New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-16

the supply; the laborer 10 longer pinched by han
co, thir,t and cold, would havetho command OF his
own labor Iostead Of being under tbs necessity,
as now, Of bee gRg the poor privilege ofla5oringio,
bread raiment aud shelter for himself, his vile and
children. his labor would be on a par with other
necesssries Of society; would be sought IS they
are sought; and the lsborer would have the power
TO demand that ward for il, which would n)t oay
afford the means OF llfesuoh as food, clothing aud
shelter- bot such az would Furnish beside these,
the comforts Of soc,al and d0mc,ie life, VI recrea
ton. mental culture aniimprovement AID home,
where wife, mother and children could enjoy P.o'
lection ID comfort and Offspring be reared In the
nurture snd ndmonilion Of n sven, % become u8)-
ful members Of society and defenders Of the state
instead Of psDpeIs Migrants, telons or out AVA
Has society the right to deprive ltsct oil these
betsngs, and TO impose Upon ltst such curses At
coat OF 60 much individual SOLDERING, AMI the sac
rice Of 30 much Individual freedom, comfort ant
eniovmcntl think rot; and hope the hitherto
low murmur for reform may bersised by the people
TO C. voice that may force public men - tue por-
fruence Of the duty 90 long neglected, OF restOr
ing 10 man. aSm0H, the God. given right to home
s,d footing upon es ID; with the right 70 III the
ground % cat the bread OF free labor T. build bis
tabernacle there TO six down with vie, children
End friends under h.a own roof without tue fear Of
molcstaton.
Am told thattbe evils apprehend are remote
answer, 20 como eEt3ut they are upon Us no";
that the remainder rot, is bat IN 0rgumon, that
We should provide the prevention before they are.
When they have To- come, prevention viii be in
possible; AID n remedy gill require the FONDA
tons Of society 70 10 torn up, the lands 70 be DIS
tibuted as ia France in 1923 10 silence the cry iJ-
bead, clothes, and shelter "Be wise TO day" to-
nrorrow, or next year, or In p fey years e. most,
tie public lands will have passed from under yodr
domition; they will hsve passed into the hands OF
81 ., 80 . Il mill
be then too late 10 lay tue foundation OF the systsm
demanded by the people, and nov uoder consider
a,ion. There was time when the ntPPy peasant
OF ireland raw not tic silent operation Of causes
which woe LAYING the foundation Of tho Tretchet-
ness. want and famine that have now OvertaEen
bis posterity Because he did ut, or could not
cest his eyes into the futGre anticipate the evil
ard apply the preventive his p1steity nov, with
plenty around Them, while able and willing TO toll,
must beg the food, rsiment, aid shelter Necessary
TO life; and too often failing even thus to obtain
them must famish end starve. TIE sam , may be
said TO great extent, Of England. In England
end Ireland both, there is population Of about
3OOOO,OCo. or this population, bat about 600O)
arc Lard owners, but one in every fire kuRdTcd =
one pcrson controlling tie soil, while )our huAdyed
and ninctyhire 60 without rightful food, clothing
o. shelter, or spot where they can claim the night
t0lQb0r, sleep, or die.
Famine came upon Ireland in 1872 an appeal
was made in England, and about 81 10000 were
raised for her relief During this same year there
w6s exported from Ireland, in articles of subsis.
tence a one, the value of S22,594 90. These ex
portatiors amounted for the years l82l-2-3 20 more
than 81 100000; yetthousaDds starved 10 death ac
coTdtng 10 Inc, and by the legal grace ofGod This
could net have happened if each adult in Ireland
had possessed but one acre 10 catLIpdte. Bat land
monopoly could and did do the WORK of the destroy
ing angel as it is now again doing in that unhappy
| 10 A9UHte Of
the fact-that men will never starve to death Ia
Repubic-they will never see their wives aud
children starve and die before their eyes 10 his
Republic, while there is plenty of land to yield sub
sstence, but which is moDOpOlized to tbeir exclu
sion. Such things can only be inflicted in 4 mon
srcky-absoute or limited-where political freedom
ia hAnd.cuffed and manacled by power which the
people cannot reach. Here there is no such pow
er; and hence no powert to impose upon Americans
by either positive or negative means, the unmiu-
gated miseries Of European want and destiIution.
