The New York herald., 1850-08-30

Land Re form Meeting as rannaay Hall.
Last evening land refor meeting held In Tam
many Hail. and was very numsrously attended. II
was organised BY appointing Mr. j. K Insslls Prssi.
dent, DR. VIM. J. Young Vice President and Benjamin
Price N Ryan, and Andrew White, Secretaries.
There WAS large attendance from tho Congress Of
Trades the platform.
Mr.. PRIcE, one of the Secretaries and . member OF
the Congress OF Trades read the following preamble and
resolutions which received with great enthu-
sissm
1t has been asserted, authority almost uuiver-
sally recognised In this country that are
instituted for the security of the rights sad happiness
of the people and that when they becsme insu
for destructive OF this end the people may justly
amend or alter them abolish the and substitute
others May IL not be added that where they can DO
this so easily as by depositing ballot tolly or
eowardice in them not to do so! Can anything be
more notorious than the fact that the govsrnments
State and national, under which We now live, do not
fectIy as thsy might DO we not SEQ the rich and
poor among as in dsspotic governments! woo
have become through no labor or merit OF their
own and poor, who through no jemerit or lack
Of industry In them. Ii II not plain that almost
every species Of the product OF labor passes imms
daely from the hands OF its ingenious aud industrious
yet poverty stricken creators into the proprietor
ship OF those whose only Tabor consists In keeping
accounts of their Aladdin-like aocum ua.iens, and
contriving how to the luxuries they afford!
Here In this city, twelve sixteen hours msnoonous
and health toll the widowed orphaned
ssmsress In her rented gsrret is rewarded with two
or three shillings while the man who Is mereyen
gagged in exchanging the products OF labor pockets
twenty thirty per cent for the few hours he spends
away from bis luxurious up town country mansion
and from the Workshop, the mine, the ocean or the
farm, numerous examples might be drawn OF similar
contrasts between the toers paltry pittanse aud the
proprietors gambag gains But let us pass over the
.uiicentiy OF told tale, ana come AZ once 10 .ne
duce the bitter fruits ths rotten d1spotisms OF
the old world Tne solution OF the riddle has been dis
covered republic has been based the 70 item
foundation the crumbing des potisms land Mono
poly How cosd be otherwise than that there should
be rich idles and poor tolers while few allowed
to b. come propr.ters Of the ground from which all
Hust draw their subsistence! Could An increasing
population of ackunders become anything else than
poorer aud dependent, area OF ground that
widens inch and the increased price OF which
Is the result Of their increasing numbers and aggre
CATION yet upon which they are forced to pay each
tuccesding year additional pr emium Let US
to wonder then. At result so inevitable from
esste so papaee and inquire directly Tor the remedy
tence the basis Of land monopoly Is not egti
mate deduction that true republicanism can only
be permanently established on the foundation OF a
landed democracy We unhestatipgly afhrm that
form Of COVER nient requires only the
Of the tree soil principle to reduce TO practice the
theoretic truths Of our Declaration OF Indepen
Eesolveo, That he proper object OF republican
government to secure to every humta being every
right and that the pretended necessity OF giving
portion OF rights for the purpose OF securu
the remainder if fallscy incucsted for the support
Resolved That the right Of primary necessity is that
of the Of subsstence the Of the soil. with
out which the individual must either live In dspen-
pendence or die
Resolved That not vith.tanding our educstion from
infancy under the TILL recently, unquestioned inau
ences OF imported systtm Of land trahc and mono
poly. the increasing numbers ana dependence Of
Ian population have forced to FIRST
principles, and developed TO view the wrongful
ness, the crush hing Justice, Of land monopoly.
Resolved That the most just and feasible measures
to abolish land monopoly aud secure homes to all,
frat prevent any future acquisition OF land
individuals, above ample sufhcency for family g
support; secondly to prohibit all trafc In the public
lands and declare them free in sufficient portions to
the lsbdless and thirdly to declare the homssteads
exempt from all liability for debt and transfsrAble
only TO laJdless people
sold for the support of schools colleges AMI uuivers
ties tor public improvements palpable violations
the free coil principle and robbery Of the
of the fret pree they compelled to pay to govern
msDt the second price to culators for land so
granted to the exemption from rightful OF those
in poss. sson OF the soil or OF property obtainsd
through it, monopoly.
