one, Their fore, who holds property
whether money, land or anything else, deems him
self eatiticd 10 per cent. increase without any
ab1r of his own,--ths il the absolute legal right
Of Capital See, now, how this principal operates.
The aggregate amount Of Cspiial ~ The Jnlted
States IS estimated at $1,000 10000 AID :
per cent. on this amount to s5oDOOJOOo.-
Now the annual product OF the United States j.
largely estimated 1t 81 500, 100000 from which
We must deduct The amount paid 90 Capital AUD
there remains 00OO, 600 as The reward OF the
Labor OF the People. Thus, al the L sbor Of the
whole People does not command two thirds OF the
rates. Some investments make far more than
per cent. thus the Uura aud Schenectady Rail
road made dividend Of 10 per cent. last year
IL Is thought right by al the approved MOralst,
Political Economists Statesmen. Clergy aud Philos
Ophtrs Of the world Tor Capitalists 10 make ns much
with their capital as possible. Doe makes per
cent by lending, another per cent by investing It
10 manufactures, a0d another from u I'D per cent
Ia Railroad Stock. Hence there's a constant stnie
among Capitalists 20 make the largest profits
Tbs strife Is frequently ssged 70 the prejudice OF
Labor for il is sought AZ the lowest poss Die rate.
II times are hard Capital is 10th 10 relent, and
It's holders will not sccrpt Of less than ordinary
profits n l. sbOr possibly be made 20 contribute
the usual gain. No respect is had 20 the condition
OF tie anorer. whether be can 1--we Or not,-the
only question with Capital e, can Labor be obtain
ed al certsiH rate, and the question OF s.erva
ton rests entirely with the laborer.
The competition OF Capital Is never so great as
the competition OF LABOR aud hence, L sbor can
not maintain its rishts 10 the contest. The latter
must always besr the burden OF the times II there
be any depression It must be the first object dc
pressed
Ill The accumulation Of Ueanh This is ano-
Their cause OF the increase OF Poverty 10 our coan-
Try. Want IS the measure of Wealth, and here
ever the latter Is amassed, there We tnd evidence
that some OF our ielow-men are suffering for lack
OF fuli supply OF ali their wants. IL cannot be
oiherase, for were the wants Of all amply sup
p!lec there would be 10 surplus Wealth In the
word Anythiug that is not needed 70 supply
50 ne wait Is lot W eath, because Il possesses 10
al-e. Hence, all sccumulAtions hey Dad the sup
yly Of al the true wants o! an individual, are made
at the ysnse OF the people and the greater these
sccumustons are, the poorer co the people be-
come aud the stronger grows the arm Of Capita
10 make flrtner exsctiOns tom the already In
pOv-ushed.
Bat mast this policy continue Is there no
remsdy There IS ample remedy, and ve will
ind cate II "a briefly as We have stated the wrosg
10 be remedied;
l. EdHcatga.-The people must be So Instructed
that they Will respect The equal right c! any one
T. Tree use Of the elements OF Nature, and TO
i0A supply Of every wsnt from tie products Of bis
own toll. The truth this subject must be pressed
home, until every individual Will scorn scc1nula
tioas al the expense OF the mass, ADD ustl no one
will dare 20 use superior talent, which IS the free
sli Of God N exactiug from the weak AID the
poor more than half their earnings. To the enc
that tie truth may Do known on tnls subject and
al become 50 educated against Avaric- thst the
mass shall not suter Tor It's qualification, 90 We
write these things, and net % dsnoance tue hicn.
We desire that Morality on this subject may be
elevated. Poiacal Economy Theology and Phloso-
phv r, form ed and Partial Lesis stlJl abolish ed