New-York daily tribune., 1845-01-25

elevation OF the masses; and hope, energy, tai
en', ere not oppressed here, IN every nation OF
Eurefe, by usages which, though once useful in
Iudcr ages. have long since been ou.grown. In
this address Mr. Bcs5ane gave very interesting
report Of conversations with Cousin and Carlyle
and showed IN contrast how much mlre hopeful
and liberal are TIE leading minds among cur
selves; fact which is to be ascribed to the
greater stimulus Of our isee institutions. He
showed one splendid exception among many
others, IN Eugene Sue, who owes his Mysteries OF
Paris and Wandering Jew to The influence OF
Fourier. That ell comes to US therefore fr0ig
The whole past, and from the struggling nations
u the Old world to carry out socially what we
have begun p0iiticasty; to prove, indeed, the
ssh lty of raising all men to the full use of all
their po.e:a, and tte full possession of the high
est privileges ofear;hiy existence. The address,
which this mcagIe outline go mperfec.ly repre-
senis, was very convincing statement, brilliant
III expression, clear IN thought, and generous IN
spirit, and was received by the audience with
reiterated applause.
One Of the most interesting discussions was
N le.aiion t. the mo.enent OF the Workingmen
who III various parts OF New England, and espe-
claily IN Boston, are counseling as 70 the best
means Of securing tie advantages of life, which
every man who honoJs himself should aspire To-,
and which our laws and manners prompt every
one to seef. TIE chief speakers on this subject
we:e John Allen, TIC earnest, indeiaiigable and
cis'nteTesied propac nd!st of Association, S. c..
iiewi,t, who has taken very active part IN the
o-gan zation Of the Workingmen OF Fall River
and o. Boston, George Ripley, and L. w. Rych-
taan. Of Book Farm. The wish is TO unite
mears and efforts IN some way which shall en-
able the Workin2men TO bring their labor and its
products more directly to the consumer, and so
prevent The LOGS OF our present expensive modes
Of dstr'bution 10 guarantee each other against
losses; and toproducc general spirit of coopeta.
ton. This IS one ofthe many movements which
INDICATE, how surely and rapidly society is pass
ing into that intermediate state between Civil
za,lcn and Association, which Fourier called
GuGranteei$m, and fJr which the popular name
among ourselves is Mutual Insurance. Ga ell
sides this tendency is manifest. Mutual and
Liie Insurance Companies Societies among
Professional men, Ministers, Lawyers, Physicians
for mutual aid for Themselves and famiIes-So-
cietios among Merchants for the same purposes
the various Cooperative Societies among the
working classes ef Europe and of this country
inslly The Old Fello vs. Charitable Association
all signs that the spirit OF individualism and
isolation is giving way to that OF brotherhood.
10 obtlin a knowledge of the rights OF man un-
der des2olic and feuda! institutions, twas neees
slry to indlvidualze interests to the utmost or
the first step; but now it becomes evident, that
10 secure the exercise of these rights men must
i.ecly cooperate. The object Of the speakers
was to show that the Workingmen's movement
was an inevitable orc, jus. and timely: that ii
could succeed only By being Conservative and
fcacsfui; that every step toward GuaranteeiFm
was step in advance and so far good; but that
Association only could fully insure the Right to
Labor, and the Right to the Products OF Labor,
and so elevate Work 10 the position Of dignity
and honor, which it Justly claims. Association
wil graduate all pre- crments and privileges on
the scale of productive usefulness In the state
OF Association, Gil w!Il, and must be- ald viii re-
j1icc TO be, Workingmen.
The discussion as to the Right to Labor brough:
up ano' her as to the Right to Land, and Resou-
ions upon the subtle: were offered By Mr.. Pear.
son, as Delegate from the National Reform As
spciation of New. York THESE resolutions were
referred to a Committee consisting of Messrs.
Ripley, Goodwin and Bcsbane,-as it was con.
sidcrcd that the importance Of the subject, es-
peciaily at the present time, demands full, calm
aud clear exhibition of the views OF Association
isis upon this much agtated topic of ownership
IN the soil Here agan Nlr. Brisbane made a
most lucid and satisfactory statement. He
showed that any Agrarian movement, which
seeks an equal division OF the land to individuals,
wilnecessayiy resultin the same dispropOrtlonate
possession, which is now found to be so injurious
TO the 4bore, According to the Doctrines OF
Association, the Earth, like the Air and Water,
and all the original clements of the material
world, are loans from TIE Sovereign Ruler to tue
Human Race, to he enriched and beautlfed 10
the utmost for the Universal Good. Only such
partition Of the land then, as soH secure IT'S high
es. culture, can be right The system of indl-
viaual appropriation has been incidental to the
rude modes of industry of past ages. No indi-
yidual energy and judgmen. can most Prcfta5iy
improve a tract of grouni /. Combined Judgment
and erergy can alcnc bring oat all its stores and
latent energies. Land thGn should be placed un-
der the charge not Of orc person, but of such q
number of persons, combined and cooperating, as
will ensure It's not being wasted, but fully en-
uloyed and adorned. This can be done only by
Association. The Gsutruet Of the land, how
ever does belong to the Individual for he has full
right to ownership in what he produces; what re
has made, and so blended his energy with. is his
own; and by its system of Joint Stock Owner
ship, Association secures to every man the full
and exact possession of all that his industry has
created ; or of its equivalent value Here TOO the
Conservative and Reforming character ofthe As
sociativc Movement is apparent 1t entirely
reconciles thc conflicting claims OF Landlord and
Tenant; and settles peace 'ully, and with benefit
to all, this difficult and threatening question.
mr. Brisbane was equally successful IN show
ing The Just relation between Capital and Labor
and exhibited very clearly ihe mode by which, In
Associat on, the Capitalist will become Labor
or ard the Laborer Capitalist, and the interests
Of sl be 50 united that the very sources of exist
ing conflicts viii be put away, and all energies
combined TO increase TIE common wealth. He
glowing picture, too 90 of of, Atfse5s asafa5s
and energies were harmorously combined IN
multiplying beauty every where; Finally he pre-
sentgd. on the last evening, sketch of the Pro-
gress of Society, through Industry and various S
snce ~ Religion closing with condensed view
~ tho manner in which Industry, Social Aztec