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plea (particularly in the Howse of Commons) heel"' they (alluded Os Ivy the lest 'peeler) uf she Committee, among
avid it was visionary. He (Sir W.) We. 00 etiatalme, sod he mimes, )ye wo
e sled, wale :found 10 Members of Parliament,visionary.
gave it his moo hearty "mime. What he Owego mid • weenie hareem *owl/ be felt by the meeting as • guarantee
ass, that there might be some parts objectionable; bet, good shit • isetiticareeling could actuate the
n
Cod ! •by not take all the good pars of it we ran Ana? We . tool whom "hey wool' rrcognisem• pe:iarstimhe
hoe Vend that all that Mae been done already has bens &Me ropswe of . d s• any thing has was hosing to this
is vale, and why reject • plait that bolds 001 00 jlllll an civil or religious inotitutieina of She country.-(Applause)
iootasie ta el modevieg the people tomfortable and lapel, and
Mr. OWEN' Item emir forward, and was received uith .
ash.' shine the great some of all one evils-pastprriamt. He gauss applatia, 141, doelaimed desev•ing she compliment•
berm d porton for detaining the m so lung. lent hr was inner.
paid In him by his friends, and said that he hail only done
reh'y I.d • the subject.-(Cheers.)--The HOll. Berarbet i
hie dom. giving • tenement diretlion In the principles
Owe promos d the first Resolution. which leis own eeperienee had dictated, fur the melioration
Mr GA LT seconded she Resolution. He freely confemed
sif the comeliest; of soeiely. Bring eagerly engaged in ma.
that !O4 first impression. on considering Mr.Owers'. plan were sofas-sures be bad noun perceived that the unrivalled pee.
that ihv doctrines it (mooned were se extraordinary that I yeas which. Greet Brassie was 'ben teatime, must recommit,
they would be quite Hope sclera; hbleeit on maims relh-e- undergo a reeetsion, itecurding to the stale in which the
tom he found that all Mr. Owen did was to roacenteste the f society was
opiieunt already exlating is society, to so put slots In a "I"" u u "fled' lad "at he furl" bad
sinfostimeody been realised in the present overwhelming
shape pet
jeer
(o.t...biem‘itili.ewsiacie.ttusitnheptertboliepe.
rfrHeelitylie.repfporlicescomensitdurrsehd.
,eiLa.t..ress whirls en. endured by the !Glamorise donee of so-
la the mirk' of the greatest abandence front nature,
present state of society, and likely to eunfer lasting advan. i
Arcked was now suffering ruder the bitterest distress. There
t tree upon the community.
Mr. CROOK E (one of the Secreterles of the Society) then moat br """thi"lr ei""u4lY et"( is "rh • "Medi'
which turommhet tourist to be the mince of e country's pros-
• tame forward, asst read the list of the Subscribers, among
pericy into Its greatest dewier:mole. He way anxious to
whom were-. peel), the real canoe of ibis rest, sad see if a remedy could
Colonel Hamilton, of Mizell ............f 5,0110
het be devised to prevent its reeurrence. Many bad at-
James Morison, Esq
tempted in esplore its causes but is rain bad lie sought the
livery Jones, Esq. of Devonshire
orommendation of soy adequate remedy from their labours.
Robert Owen, Esq of New Lanark. lO,OOO
The first inqteiry.ought to be, for the pei pose of avortaining
And • long list of other subscript—too. of various emminto
the real ion resources uf the country, mid whether, as •I
um 1,0001 to 2bl each, mod an aceownt of 15,0001. sub.
preset's masisred, they were sufficient so world.. fur the com.
scribed la Edinburgh, Maectiester, Liverpool, mud thr.
f ors, happiness, and prosperity of the People. It was meet°
mingbana.
Sir I'. 11. LETHBRIDGE then addressed the meeting. mined by a r acedelion made within hie memoty, that the
labour of 3,000,000 of active men, produced she •hule of
He said he lied soot • the good fortune to be able to di/scribe
the wealth of G,e4l Brigitte. The whole populaiisen was at
in those forcible and gloeing terms which had flowed with
the time estimated at Oren million., oust cue fifth was
womb eloquence from the Hove Bargee', the Member for
ascertained to be the active contributing proporlioe
Southampton (So W. De Crespielly), end his Hon. Friend,
labour. Su that according to that estimate our noes was
the Member fur Renfrewshire (Mr. Maxwell', from practical
ituowierige of the imitative' at New Lanark, she (reel and capable of producing ls foe the wauts live. Sloe.
