INDEX.

A

Abolition of all debts ordered 137

Acquire property, as rightly understood, men do not 97

Adam did not buy property, &c. 371

Adults, death of, in the different seasons of the year 259

Age of maturity, recommended to be fixed at 18 139

Agrarian Law, among the Romans, what 20

operation and effects of, as applied to the State of New-York 23

the source of more happiness than society now furnishes 28

Aliens, on becoming citizens, after the General Division, must give up all properly over the amount of a patrimony 149

Alien Book, General, what 297

Astor, John Jacob, comparison of his labor, say of fifty years, being paid for with the labor often of ten thousand years 154

Astor, J. J. his imaginary loan of the Chemical Bank 187 B

Banks, to be destroyed, why 163

how usurious 180

Rhode-Island, how little specie for its paper in circulation 181

Georgia do. 181

Bank, Chemical, do. 182

Dry Dock do 182

Manhattan 163

Bible, former cost of 380

Birth, place of, does not give title to soil 131

Births, unequal; when most of them take place 260

Brooklyn Ferry-Boats, rob the community, how 191 C

Charity, to be given only by the State, why 266

Charters, all to be repealed 160

null, when they pretend to give what the receiver has no right to receive 161

Child, may be starved to death, if the father's property belongs only to the father 103

Children, estimate of, between 5 and 15 in the State 17

proportion of those who read 18

clothed, fed, and educated at the public expense 143

being furnished with a patrimony, at the age of maturity, without expense to the father, the industry of the latter greatly increased thereby 225

their future wants, their parents do not supply them 227

no longer placed in manufactories at unsuitable ages 281

supported at the public expense, reasons why 262-266

of the rich, have an interest in insisting that their fathers consent to the proposed organization of society, and a right to demand it 258

Churches and Church property, to be sold, why 342

Common Council, a member of, his abuse of the poor 241

Community system, Mr. Owen's, objections to 384

Conquest does not give right 34

Consent, alone, gives title to specific property, but not the right 42

Constitution of South-Carolina, as drawn by Mr. Locke, its absurdities 66

Constitution of the State must be altered, and why 145-207

Contract, there is no such thing as, why 373

Counties, number of in the State 286 D

Dead and living cannot meet, &c 372

Death, of husband or wife, after; survivor has half the property, after debts are paid 143

Deaths, of adults, in the different seasons of the year 259

Debt, there is no such thing as, why 373-378

Debts, no laws for the collection of, probable; note to page 378

"Department Inventory,'' what it contains 295

Diagram of the world, occupied in common 98

divided equally 106

divided unequally 337

Districts, school, number of 286

Dividend, annual, for ever, of the effects of all deceased persons 141

Dividend, at the General Division, may be made very near and sufficiently equal 248

Duress, all governments guilty of, towards their citizens or subjects, wherein 374 E

Egypt, lands of, held only for one year 108

Equal division of property, to desire it, not a dictate of nature, as asserted by Raymond, controverted 26

Equal division of property may be brought about, by the rich, how 388

Equal share of property, those who think it an evil, need not take it. 215

Equality of rights, no power can justly destroy 44

Extending suffrage in this State, so as to allow men of no property to vote for State Senators, and violated the (then) right of property in the hands of the rich 55 F

Fortune, men of, evils and curses to human Society 246

Fortunes, large, injurious to those which are smaller 334 G

Gaming, a gift, and therefore a felony 348

Gas-Light Company of New-York, a robbery of the community 191

" General Alien Book," what 297

General Division of property compared to a general Bankruptcy 256

" General Inventory of the State," what 297

Gifts, why they may not be made 267

why they will not and cannot be made 346

Governments, all have begun wrong 126

should commence anew 127

Government, may be overthrown, even by a minority, if the latter have not had given to them their equal share of property 243

Guardians appointed for those who are not qualified to take care of property, Article 10 140 H

