The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-11-21 00:00:00

slight approximation to that state, in 'which society ought t
exist.
therefore design to form, with the least delay possibfi,
community on the geneine, unadulterated principle of the
new system. In this establishment those eirearnstances alone
ehonid hr combiner!. that are, in themselves. calculated to
remote and secure the virtue, intelligence and happiness of
*its amildiers. to the exclusion of. all, these, which neces-
sarily generate and perpetuate find dispositions, habits. ig-
nefenee4lbvirty, and all the evils hitherto prevalent through-
dist society: . . •• •
This is intended to become the parent oresodel•evimetunity.
from 'which assistants will be supplied to aid tut, the orgenixe.
Lion and direction of similar institutions. not only In, Great
Yiritain and Irelend, hut on the continent 9f Europe, in' Aiae-
rim sad in every other part of the gotikerhere tvilisirtantay
'rale, to 'establish them.
Whatever scepticism there may be at this-moment. idreillini
to the superiority of the proposed instihittons, comparedvelth
those scrangements, which now prevail, it cannot he lung be-
fere eaery.doubt will be removed, and the anxiety and eager-
resit fo:re.inqiiish the old for the new will, I nut convinced.
ready exceed the means that can be brought into immediate
activity.
.for affecting the change little. most desirable manner ;
sore particularly a deficiency will exist je the number of ex-
perienced persons required to superintend the formation of
Stew communities in situations at s distance from those which
ire lixilyto he first established.
1 state my opinion thus contiloutly, because I am sure that
human nature cannot much longer reject the extraordinary ad-
vartsges. which this system offers to it. The prejudices, which
have hitherto darkened the mental vision of the popular and
periodtcal writers upou this subject, will, I know, he speedily
dissipated. It has been somewhat amusing, since esperienc
Iles put ute in possession of the real facts. to remark the ran-
dom guitilies of vnrious learned writers, $l:4 Or the effects which
the propolied system world produce on childrin, adults. and
lleelety-at large. They have naturally appeared to me like men
bons abed attempting to describe colours. Theii conjectures
bate generally exhibited the greatest possible remoteness from
the wain' of reality. They have written without any data, and
must look into our new world before they can find soy of real
'use for their purpose.
And it isnot a solitary community that can satisfy the wants
or the Wishes of society.--ticientific inventions and disco-
veries have been accumulating ditring the last bait century,
sod' afford us the means of producing wealth to a redundant
eel undrulted extent ;—and the arrangements necessary to in-
form the human character, *poet scientific principles, to what

it ought to he, are known.
Theta means of creating a superabundance of ..vealth, at
present serve to produce poverty, want, and wretchedness.—
Tnis power of well forming the human ottarscter li-s. dormant
and unemployed ; and the prevalence of Ignorance and janito-
r/di!), is the necestary conseqoence.
But a spirit is abroad which will not rest satisfied with such
state of things.
It it no longer a question whether new principles and prac-
tices can or will he adopted. This is now inevitable. But it
Is a Idtsieet of interest to the public to ascertain when, how
and by whom the change shall be effected. This subject I sha°'
cotteluticin my neat letter.

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