benetinal effect. of she plan they bad In view ; :he elegem. that Period' however, the greatest alteration hid bees efr'e-•
led in society, which could be traced in the history of the
boos Meets he had to offer to the meeting, therefore, only
•
grew nut of the attention whirls the little lime, and it was world. By machinery, by oilier lisproiremeute, one man
could in inanufaetures, contribute at the rate not of
its bet very little, that he bad been able to bestow upon
conse4erbut of 'hope or four hundred fold; hut the general ge
atioa, had enabled him to give to the tub.
es. It was his
opinion, that
although these might he o ineresie of prodeetion, as applied to the whole community,
was fifty lid compassed to the previous period. Five In.
variety or mbslattra to the general introduction of the
sciomie
onw before them moosociety, although it might bower. could now with the help of a plough ealtieale
iM
have to
encuesser
variety
of
opposing
emconsstancea acre* of light soil, enmesh to contribute support to 200 in.
dividemin at the ordinary Overage of feeding. Noterithslaud.
befuee it reread be expected to receive geseeral coricereento,
yes experience sheen' that it was Ito far Womble that the i big all them improvement', there was something me bad in
the system of society, that the labouring classes were in moat
opitdons of men should become entirely changed with regale)
instances inadequately paid, and in two many almost stare.
to that wheels they opposed in the outset as visionary and 'no
Me. Ought smell le vat quiet intact a revulsion, or oughtpracticable, as to justify the attempt to give it a wider dd..
they not rather probe the details of the plan wider which the
fusion He remembered when the proposers of the intro.
deetion of pa tights were almost „memo, laughed at, labour of she vomitory was admiatetered, la the hope of se.
risible a fair supply for all; and in serving the labouring
sad treated se shamed me visionary speculations, yet such
classes. seeming. the better eajoyment of the higher. He
had bete, their peimeemesee is impleiniug and diffusing •
beet" that them wee much of charity devoted tee the ame-
general knowledge of tar prisiClplc" on which their plans
hoisting the condition of the people, but he saw bilk of
were reseeded, that seeress had at length crowned their
plain justice.-Hear.)-The people did nut waist to live by
*Norm, and there was hardly a Mee to the klogdum that
charily; it was * mockery to insinuate that they had any
did not it prevent enjoy the benefit or the discovery If this
de. peerdsbee upon it ; they wAsld do far better for throvistlees
were true wale respect lie dilleoWoelei of comparatively Mall
th ir had fair play, and was better direeled -
ineportsece, how nisch more reason was there to anticipate
(Hear)-What 'hey stood in nicest of was, the assistance of
a similar resell is favour of principles so exivraieety roods.
the affluent to enable them to do well for thenuorlres. The
cite to gamest good as those on whirls this plan was founded,
means which lie proposed fur that end, -had bees same-
He coagratulaled Mr. Owen, whose beneeolesee and public
spirit gave birth to this plan; he congratulated the Co 'limed by- the result of thirty years practiesl eit#e.
Cons-
viewer. They were a rollectiou of all tee discoveries'
miller, whuse zeal had prompeed them to sorb active vier.
boas upon the resent etessiois is forwsrding its ;
which, if put is practice, appeared to him conducive to lbe
bodily and mental Improvement of het fellow.ereatiores.
he congratulated the country al large, to which the scheme •
The effect of them was to give greater facilities to the poorer
was likely to prove so highly beneficial, on the amembliag
of su mimeses' sod reipectable a meeting upon shat once. chaises Is Preeidisg for thesueleeet • mere squat sad
by of labour; and the ar al distributing,rangements
Moe. The warmth of feeling which the conipany then pre. economic
pet bad masiksied is sipper,
of the priocipies of ike pies, which that wee effected west such as to ware to them a
as they bad beard them explained, led his 10 anticipate the comfiest and sufficient supply of every micenaoratliele of
food, eloshiag, sad lodging, and abuudent eipportuaities and
most favourable results, as well from their individual eliti-
sm., is it, favour, as from the effect of iheir e.mnesico. leisure for enjoyment,• awed fur the eeltuee and improvement
of their minds, at oue.thord of the emit to which they could
lion o• the subject with others. What had bees the sweeten
of the attempts to interest Parliament its favors of bother wheats themselves I. the Poe"' way. It had been skid
dm his plan wearld lower the stele of society, mod woes evil
lions founded on the principles of Mr. Owen, it was sot sea'
rather than good. Kobe early culture of good habit. in the
estuary fur him to slate, nor did he think it material get"
them to consider. The march of public opinion, 41m
young mind feuded to prudery evil, then he avowed himself
-
the miaow oft he, 1.111; If ri111100( forward their early Oolitic.
