The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-01

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! Yesterday evening the Land Reform Society he'd a
nesting at the Union Rooms, Bowery.
On the motion Of Mr.. KEYsER Mr. Roickman took Abe
chair and in turn Mr. Ksyser appointed Secretary.
The CHAIRMAN called on Mr. Deveyr to read tho fol.
Loving report
pIcLARArIoS OF RIGHTS
Nature has formed man with certain imperative wants
heiter warmth clothing and food; without these he
must quickly perish But nature is not unjust she
has created inerhaustibe storehou,e from which
those wants can be amply supplied through the agency
OF labor To this great htorehoufe every has ths
right of access; right founded upon the i'm mperatiye
Of his natue right which never can dep RI from
MIN folong as those wants remain condition of his be-
iIg Nature Is int xoiabe Even II men suffer them
felves TO be plunder Of this ura ght n all means
OF access TO the great storebouse be forbidden them
bidden by powers against which they unable
tend even then, nature will not abate jot OF her de-
maDds. You must feed and cothe and shelter her. No
excuse no of put you do not the penalty is death
countless millions of the human family have from age TO
age paid this terrible penalty Is It true that every
to his Fathers earth Is il true
that Except by some special calamity human being
Of Ths qanhy NY ., land ever pe.shea
frtt great natural right ought at the time
that man from the oppressive demands of his nature
And government have not the ab ity to set him free
Dom hunger cold and his other inexorabe wants then
that government has no just to deprive him Of his
light to go TO the great sorehouse and labor for h.
ply II the government does dc prive hin--and If the
man pershs in consequencewhat is tho crime of that
government
EXAMPLE OF EUROPE
Now u hiDgs and mobiles in the Old World carved up
the tarth with their sworddyidsd II mong each other
-disiDheiied the people first, and then and by that
mt en turned them into vast gang OF slaves If kings
obles accomplish cd this crime In the Old Wed IL
that SUFFICIENT 1eas on Why the citizens Of this
public, thoud accomplish the crime In the New!
Are we so enemored Of these lords and kings that
should bjndly follow the example Or will the loss
Of our soil be less fatal to because every
by the ling OF dollar instead Of the cut of sword
Men Brothers Citizens! Is all patriotism-au inde
penderce of foul all mar aphood-all sense even
peaft you TO the nationyourselvcs posterity-
and must We appeal to in vain! Dosed to death by
sn army Of impcstors rushing on your attention and
passing in endless camorous succession before you
II Is not very strange amid this brazen din you cannot
imPoftors. AIdyet you must distinguish you must
listen to our voice. you must lend your powerful
operation, or this republic will perish As nation free
holders bounds be set to the prosperity the du
la;icn Of the republic AS nation of landlords and
Pants, small will be property brief the date of
caIeer.
THE quEsTIoN STATED.
Now, men, what do we ask you to decide! Is the
question aficult one--like tariffs and like banks,
begged around by pros and consby and argu.
nents for and against No. never before was Question
summer sunlgbt falling on fields and flowers presents
them no parer to the than this question presents
two thoufand millions Of of and-forty times the
extent OF the entire Brth Islands. Now the question
is whether shall sell the fee simple of this estate
for dollar acre. and 70 dsnheIt posterity,
whether shall it sacredy for the free of
q
ton Of for the support of his family We have now
arrived at the roadsone road leads to nation
lerdlods and tenants Before you take your choice Of
th.te ,osds hear what the Congressional Committee Of
ls44 has to say -
"Tensnfy is urfRvorabe to freedom; 1t lays the foun
daton for separate orders in society snnhates the love
Of country and weabens the spirit independence The
tenant has in fact country, hearth, domestic
altar no household god The freeholder the
trary is The natuia al support of free government and it
holders as it is the policy of monaichs to multiply
then multiply the c'ne of freehoders the public
lands chespy and tatiy into the hands of the people
se for ssonabls price to those who are able to pay
There now. Take cur wsy. either to a monarchy or
aIepublic You have your choice now You win have
choice heresfter
PRESENT rFFrcTs or FREE LAND.
Three fourths of the labor performed in nation Is
nboron the soil II this labor be highly remunerated
all other labor will rate proportionsby high And If the
reward Of labor on the soil runs low it would drag all
the soil Of England is ururpsd by aritocracy, that
the laborer on that soil realize for his labor
possible for wages in the English cities to rise very
much above that standard. II it did 30 rise the labor
sgan-thus re establishing something very close to an
equilibrium between the country and the tosn. Now
th.n suppose the pnoc lands OF this nation we're free
ly opened to the people-and suppose free passage
afforded to every man who chose to settle
on theee lapdsvhat result would follow Why, simply
tbis-tha would realize upon the soil the wages or
daiped by their creator. Whatever amount this might
be. it is duty to be content with it. Your commttee
believe that it would be better than money wages in the
cities Of three dollars a day With reward like this to
be achieved on the soil wages in the cities would steadily
and bly, rise to the same standard For as under
these altered circumstances men could to the
soil in companies Of fifty one hundred families together
they would have no motive to work in the cities for a
smaller reward than they could realize upon the soil
Nor would the demand for mechanical labor be less
the soil than it is in the cities Would population Of
prosperous freehode require less houseroom furniture
clothes harness carIsges booksin short, every
conitant Of civizatontban the ordinary populations
great deal otthese thbg9thus increasing the
demand for mechanical labor as well Offering the
cbapc cheap living. and deshtful rural residence,
cmbinirg the pursu Of The city with the quiet submi
ties the forests the lakes the mountains Of nature
CONCLUSION.
Men and brothers When presented this great sub
Jet to the public ten ago were regarded as
Uopian dresmers-as contemplating change that
could be accomplished. Sluggish non thinking men
supposed that were to float in the dull channel
Of European exampe-that We would never break its
were mistaken. All men, except the land trafickers,
agree that this reform ought to be accomplished
and at the very last ,eson of Copsess only for the
conspiracy Of few political schfmers in the Senate
schsmers who owe everything to the generous work
wh@ shey FREQ II nm ona aTf
at this moment be the established Law Of the land
Courage, then brothers stand up on your feet and
action which we ettabih h in New York city We
present you the opportunity Accept It now ihcut
charge to families will not permit TO give long
and close attention to the subject you 40 not
age us by your prompt co operation Inc wrA IL your
TO the full much it II And there Is not
of esgsged in this appeal to YOU who has not al
ready done ana sacrificed enough in the cause to ente
him to sn Honorable discharge from further duty We
willing however TO cooperate with you while life
and intellect remains But If you will not rise up and
act with Why sink into slavery You deserve your
fste The organization we recommend is simple. Let Vt
be called the League of National Land Reformsrs
Every member shall subscribe the following declaration
The right OF man to the earth is precisely the
a. his right to breathe the atmosphere IL is the
first and most imperative duty Of government to
establish this right and reduce 1t to practice, In
such manner as wise economy may dictate. 1t
is the main object Of the League to press this great
question upon the attention Of the people and Of the
government The piess will have to be employed public
meetings held and lecturers sent forth and to that end
every member engages to pay sum according 20 MS
means every week month into the treasury All mo-
neys ceyed shall be expended by the executive com
mtee for the furhrence Of the object above and for no
other object whatever And the committee sha publish
once every month balance sheet setting forth all the