Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-28
TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 1895.
For hr EHqH'rrr.
WHAT Is ABOLITION

FOT Hf EH9HfrT.
WHAT Is ABOLITION
an lhi"a'hS Intelligent aboii.:mlist. are Commu.
ni"s ana A-ra!inn>. All such mru nave di-cover.,
that capital, or 10 use popular rypr.ssnn, private
properly exercises drspu-In more. cruel tnn htl-
inhh nas'":s. 10 abolish n! srpnrute property is
the unds-n>"d "',jrrt Of The Sncui,,is, Communists
ana Ab"ii'inniN'S "i Europe aud America. Ii is the
greatest iniccrilia money mart the world has ever
witnessed, aud deserving study md nt;.utinu,--
Every man Of them concurs, in tho sentiment
of Prou.ihou: '.Pr"perty lis u thief" although
lSs cnris" "! cp!srGmhtic III their mode of express
SION. They all rrr that ciTlncntiu hy di.-,rcin-
ting and nia onisn. property and labor has nisrcd
the irc. luburer in worse situation thuu the .uvc-
Not williu, return t. slHycry, ;hey propose 10 20
forward I" anarchy ana Gsra:LniSn. We doubt wl:.-
thcr there r sensible abOlltionst i'll the world wlu
does moi admit free society, u now constituted. 10 b.
Il failure, umd vino does not propose 10 rrncdy this
failure, by destroying or nu'.liyIuI the right ~ all
private property. We could quote hundreds OF
authorities 10 prove these positions, but will only
cite two at present, BECAUSE tncy came To hand
Yesterday. The nns IL part Ot All editorial az.
Factory operations, trU: the Northern Christian A'-
vocac, Methodist paper OF som. ability, Published
in Auburn New York. We call particular attention
In the Inst scnteEcc of this article: ''Ihc monopoly
ni cap!tu is So nearly like the monopoly OF land
that We may readily see partial measures will ct-
feet Il cure The monopoly OF capital is, i'll plain
English the orHsr:Lip Of pirate property. Now, this
evil i'll FREQ SuIirty cannot be affected ny partial
measures. The editor argues with Pruid.iion, that
,,r,nnsns ,m Ln,r, Tho ,Ii -, ,;,c r.nula of III.
Sorth nnd Of th. S,u,h understand FROM: hi, wi.,
abolition really s. IL the same paper thrrc IS Il ION:
communication advocating the Indies right - preach.
Not Il vest of suc";y H. How exists, would abu-
lltinu spare. Such arc tho fruits Of the war between
cari.ai and labor lhnr Er.. S,r:.;v has horne
lEc other evidence al! the design q! tie Ab0lifiol-
lists which came 10 our hands II, the same TIME, IS sug-
@e,tei by tho pamphlet containing The proceedings "i
j., Iur. ,sr ", t,d ,,,n ,,f n,n,s, ,,,,;;,;rr,.
actors III that Convention were Gcrrit Smith and
NEIiain 'i""del irobabiy 10 i"o men III the Ah1'
lilOli ra:iHH Ntn"h =" hIGh IA til"s. lti: Opinions
may d: c!t"I ~ 'he .".in"n- "l llc party. MT.
Aml;! Is an A"r"riah, III" insists III i'S "r" lee.
lures and erecchcS 'ihi "ihr enjoyment "i lhhu
-"lld De rs common rs tiat %! ar ana water. IL"
l. "ic "i ;hc largest owner" "f real properly IN me
tnioh hHt nc l. an Hpi"-t aicH el hf!~iIah Hcn-
tcnh, aud sees 'hns :!' wealth. -!:"' h''i III" power
III mister without master u'rSatsniis. n" Will
not ab'sc hi. position an! his power; but hr knows
Other 'I"i VIE, ana 10 prevent II lie ""u hhe ahu
common i'r"i".!. "" Is "t!""ht!I si%uihe III icn-
PER- lie l. i'N-T''I''c VT no no' "Ie"'
l" cch>h'' h'' ''' "F ~ ''oiu'''' ~ '"c ii', !,
"r" n' ,''i'y III paving lir" VIM To|i "'nsio"'
Nr. hn"''ril II NV ':'' VI II" 'oo''inn inp'' W
New York l"hch i hiSH.s Icco"l,he""eu oy 'He
Syracuse CunNcntloni hnG inc aGthor oi Work
entitled the Democracy oi 'hri7hah'ty. IN th"' wari
h" expressly asserts 'ha cap;' now NOR: tSfahni-
cal and oppressive that irnGn! lords anu masters Ike
nn;S the failure oi i-c" eOcety' Dut hldhhln7 ''t'
We shall soon have n millennium, ~hcn every man
shall ST down under h'S "wn vine ana ;S 'ree. re-
lk" Alr. S.nl ana all tAc rest o the an'e "o'i"h'
istS, - an ng:hiiHil. Aul I" tir' c""SP''""" eA'
pirs, Mr. Greeley, WHO is F"urierilr S"cE'':S'' anu
represents more oi abolition" nri'inh lhan any Hmm u,
h" North adj. also, ihc ir1"e:! Soc'''''S "h" al
concur ihat "ocir'S ~ t'" t';''.i'"'"' J. 'n"'e
aud mas 5rcn rcii'e?ca N"!s' ny me W
the S"rts s--Hnd we nave aH'tt'nl tt,'.t m 'al"' u2
lt"n r"n;cini''atcS ;ir "F't''"" "' h r'Ss " i''
rGlr properly. ihL'" W "'"H'-
From, the Northern Christian Advocntr.l
F.c1t.H, ,DrrK,rlvrs.-Ihrrr l. Il class ri labor.
ora CONSISTING oi men, women and children whom
,, p.y,r cn,.,,rrpI,t. put with rccrct-wr SEQ them
" Lnt =; ;,n,,iu,iun .ubsidinr in spite OF all their
,,,, irtn u,,,r ,.urndrurn and rnvertv. Hence we
..- iol, mn, n ,nctpry or lar.sr manu- u,rlurlmg
~ h,,.,r t,i, uumiu.I rj u!;sl.rr. The ileu AMI
- ,, ,i,. i,y ,n,rll,.rv are ton AZ: ,n become
ir.,I;-I win such establishments in improper de-
,,,. This urnrc>s u! ;-r.ulutiUn and Identification
,. IN sl,wiy b,;, surriv, I'll at last The imGivi-
u,I and the factory are 40 blended i"in one. that
= scunrnt,. existence il imr"s>i!lc One or two
generations nrc required brug about the state OF
,hinrs Prruninry drpcn,cGcc, .m"rnnre 0i other
.nuIny,n.nls ulIvsical malfnrlaann, and the gene.
ri I..snr.s i 4 ,acrc t"c!ory pupulatiom not
,hr wuIh ut ,iav. Individuals rahnG; be detached
tram other pursuits ct o,lce--cnnnut have manuinr
,rrinr Knowledge md M other kno %lcd.e until they
h,yr had time tu drli. away from other occupations.
In, buo.vrr retarded. tn. ELECT il is sure follow,
nnI consequently every large mechanical establish
,r,nt must be considered aS having certain lnagn
t,nieuccs which are he carefully guarded ngaInsi
The causes Of the evil under consideration nrc very
obvious, IL is a!so their appropriate cmody.-We
must set down the fret and principal cause ot lnl
~ the fact that the capital which sustains mcchani
rnI business is not under the control of tho opcra
,ive. The mills or machines may stop at any hour