Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-08-07
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LAND REFORM.

Among tho many Reforms which agi.
tatng the Public mind, there is none perhaps,
which more directly addresses itselfto the consid'
GRAFTON of every earnest thinker than does that of
Land Reform.
We venture assert that there is no measure Of
Public good, which more Immediately concernst the
welfare Of ourselves and our children, which in
the event of its success is destined to insure so
great an amount of Radical Benefit. To eradicate
from the world, so much of Poverty. Despotism
Ignorance and consequent Sin and misery as
that of the radical and efectual destruction, of all
Land Monopoly.
The fact that all who are entitled to Life are
entitled to the right of attaining the means where
BY Life, may be sustained without let or hndranee,
from any man, or set of men, from any Govern
ment, or Institution is as elfeyident as that man
has any existence at all, and about as capable OF
being illustrated and enforced by argument as
any other self evident position. 10 word, it is
fact. so plain directly addressing itself to the
comprehension of the commonest intellect, that we
can find no fact or principle palmer, by which to
illustrate its truth, consequently all argument in
support of it, to be work Of supererogation
Nevertheless lhe agitation and promulga.ionof this
truth and effort for Of the happy result, which
must necessarily flow from it's actualizaton, seems
to be be paramount duty of ALL who with earn
est heart and fearless purpose are laborng for the
disenthrallment of mankind, from ,Despotism,
Spiritul and physicaala tr ...
1t is vain to hope for the actualzation of Uni
versal Freedom, by a Government Of the masses
while those are themselves slaves. e
In vain is it to look Tor free thought and the free
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America, until we insure them Free Homes.
Equally in vain, is it to look for that intellect
ual moral and sphysical development necessary tc
the attainment of that degree of happiness, which
is the birthright of our common Humanity.
The History of past Nations, is but record o
the unsuccessful attempts Of the masses to resur
cot themselves out from the dominion Of Capital
Kings and Priests. ''
The lesson we gather from this; is that no Gov
ernment rests upon firm foundation, unless that
foundation be laid broad and deep in the Hearts
of an intelligent and enterprsing People. There
fore to the masses, must ever look for the
guarantees Of our Social, Political, and Religious
Liberty.
Is it not in view of these facts, the duty of
Americans to see oit, that every American shall
be free TO obtain the necessaries and comforts
of life without calling any man master, without
necessarily toling through the best years of his
life that another may reap the benefit of his labor,
without denying himself and family the develop
ing and refining influence of an education, with
out the rest, food, clothing and shelter necessary
to the perfect development of the physical man,
without the opportunity and surroundings neces'
sary to the healthy growth of his moral nature
in a word, without crushing out his manhood by
the accursed system of land monopoly which ar,
roganty asserts and enforces its right to the sole
ownership of Gods green Earth. ..a ....., .
Does it require the eye of seer to foretel the
result of thus robbing Gods children of their her
ritage. Can any man looking by the light of
history back through the vista of the ages gone
Surveying the present state of the world and calm
ly judging of the future by the past and present
fail TO perceive the inevitable tendency Of own
country to tina same condition of monopoly
things be? Aboitionists ye who amid danger scorn
and dsrision have boldly, firmly advocated the doc
trine of universal liberty will ye not add one other
condition to the MagnaChasta about to be wrested
from the oppressors of America. Will We not in
addition to freedom for ALL require free homes for
all. .s. fF'a ~ bog ies 80
r. A.
LrvoNIA, May 25, 1855. ....-....
FREEDoM IN FKAsoE.--The French Govern.