New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-12

free access 70 the fruits which he was conEeneu
10 subsist The multiplication OF wants oy me pISo
.sS ~ society renders the relation OF man 70 tne
soil stll more lntimate-aDd the few are ehao,eu "
Land MONOPOLY 10 take advantage OF thls SoihpieAt
~ SOCIETY," for selfish agPrandZemeni al the ekpeisc
~ ahor |, REQUIRES therefore greater care on the
mart of the Government 20 secure 70 each AM az
fheIr natural night 10 the elements OF Nature =
now understood 70 De the object OF Iovernlhehl 20
rro,act the weak against the strong-to guarantee
Human Rlghts-lei II do tnls and restore the hsf'h
70 all who 1--we and labor. =, ,,.,
. The existing Land System should be abolished
because II is the foundation OF the unjust dlsriou'oh
OF The products OF Laoorof great wealth on the one
hand and greater poverty on the otAel-Oi IH4eHes
and enervatng luxury on the rghl WIN seNeie .o-.
and prlvation on the leftof most of me inequaIly
that prevails among the people and OF al! servitude
arsiocracy, despotsm and slavery Inc triumph
Of the strong the weak was hIsl Oodleu Vt h1V
nopollzlng the land and making tnem oepenueht up
on the Will of andholGers for place on wnch 10 eN-
ercse being and 10 produce the neceSSarles oi ME
No despOiism was ever maintained without Lane
Monopoly When each one produces MS OWN lNlIs
ana controls no more of the earth than his wants ce-
manG. impossible for arlsocracy slavery seISi-
tude or great inequality Of any KIND 10 eXlst. NO
man would wish 10 employ an agricultural !ioo'ef,
because each would have his own land and would
greatly prefer work for himself instead OF another
al half prCe And 10 the other classes OF aOoTef>
the mechanics, &c, there would be such general
equality in intelligence, had 1t not been ior
Land Monopoly, that they would, by cooper
alton, conduct their own business employ
all machinery for the common beneh'' ana
eniov IN nearly equal amounts, the produce
OF the establishment. Had the true Land sys-
TEN been established in this country al the time our
Government was instituted we should ere tnls, nave
nearly reached this condlron-that. in when al
Agrculturallsts cultivate thelr own farms al Ne
chanlcs and others, live on their own ots uluer hel
own roofs and employ their own hands ms sys-
TEN must soon be established. for ignorance, wee,
crime. servItude and inhrnity. cannot be overcome
until natural Justice prevails so soon as Is estao
hshed. We shall begin to approximate iruer order
and by tins only, can society ne renovated
his rS he "a
the land is mOnopolZes. so long must many oe de-
pendent upon monopollsts for the labor they per-
FORM the bread they eat and the oreath they breathe
The Young poor man must hire himself out IN servl-
tude to the Capitalist before he can ENJOY MS natural
right to the earth-he must earn money oy sldyish
toll and rlgd economy for years before ne can hVe
freely on the earth that Is Sefeyldently common 10
ALTO one as well another-tO each a. nuch As ne
can use and no more. The poor. the majority, are
now compelled to purchase the enjoyment OF haluI%l
right-and out of this purchase money spring an
large fortunes all ideness all poverty, and nearly
all that Is wrong IN society This subectlon and ser
vtude must ever follow Land Monopoly, and no one
IL tins democratic country VIII pretend TO say that
this seryitude of the many to the few or me leM 20
the many i IN accordance with that system OF ie9V
lty and justice established IN the moral goVeflinet
of God By placing prce upon thal when lhe 'Ie- I
ator provided equally for all We strike down MS
whole system of equity. and q false order j estau-
| hshed on the ruins of Divine Justice. As long a.
vacant land bears price The pennyless young man
must longer or shorter perod 10 procure lhe
! purchase money. This term increases as the cosh-
iry grows older, because land rises IN value proper
/ tlonal to the increase of population Inc greater
! the population the greater the number VINO want
homes and farms, and OF course the hgheI = the'i
! value.
