New-York daily tribune., 1842-07-21
Means Of Spreading Association md Ken
derIuy IL Universal.

deyelopemeni 10 ASSOCIATION.
Means Of Spreading Association nnd Rem.
dering IL Universal.
The idoa of ciiectng reform IN the present
system of Society and establishing a new Social
Order in It's place. appears at first sight 50 vast
and stupendous an undertaking, that most persons
deem it visionary and imPfaciicable' or at least 50
much beyond the means OF the present generation
a. to hold out no hope of advantage to those VINO
engage in it, An examination Of the subject,
however, will satisfy the most doubling and preJu-
diced that il is neither wild nor impractcable bot
on the contrary that it is feasible, and presents
considerations Of direct personal advantage to
those who take an interest in and aid the Cause.
The whole question of eilectiDg Social Reform
NAV be reduced to the establishment Of one Asso-
citation, which will serve as model for others.
If we can organize one Association, in which rGst
Econonies can be introduced, Capital safely m
rested and ministry rendered atr0ch', the
system will spread with rapidity of which we
have no idc. il was only necessary 10 build one
steamboat, and show the great advantages which
it offered to lead the construction OF thousands
of others The steamboat was built by tgiToN
in 1908. the same year that FOURIER published
his plan Of Association TO the world: sncc then
onr lakes and rivers have been covered with
steamboats, and a complets reform in our inland
NAVIGATION has been effected. Association would
spread far more rapidly, because 1t interests us
more closely: it would he great an advantage
n II. in all the aairs interests and pleasures of
life, as the steamboat is in travelling.
An Association Of 500 TO 1000 persons, TO
siding on a fpc Domain Of G.e0o acres of land,
with lis large and commodoss Ediice in the
centre. and prosecuting various branches of Ast-
culture and Manufactures will replace the Town
ship or Village. which a. now constituted, j. very
defective (Thc Town-hip il nearly the same IN
all CIVILIZED Countries ln England 1t Is called
the Parish in France he Commune; in Gor-
many. the Dorf in some parts Of the United Stites
il i. called the Hundreds but generally the Town
shp)
Yhnt il Township 1t i, tract of land over
which isolated families are scattered, living apart
in separate houses, and without any Union oi m
,erests or Concert of action between them. Each
family is striving to advance its own interests
without any regard to those Of other families
around IT, and often at thsir expense; this gives
Use to the most incohcrent and LnreguIated
action which cngendcrs in turn Conflicts, DIS
cords, general oppo,ition and sclhshnoss. As
City huIit of wrctched tenemenis is mass ci con-
fusion and architectural deforsi,y, a Society.
compo,ed II falsel> organized townships, must
be universally descendant aud defective. II l.
from the false Organization ot the township that
result repugnant nd.stry. the Ignorant manner of
prosecuting Agriculture, tie confined mode ot lie
and the dependence OF Woman, the necessity ct
!arge numbers Of unprodcctys household servants
and other glaring defects. The form OF Govern
ment has very little to do with these matters, ana
the best of Governments cannot corect tne evils
which arise from falsely organized townships
An Association, such we propose, Is nothing
more or less than rightly organized Township.
il i,a Union of the isolated Families ot a Town
ship, who combine for the purpose OF forwarding
their mutual welfare, OF applying their means ana
efforts in the best and most judicous manner, aud
who divide the product OF their labor upon just aHd
oasitable terms. If We gradually substitute
Associations in the place OF the present detective
and falsely organized townships, we can effect
quietly complete change in the present organ
izaton of Society,-that is. Social Reform.
The Township is the primary Organization Of
Society it i. the simplest element OF germ OF the
Social system. The United States l., for exam
pie, composed of States, the States OF Counties,
and the Counties of townships. Thus the United
States is but repetition of Townships, City
is but a repetition OF houses. If we know how
to build one house properly, We can, by erecting
Others build City: in the same manner if We
know how 10 organize Township rightly, we
can, by spreading those rightly organized Town
ships. cover a country with them, and establish
true Order of thiags.
What is true of one State or Nation, is true of
all other States and Nations if one Nation can
be reformed BY reorganizng its Townships or Pri-
mary elements, the whole world can, by the same
| process, be reformed Just as easily and surely
The whole question of a reorganization OF So
ciety resolves itself consequently, into the right
orgGni: !: alton Of one TolcnshiP. If this organ
ization is knowp,--and VIC believe that We have
explained it, in explaining the plan of an Asso-
caton--it is clear that there will be no difficulty
in reforming the whole system of Society 10 re-
form Society, we must commence with the Town
ships, and first of all with one single Township
which will serve as model for others.
In terminating, We will point out briefly the
mode of procedure which will be followed ir
establishing Associations or rightly organized
townships in the place Of the present false anC