New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-05
Am appea, co, free schools from Texas


Gnyrs7oN Texas, Thursday, Octoberi7 II.
II. GREELEY. EsQ-Dear Sri am right glad
to see Tie Tribune advocating the Free School
system To be sure, nothing else was expected
of it. especially by those who do not think the
world made for few only, When will some
people stop thinking that the work Of elevating
the masses is to be burden Oh the Weather
portion Of the community How unfortunate 1t
is that in the work of social and political melora-
ton even intelligent persons cannot always take
a lust and equitable view Of things There Is
scarcely man north who cannot plainly see at
the distance of thousand miles that the black
population OF the south support aud maintain their
masters even i'll prodigalty-tee1 mousse ciothe
and educate and even nurse their masters chill
dren; vet few viii pretend that tins industry is
rewarded by equal reciprocity The wealthy
men OF New Ork shouldsconslcer also that the
more destitute half OF community in that state
perform more than one hall the labor and yet they
do not take fair proportion OF the gains that re-
suit from it. John Jacob Astor never earned tive
dollars day on the average, though be accu-
INFLATED great fortune OUT OF somebody 5 labor
a fortune too for which he has never returned the
community an equivalent He got II on the prln-
ciple upon which nearly ali large estates are ac-
CURED in this country, and was only fortunate,
under tue protection n the lar, IN superior de-
gree.
What thinking man but knows the farmer
grows orehanded, IN part ON the profits OF the Ia
Dor of his hired man! That the merchant grows
rich out OF the labors OF his clerks, added to the
per cent. profits from his customers whether rich
or poor-that the manufacturer gains substance
by profit on the labor OF the operatlve-that the
ship-buGer thrives on the labor OF ms carpenters
the commercial man on the tolls OF the weather,
beaten sailor; while the newspaper edltor ana
publisher is only sustained by the taste a5 Pa1-
ronage OF those who know how to read. w men
we look at legislation we always ma lne attempt
to shape it to suit the convenience OF the Shre"d
and wealthy, and those having effective power to
influence it. b anking laws are PISSED to make
associated capital profitable; Tariff avs to ena
bic domestic capital to compete with iorelsn
buoys and light houses are erected tor the benefit
of commerce; canals dug for the beneht OF a51-
culture. In short, almost everything IS done
through the influence OF wealth, to make the pro-
perty of the property-hoder more valuable.
Do not understand me as anaying these things
for the purpose OF cavihng at them nave only
alluded to them with view OF getting q deeper
princinle of ustice-a reason for the education OF
The moor mars children When say that E duca-
tio, iic dne IN the moor mans children | mean it
5{c,q5In The nneonal distribution of the profits
r. ~ iS4; :; 49,, hoe ord o,.er will in ncnitv
" 49, @ ~ tIo orar half nf the
d Ia IT, -a1tb bnrid con4rbnte tbe
ot Tho dafacfs of the
st ,oro not NJ ineticeius
,r;1h tIe bast ,nblc 1ojicv is II
nossibIe that aoricnltnre commerce or manufac.