g. As long as Land Monopoly is permitted there
mus; be some VINO can never obtain tnelr own houses
and must i've and die IN servude. II there be land
enough in OHIO. for example for 2uoOvVO ol farmers
and II IS all owned by one million, II follows tha one
million must be and remain the servants ol tie otheI
! one milhOn-eIlhtr hired laOOrerS at one hUheEtN
dollars per year, or tenants paying one ilrd OF an
! they produce for The privilege ot "orNng Nheh
God designed they should tom tree rom sucIi eXtoI
/ ton This is on the SuppOsltlOn thai ONO is llleu
up with inhabitants, and the example presents 9ut
partial Wow Of the operation OF the presehl Lanu anu
! system II IS true that now thrifty Young man
NAV get himself a farm, ai;er comparatively Syt1
period of serytuGe. but all cannot Tor II tney Vou
! monopoly would cease. Could all readily supply
themselves there would pe little lnIu'eiehl 10 h'o-
| nopolize land II Is because many must ever
| want II IS because there are always majority "ho'
! robbed OF national night must oner thelI laDoi 20
Sspf Sspfq 5sas fSrnssc nsc Sr Ms own Welfare II Is sad
hectlOn for a rich man, that all ms wealin comes
from the wants of his fellowS-hat MS extra farm
would be worthless did not others suffer IN want oil
'farms-that his house and treasures would De VdlHe-
less were there not many OF ms fellows suneflng l0r
what they represent II follows therefore that all
cannot own houses until Land Monopoly is abol-
| lshed.
because II is the basis OF other species OF speculation
by which labor is oppressed Much OF our Bank,
Corporation and Commercial speculaslons resi- upon
the monopoly OF the soll. The credit system seli
! looks 10 the land for It's existence IN ITS present
shape Who can get money from bank without
giving real estate security or the names OF men VINO
! have monopOhes OF real estate What money-ender
does not take mortgage on some farm or city ots
for every hundred dollars that goes nom ms hand 10
the borrower Real estate Is tangible, stable proper
". while personal wealth Is feeting-hence, the as
sertion of SismondI that power follows the posses
sion of land Does manufacturing comp any desire
! a hundred thousand dollars 10 procure raw ma
terlal and employ hundreds of operatives Tor specu
laton Il must give landed securities. The same
may be SAID OF all chartered companies or partner
! ships Those who can command the ianc or OBTAIN
! the houses OF those who already command u, can
get the capital for speculation al who cannot COM
mand tins power must struggle on without nope OF
wealth.
1t follows therefore, that # we would give az
fair chance IN the world We must forbid the appro-
priatlon OF the soil by individuals to greater extent
! than their own labor and comfort demand. The land
must cease to be the basis OF credit and OF specula
ton The Homestead must be a sacred thing not to
! be mOrtgaged How does the present Land system
operate widening the inequalities that prevail =
IL furnishes TO ,he shrewdest the means OF command,
ing The labor OF Their fellows az nan us worm ana
| thus those who are most dbundantly endowed Win
sdeacity, and could do the most for the puhlc good
/ we're II not for the temptations OF wealth, are
enabled 70 become the oppreSSors OF hundreds ana
! thousands.
| But We are told that this would cripple enterprise
and diminish the means ofprovidng labor tor the poor
| Not So The poor would have labor enough OF theif
own with no thanks to the speculator. Ana az Tor
euterpnse-it IS true that speculating enterprise
! NAV be discouraged-which IS tesderatum III So
cal proeress-but the enterprise OF the millions
would be stimulated under the hight OF hope when
/ Land Reform would shed upon them. Those whose
enerprsIng spirit cannot cOnfne itself 20 the means
/ of living would engage IN phllanthroplc abofs, and
under the inspiration OF their virtue ana OeneYo-
/ .enCo how rapidly would mankind rise m excel
.enCe, happiness and nobility
s. In the fifth place-and more particularly Of the
Public Domain-It IS grossly unjust for specu-
lators 10 take up the best portions OF The western
lanes and, whlle reposIDg at the East on rosewood
| couches enjoying all that wealth can COM
/ manc. profit out OF the hard labor OF the long
suffering pioneer IN wilderness OF prYatlOn
/ ThGe j. scarcely anything IN the whole cata-
| logue OF crime that seems 10 US more wicked than