Half right, and half wrong systems, wrong altogether 333

Honesty, of the poor, proofs given 345

How long does a man own property? 82

Hudson, the first discoverer of Hudson River, attacked by the Indians 357 I, J

Jefferson, his imperfect view of the principles of government 58

Jefferson, more of his errors 72

If a man's property is his, and his only, he may starve his own child to death 103

Indians, of this country, not exclusively owners, why 130

now living among us, to give up their lands and take their equal share with us 158

attached the first discoverer of Hudson River 357

Indolence, the true sources of, what 231

Industry, the true stimulus of, what 231

to have full protection against foreign competition, Art. 20 144

Inequality of property, sources of, even after it shall have been equally divided, enumerated and considered 248-254

Insurance, probably by the State 348

Judges, of whatever kind, to be appointed by the direct vote of the people 207 L

Labor, not property, why 33

bestowed on property, does not give title to the latter, why 34

whose it has been, that has made the title what it now is 245

Lands, in Egypt, held for one year only 108

in Peru, do. 108

belonging to the School-Fund to be sold 157

to the Indians, to be given up 158

Large fortunes, injurious and often destructive to those that are smaller 334

Law, Agrarian, among the Romans, what 20

as it would be, if applied to the citizens of the State of New-York 23

Laws, never the same in any two countries 30

Living and dead cannot meet, &c. 372

Locke, his plan of government for the Colony of South Carolina 66

Lorillard, comparison of his willing away the poor, like so many cattle, beginning at the bottom of page 225

Lorillard, it is the labor of the poor, that is daily adding to his wealth, and the wealth of others; their own industry is as nothing 238

Lottery, in the nature of gifts, and therefore a felony 348

Love of property, reasons why we have it 221 M

Machinery, labor saving, the poor support it, why 383

Man, black, red, and white, to have the same rights 146

black, his rights of suffrage 158

not fit, &c. answered 367-371

Mankind, by some supposed to be of two species; one, of slaves to work; the other, of masters to make them work 231

Maturity, age of, recommended to be fixed at 18 139

Men, rich, do not earn their own wealth 238

will away the poor like cattle 326

of fortune, the evils and curses of society 246

wealthy, can only escape giving up their property, by fraud, perjury, &c. 300

beginning the world with nothing and getting rich; why they should give their wealth up 335 & 338

who say " they have made their property by their industry," answered 238

without children, love property as much as others 223

with children, often keep it as long as they live 223

of fortune, ought to be exterminated, and how 247

Merchants, as necessary in the new, as in the old system 354

Mint, United States, coinage of 349

Money, theory of, &c. 167-179 N

Navy, will be destroyed, its place, how supplied 282

Newton, Sir Isaac, how he might have been situated on the principle that he could be allowed to have property only from a testator 252

Number of persons in France who cannot read 9

of Counties in the State 286

of Townships do. 286

of School-districts 286

of white persons, for one of the African race 159

of the people of this State 17

of children between the ages of 5 and 15 18

of acres of land in the State 24 O

Objections, to equal patrimonies to all, will have still greater force against large legacies being given to the sons of the rich 229

Objections to an equal division of property among all persons whatever, are equally against an equal division among children of the same family 209

Observations on the theory of money, &c. 167-179

Occupancy of property does not give title 36

Occupations, all require property 341

Owen, Mr. Robert, notice of 384 P

Paine, his imperfect views of the principles of government 63

Patrimony, after General Division, to be given, (in matter of right) to all citizens born here, and to these only, Article 4 139

Patrimony, at the General Division, be given to foreigners, who are then citizens ; and to those who, without being citizens, have been five years resident in the State, page 138, Art. 2 317

Patrimonies, difference in, will or may be very small, and such as to be of no importance 261

Peru, lands in, held for one year only 108

People, a great Judicial Tribunal, judging of the rights of property 311

Place of birth, does not give title to property 131

PLAN, for dividing all property, with form of government to succeed 137-144

Possession or occupancy, does not give title 36

Possessions, Van Rensellaer's held by an unjust title 129

Priests, as well as others, must do military duty 200

must not be prevented by the Constitution from being chosen to office 202

Property, equal division of, to desire it, not a dictate of nature as stated by Raymond, controverted 26

