New-York daily tribune., 1844-04-06
THE TRIBUNE.
ADDRESS
OF THE
Convention Of Friends Of Association.
New York. ApIil 5. 1344.
II PgoPIg og rHE T'yITED STATES

you1 and deerate the views about -
present. II; hasty Impionlet prejudice lIbio@d IN
ionghtie.s moment the force OF wiiu unui
rns-cpre-n,auon-desr you from the rusa OF the few and
brefwor!s which you here accoed. The objects
have in know be eevated motives are sincere
habo nercensry and sinister designs and we appeal
alike oaI CLASSES and OF ere!y shade OF Political ana
Religious opinion
No man can observed the tendencies oihe are in which
I've thour percevins that there ever where ree
under the circumstances Of ocei and an
earnest desre tor Advancement and rtogres- IN me cue yo ~
'such benevolent men oil all cyiTed NatHI are !hlAll-
the their fellows. he noslngs oil
should M and Of Hop that possible ior
much eier How are The waFs how various he
methods which Conviction and Hop md an expression
heo,Sgr & I 9T con, y the ye:y nature Of their et-
g'si @ & k'a n ;cI I 2erT - i hs han upon Socety
and The deep need tina, there OF prompt and vital improve
II IS obvious however from the results of all these move
inenis 'cnencal a. many OF ,i-i hre tna ey 90 & & go
which they OCCASION we discover great deal OF GOOD
their sns We honor the motives all who engaged
effort nj Human improvement we qchu edge
~ those noble and generous who take upon themselves
The nk a inrucnc ana eevuilne Socrty we NAM Goa
% ,i Ii.ia liz ,bn,,n,a m We tax. oStio1 Of nGiaronin
,' tac W ,e @ ,eocI m ~, TIM, he Staie OF
I'm, ns vet been apyled 20 mere change IA the admna
Government Legislative amendnent OF The ilvs
projects tor the Aievaton and not The Pre-. enon o. f4u %
peacings without practical rezaiIoas are ns or collect
f"r he reasnn k that the remedy te adequate !" the
dsslse for thee remedies Iocn Temporary whe ne
di,, deep seated aud chrome ins We 'iai pfoces' "
|. THE DEFrcTs or SOCIETY ARE ORGANIC.
The evils winch the benevolent OF the dar nend-
ed 10 have then ongn ia no arcldeh'
cause but are inherent N the ve structure o 30
Mankind .ers so terribly even IN The favorable condi
winch, q nlace. not hecau>e iher. great want ol
the World Int ira ,1 the fact ta, the f9RN OF socIFr
c inf h ms, of men cannot nvail themselves OF the al
already CrelicQ ana tlht Tie ~
ven are mostly confined ncon.deabe portion OF the
enough IN every zed Nation feed cothe and protect
all It Pege there knowedse a9d Love en1sp ya IN 1le
could bey onI he made ayane to direct ahd eaGi noe 5py
be- II ied 6a;coihe ignorant aud dedase beings whose
, are broken whose souls ground ont o them h
hard WORK. How sneyer the general Improvement {" any
Soccty one nct remains permanent-the POVERTY ana coe
quen, Suffering OF the Misses. -.
or wees Of individual, who feel no doubt II IS assFa-
yatc by individual eQnencles bal 'e real cause oil i III
JSe reiaols instituted among nra b, liz present fornot
,r.(@ f' 10 IadGseTce Fraud G"pres@icu Booisd D
and Fdsc and DeinS're Doctr'nsSrs fhGh cdnn@'
BE- grcrcted bV d"B change short c thorough FtorSa"
We might, were this the proper place rigid demon
straon Of hi, proposition but shall content ourselves with
lri statement al of the characteristics oi our present
P",ic Frnn.i IN The cl>.ictonS of Sciai processes
under the head. o rroducon Distribution and consumption.
We believe that Society all these respects, detective or
As To- ,ts methods of PRoprcrox
Il cucener aud occasion Tor large bodies oi men
whose function, ure either directly destrcrf oi wealth ~
sril gg3roucfir,- ~ Armies whose business S 10
waste energies of the People the various classe ol der
doucs, VINO are found III great nbundce ~ cVet{ % c"i
who however useful IN certain respects would MOI D r.
