New-York daily tribune., 1843-11-04
Associative Movement I'm Warren Co. Pa.
Mr.. Etzler's Mechanical Projects.

information of the nature and extent OF the ASSo.
ciatiye movement now in progress IN Warren
County, Pa, under the direction OF a German,
and in which Nh Etzer's plan OF subduing Ma
ture fully to the uses Of Man BY giving direction
to her own powers, is designed to be reduced to
practice. We were not very successful. for time
pressed. the location IS not easily to be reached
and those who were acquainted with the intrepid
little band we inquired for were naturally faith
less as TO their success, and generally indifferent
10 their operation. Bu, we have since obtained
partial information, through the pe.usal of pri.
yate letters to friend at the East; and we place
il before the public for the qualification o: the few
generous spirits who are not afraid of IDEAS which
look beyond the achievements of the Past. ana
who give welcome to any thought which has
for its object the elevation OF depressed and sut-
| fering Humanity.
The movement we speak OF is impeled and
directed by a Mr. A. B. SNo1SIXER, formerly
and long a Professor-ot DIVINITY, We believe
in one of the German Universities. He came to
this country three or four years since, impressed
with ideas vastand philanthroplc Reforms which
he could not be permitted to ac;ualize under the
Jealous Governments and cramping institutions
Of Europe He came first TO Boston, and there
tired to enlist the sympathics and efforts OF men
OF his own class-thc Learned-in the ideas and
views which impellcd him Meeting only with
coldness and rcpuses, he published, there, IN this
CITY and in Philadelphia, two or three different
works, which, being IN German obtained no con.
s;deration In Philadelphia, he become acquainted
with VI. ErzLER and few Sympathslng spirits
in whose company ne has recently purchased
large tract of wild land IN the town OF Limestone
Warren Co. Pa, (on branch Of the Allegheny
River nearly 100 miles North East OF Pittsburgh
where thev have this season been at work, pre-.
pairing for the frution Of their plans. They have
made an opening in the wilderness, constructed
temporary buildings dug a deep race for thei,
water power, and. at the date Of our adviccs, had
their machinery nearly ready to commence
scientific attack on the forest, which they expect
to eytirpate to the extent of mile IN each dlrcc.
ton, by the agency Of their water-power, wisely
adapted and skfully directed to subseyve all In
dustra uses.
The basis of this enterprise is Of course the
general Associative movement OF our time, on
which is supernduced the idea of Mr.. Enlcr
that the winds, the floods, the waves, all the vast
motive powers of Nature, may by Science be
rendered regularly subservient to the everyday
uses Of Man. We have faith in this idea, but
we apprehcnd its realization will be found more
distant and difficult than Mr.. E. has sanguuely
anticipated. We are expecting to hear that his
machinery will need good many touches aiterit
has been finished according 10 his first model
And should it even be pronounced impracticabe
at present, we shall still believe that success Is
only deferred-that the Genius will yet be devel-
opcd which shall mould all the powers OF Nature
into immediate subservience to the wants of
Mankind.
We know personally none Of those engaged IN
this noble enterprise, but we have assurances,
aside from the strong ones found IN their idea
and their effort, that they are brave upright, and
truthful That they have subjected themselves
to trials and sufferngs, we cannot doubt that
dent hopes If any have joined them In the ex-
pectation of realizing sudden wealth, these vii
fall off on their first disappointment, or In the
course of the hard winter they must soon en-
counter. From what we know of similar enter
prses, we confidently infer that they have few
associates who are rich in this worlds goods, and
that they will feel the need not merely OF money
but of bread before they realize their aims. had
we 500 to spare, we would send 1t to these noise
less, manly workers, an investment IN their capt.
tai stock, unheeding whether it ever came back
or not. We hope they will struggle through all
their difficulties, and at last be recognized as
brotherhood who have done the world service
Should any desire farther information in regardto to
them, we presume he may obtain it by addressing
(as we intend to- A. B. Smolniker, Deerfield P. o.
Warren Co. Pa.
We learn from Wheeling that the Western
Friends Of Association, on the System Of Fourier
have purchased the Pulteney Farm, of 2OOO
acres, living seven miles below Wheeling on the
Ohio and will speedily commence practical opera
atoms thereon. They expect to locate oOo 70
1000 persons thereon in due season. In the
absence of precise information, we shall hardly
err in presumng that they will not escape the
usual embarrassments and imperfections OF al
such undertakings, arising from the want Of e1-
perence and Capital Many will become dis
couraged and fall away few of the advantages
they anticipate will be realized lmmedale,y'
while the obstacles will be imminent and toElIlos'
BILE at the outset We trust, however, that thee
are true hearts among them who will CONSIDER lis
herosm and seIfsacrifce demanded OF the Plo-