ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the complaints of the landed Aristocracy. The idle Aristocrat must have as much from the savings of industry for granting leave to build, as would suffice to erect the various fabrics. These landowners receive all that they enjoy from society, and yet they, as well as the other wealth absorbers, make a great outcry, when called on by the original donor to refund a portion of that which they had not assisted in producing. Even in England and Scotland millions of acres are lying waste, that would be willingly cultivated by thousands of unemployed operatives under just arrangements, but the political ascendency of the 'Lords of the soil' places all attempts at improvement beyond the power of the people so long as the constitution of the legislature remains as at present.