Eng herself cannot much longer impose them
EVEN she is too limited in her powers
To show more in detail the condition OF things in
England and Ireland under the effects Of land mo.
nopoly, will present al extract from the last ad-
dress or the Industrial Congress ofthe National
Reform Association, held at Cincinnati
"A few examples Of the extent OF this monopoly may be
Instructive The following facts reported from cleo
toIol divisions OF Bemulei ADD BminR h,mst0wn boh
Of The Union OF Beins and the County OF Glare:
AIea.............s.' 'ss.'''.'.''. l6Z0Io ares
Popueucnin 1871 .''.'''''''''''' Z&a19
4e acc. peeis 81 lssnos..... ais acres.
Here 1872 o76 only 975 OF which Ihe people
permitted to cultivate while out OF 22715 Person' 3s1 oc'
cupit d The whole
THE following facts eporled from Newcmlle Union,
In the County Of Limerick
Area'..;..''''''''''''''''''' 'nd oot acres
POpusii0n............ .......... $4,000
Land cultivated. ............... 5S,722 acres
overpopulsd; for $4,000 parsons can i've from 80 ~
ecre5 The whole territory Of Newcliue Union VIII fed
over ocO Many Other similar statements could be made
All lresnd s'aucs thus;
ATes...;.y.:.:..:.:.;.;;:;;,.''Ss3Is8?277l acres
"Here we find only little more thal one f)urh OF he
territory Of ireland cultivated for the sup )ofl OF IN
Ireland sbe has abundant lsLd for 1pOn OF least
three times her present population Abolish land monoPo
~, and Il can be done.
awe nave The following fact, in relation to England
'.SI S i 600 acres
In Gu uyallOn .......ssss...s..zo5oSUOV -
Arabic and garden. 552,6O -
Meadow end pss.ure ..........l5 S97,4eO -
Here that three hhhs OF the EXIST culya'ed are
devoted 70 the pleasures Guc ege inc weshy
few he but hs uvsted for tns supply OF the
millions. Beside all this Geo scres are not under c1
writr In onc Of the London q1srerles estimates
that The Uued Kingdom OF Great BrHin ard lrolsrd
sustain in high comfort from % 10 10000 OOo people And
vet they devote hecstombI Of human bengs sacrifice 10
neumon, while the Populstion IL ~, 5O0O0Oo0"
Let US now see what effect the zane cause has
produced upon the price OF labor. The British
Governne nt, & few years since, instituted al in.
curry into the rate Of wages ia various countries in
the answers Of her consuls, and other documents
and which fud in the Statistical Companion,
Published in 1915;
County and DescnptoaCi VIII orwh Yearly
tnts. out board. aFcrt.e.
Calais PlOu gbmeD. lS0I
Caltis Shepherds
CR4An
BOloRne fl0ug huen
Bologne ....,..LAboers ..WltaOuI .....s..s-
HsvTe ...,.....km Ssrvts genly vita .........2Os
Bieat l4Abcferh ....s.s'Nh .ssssssssssss Ola
Nantes LabOrert sWihOut
ChhrCnie ..,....Farm SorVhn1 WIN .s......llOs
BofdeAuA LADOfefs WITHOUT
Bsyonne. Leborers without .........
tsrtees she pherds with ...........2gls
marseief LahCrers with ...........-
Corsica .LsbOreTs without ..........-
GERMANY.
Dsptzc .....Farm Servants With ............ 53s
DBniZc LeoOr-Tt without
Mectlsnbufg ...Fsrm Servants ....wl .........lels
heck er burg lie aoTert .wiincnt .....