grads, imprommval order public. mind, were she best get*"
Beer, noel r sowing 'him in menhuod in 'seemly! McNeely,
titles fur the success of any plan of this nature funneled
and the •ppliestion of useful knowledge to the attainment
on sound mod just principles; and it was peittopt better
of individual independence, be to promote evil, then he was
that the leetislatmeehould be behind public opiuirto in sane.
as evil deer-(Hear, hens)-if devioisig sad yeeuring the
Owning such plasm Nu moo more deeply or sincere,' la-
mented than be did, the emoting Wale of agricelserat din. messy of • writ's'', 144'114', and hewelleml eye" "f employ.
Iron, so man felt more strongly Mao he the aoices pe,.„,,,,„ mint for the labourite( classes, be 10 Haire society, thee he
the landed uf that distress, way the author of that iejory.-.(CheersJoels cuticlusion,
istress, which aimed exclusively affeehal
interest. He beew t what slot be round the-most effec. Mr. Owen remarked upon the impoliey of that system whirls
went to comb the industry of nebulas at berme, sod to patties
turd remedy, be knew sea what were the ,eswedies which
them for attempting to earn a substoesce abroad; add
ought or would be 'prised ; bat be thought eller what he
pointed out how his plate would remedy the evil and 'With
bad beard of the practical resells of this plan, mach hem At
could not fail to be derived from the geseral application of pauperism. He then proposed the eppetatiment ofTree.
sarres, and read a list of bankers •ho bed consented to
whet hail bees so onceessfully pravieed in private, and that
sty
the COOlllllOl3 of she several body of the people might be cep' the office.
pretty improved by the extensive application of ale same Mr. W. TOOKE had intended only to be a spectator of
▪ Wind' had operated wish such admirable effere is she the scene before him-always a pleasing woe to him-be.
imittetiom at New Lanark, He did mot expect that any I cause it tended to amehomie the condition of the labouring
scheme of this kited, our could any ma., however sangeme I classes. He had been unexpectedly called upon to peppers@ •
iu hi. expertastems or solicitous fur its success, imagine that Resolution, which was in perfect cordt*lttY with his own (rel-
it would sucesed in entirely removing distress and suffering, ings and taoseof Ihesssrmhhy. The object was to convey their
or 10 wholly eradicating intolerably met wickedness from she thanks to Robot Owen, Esq. far his iodefetigable exertioes
euustry; but there was a poise afoot of that which it might in anotioratine sloe condoles, of the labouring classes of the
be greatly desirable to attain, which every good man mast community. He could sot forego the opportunity of aiming
wioh, stud witch all aboald exert therimehres to accompliele the grounds on shish he was IM reedy to support he results.
earseauderi shoo the mann lion, together with the plans rattail, of Mr. Owen. He
semitone:et of officers of the Sotto, be considered as had doom so hitbertu, betause Mr Owen was willing to sub.
merely provisional, wail • suffiemet amount of subserip. mist his opinions to the severest test of experience, mud to
lions omelet be obtalued to citable the plan to be earned let their value depend epos practical results. He found ~,
Hilo effect. the mean lime a security (or she benevolence and juslice of
Dr. PI NCKA RD rose to woad the motion. Having his "ch. UM in the kismet/edge which lie had of Mr. Owen bins.
had an opportunity of seeing the Inetiostion at New I..rssrb, self, to the purity of whose motives ample justice bed been
he begged lu add his testimony iu full confirmation of she done from all quarters, whether of friends ur opposents. He
tenements which they had heard of the praelic•l good effects himself bad never seen Lanark, but there again all the
of Ilse gloom on which it was established. A snore happy, opinions and declarations went one way-all con-
orderly, .0.1 well-regulated society. he had never st-en. Mr. cereal in the testimony of good order, health, and in.