Resolved That government grants of land for mill
tary services ubiquitous because II the soldier al
ready had home, his proper reeompense Was cash
payment Tor bis services; and II he had no home he
was probably forced to the BY his necessities (an
Involuntary substitute for some land or mon
ger, who took care to stay away) and has rather q
without t. government grant-than to paper war
rant TO be peddlsd for the means Of temporary
substance, again to be used for speculation on the
necessities OF the landless poor.
Resolved, That no candidate for any once ought to
receive the vote OF friend Of equal rights aud just
government. unlsts pledged Ia writing to use all his
influence whether elected or not To carry into effect
the three land reform ths ten hour systsm
In factories and on public works and ssch tther mes
for the temporary relief OF landess toilers
may become necessary till the land measures be
Resolved That the speedy accom- pills hm.nt Of land
reform and labor paiion requires the unseang
activity Of the voter only ths polls bat ths
primary ,lections and not only ut the primary cleo
tions, but In every sphere OF every day influence
Resolved That land reforn is the reform Of nrst i'm
portspee TO she Of freedom and the existence
OF this republic
The reading Of the resolutions having been con ,lad
ed the President put them from the chair, when they
were uIfblmousy sooptfo
MIR. PRIes then read letter from Mr.. Henry ID.
Moore Of the House of Representative, regretting his
inability to attend though iand reform In
which he took deep interest.
Mr. 4. next read litter OF apology from Mr.. @.
Brown also Of the House Of Repgsse ntstyes Of which
the following L. an extract -
1t isa burning ,hsme that this nation the largest
landed proprietor the world should continue to- hold
its land against the wants OF lie own people Thou.
sapds OF women and children In all parts of the
country are without shelters and without homes,
While the nation like or, Mt mRstiH keeps watch
untold millions of scres of GOd's broad earth The
lan6s given up to Wild beasts, while forbid
den to take possession Of them This stat. OF things
ought net TO exist, and II the people do their duty II
will not long continue. hold that this govsrnmsnt
has right to take sidse with bears aud wolves Wild
cats snd essmouniH sasinst men. and yroteo, these
bssr Of the forest sgainst til, inrosds of civilization
Make the lsnds free 10 actual settlers ana the HARDY
pioneers will take posfef-ion and set up cottages
seboolhouses and churches where wild bas-ts no~
at large Maize tbese lands free. aud thousands
OF snd women broken do~a in spirit. aud sl.
most worthless will leave the cro~tsd streets OF your
cities the novels CELLAR and ms.rsble alIsys aud
courts OF New York, philHdelrhis New Orleans aud
other cities and to~ns will give up their wr.tched In
mates and they will scatter thsmsevss over the vii
dsrnsss and become industrious, energetic and enter
prisrR producers They will make good citiAsns OF
the Ubtsd States good citizens of the state which
they nsy cmigrate. good "a ghbors good Christmas
good buf bands and wives Their noral social aud re
gous condition will b. I'm proved and the sou atry At
large will. In propcricnst- degree be advanced In
all the elements Of property
The for, going received vita much applause At
ia ssags of he dtuva tha
Vas Invaded by the Germsn singing Society a sc.tion
OF the sccis Reform Association ~ho By their uur,-
bers. threatened to break down the gallery THY
looked a. the reporters aud the reporters looked at
them eseb evidently regarding the Others intrud-r
At length room mace by bei squeerins when the
Germans sung Hail Columbia In nrst rate style and
were loudly ohecred BY the sssembly The i..der 10
Mr. AnAudus Link Their attendance w~ in pur-
susnee Of invitation from the National Reform As
ISOLATION.
rere there were loud cries for walker !" but
Mr. Hosscr 0EEEirt was the person selected by ths