Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-09-06

efficient than half dozen with barely
the breath Of life kept in them. And if
there is to be bat one, why should it not
be situated centrally, rather than on one
side1 Il is not the present intention to
continue in the City with the Regener-
ator for great length Of time. It is
hoped and confidently expected that
when COMMUNITIES are in successful OPP
Grafton, papers viii be circulated with
out money and without price. But at
present it can not be done.
Some of our friends have thought it
would be reprOsehfal to the Regeneration.
as paper advocating community views,
TO be sold at price. Nothing would be
more gratifying to me thanto be able to
send it forth, broadcass, free as the wind and
water.brooks. But at the presen. the
means are not furnished. On my own
part and the part of all those who perform
the labor in printing add publishing The
Regeneration, the work is to be done en-
the community principle. When the pres
ent volume Of the Telegraph closes, /
shall have done paying wages. We
/ hold our labor above price. We will not
be slaves to money. The work Of our
hands we will not put in the market and
barter for dust and trash. We place a
higher estimate onh. We connect il with
human life and human salvation We
would not over-estimate our own labor,
compared with the labor Of others. We
hold that all labor ought thus to be view.
ed and appropriated. Il ought to be appro-
lpriated to the benefit Of humanity, and not
to the building up of individual interests.
The publishing ola price for the Regener-
ator will be merely nominal, indicating 20
readers " bat would be necessary for its
support, provided it were published on the
money getting principle, obtained extens-
i've circulation, and received prompt pay.
Nothing will be collected Sy law. Moth
ing extored. Money will only be used
as means, not as an end. 1t would not be
used at all, under other circumstances. II
is not now used as money. and will be no
more, by me. use il as a means for its
own destruction. PHI
| Some Of the friends say, 6rst go to work
| and build up community which shall be
able TO publish a paper without price.
| My own view Of it is that the continuance
of The paper is one of the most efficient
means for establishing and building up
communities. And what would be gain
| ed, in point of principle, by dropping the
use of the paper and using other means
for establishing communities, for The sake
of issuing paper without price! Moth
ing. For. in the present state of things,
the same means must be used for carrying
on the work otherwise, as for publishing
a,paper. Money must be nsed in prepar-
| ing the way to dispense with it So il
may as well be usedsin publishing pa
per as otherwise. Not as money, as
said before. But as necessary means
for getting out of our enslayement. There
is no more sacrifice Of principle in receiv
ing two dollars, or any other necessary
sum, from each reader of paper, TO be
used in publishing il, than in receiving
money 10 purchase lands, erect buildings,
| pay the travelling expenses of those who
advocate the cause Of Goodness, or do any
other necessary work. As view it,there
is no sacrifice Of principle in either case,
on the part Of those who take proper
view OF the matter and act accordingly.
Il would be inconsistent 5nd contrary to
the principles we profess, to receive money
Tor the sake of the money, or to pay out
money for the sake of obtaining its equiv
alent or more in something else that
should bring Us return OF money, or any
thing on which we should place value, on
the money making principle. This we are
never more 10 do. This have ceased 10 do.
l look upon money as the greatest foe to
human life, human liberty, and human
happiness. Henceforth it is to End in me
an indomilable enemy. warning upon j, to
the death. l will never recognize its
right to existence for moment Ii IS a
monster Of ignorance and darkness, that
has always been making widows and or;
phans and filing the earth with blood.
/ uIka-.-a- 1 end II I n,ilI ell ..-a. !, IN