New-York daily tribune., 1844-07-30

ws cal the attention Of our readers to the fol,
lou;ng article recently published in the Echo
Rochelais
The Province Of L9r.et Cher is composed oi
,hrcc Districts, in two OF which, that arc purely
on,;culturaI ndigcnce is scarcely known. In the
tS;,d on the contrary, that ofthe ltomorantin, an
intense degree of misery oppTesscs the population,
which is constantly on the increase.
THE causes Of this inferi0rity O! condition have
,,e,usn,ly been the object OF study by men OF
science, and all agree that they may be resolved
Inns. unproductivencss of soil; lgnoran &C Of the
cnlt;yato!s insalub,ity of the climate, occasioncd
by stagnant water with which the country Is
sycd: and diversion of industry at some points
from Agriculture 20 Manufactures.
These various circumstances, acting together,
o- sngly. spread their fatal influences even 10 the
great land propricto's, essoning their territorial
'onor,e hrt each one confined 20 his own little
s,herc, Yields to that which he considers his des
inv. because all remain convinced that there is
no possible remedy for the evils of which they are
the victims
This is fatasm in all lis nakcdncss.
But to combat this fatal doctrine an elevated
intelligence was necessary. NJ dc Beauchcsne
interviewed; he entered into the lists OF combat,
and, notwithstanding the blind criticisms, the
prejudice Of custom and systematic opposition al
all times, he has come out yictoriouSy
Possessing AS hectares of land i'll the town
sbip of Vllleherviers aud of Selles. SAINT Dcnnis
he looked 10 Social Science for tho means Of
making it productive, and TO ameliorstc, at the
same timc the condition OF the unfortunate pco
nc around him; ard as the methods employed
IN the distinct were without any results, be
thought it would be we'll to proceed by absolute
departure from thcm-lhat Is TO say, by recourse
to q system dlametrlcally opposed to the system
which had been hitherto followed.
THUS, when he leased his property, his rents
never amounted TO more than three thousand
francs, (S600,) and still they were not paid, DC
cause the farmers were ruined. lie abandoned,
then, the system OF leasing.
Afterward he tried 10 cultivate his estate with
laborers and domes,cs; but doinestIcs and labor
ers took no interest in the prosperity of The mas
Ter, and their wages, though mean, added TO tsie
expenses of draining, grubong and improving
the land, of culture, &c. absorbed more than the
products of the domain. He abandoned, also,
this second system.
He felt, beside, tina. both methods, even il
,hcy had been profitable would have been 50 for
him only and in his enlightened philanthropy lie
desired that his own wei. being sfould be extend.
ed to those unfortunate beings which surrounded
him. Tne word dissolution WAS proaounctd; ;
.his word alone, wei. received and well applied
was destined to solve the problem.
But one capital question: presented itself, Il dt
hcu, question which thus shaped itself IN has
mind What are the elcmen,s 10 be associated
Social Science answered this question: He him
self poss ;sed the intelligence which directs, al'd
the capital required he wanted, then, only the
hands to execute. These he added. Alter hav-
ing selected the men who should second his
efforts, hc said to them:
Until this moment YOU have been hirclngs
only; your wages have been low and insufficient.
Poverty and sickness have destroyed YOU ana
your children, and your wives; and y0uc masters
have also suffered the reaction oi the scourgc. All
this must cease. From this day you must cease
to be hIelings. You shall become partners; we
will enter into partnership. will furnish for my
part, the land, the stock, and the capital; will
beside. direct the operations and you will give
your labor. On these conditions, you will par
tcipatc in the product; but Us it is necessary tl
live until the time OF division, will assure you
daily minimum of subsistence, 10 be well asccr
tanned, and deducted from your share OF the pro-
fits for the year.
1t is not necessary 10 say that this proposition
was accepted. Thus there was an association oi
the productive powers of man, viz skill, capital
and labor. IL is exactly the associative theory
developed by NJ. Tripon in his pamphlet on pau.
persm.
Would YOU know the results of this Associa
ton Here they arc.
The cultivation of the domain, reinted in one
body, was undertaken according to scientific me
,hods of agriculture. The poncs OF s:asnant wa
ter were drained On one side they cleared up
on another they planted. Animals were raised
which made an abundance of manure The good
management improved and fcrtzed the land
and extingushed the sickly cxhalations and the
misery, and from the first year, [lS42l the estate
which produced rent OF only thee thousand
francs, (S600) often not paid, clothed and fed
comfortably all the laborers, and gave, bcsd,s
ten thousand francs (S2, GOO as the net share OF
NJ de Beeuchcsnc. The profit gained by NJ DC
Beauchesnc furnishes standard 10 Judge Of the
benefit realized by the other partners.
TO ascertain these facts, suspected at first OF
exaggeration, the Society of Agriculture at Paris
sent commission to the place. This commission
have visited the domain, they have taken an &C.
count of the system OF Association and cuitva.
ton; they have verified the books Of receipts and
expenditures, and al the end of their invcstg
lions, they have established officially in their re
port that every statcmen, was true and fei!y pro
we'd, and that the system would no, only increase
the profits in future, bat also change If apphct
generally, the unfortunate condition Of the lnhab
ltants OF the whole province. 9
Thus, it is well established, by experience, tn
the theory OF Association applied TO the produc.
ton and distribution Of riches, is fruitful in gooc
results, as well for the rich as Tor the poor. Ii
remains only TO give it a complete applicetion
and ii VIII then show all its power. The way /.
open; il viii be followed OF course. Circum
stances so positive, 50 conclusive, should indeed
make an impression on many minds, as we con
ceive. Men versed in questions Of economy, vii
readily understand by study, in theory the pow
eEof The principles here applied; but i: is rot st
with those who are entirely ignorant Of sucl
Questions, OF whom there the creates, mum
beE. q theoretical exhibition for them is a sea!
cd book. Floating in uncertainty, deprived o
every directing compass, ibty oppose, confused
iy, principles by mere words, logical reasoning