Property, rights of, not understood 30

labor bestowed on, does not give title to the former 84

possession of, does not give title 8$

Property, title to it, consent alone gives it 42

How long does a man own it? 82

As rightly understood, men do not acquire it 97

if it be wholly a man's own, he may starve his own child to death 103

has no successors; all have title to it in their own right 120

renunciation of, abroad 137

the present distribution of, good enough, it is said, answered 215

equal share of, those who think it an evil to them, need not take it 215

unequal, vices both in high and low life come from it 219

love of, reasons why we have it 221

will descend unequally, even after an equal gene Division has taken place, if wills remain, reasons why 249-266

in the hands of the rich, often of little use to any body 288

valuation of, principles of 287

on board vessels out of the State, to be considered as property of the State; so also the vessels 291

should not descend hereditarily any more than political power 299

men of wealth can only evade giving it up, by fraud, perjury, &c. 300

General Division of, how far it is like a general bankruptcy to the rich 256

unequal distribution of, compared to a dinner party 355

true source of, title to, what 357

being unequal, the origin of conquest 358

inequality of, the origin of it, what, 360-367

of the church, must not be exempted from sale, why 342

Proportion of the colored to the white population 159

Punishment, for concealing or not giving up all property, Art. 8 140

Punishment, for giving away property, Art. 18 143 Q

Quakers, or others, not to be exempted from bearing arms, on any consideration 197 R

Read, men who cannot, number of in France 9

Reasons why we love property 221

why debts out of the State, and property in it, owned by citizens or subjects of the States or nations, cannot be paid or received 319-333

why a man beginning the world with nothing, and getting rich, may yet have his riches taken from him 335

why a man, at his death, should give up the labors of his life, without saying to whom 237

Renunciation of all property abroad 137

Rich men do not earn their own wealth 238

will away the poor like cattle 226

Rights of property not understood 30

the same for the black man, the red man, and the white man 146

equality of, no power can justly destroy 44

of man, Mr. Jefferson's erroneous views of 58-72

of women to property and suffrage the same as those which belong to men 159

men have inquired too little after them 239

none have ever abandoned them 340 S

Salt Springs,* should be sold, why 146

[Since this work went to press, statements have been given to the public, showing the duties on Salt made in this State, the past year, to amount to about 150,000 dollars. In page 148, where the average duties for 12 years are put down as 75,000 dollars par annum, the value of these Springs is estimated at one million and a half of dollars. By the same rule of estimation, their value should now be considered at not less than three millions.]

School districts, number of 286

Society, happier, with an Agrarian Law, like the Roman, than as it is now organized 28

Sources of inequality of property, even after it shall have been equally divided, enumerated and considered 248-254

Specie, estimate of, for each person in the U. States 349

in England 350

in France 350

Speculation, no chance for in the new system, why 281

Spendthrift, less opportunity for the existence of the, than now, why 354

State Senate to be established, why 204 T

Tariff, on imported commodities, why it should be very high and almost prohibitory in almost all cases 268-282

Taxation, exemptions from, instances of; see both the text and note 351 V

Valuation of property, principles of 287

Value, probable, of the State 352

Van Renssellaer, his possessions held by an unjust title 129

Van Rensselaer, extent of lands granted to his ancestors, see note to page 339

Vessels, and property on board, being without the State, to be considered as the property of the State 291

Vice, both in high and low life, come from unequal property 219

Voters, 300,000 of them in the State 356 W

William, the Conquerer, of England, notice of 377

Wills, if they are good at all, ought not to be forbidden to be so made, as to will away even our very lamp-posts 95

Wills, the intention of, now very often defeated, and therefore useless 232

Wills, immoral in their tendency, why 234

why again 235

unjust and criminal in their operation, why 227

to bestow labor, not practicable, even if they were just, why 236

to bestow labor, unjust, even if they were practicable, why 237

as they might have affected Sir Isaac Newton 252

Women, to have the right of suffrage a