New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-25
LAND REFORM ASSOCIATION.

meeting of the above Association was held at
their Rooms, Broadway Monday evening, Nov. 10.
Letters were read from the Hon. n. w. Bates,
United States Senator from Delaware the Hon. O. A.
Grow of Pennsylvania, aud John Ccchrane OF New
York.
The following resolution was unanimously adopted;
Re,lred That the letter Of Nj John Commerord e the
President Uned and the answer OF bis Ehe HeJ
LITTER OF Mr.. coMsERroRD.
HoNosED have been Instructed % forward 70 you me
inccsed resolution, ard TO express he gihcaon ~tn n
OF cation feel II ressrd q yous son ~ s
Iouruns the sale Of Public Lands IN ne ls'f9ty OF & Is
Without being ,equagted With the motives whicn hass w
nu.n yourself aud Cabinet to relieve tue people VINO
the enjoying Free Homes by the exercise of Free
Labor left that in the execution o. the phey %
sued you been stsaed TO sdop, through tne
e protecting the ohose whose future happin.ssde
peuds upon the fostering Indulgence o. Just wise aad
oyeruneu acknowledging the BENEFITS you have rcndered
we nave disposition % make ourselves ociou "" houa
ostde upon your time we're 1t not ,na we s ~
that In Of opinion We but gave utteahc- 70 nc
a.cer,aned wishes Of the sea, body % our fellow
ments oihe people this metropolis only TO
that from twenty to th thousand % our ls.aas ssp
their 70 petitions calling upon Coosre Tor the Ps'ass q
Of 1851 was the thousand. of Of I'm
poyment and that the number has not been materially 'ened
resource m that Of An appeal to ths exercise
benevonce Of those who possessed ws.h In the cal
and Il c.,imsed that 100000 collected and dstb
nted smons the needy within the precincts OF New Yos aud
BooEyn Thi. amount Of moIey obtained outside Of
that which had been appropriated by the authorities
Of thO.e cities for the annu. sappor OF the poor IN
from OF the condition Of the people has been
~h which we have been visited that 'wons expect that
one should be called - furnish The m.sn.
OF Ming TO another especially when that other would
Willingly refrain from consuming their means provided ley
could have field In which % exercise thsf accustomed INDUS
try Believing, 40 do hat theIe !, me- po.lci ., p lnp
meut for the Tesdy employment In the msaeunht
cal ane abonrg pursuits throughout our country uD~ Win
whom associated believe thai the larger share o '"ch
Idle would cheeruy accept Of 80 opportunity 20 settle
upon the lands Of the goverDm,n II t1ry couh nave the
assurance that free title would follow IN the path o. sun
settlement times like the present. when the population of
cities the most subject 70 tho Visitation OF - ms
and destutiou which springs from the want 81 employ
en and Consequence Of this circumstance tnoss VINO
have the means through the exercise OF eeins OF
humanity, temporarily eHp'nd more money 70 tshs's
than would be sufficient 20 furnish this multitude win
tree the Territories belonging 10 the p"opo
of the United States requires but iie cousde aoa " per
o.iye that Of the above cias u sustain Any
that will relieve them from being so repeatedly s
upon contribute toward the 'ubsseHce Of 90 se o'dy %
Within state. land. covered with population
the eys arising from PIopey may be Partially sa,I'a , p
unemployed 20 become destitute o. u. ri,mrn' o *
ence bile there of unoccuped and 'ns. n'.ds
asng pubic lands you have some degree manifested mo
correctne.s OF the above views,
'N'' '''' J0HH COMMERF0RD.
hi. Escelency JAMES BUCHANAN Warrington D..
WASHINGTON CITY, "a November 1883.
My DEAR Sir: sre4y indebted - Mr. Taylor, for hay
ing ny attention your able aud ntsfesns s,;r OF
September asst communicating the Iaiylns n,oHsnon ,.
Land Reform Association bad ad2p,ed Resolution sPpfons
Of my poo foBing the Land oslesn han-a ih' 10
which impeed me TO this a. are eoIIeety 's.. - & ~
resolution have been the freud Of the poor se, %ed
manifested this a different periods oi ny Pnonr NJ
Please present ny grateful thanks to the A'oson o ,as
valued token their regard ought ~ explain the reason way
your litter brought notice until s1r heard n
M Taylor It pure sccden ssch 4, nery rarely h.pps
me- entirely from The fat hat the letter vas az,
m red 10 y country residence and not =. ths Es
ec;s nao.on Asking 'Sar sfdoo for ss neg
'5' JSs '1%s" cosnrosO s.q f'D' very JHaEs BUCHANAN