n1 a%,Sd I s Ssive ssr Tls 6w S 9GS ae rs tie many oc
OF the md collector OF taxes only nhe necessary DS
pi,,S philosophers and con,rovcr,a who permanent
evil whether egnrd the mproducVe or the IeTme"u' m
~ If @yes occasion 10 large number of rnous and demor
,innr T,rn>e, who live upon the oil Others by trnud
az rce md Who are vcrahe booi,nckcrs the body poll
nc In this class included gamblers Nhape' po''te''
AZ f. .h,> tIp an incalculabc source OF Soca wealth. by
mean, oi the tcncm separation which obtains hc'Ntrn ,'"
agriculture and nihitniartuIes ana c'el'e ' ,,I
ln education that complication nnd incoheIelce : carried
eX''ec cest" IN all btinrhI Hl gdny n nl empl"S
men, all the productive faculties "i men. ne h,om W
useful talent that unused. N default OF means ana nloI.
t, for Ms manifestation and the amount ot capital copeigy
wasted by unsklin hands worthless enterprises 1t is Ne
ih il Establishes IN all industrial relations under The nam: nam,
OF e competition and n all Soca Ieo,o u!t, n o,- ,.
ms 10 lead 10 agrini and between gil the ,nuNr
ma I6emDsT , G s%Gey -S "kmea @ Sre a, war WI
workmen capitalists with capitalists labor against wealha
Hsao.t men nn. IN the end SOCIAL existence becomes
mere selfish scramble Tor gam. over wlc he'e ~" il
morality religion exert any extensive OF permanent coz
M 1t renders abour t.e which the source Of all wgn EAU
repuenau monotonos >honoroble ana defhleso ,'ll @
becomes de>mhle iot all men who are ahle 10 e'eA ''" ~
work hv which the power ni production L vastly III
mni>hed. and poverty distress aad public embarrassment pro
poticnnhly increased. . s,
form make. oi ncohercn Commercc-isi Converts ,e
Merchant what he should be, as the mere lnefnee
agent between the producer and consume INTO 'lc deoc
master u both. The function of 9mmerce 10 Hls.i
butte products Of industry and should be therefore uooId
industry and mnprducvc N isGsi a.hlg no
thing the quantity quality OF the materials when pS p
through hands should be executed by he iewesi possible
agents But unde the existing mcoherent arrangements :"
society controller oi industry, giving laws TO nhhi'1
aud employing lnnunerabe band o yctots ana asehs
2 ncoherent Commerce tos The somnn, al ase arg l by
the >,upendou which LAYS upon b9i consumes ana %
ducersa tan which eN,rayaganty drp!opouensi 10 'S M
awenueih part OF The agents now engaged 1T '"e' Ae
ri 1t rob, the community by the nduera,ion OF commod
ties winch earned 10 an enormous eNce>s M t'
1 nations aud which springs mnGd,asly from me me q.nr @
er> are compelled Instances, indeed are not want
led iRem TO eSp@se Tor sale pfoScts which
it IL rolS the community BY suts and agnanonS winch
accumulate va quantities OF good, IN one psc Nj M mn
people starving ir them another and when o'e >u'
pfovocati,eS 10 fraud and Siecnialiil as - ' ~
and undermine the prosperity oi eiiire n2tioi - ,, nm
9th rubs the communiy by unlimited eNacti III ''e @
o' @ us,iy Ui' ,e ~ IT, criits and bls INV
an hundred amount Than all > real pFui
y III reccyc, the highest OF on the whole ana
thus renders The entire class OF consumes G phesF' u'
6ih 1t olr the community BY periodical bauSruptce winch
spread poverty and devastation Throughout the faul m .,
trade and involve the strongest governments an t,Ia ~
the embarrassment and gull; OF Their ialil results. ~ il III
diSrptiuu> financial explosions the los must uiii'eH
tall upon body of producer, o consumes because com
7,6 it rob, the conmuny by the aciHe, for
tie consumer forced 70 bu, 80 that can regulate pees
ana punier at once both the producer and consumer
Sh. II rois the community by e'Nlng occasion iot hoe VI
>tockiobters and specG!.ior who was" cspli ,l, -
duc-ive industry t. employ practices winch c,5sie e
vcrh and ,shoneSt love of eNobtan; gains snd caoik en-
ierpfsc>. L.,t
S5h Ii rots me community by n,iutiHs monoPotS winch
are alno9- ,>; and gigantic e'S o the Mns
bi of cun,e-rlal vices acg-ayaug eyery defect and tx
tending every hane;u influence OF mcoactence ad aSo
e; II h, understood. however. ia mere speaking
not OF individuals. bat OF = system
ii l. characterized. cat,reg by The absence oi vi>i 9I
iulrortaut e,come The fact that all ~ anl
,cll IN i>ngir1l habntions winch impossible -
,ntrnce ;hnc ,node~ ot a,lIs>ue, h-h, ccars=e ana
Jnrc qto-> generally winch would Il obvious N coHo