New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-09

liar IN some degree !" S"" 'P
.r.--xitness the following .x'rac' 'i' . ''''
So, sbor, and superficial essay e'"''eu
.Th, Future of Labor 45o:
aw. csn now perceive that tas aaoors IS ~ w." ~.
I'VE ga ,,,d,,patd tcssn he as ocrvtrKed. ~ 10
lsksy 70 ',,,,slx and have 40 lime for re;TeaH3h,
eon WI snioy nent or for the culture Oh nlS ns w
ioi ~ h,s wants will Or 'e~ arc cAeap, u,s p.7
nature bs - nights wilt vague, his aoiii-y -
G0n ot h' s.fs.d the xiiI fSrbe, and niS Cd n
eisin ,,n theIefofe Will De -clns'ea Dy 'he i'Ne'
Rsns".,s Of necessity. But 90 'df as, py pet.onA
essno@ ,rtelhgepce, snd sODneIy, ne appioT1's
decsnJ;; ~ ms enpioyrr, MS visioe aud adWii;el
nd. ere rnhspcso, hrs Ugh 'ul C atm ID generous
mn.eya,,oB IS recos uiZed, ana ais WageS spp'H
insc nero nearly 70 his que proportion OF .ne vaas
49,, st,ered by the tsid ils1meDt OF the @el
Trrr system N may oeps'tnshts oil "echAnlcai
tpcus.r, This system NE ~i,n s'ioA5 opp'.tula,a
:. a., ont,et but 1t ~as urged oy pfecltey tlp'e
.i,xse, of mechanics whose arocati0as deuidI'e-
svf6ciell skill - IeDcer n IL intelisent ah' 10
VEGETABLE citizens, cOmpe:ent 20 cos'foEt tneu =,
nSovers On equal terms Wages have MOI iaN' 60,
onserssnoe Of this saange but hare ratas, ,ss
create leisure has placed mech Dic5 OF Ihese
N more advantageous position mas ,A,,nsd the
reecs snc their demancs, ana aas n1s,ms There
yslnctapt assent OF employers 10 tnsiI ;.,.acr
-.x indeed when this system vas ID bS '".NiO -.
feeling of injustice on the part o' eSy ~ ~,
This fee IN has prescription 10, d. f,on
;ts basis AID ssosides as tue prescription auo' HUN
remembrance"
The residue of the article is quite ua-
equal to This, and in many OF It's Suggestions
ill remind the Intelligent reader OF MIL
tons expressien,
NO lish,, but rather darkness visible
The following article, 90 Schools and
Dwellioss for the Poor attempts less than
he former, and succeeds far better. Take
the following passage as specimen, OF
what in The Tribune would be pronounced
rank Socialism, if not glazing lnhdelity, but
which, from the most conservative and eau
tious North American ReU'e,c, may be heard
and needed:
"yyfve and pce are as dependent upon physical con-
S,f,oy, as health or disease There Is hxed relation
k.,-.e, comfort and morality, and there IL a teri
bic posy connection bel seen PHYSICAL ana spirit
nal deer nc alton, When Que accustomed 10 all the
eomorts and luxurles OF lie enters into one OF
ths lo w. oIsausting hauhis of poverty he feels now
little OF what beet In nun could long Withstand the
assaults az misery; he learns ior how much ne eas
IN thank God and he ackne ~ledges that his bless
inss are bu. the measure o. MS responsibilities No
fnaa,us,y picture eau be dfa~n equal In horror tn
the Tsshss which the dwellings OF tue poor present
The details are In all places the sa ue lhe accounts
Of foreign cities, which We nave shuddered at when
yeadIrg them, are reproduced, with little allefla-
ton, In lfe in cur In houses biilt upon close
ALLEYS ~bers the sun never SHINES, and where the
stsepant air is flled with exn aations from accumn'
lated fifth N cellars DARK, vet, r0Sng Sliding ARE
tho be mes OF men, OF our ieliowmen. Din ano un-
sleanness pervade everything there are no accom-,
nOda.iurs Tor tho deceI cies Of lie ahuddfed crowd
of mep, women and children herd together like
bruses. The very ideas OF neane's, OF prudence OF
sobrety, of chastity, Of seltrss2sct are iod The
passoXs are early Ioussd, and are subjected 70 no
IestrainL Misery seeks short forsettdlness oil
itself In the qualification OF sensual desires Ths
sGsc,oLs are stunted the Daiofai instincts oeceme
The guioes OF life. And IN Toe hearts OF our cities
sW0llen With prosperity, within SOUND Of our boasts
Of progress and songs OF happiness exists people
more brutal than the savases whom civilization has
never approached.
"The means of remedyins this state Of things do
bot lie some miset assert, with the poor them
selves They could not, II they would, hello them
san by prudence or foresis ht on their part avoid
the dreadful evils TO which they are exposed. The
circumstances that surround them inevitably produce
sickness, improvidence, and recslessnsss The long
exposure to q poisoned atmosphere ffadaally de-
stroys the spring and elasticity 0f life. Fever wastes
the strength Of body and OF sp,'i and at last, the
very impulse and hope OF improvement die out.
"The remedy foi these evils must come from 9TH
c ss . che 81 sSs pbe and from
efforts Of benevolent societies and Of private in
Aivituals"
There is truth enough in this passage, if
hahfully applied and deferred to, to Danish
every rOokery and underground lodging from
eur cities, and insure general and radical
reform of our Buildings for the Poor. At
present they are not more defective in con-
struction than vicious in principle. Since
for the Poor of Cities, the enjoyment of
separate house by each family ispainly i'm
psssiblo-she highest iacome of laborer
and Of most mechanics being inadequate to
pay the bare rent of decent city house, il
10 idle to talk in their case Of the blessings
and sanstitics Of the isolated household.
The practical question is Shall we have
'habitaticns for several families under one
roof constructed expressly with view to
such occupation or shall they be crowd.
Cd. as now, int houses built with view
to the accommodation of single family
each, and thus untitled for the habitation
Of two VI more familiss,' That our
present houses for the poor, when tenanted,
a. they must be, by several families, are in
compatible with the requirements of com.
Tort, decency, morality, is very plain but
are they so 'nev,tably, or because imperfecty
ana ric'ousty constructed ? We maintain
NE latter, and insist that the remedy is to
be found, not in building smaller houses,
but larger. For instance
Take block, anywhere in Mulberry.
CAesry, f.aurens, or some such street.
where ground is relatively cheap, clear
away all the present bulldogs, and erect an
sdlhce seven stories high, with basement
and ssO'cellar, for the express accommoda.