New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-20
Wisconsin the First TO Rsspond to the Chica-
so Nntionol Industrial Congress.

go Nntionol Industrial Congress.
We have the proceedings Of two meetings ia
this Reform State ratifying the principles laid
down by the National Convention of Indas.rials,
which was in fession in Chicago seven days and
summary Of whose proceedings we have already
laid before our readers. The City of Kenosha
formerly Southportl was the first to respond,
meet ng having been held there on tho lssh inst.
which was addressed by Messrs. Hine, Ingas,
Van Amringe ard Chase.
The Milwaukee demonstration on the 18th was
largely attended GEo. II. WALKER, President;
Cant d. Uomann and s. NJ. Booth, editor of the
lElrankee Free Democrat, a paper strongly in
favor OF Industrial Reform Nice-Presidentsi
Messrs !. Van vechten Plat, Benz. H. Boynton,
iof the Daily Wisconsin, and Il. +. Herzberg,
Secretaries The President upon taking the chair
EXPRESSED himself as warmly devoted to the prin-
cnles of Industrial Reform believing it to be the
true and only source of prosperity aud happiness
of the millions to fill our places in the arena of life
The report OF the late Chicago Industrial Con
nress was read by Mr.. Boynton. one OF the secre-
taries. Mr. L. A. Hine OF the Cincinnati NoRpa
mi was then called upon to address the meeting.
He discussed the subject OF Land Limitation
being the only measure that would ensure to all a
borre He said that under the present artificial
and peryerted state of society, the poor had no
ricbt in common 70 the enjoyment OF the clements
nee. ssary and essential TO subsistence; he depre
retsdi in lowing terms the exten. - which Land
Moronov had obtained in the City oil Cincinnati,
Co. II was literally enclosed by brick and stone
walls snd it was therefore impossible that the
lspdless could enjoy the pleasure Of looking upon
green thing
MIR Hine wanted to reenact the law OF nature
ard thereby render free for the use OF mankind
The sneaker was warmly applauded, and gave
,v,v ~ Mr.. J. X Ingalls,, the New.York Work
ipemen's Delegate at Chicago He would coniine
lis remarks to the principles OF Lend Limitation
If all the lis that aic. humanity and under which
society eroans, he considered the grea. mll0riIy
were attributable to the curse Of land monopoly
There was a natural tendency 10 the consolidation
oClanded estate. IL was discovered by Statesmen
cf former ages as well as OF the present that the
limit must be imposed upon the right Of acquisition
~ tho coil by land holders. The number Of land
LoiIc,s in the Eastern States were rapidly dimn-
ishinq. and we were approxlmating a condition
move 10 be dreaded than the system OF eltalmeDts
aud the law Ct prImCsenlture. Land monopoly
,vos tie foster parent q slavery and contributed
roors 20 i,s extension aud perpetuity, African and
nstive than all other cases combined. IL was
Localized system OF pluuder and robbery, and arm
of the strong against the weak. The condition Of
on, peonle under il is but little better than human
bondage. II productive labor was the only legitl-
mate source OF wealth, whence do many OF oar mil
lionaires derive their immense incomes NWas the
nroduct Of human toll and human industry and the
ian who thus lives, iattens upon the toll Of those
v ho perform all the labor, and acquire Tor them
selves a meagre subsistence. Let Congress in the
sr., rla,e said the speaker secure the freedom OF
he pubic lands TO actual settlers, and the States
mass laws limiting the qGantity OF the same he
concluded by saying that land limitation was the
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nnasr be bad no fears or the result, it was the
cau.e Of humanity-,he great lever which was to
raise the world from the dsbased coalition to which
the perverted state Of society bad depressed H.
Mr. H. II. Van Amringe followed in asPeech
d,tin auished for its great practical force, concise
LANGUAGE and oogent reasoning. he considered
land limitation as the background OF all true re-
forr-'or vithcu, IL, society could not stand up
rieht Some had asked why not extend this prin-
cipsl of hnd limitation 70 personal as vel as real
. opersyi TIE lpeaaor eiabD ated ne Distinction.
Peisoni property Il "a. EE.r = yro 5Soed b he.