New-York tribune., 1842-03-03
General Vier..No. LII.
Mos, Iicfor,ners have. as ,ve remarked in

iute Mass, to take from the lhctI IL give 10 the
Poor This levcling down"ards this changing the
place of Misery is wretchcd policy, and is the
result of {; complete ignorance OF true Social Pr-
cpcs and the peans Of Social Improvement In
stead Of taking from the Rich To give TO the Poor
we will show that by means Of Association AMI
Attractive Industry. can increase Production
or Wcalth greatly. thst We can not oniy give an
abundance to the Poor, but add literally to the
store Of the Rich Rcfol1ncrs heretofore have not
perceived that by good Organization Of Labor
by Association. Unity Of action and Il .ludicious
Application of efforts. talents and capital, the
Riches OF a country could be vastly increased
They have in consequence advocated .igrarian
Doctrines or an equal division of Property. Com
nunty of Property, heavy Taxation of the Rich
abolition Of hereditary Property. and other similar
schemes which show ;lat they have undiscovered
the principles Of true Social Order. a system
must be devised in which the welfare no Class
will be cncroachcd upon. while abundance will
be secured to all Attractive Industry, with it
for-fod increase OF Production o.=Wcalii, and an
equitable division of Profits. will do this, and show
the los Of Agrarian and similar Doctrines which
have at different times been bruuched.
If the Rich will but examine the system OF .Asso-
citation which shall unfold, they will see that
they will be as great gamers by it, as the Laborns
Glasses. Destruction of acquired advantages and
opposing interests, or lex cling of favored Glasses,
have heretofore been the policy OF most icfomcrs,
and after all the efforts and trials Which have been
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huppine>s Us ever.
There is need Of violence OF spolialion the
earth is SO fruitful 1t yields in such abundance,
that if human Labor and Skill were bu, rightly
applied, and the Product Of tha,=Labor and Skill
were properly ccononizcd,- as it would be in
AssociaGon,-lllc wrangling which takes place at
present about he miserable pittancc now produced,
would appear utcrly conlampuble.
If we meet with prc.udiccs the par, Of the
Rich wc slal! meet with some also, we fear, on
the part Of the Religious world. Some Rcforncrs
have attacked Religion, because in ilcr ignorance
they Id not separate the abuses of Religious ia
ua,icsn from true Rcligion-irom that noble
tmcnt which connects Man with God and the
Universe. We shall probably be conoundcd by
MANY with such Rctorncrs, and it becomes ncccs
sarv. therefore, to explain our views clearly on the
question of Religion
Association will respect and dcvclopc noblv all
true and legitimate Sentiments and Principles in
Human Nature In present Societies the
Feelings and Passions of Men outraged, mis-
directed and perverted in inmmcr,blr ways, and
they produce in consequence HE most dcprved
effects II we study Man ho now is, we shall
find him full of vicious tastes, incinatonS and bad
Passions, bur we must separate these vicious tastes
and incnations, which are false developments, or
perverted effects of Passions from the Passions
thcmsclvcS,-wc must separate tho effects from
the cause. and instead of blaming Human Nature
the work Of God-blanc our Socictics-thc work
of Mull-which pcrvcrt them.
We find II great deal in Man at present that is
evil, but we find 4 great deal in him also that is
GOOD The evil, howcvcr. is PerrerSion. not in
hcrcnl BadNcSS, and u Social Order muSi be de-
viscd in which ii can be lcsscncd and ultimately
ABOLISHED and in which the good will be retained
and developed to lhc utmost. This will be the
aim of Association; it will do away with the
Poverty Ignorance, Coniictso OF interest. degrading
Occupations and Rcpugnant Industry which now
exercise such dcba>ing and vitiating= influence
upon the many and will respect and cultivate all
true and legitimate Sentiments and Principles in
the human Soul.
Tic only question then is, whether the Religious
>cu,i,ncn, is Il true Principle in Humanity Who,
that las studied Human Nature deeply, or has
instructive feeling for the Dignity Man. can doubt
it No one.
Tie Religious Sentiment connects us with God
and his universal HaymonieS, Friendship and
Love connect US with our fellow beings Man is
a link il, the great chain Of Creation he is in
dependent Being in the Universe, and has in
dcpcndcn, function TO perform in it; the feeling
which elcvatc> him 10 Il communion with the great
Whole. OF which he forms part. Is the Religious
Sentiment and the act By which he manite>ts this
Sentiment is Religious Worship. How important
then 10 preserve II.
We ask the Sccptica what would be gained.
suppoSils they could prove tha, the Religious
Sentiment was false. and Religious Worship use
less? They would only sever Man from God. and
eNie his Soul from the infinite Universe, which as
AN Immortal Essence is more truly its home than
the earth 1t now lnhaoilS' nc VINO utioei ia''''S
the principles of a true Social Organization, knows
that the Religious Sentiment should be honercd and
respected in the highest degree, and ttiat the
happier and more enlightened Mankind are, the
more purely the Religious Principle will bloom
upon the earth
In order to show more forciby tina, Association
will rcspec, Religion, we will explain why some
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gross error OF attacking ii. Ii we can show their