New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-12


now exist among the masses.
g. Resolpsa, That Isaish, Ia pronouncing woe on
those who add house 10 house and field held declared
natural truth and that recommend this particular
text 10 the consideration Of the various Doctors OF d.
viny and those religious teachers that portion OF the
Scriptures which the people are most Immediately In
teresfed In
4 Resoired That Noses In dividing the Land among
the people according their requirements and in for
bidding increase usury on mortgage thereby pre-
venting for all time 10 come the possibility OF land mo
nopoly, has shown example worthy Of imitation by
our modern Legislators
8 Rsso,ped That the Church postponing the redemp.
don Of until his arrival In other world mani
fess its ignorance of mans nature and wants that will
not long unreproved BY the growing intelligence OF
the people.
monopoly and usury and the Of its perpeuaons,
and the Church IL worthy OF acceptance only so far as
its influence exerted for the destruction OF those pr
mary trausgTessions of the law OF God and man.
T. Resoired, That the thanks o. this Church be ex-
pressed 10 the members Of the National Industrial Con-
gesses past sLd present for the rmness and sefsacr
fcipe spirit with which they keep those great questions
before the people. And our desire as Christian Con-
gregaton IT, that success may crown your efforts.
Signed In behalf of the Church, -
JOHN SHEDDEN. JOHN CRoNPToN.
WIN. CALDWELL.
Saturday Morning Session.
William J. Young, from the Business Commit
tee, made the following report
The National Industrial Congress- now assembled at
Washington, d. c. would again impress upon their fell
lowcitzens OF the United Sta,es-upon the industrial
classes especially the great features and principles of
reform which IL deems essential 10 the permanence Of
American Liberty the improvement of the people and
their institutions and as the only alliance and safe
guard of and society against that FORM that worst
of all forms Of Institutions has arisen past
or presept-a commercial Iand0Gacy-an institution
that binds the black man OF the SOoth Ia perpetual
bondage and degredaiion-rears the whites OF that
region, not owning slaves or land up In sleth and g
noranee, and contempt of all moral greatness and
honest or persistent toll while gradually subectDg the
toing millions of the North, East and West to expect
nothing from the future and desire tle for the present.
holding themselves the while but genent servants
and secoDdaries of capital machinery and landlords,
and slowly but surely, wearing out OF their moral and
mental organization all sslfreance all desire for an in
dependent snd individual existence, to become at last
semi wandering, unsettled horde of commercial de-
dependents with fixed babtsdOns-halt rewarded
and half employed during their natural lives to leave
behind them posteIity upon whose future Is en-
stamped their parents habits tastes and hopes, In
double degree.
TIE measures we inculcate would prevent this and
the equitable considerations that enforce them ara psr
tally prest Mt for ours, Ike all other re-
formutory ideas require frequent reiersiion, and gain
additional support at each fresh utterance.
IbA measures advocate are First That the Home.
stsads of the People should, primary element OF
good government, democratic justice and sound Po-
cal economy, be exempt from execution Tor DEBT Ia or,
diaodasnent and prevent those wandering habits aud
that x morality OF the social circle 80 liable to be en-
gender I'd where fixed habtst'ons individually owned,
death of parent the ntemperance or feeble health
OF both parents the children of the family circle
or the Surviving parent from being thrown upon tne
world uncared for and homeless and more especially
DO We justify this feature OF our measures, Ia the isct
that parents will become under il more provdent, and
creditors cautious while the stimulus TO acquire
houes under II will increase to large per cent and al
ready has the number of those who, by persistent econ
.omy, lei denial and orethought have aud will &C
.auire independent homes, largely increased.
Aside these considerations, since the Ian compes
no To gire credit IL has moral sanction to en-
force paymen TO the detment OF the wife and children
of the home circle and general society
Second That the Puoic Land should be free 10 actu
al settlers In quantities limited only by the average ca
pacity OF ipdiyduals to improve and nil them, and pre-
yenve OF monopoly by any. Because Is the night and
duty Of the Government husband the Pubc Land as
the patnony Of the people, and the future property, in
Its best sense. Of those only who will cultivate and set
ste theri and because Government has no right con
Ntuona otherwise, TO sell or bestJw them 50 as to
create permit the existence of large landed estates
and the erection Of commercial andocracy, the basest
and most dangerous of all institutions known to the
world and because this would be the securest method
% provide employ ment and outlet 10 our native born
population 70 escape from the competition OF our bust
ness ceuteTsprevent the cons OF our farmers whose
estates are encountered, from falling in upon thess
points Of commerce and trade TO become dependent
or render Others by dividing the scsuty employ ment
and pay existing there; and would also provide
wsy for our Immigrant population 10 avoid composition
with the native these cen'ers, and become useful c
aens and in thousand ways benedt the whole Union
by preventing that scattering OF our population hat now
ss NUMBER and permitting monopozers 10 hold large
Intervening tracks, preventing the formation OF schools
the creation OF roads villages canals aud every other
desirable impi OF the age while perpetaS,ing
and sncfcasng every existing abuse ana eVh OF society
and xovernm ept 10 a fearful ratio.
Third That the existing laws In relation 10 the unSold
public lands should be amended ss hereafter TO pre-
rent the ownership Of them by any but resident pop
silssion and limits be that no msn should beper-
mined % possession of them and party owning
land sse where 10 be permitted to take any portion OF
them hrt after the sale of all prior 'aad property.
Foursh That Reservations should be made (their To-
cx,lfy being selected by the voice OF sory OF the
s<ttlers ppon each more whole sections OF the
public lsnds in other uanner OF certain Oca
tions or portions OF land ioI me ssoshmeni OF VIA
xes where commeres, manufacture and all species OF
fradce may centerssd reservations 10 be- undivided
into los 20 be free also al seiller thereon VITA legal
resssscsions proven ting their monopoly by few.
Filh That the hours of labor per day 10 those en-.
cscsd uon public works, shall not exceed ten, aud
made hv Law much fewer public opinion aud JUS
8ice vii tolerate and reducton OF UNDERSTANDING
that the BENEFITS of msehnery Ia nolePyins the pro-.
vcfs Of hbor should be shared by the working msn IN
shotfnins the hours of labor and not nare solely 70
caplsslkls and employers.
A motion was made and passed. that this Con-
ssess, when il adjoums, adjourn to meet again at
Providence, X. l., the first "Wednesday in June,
1859.
ON motion Of Mr.. Duganne, Committee OF
eleven was appointed as a National Executive
Committee, who should take charge of business in
.the interim, and mako the necessary preparations
for holding the next annual session Of the Con-
gress. Messrs. Z. w. Capron, Of RI A. Du-
game and William j. Young, of n. Y; John
Shedden and Charles Goepp, of Philadelphia !;
George n. Evans, of n. j., the Com nitsee.
: Ga motion Of MIR. Gordon the past Executive