New-York daily tribune., 1842-07-26
Anfi-A.-ociation.

article headed Human Elevation. and signed \
Constant Reader (which some remarks are made
in regard % the papers on Association, which
aaye appeared in your columns, complaining that
ihoy or their authors. have not been more gene
rally noticed Us tn Press. For myself, see
nothing in these papers (aud | believe | have
read them aA,) which give them any special claim
to notice On the contrary. have all along looked
upon them a. the yagaries OF disordered brains,
aud presume others and Editors among the rest,
have done the same thing. will not question the
honesty Of these phiianthropi,is; but | must say
'hl' cannot but suspect tie soundne.- Of their
heads; for how Otherwise j. it possible they do
not see that they are following 4 mere Jack-o-
lantern. which will lead them over head and ears
into bors aus 'ouag'nire- . and how singular 1t
j. thar hcy should graycly imagine they have stated
something ncw under the sun when, IN fact over
and over again have schemes similar ~ theirs been
set on foot 20 a-ton.,n the world. but which have
ain1s, ended. a, such schemes will and must always
ens. IN mere smoac. Nho does not discover, in
reading these papers. how extremely weak and
pucnic their arguments are They prove nothing
they establish nothing. II is true, they say in A.
-oriaton 30 and w.i be the case; and that they
vii have this and they will have that and they vIll
do Nis thing and the other thing; and then from
these conclusions. assumed to have been lcclt-
matry arrived at, proceed To- draw comparisons
ia favor of their plan; but will these gentlemen
be pleased 20 PROVE 20 me that all ih. viii be so
To assert that they will nave 1t all 80 siever AID
0icc in their Association. and to prors that there
would 3, any possibility of their having i 50,
different mat'er,. ! want pr0of II IL easy to
tncJrisc. and II speculate. and 10 draw upon the
master Imagination tor ine picture, bat not so
el,y 10 proiucc its counterpart, IN practice
The truth J.. their principle. are all wrong.
They reason from f,.,e premises, and hence their
1yc for tire world viii be- lost. Why will not
these gcatoncr, if they are sincere, begin at the
. root Of the natter and in the outset Of their
' benevolent design. make the hearts of men
pure-bring them 20 love Ninue, to love one
,noth,r 10 d. Justly - hate evil, TO be contentcd
l,d cheerful and happy when they have every
reason to he so Why will they not DO this But
an iu Association they take all these things for
s,unted. Ne. and herein consists their grand
.rror. 1t VIII not do to say that in the improved
condition in which it Is proposed to place Man,
remedy /. found for all his moral obliquiiy; for
the mete>t novice in human nature knows how
false this IT, d. W. not see every day around us
men who hayo all that heart can desire, and who
could not bat bc viriuouS aad happy. It aaeht IN
tuis world could make them >o vet the victims OF
the ba,cst passions, and who commit the deepest
crimes And n regard to Attractive Industry,
a5cut which much i SAID, do we not see men
whose employment ! aS attractive as II Is possi-
bic IL mike employment in tins world and around
whose situation Az life every thing agreeable ana
pleasant is thrown, Vet by sheer aleness, or some
damning mi.decd, bringing their families - pinch
inc want. or TO what Is worse, everlasting dis
eraccl Just introduce, then, into these Asso-
ciutions these littic ilnc'ful heavens below,-tor
example, Mencss, Pridc Ambttioa. unhoiy Pas
,j0ns. restless amt ycrrcrse Dispos'tioHs sinful
ProDensi'ies ami Desires, and The whole i swept
away. like the d" basec-, fabric OF vision and
uil the fond dcIusious Of these men PERISH; and
Vill they guarantee that these things shall not
enter their Association defy them TO do II.
Bst Nh. Editor, as these advocates of Asso-
citation are such master hands at painting moral
pictures. with Your leave will What | can
accomplish upon my principles. once kn0w
. Mr. Workman and his wife, whose Christian
name was Do-vell.' They vere poor, hard
working people, and lad family of six children
bat they were CHRIS uANs-and they were 50 in
reality. not in name only. Well, Norlhyman
worked hard. but lis employment was of the
e attractive hdpstry kind-and II was made so
because hi, mind was properly balanced, and be-
cause hc had the right spirit within him. .,
now pleasant wac IL 20 hear tho good man sing
with an h;. heart and soul. while with his sleeve
rolled up, hc Piled with his powerful arm the
-led e-hammcr and now, a. the evening shades
are gathering, 90 with Se 20 his cottage. those
comisrtably-drcssed. healthy childfcn, running
down the road arc hi. little ones, coming to meet
their father whose wurking-dress ID aid aside IN
the shop. and he appears well dressed, (though in
plain stuff and with cleanly washed hands and
t,cr. and well BACKED shoes. on his way to hls
happv home The father and children meet-and
such a incciinr-it would draw tears from any
ewes And IN the door stand, the smiling and
happy wife and mother ready to welcome all
The ishlc is spread with plain, healthy TODD; AM
what ncarncss and order reign around every thing
.dantod to comfort and convenience. and every
thing exacrv in it. place. They have Just what
they want aua nothing more the garden l. well
taken care ol. and no weed permitted TO show IL
head; the trees about the door are beautiful m
their foliage and many ot them loaded with iruii
while the air around i rcdolent with lord uch
prof4,io hrart # gratitude prompts It, and
blessing Is asked and now they eat with a good
appetite their evening meal. This is a happy, a
very happy family And what has produced this
result II needs no change in the organization ot
society. DO You see tiat ia'nlll Dlpc III lh' toi-
ncrl There is the secret Do you see that white
Church on the hin There is the secret. In short
repeat. the man Is Christian. and so Is BIS wife
And now. Mr.. Editor | would ask your corre--
pondcrt. a Constant Reader who thinks that
" these noble, grand and sublime objects have
never yet occupied the attention, the energies and
efforts of any set of men in power. 70 look back some
1900 wears and see one who truly loved the world
b., -,,ftf life tofr- object whose
mission was the amc.ioration of mans coalition in
,hi. world ard the salvation OF his soul in the next.
In short one who had in view Just what the '' Ad-
v.ca,cs of Association contemplate, and who sas
a,o left - H,s plan upon record would ask
- -. Lo tL.1. nl III. Nm IN cnnlrad .flnc.