The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-03-11
F0URIERISM I'M OHIO.
MRS. G0VE'S CRUSADE AGAINST TOBACCO.
The New Philosophy of Marriage.


The New Philosophy Of Marriage.
DEAR JOHN ALLEN Again will try to give
you some idea OF my whereabouts, land what have
seen But first, am glad and sorry you have been
Ill see you give others sins credit causes, but
you say little about your own. However, perhaps
you think the more because you say nothing. !
have visited the Columbian Association, seven
miles above GAINESVILLE, on the Muskingum. The
site of the Ohio Phalanx was beautiful, but it can
not be compared with the Columbian. Though it
s winter, and the trees bare, and slight covering
OF snow on the ground, yet it is the fairest spot
ever looked upon or dreamed Of There are NOO
acres, including beautiful island formed by the
branching OF the Muskingum. The timber
OF which there IS a large quantity, is very
much inner than is usual in this region
They say they could pay for the place by
carrying on coopering for few years. They have
suitable timber also tor boat building. There are
large quantities OF b'tum'nous coal, limestone, and
tiiul stone that will polish like dark colored mar.
BILE. They have quarry OF grindstones too--in-
deed it is very difficult Tor Northern persons to ina
CINE the riches Of this region They have steam
boat navigation from the Ohio to the Erie Canal
Dresden. They have paid about $4,000 on the
land, the cost Of which was $50 600 The natural
riches of the place, coal, timber, lime, iron, &C.,
with the crops, would enable them to pay for
united band upon the ground. They have one
field of wheat now, containing 1877 acres They
have about $50 members, though they are not
all on the ground, on account of accommodations.
They have thirty log buildings about twenty feet
square. They have the frame Of building erect
ed one hundred feet in length and forty in breadth
two stories high. Their land lies both sides of
the M9sklngum. They are. as awhole, hardly in
the alphabet OF social science. A few of them
look to a unitery edifce-I think abou. fifteen Of
them have some idea of Fourierism. Some friends
OF Association went went with me from GAINESVILLE,
and gave me favorable Introduction. walked
a n NJ n he ma
said to me, 81 wish you would tell the New Eng.
land people to come out here and join us-we
should certainly succeed if they would" | said,
would you allow them to dance in the evening,
after they had done good days work z" emo"
said he, eve go in for praising the Lord, and we
don't go in for carnal amusements." turned and
looked the man full in the facet had seen him
eat his dinner of pork and potatoes, and now
saw him with his mouth full OF tobacco, not
Yankee quld occupying half the mouth, but
a fall grown western one-I said s.The curse
nocent amusements and healthful exercise, whilst
you debauch yourselves with pork and tobacco,
and talk about praising the Lord" My bodness
startled and pleased him, for with all his evils and
thered together, and preached Association and
Grahamlsn to them in earnest. | believe l saw
only one man who did not consume quantities OF
tobacco, and just now enormous quantities on
count OF quarrel they were engaged in, which
made them "very nervous" This quarrel involves
the very foundations of Association and so shall
give you a little history OF it as understood it, -
The founder OF this Phalanx, Mr.. A. B. Campbell,
had become obnoxious to those members who
were not imbued with any principle of association
on account of his heretical notions can give
you but little account of him, from personal OBJ
servltion, as only saw him about two hours. l
however laid my hand upon his head, asked him
good many questions, and beard the statements OF
both sides respecting him. He seems 10 have great
intellectual power. with limited education He was
formerly Methodist minister. He has studied
what writings he could come at on Association in
English, evidently with great attention. He first
lectured through this region, and gathered some
friends and contracted for this place. Pious people
who had an idea that they could make money by
uniting, advanced what of the purchasing money
has been paid Other people of similar character
wished to join, but Mr. Campbell had made him.
self very obnoxious by his Lectures, in which he
had criticised the religion Of the day in rather the
style of come-outism He had also spoken of eli.
vIliZed marriages very dsrespecttully, and more.
over he worked on Sunday. One OF the principal
members OF the side, opposed to him said to me,
Campbell is the wickedest man in the world he
has spoken against the Bble he has spoken against
marriage, he has worked on Sunday, he has taken
In members without property, he has said he would
view of all these offences, Cor rather in view of
their consequence, which was that several persons
who wished to JOIN and put in money, would not
do 1t whilst the head of the Association spoke
against marriage, and worked on Sunday,) the ma
jority ef the members OF the Columbian Phalanx
voted to expel Mr. Campbell. The day OF my ar
rival on the Domain, he had left. They had no
rule IN their Constitution by which they could ex.
pei him, and no deflnlte charge against him, except
that he had attended dance in the village, in
house which some persons thought was not respect
able He was expeled-drIven away IN mid winter
without penny, or peck Of corn, with wife and
hive children. think he had been working for them
with head or.hand, about two years. About dozen
or fifteen, who have some idea of the principles of
Association, adhered to Mr.. Campbell, or as they
said, 10 the right The present leader who takes
hal nIlna
energetic man. HIS impiety has not yet been OBJ
jected to by the members-probaby will not be till
u Is found Improbable Day before | left, the
Fourier portion OF the phalanx came TO GAINESVILLE,
and held conversation with me respecting their
difficulties and the hopes of Association generally.
There were dozen earnest young men who came,
and Mr.. Campbell was with them. | asked Mr.
z. many questions. He Is Fourlerist as tar as he
has gone though his feelings are negative with re.
gard to the sacred scriptures, Think, owing entire
ly TO his present excorlation by the proiessed be-
lieyers In the Bible. Hls friends, by his advice,
they cannot, they viii be valuable help to some
association farther renewed from chaos than this
found that his ideas with regard to marriage had
been entirely misunderstood by those, to whom
all things are right that are according to law
The question of the relation of the sexes in Asso-
citation is momentous one; and though our friends
may wish to evade or avoid it, fearing they shall
be misunderstood, or that odlum will attach to
them If they speak out their thou8hts--lt must be
met. Those Of us who have seen the misery, the
lmpurlty OF marriage without love, and who tee
that II is legal RIGHTEOUSNESS, must say so. The
bottomless pit Of hate must he uncovered, and men
must see that children born in marriage where
there is law, not love, to say the least, must have
sad inheritance That there are plenty Of practical
difficulties in the way OF the good and true, is no
argument against ii. Though may see no way
Tor people 10 get out OF en- evil marriage, no way
for women, no way for children, but TO continue in
a false and wicked relation, yet these difficult
ties do not make the relation any better. | affirm
that marriage without love le sin, is prostitution and
by my assertion. ] am willing TO do so. Truth is
worth any sacrifice. | know my friend that you
see this question on all sides | give below two
short extracts from letters this subject. The
first is from one OF the purest and most influential
friends OF Association in America The last ex-
tract is from my answer to his letter.
0Thia subject OF the relation of the sexes in A.