Owen'. eche use bad been deoreased as visionary ; that Gen. dustry, which prevailed is those establishment". They
Wilson came forward to "hew the results of thirty year: had another stimulus to try Mr. Oarett's plan in the
practical experience of his plan in • society where it had scourge of the pauper system. No later than last night
bean so (nag is operation Was that a victim ? If me it was • measure contrered for the correction of that system, with
his wend substantial vision that bad earn existed, fur it was all the learning and sagacity which • very experienced
Turmoil of a lowly of 1,500 peraunc-e(lmeghter sled *p • lawyer could give to it, was rejected by the House of
plaesea-It had also been said that Mr. Owen was as eve- Commons, on the ouPPoolltun HIM the *Pleat set 60
my of religious; that aruse out of • remark that had &Ilea raelically bed, shat it must await some more effectual and
from his at • steeling at the City of Loodos Tavere, which sweeping alteration. They might judge of the effect of
meant nothing more than that be wiskied to give she utmost the pauper system themselves-it look away 10 millions
toleration to every religion-(Applause)-eud that, there. annually, two millions of which were spent In litigation, and
fore. be was opposed to the iedesorreom, among his people Ihe teaser/Oben of the worst passions of the people. One.
of any porlicelor eastern of religion 40 the reclusion of Meth of the thole population was fed by the poor rates.
elbets.-(Applausc.)-When porneulariy spoken to as the There was anuthar tumulus to induce the adoption of Mr.
serbjeet,Metheen explained, ohm the establishment as New Owen's schemes. They went to oppose the cold, relish, on.
Lanark was pear the men of Old Lanark, where there were feeling principles of the tribes of political economists-that
three dafletest leligiees establiMovesto. Os the gumbo the bard and uncompromising sect who were fur leaving all
tiebabiteseis of his village walked sore in sum, is the most things to find shot they called a level, while not a finger
prrfect harmony, good order, and social ((oboe, to slm tows, would they hold up du relieve the exigent disiteeses of the
lied when 'bey arrived there each person went to that place country. They would 'other waste the time in disputes
04 religious worship which he preferred : shat was the lel,. about what they called principles, Teo. much in the nature of
gores adieimetrailun of his village-(Great applasse.)- polemical controvert. Besieger, what sort of • level
Mr. Oviem was • awn whore heart overflowed wish kindoese did they propose Nut such • level es would bring all classes
and home*, &elegem towards all his fallow (rester's-he was to nearly the same condition. That might, in one sense, be
In friend to SUM"I order and the happiness' of his species-the Illinost desirable. No they would have olle level of de-
med.,.o sort iaiesbiesec of his mind had led him to trig,. graded pauperism, metier of the oligarchy-the odious mit.
rate plans for premed tug 'be nudity comfort and morlierat. (weary of mere wealth. They.wattild have he yeumaney
lug the moral corelition of his suffering fellow mew-his levelled with the peasautry of the country, and the eeriest
heuevoleace had stimulated him to awry theme plass Into and wholemone interests of the country sacrified to the prat.
practice, mod his public 'moil had prompted him to Polissul. lice of principles upon no one of *loch were &silo° of
Kate the succesefel results of lee practice, mid so persevere them au. ed. He could not veneer with them. He who
in the psopagatson of those principle. of which lung exp. happy to see the business taken is hand by this Institution,
/meet had taught him the solid good.-(Applowee.)-Coeld tthd t" "'erve limit the plans were nodes the guidon',
mach a man, be would ask, be the emery of religion?- men of heftiness, who wet. sure to realise all the pm, Mr
(6„„t applause.)-He hew in his bend. a proof that Mr. which tlio.e plans sere capable. He was sorry the. hi.
toieu could not be either a Memory in his phins, or teeth. ante" tom were so "M"aws as to prevent him fir'm gsiej
glow. in principle ; that proof was cootamed in a list of into the Committee; but be felt claim coutident that all the
seety Nobleanco and Gentlemen, men of probity mid dome. iserfel facts and information connected with the subject
tee epee of intelligence sod dsoceruninst, (Voids of relielean would be progressively elicited by the experiments now
sad soma order, napable of examiumg and dircussing she about to be made, amid she theories of the politiral crone.
snails and usefulness of SahilleVer was proposed for their mills be thereby frustreted in their pernicious aremela.
shorties, "ad utterly imeallable of giving their 'auction to IM, siid ailoptios. He concluded by moving the thaw!,
nay scheme that was eieher defects,. in practice, or in the of the wiretlue lo R. Owen, Esq.
paa.al rut degree irreligious la its tendency. The persous Mr. CROOKE seruntlea the Reeolotiots The present plea
named is Mat lot had consented to become members of led i II f •
the Cumuli!" for emrYini 114 plau of rho Society into to the pumblice.rlall'ihurutmealsheprnarelitscweibilrehhal4driolleu"; tellOrleir
ef et.-(Appiaiodr.)
the Couto ....... all that was mend a ...cola' ive rejected. Thom
Ibe Earl BLESINTON thee proceeded to read the list who examiudtee scheme so it auw stood, would lie of the