Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-10-17
SINGLE TAX DEPARTMENT.
cur THE GIVES.

The ChAutAuQu0 Assembly b,
4 the 18th of August, which mas 81
zen called to our attention esPecly t,
vith reference to its report Of an ~.
emnt Of DIR. ]. NJ. Buckley, editor OF r,
he Christian Advocate, to answer on h
and n couplomerate list OF questiohs e.
.lmost cvclopedic in their range. illus h
Irate. the folly of this kind OF per r
iormance for any other purpose than il
,h.t Of amusing . thoughtless audiences c
Dr Rucklev answered two OF the cues. Q
ton. correctly. He said that the nrs' q
library in America WIS 4
founded by BENJAMIN Franklin gu l
that he didn't know who was .ne s
with the iron mask. II the o' {
niles were Trustworthy 1t was asclu
81 for thew gave but little evidence oi !
.-.h and none of thoughtfuiness
.r,,s one regarding which it is our d"ty
IN sneal is a. strange mixture, moral
iv. logically and economically, As
man Of such reputation IS teache'
could be expected to concoct
A.Led whether the single tax wouio
.ho1;.h novertv. DR. Buckley repiieo
th.t II would not, because 1t makes n"
provision for the taxation OF pei
nropertv, and leaves no stimulus " .no
moor man to work for = shelter TOT III
self in life and for his wife ana ehnu.en
should he be called away n1M
| taxation Of personal properly. -ir
n-cduced bv work and only by WORK.
~, henef,t men who live by working;
m Ruclxlev did not explain. lie coulo
ut He simply undertook to teach re-
...,,;ro a subject to which he had given
o. ADEQUATE thought Nor did ne ASK
h;n,self why. though able and Wiling
| to work, poor men are now "n"o
| .,.t homes Being informed that tne
s.ire Of a lot for which he paid s''ooo'
| and on which his own nome s'"'
would disappear under the singe
his mind was impervious to the 'ho"sns
that if the single tax had oeen Ia
when he built his home, he woul" NV
have been obliged to pay such sum
e. i. niece of Gods earth on when 10
,,,,;Ia Il. Neither did he consider that
,,,;+h the future incoming OF the s1hg.e
hi. children and his brothers ch'i-
d..r would be exempt from such e1
. to-tion Had he done SO, he wouiu
-. seen that the single tax. SO 'a a,
s.o,,, nreyeuting home building VIII
,,romote it. His thoughtlessness Is inc
more astonishing when consideleo IL
= the light Of the words with "n''A
began his reply. He sad: ave.
3 / firmly believe that the Pre
4 A., e No. in harmony with either PM
= INTO the world every square foot OF lano
4 vas held in private ownership oy so'.'
= 80 .l.s came into the world manu-
}. canned. The land was all held IN pr
r. v.te ownership by some one eise' ail'
n :, was or had been, owned by ur'o..
v scious infants, who never hi'eu A
X Aid . stroke Of work; and this sam
A th;n, goes on all the time, ana 1rof
,e generation to generation.
OF One would suppose tnat M,
ed teacher, inspired with this loea VIZ.
not sleep for thinking OF now no
8, quickly to abolish so great an lh1"s' a.;
ng But DIR. Buckley's sleep was 80,
a +urhed. Offering no remedy hinse'
IN l.. detected the only one that Is onere
Nv n,...,se Il would confiscate land value
re That ;s to saw, il he had the shgh'e
IN. ,nnrehension of the terms he usea,
lot canse it would prevent owners Oh Ia
from levying private trloute upon "'~
to Of land.
70. ,ue one owned q taxing franchis
he SOW of 10 per cent on the annual p
md duction of given commune
.rs buckley would object to taxing a..
ere or otherwise abolishing tnis
,.d because that would destroy its Vaiue
o1,,d prevent the owner from cont
y;.- ,,;np or empowering another 70 C
Z. +inne the extortion. If it were q sla'
5is. Dr buckley would object to free,
dcr h;u because that would destroy
the y.lue to the slave owner-wouio 2
~. r.,+ the slave owner from appropri
the ING the result of the slaves LABOR.
80. THAT we do not misrepresene
M Rncl<ley. nor even exaggerate MS M
hief tai and moral cohius'on ton 4
non from his response " e., denr
r;or Il would be no more unjust 10 oepl
80 him of the value of his land than 70 %, =
in his slave had he invested ms s''oo0
ate. that kind of property: ~
- I'VE do not set the slaves free un
uu' ,;.o.., circumstances If it had
oaa, 1,.en for the Southerners firing on L
Sumter the slaves would not n
= If been freed as they were; but sia'
= is would have been abolished oy
Tohn neonle coming together and max
than some kind OF an adjustment Inc
.r of publican party never dared 10 .
,;,.a arronna in favor Of the absolute al
;nte- ton Of slavery: the only ground
;.+ed thev dared to take was that SID
the should not be carried into the
mart tories If it had not been Tor tne
merry the anti-slavery sentiment wouio
It ex- developed until there wonio nave
the some sort of a compromise aevise
vhoI. that their slaves would not have
we'll | taken away from the"
IN of compensation" 7,
, --9e Let it be remembered that Dr. d
q re. lev is not considering compensati'
Fair cheaper OF o'he ,.;derin,
lge Of than aoo!i'ioh. And his
sburg justice OF aool l., f.rence
rvice. words leave NO :. =. ore in
from that, In ms oP,n' t;n,a al,
war. mony Win J"s'.eo ~ offecte
ration until com - ,o,nnen
ers of der when mas'e,e :,,st;.. the
same for the loss oi clever
amlin not own thah W - .ster,
merry, gardiess OF inc ,.l,v nurc
won other woros' VA" e. tribute