They _may_ succeed in their effort to buy in property at half its value.

But when they have effected that, they will be totally dependent for the profits of their ill-gotten gains upon the _free laboring people_.

They may produce what they call idleness now, and a great deal of vexation and suffering.

But land is plenty, and the laborers, if thrust from the estates, will take it up, and become still more independent.

Reasonable wages they will be able to command, and for such they are willing to labor.