Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-09-20

inis monled monopoly has been the curse
oil the world. 1t is the great first cause
OF all the misery lh,t the down-trodden
laooreis of England or any other coun-
tries suffer. Money goueras manl:ind !;
and hence all the grasping for wealth the
world is sofull of. The rich manufactur-
ing and mining companies Of England by
their WEALTH are enabled to keep thou.
sands IN bondage, which is scarcely less
degrading and crushing than our chauel
slavery system, which was also started by
this love of money. To the individual
property system we are indebted for all
the sIaoery in the world. And if we
could give all the slaves the privilege of
voting without property qualification,
they might greatly ameliorate their own
condition. But SO long as the master who
has bound them, votes for them, because
ne has Uoted with olhers) that they are
his property, so long will he continue to
crush them. care not what the proper
ty to be voted upon consists in whether
It be silver, gold, bank bills, or Immortal
men. The principle Of voting on proper
ty is the same. In your association, there
may De vote where the 8 expenditure
OF money is directly concerned" which
will effect me very much, if | am
member but if | have no property, no
stock, or $50 worth Of stock, | am but
single man. and have but Que vote. Blu,
see another man come up and put in
two. | ask his reason. He shows me
his extra man, which is a certificate that
he has $3.50 in stock. Thus his bunch
Of lWcre votes me down. Another shows
that he brought two, another three, and
another ten such votes with him. And
although it votes away the avais of my
labor, these inanimate pieces of silver
vote me down, and must submit
Really, my friend, cannot see the
great advantage this society will be to him
who goes in without money. True, he
may not starce, bat he will be crushed,
You may boast as long and loud as YOU
will Of equality Thare is not and sAa
not be equality where there is distinction
as to property. Poverty there will inev:.
itably be disgraceful Riches will be
respected, and poverty degraded. 1t will
not make equality for having it within
the precincts of an association, any more
than the name "SAcRED LEGION" will
make the labor Of those engaged in their
designated work clean and atractable.
l am cramped for space, land must there
fore leave many points untouched, and all
less finished than | could wish. l will
glance at only two more points, and leave
the subject for the present.
4th. You haze an odious distraction IN
regard 10 complerion. / do not get this
from your Circular. It would not do In
the present enlightened state of the public
mind in this vicinity. But | have other
reasons for the forming of this opinion.
You will doubtless remember that when
| you made me short" visit last spring,
with friend who is now a member with
yourself of the Board Of Directors, tha,
you had conversation with me on this
subject (You had not then become a
Fourierite.) You told me that you made
the inquiry at one of their meetings, i
they made any distinction in regard lc
color, and then admitted that they had q
different place for them. Ii may be you
have induced them TO erpunge this part Of
their regulations. II SO right glad am |
It is an Improvement. cannot see how
Benz. Fish can stand as president of so.
ciety which has such distinction. being
like yourself warm anti tchauel) slave
ry man. Or how you can be directol
10 such concern, containing as il doe,
The very bane Of The present State Of soci
ETY.. But | will alude TO a scene that
have witnessed in regard TO this color dis
linction. When IN the meeting for Uoi-
versal inquiry and Reform at N. Y. City
last spring. there was some discussion be
tween the Fourierists and those who ad-
vocated a community Of interest. In tbs
course Of the meeting DR.. Nc Cune Smith
a man Of darker complexion than some
others present, who has afisrn above lhs