New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-21
rhn Lnnd md Labor Reform.

The Land and Labor Reform.
To THOMAS A. DEvYR-DeGr Str; Land Re.
brmers. deserving OF the name, are divided into
two classcs-Grst, those who would give the Public
Lands, in limited quantities, to actual settlers only
and from this time henceforth cease TO traffic III
them; and, secondly, those who would limit tne
guantity Of land that any person may hereafter S''
suire. anywhere. by any means whatsoever ihey
wen. the land that they may thereUPon employ
,,s,oselyes. uncontrolled by any other persons.
labor ReEormers, who know what they are
.shout. are also Land Reformers. They, too, de-
mapd the Freedom of the Public Lands and Land
limitation and for precisely the same reason-yiz.
that they too, may thereby obtain the means TO
employ themselves.
Why, then, should there be any conflict between
brethren who are so far agreed Rather, why
should they not unite and cooperate? Why? The
difference between them is only the difference of
Ipdividualism and Socialism, but this difference Of
theory should not ALLEVIATE brethren since nothing
was ever obtained for the individual except by
thorough application of the principles OF Socialism.
Though much is said Of the impractl ability of the
theory, vet il so happens that it is the only theory
of government which is eminently practical 1t is
neither more nor less than the exertion of all the
rces of Society for the purpose of securing and
protecting each member thereof in the performance
of all his duties and in the exercse OF all his rights
rs they are successfully sscertained What more
can even Indvidualism require
Ii is, indeed, very true that the Land Monopoly
is primary. All other capital is derived from the
soil by the labor Of the landless. Hardly any truth
il more self evident Yet the monopoly of the pro.
ducts of Labor and Of their lso called representa-
tive, termed Money, though they be secondary in
the order OF their creation, primarily of more
immediate necessity in the order of their abolition.
The child is wiser Crater stronger than its parent.
The mother cannot be reached except through the
destruction OF her offspring In the various depart
ments of Industry, Commerce, Government, Eda.
cation and Religion, the &" almighty dollar" reigns
supreme. Everything is maIketabe-Land La
Dor, the Products OF Labor, Public Opinion, the
Franchise, Law and 3elgion. The Public Lands
are sold by the Government in unlimited qu antities
n whomsoever will pay the Government prices.
They are subsequently, sold by spectators to whom.
soever will pay their prices. Chattel and Wages
Slavery is the inevitable result. Chaue slaves
are bought aud sold without their own consent al
belt they are fattened for the market Wages
slaves sell themselves and not unirequenty starve
to death while looking for purcb asers-twno. it
should not be forgotten, do not thereby become
owners nor incur the obligations of ownership
Food clothing, shelter, all things necessary for hu-
man consumption are worth what they will bring,
though the producer thereof 90 hungry naked aud
bouseless Mercenary political and religious press
es office seeking party caucus spouters, and time
serving and mammon- " Orshiplng priests are ever
ready to give that direction and tone 10 the thoughts
and discussions of the dear public which will pay
them the best. Any quantity and quality of voters
may be made to order whenever they are required.
Statutes are enacted, not by representative law
makers elect but often in open defiance of the ex
pressed wishes and instructions OF said representa-
tivesl by the paid servants OF banking, mercantile
and railroad corporations, for whose special benefit
they are needed Justice is awarded only to those
who can fee the lawyers. And although, of Old,
"elad tidin.s OF great JOY" were intended for the
p00,, now the pro'es ed ministers OF the meek aud
iowly Jesus deliver them only TO these who give
the "loudest call
Sad facts these, but they are facts, aud the les
son they teach is this, namely that landed, manu-
featuring and commercial circums stances are equally
the deadly foes OF the laborer and that they must
be displaced by the democracy Of tob0r, organised
for the purpose OF obtaining 10y Industrial com
mercial political AID religious means lands raw
material houses, and all other necessary capital
wherewith it may represent itself Too long the
creator has been represented 10y the creature and
been victimised thereby The tables must be
turned The creature must be Subect to its creator.
Our friends, the Land Reormers, therefore en-
terrain unreasonable apprehension of the inprac-
ticabity OF the schemes Of the friends OF the or
for higher wages reduction of the hours of daily
labor, lien upon the property employers, etc.
should eventually fail of accomplishing their object,
as the writer hereof is perfectly willing u admit
they will Is not representative electOneeriDg an
utter failure Is there even the shadow of the
shade of hope, that without organic alton of
the lsborers as opposed to the monopolists of the
means OF self employment and selfgovernment, that
either the monopoly OF the land or of the products
of labor, will ever be weakened, much less de
struyed by any Representative law.maker at
Washington or at Albany We trOw not Web
ster's forthcoming Land bill is intended to aid the
Government and Spectators IN the sale and dis
posal Of the Peoples lands. Walkers though
very good one, and the best yet presented to the
Senate Of the United States, will receive no vote
but bis own The various bills for the Exemption
Of the Homestead which have passed the Legisla-
lures OF several OF the States are intended Only to
secure TIRE HAYES, but give nothing to the HAVE
hors. But the failure 20 accomplish partial, frag-
mentury reforms OF any description proves nothing
..iseoursging. On the contrary, it affords the
earnest hopeful work er cheer and promise OF the
dawn OF a glorious, triumphant future. IL demons
strates more clearly than would success the neces.
sity OF union for tie sake Of the union of all Ia
bcreTS DESTROYS Of obtaining land and other capital
enable them 10 become their own employers
merchants, lawmakers, etc. When the isolated
efforts o; few trades aud individuals to regulate
the time aud reward OF labor exempt the home
stead, &c have all been found 20 have been made
IN valn COMBINATION and cooperation, as opposed 10
individuahsm, viii be substituted ther.eor AMI To-
Dor will be emancipsted Yours respectfully
Wv
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The examination OF Jubai Harrington, lor attemo,.
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the I'd inst. AID the house of Mr. Charles Warren
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