New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-12
Nor-York Currsify. Scpt. :. 1851
Purchase of Land and Wages Affected by In
tempernnCe.

Purchase of Land and Wages Affected by In
temperance.
ort Editor or The Nee- York Iri5su,
Having read the letter of an Enghshman
IN your paper Of to-day, agree with hun tina, now
Is the time for the workingman 20 purchase piece
of land and Il he cannot pay tor 1t At once let hum
avail himself Of the Associations formed for that
purpose He need not be afraid of them tor 0n inquiry
he viii md men Of standing IN society connected
with them who have no other end and am IN CON
mon with others except 10 boneht then fellow men
and must say that Is really distressing that IN the
10th century men should need prevailing upon 70
Keep out ofthe grog-hops their money educate,
cloihe and feed their families and benefit Themselves
IN every sense of the word ~ the sub ect of Tenn
perance has been mentioned, have taken the liberty
to send you part OF speech delivered IN Europe by
Mr.. 4 Prentice, "a man OF great experience on the
subject OF the drinking system affecting the wages OF
Labor and trust every worhngman IN this great
country Will read II over and over again Speaking
OF England, he says
SKY million sterling a-year were spent IN m
toxlcatlng drinks. Thirty millions OF that were spent
by the working classes II those thirty millions were
saved. would 1t not be capital with which they
could contend with more effect II masters dealt un-
Justly with them Thirty millions spent by tue work
ing classes alone unnecessarily mlSchievouSly. de
now IN the Savings Banks Thirty millions would
bmld. every year. Manchester and Stafford, with
their townships OF Cheetham, Ard"lck Charlton
upon VI edOck. Hume, PcndietOn, and BTOughtOn,
with all their immense factories, foundTes machae-
shops. warehouses, and clearinghouse, and TINS
every year, and year after year Thirty millions
a-year would buy every year "a million OF freehods
Welding good interest Tor the money ana county
vote INTO the bargain IN iew years giving unter-
sal suffrage. by every man becoming freehoder
Thirty millions spent IN furniture, clothing educa'
or-there would be something 10 look al, then. IN
stead OF beng much wasted As II II were thrown
INTO the keDnel-and worse much worse, Tor dnnA-
ing u makes beasts OF men, and poor, shrinking,
wTeiched slaves of their wives and children. ON
let this lniquty cease and let worNngmen stand up
IN their native equality With other men, and take
Their proper moral, social and political status IN
society, couried and respected instead OF beng
beaten down and trodden upon How would THIS
affect tie the wages of labor lie would illustrate
the effect. lie had once done before, 1t another
temperance meeting IN that room. Let themsuppose
two mills. one hlled with temperance hands and the
other with hands accustomed 10 spend cons iera-
bic portion of their earnings on intoxicating drinks.
SUPPOSE some disagreement 10 arse about wages
the masters saying they are Ilght-the work people
saying that they are night and the masters wrong II
matters not 10 The principle which Is rght or wrong
The masters Will not slye more than 80 much-the
work people VIII not take less than SO much. The
class has a night 10 have labor a. low A. they
can-he other has right 10 sell their labor hlgn
they can There : a turn out ar both mills winch
Of the TWO sets of hands most likely 10 succeed
The people Of the Temperance mill have good fumI-
ture IN their houses, good serylceabe clothes upon
their lacks. and better for sunday wear. IN their
drawers They owe nothing al the provision shops,
and Their character can procure them credit there
whenever they choose 20 ask for II 90 they have A
te nest-egg az the savings Banks, or they have 30
shilling freehold, they have house built out Of
building club. Th,y HARE s0stbulg o. faii ba,k apoa
They afford 20 wait awhile, and ttney really ask
no more q Al the market price OF labor, and there lie
really Ccmand for Their labor. they Will prevail,
Look ~ the people Ia the other mill They are living
a ne saying Is, from hand % mouth They have
no furniture IN their hOuses-nO clothes but hat
on their backs ana they are IA rags. Ihey IRE
already deep a. The provision shop, ami can bage no
more Green there. They are n debt al the pubic
house, and can have no more credit there They
have 10 freehold qualification, yielding little IN
and giving then vote they nave Duilt no house
Ia hch 10 live rent tree. Could these people stand
a contest for three months, or one month ~ one
week They could not. They must take what a.
Ofered 10 them. Their wives and children would De
CRYING Tor -HIetchec-starylng The men would
have a still more craving appette-the craving tor
Cnnk-ihe craving which made seasts and slaves OF
them. They could not endure u Tor day, dnc they
would yle0 without a contest The same results
would follow a comparison on a ~iIef scale me
drunken community would &c unable 10 contend
The sober community could take leisure when 10 "4s
required for relaxation. Or for obtasag fur reward
for their toll
In CONCLUSION, Jet me add mat am glad there Is
oGe paper IN The cltyof NeW-lork hat not afraid
Of publishing tie Truth and hope nai more letters
VII appear advocating the purchase Of land, iad 50
node d cause as the Tsciotai Society.
Your ooedt >oBRErr.
.N,tr- York tux ~ 1851.