Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-02-28
The EAeY TO PROGRESS.

1t relates to the mode in which an individual
should use the wealth that may come into his
hands. The present condition of society is such
tina: those of tact and business talent can accu-
mulate large fortunes. The question arises
whether such have right to hoard their wealth
To determine this question few truths must be
stated.
l. All wealth is the product Of labor
.. Those who perform all the labor should
have all the wealth.
8. There can never be more wealth in any
country than is sufficient osupply all the wants
of the people-except when that country possess
ses an unjust advantage over other nations.
4. Were the needs of all supplied there would
be no surplus of wealth.
5. Its because many are in want that the ac-
cumulation of the rich man possess any value
he who adds $4,000 per year to his estate, adds
so much for which his fellows suffer because Of
the injustice that prevails.
g. Did the Order of God and of Nature prevail
none who labor could want all would labor and
none would accumulate more than abundance,
which abundance all would have.
7. Ii is because the many are made bel pless by
unjust laws and evil circumstances that the few
strong and energetic operators are enabled to
take advantage of the labor of the masses and at
the expense of their toll and unsatished wants
accumulate fortunes.
s. The man who neglects his own advance
ment and deyotes himself to money making
profits by the evil state of things he is enabled
TO get that which / e does not earn with his own
labor fairly rewadred-he gets what others pro-
duce
This is the only way in which all fortunes are
made
Now what is the obligation which the rich are
under as to the use OF their wealth Il is to
satisfy their own physical and mental wants on
a scale Of natural simplicity, and expend the re-
mander of their income for the elevation of the
people. 1t is their duty TO estimate the amount
which they would have to live upon, did Justice
prevail, and were the wants of all satisfied. In
other words, what amount can use which would
also be within the reach of every one else did
all mankind dwell together as brethren. This
amount the rich man has a right TO consume but
not q cent more the remainder of his income is
taken from the labor of others, and he is bound
10 use it for the general good Of man. 1t is not
his to lavish in luxury and extravaganza.
Let it not be said that some need more than
others-that some can live on 500, while anoth-
re will need $1,000. | will not allow you TO
jndge how much can live upon, your business
is to consider me and all others individually, c.
quail to Yourself. One man may require more
food than another; but this difference is of so
small amount as not to demand any considera-
ton in the estimate.
The obligation Of this rule must be enforced
upon the public mind, before any great Improve
ment can be made in society. This is the prin
cipie on which taxation for free shoots IS based
on which all that is called charity is founded,
it is not Charity-itis partial restoration of that
which has been taken away from the producer
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would be done were all the surplus wealth of
society devoted to the progress to human devel-
opment
Let no man of fortune dream that this rule
will allow him TO live in dleness not so he
that will not work ought not to eat-no matter
what his estate may be. He is as much bound
to earn his own lving-if able to do so-as if
he were not worth one cent
Bv pressing this obligation upon the public,
ample means will be obtained for every real in
strumentality of Progress. The rulers in So
ciety will not let 60 of the present laws and es-
tablish a system which will secure every one
the ENJOYMENT of lis natural rights, until they
are convinced Of the truth Of this great doc
trine.
All who claim to be Reformers and Philan-
thropists, should be careful TO observe this rule
of expenditure: for if they follow that avaricc
form, aud betray the Savior with kiss and for
few pieces Of silver. They become the real
Judasos in the apossica disPensations Of the
Nineteenth Century.-Cincnnat NonP.
MAyIAcs IN ScoTLALp.-On the banks of the
Kelso river, at Lochcarron Ross-shre maniac
resides in lovely little howell, who has been
chained to Pillar for many years; and so con-
fined is he by the necessary restraint that his
body 5has actually grown into the form of his
COUGHING posture. There is a striking incident
in the life of this maniac. Some years ago he
had brother residing with him under similar
restraint, from the same painful cause, and they
were then the two stoutest men in the parish
One night the brother broke loose and having
seized an axe, was about to sacrifice his mother
when she in terror lOosed the other maniac to
protect her. The two enraged madmen flew up
on each other with the fury Of tigers and fought
for several hours; al length the subject of our
notice, having torn and vanqnished his brother
rebound him. and then quietly returned to his
own chain.