New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-08-30
Association in Ontario Co. y. !.
Of The Tribune.

tune Of certain persons that their seiishhes- an"
cupidtv make them buneling discerners oil chaiac-
ter. Nothing puzzles them like an honest man
To Judge Of Others by themselves Is WIN ineh
cardinal virtue. Can thar friendship be purchasedto
dav h., an institution with which they were at dead
~ cnmjfv but Yesterday they forthwith infer that
all mon are sufficiently light of heel to P'r0Uefte
,,i,b the same surprising dexteriy. Are they
d. every thing by turns and nothing ong'-guided
.oelv bva proiigaie expediency they straightway
infer that they are but type OF the race Do they
deem generosity or even justice to the laborlng
man an emotion Of vulgar aud objectionable folly
AGAINST the frozen current of their souls '-imPos
sibe. in short 10 them they deem equalyimpos
sibe TO others. a man no sooner invests portion
OF his means to aid an association OF laborlng men
10 acquire a less dependent and more substantial
living for themselves and families than he becomes
in their view Influenced by the most sinister and
avaricious designs In what other way can his con
duct possibly be accounted for No matter how
rreproachabe his character before; no matter II he
has surplus wealth which in no true sense ennches
rim, but makes them poor indeed no matter II bis
head j. bOssOmng for the grave, II Is silll say
they, the ruling passion strong IN death w ME
II is hoped that this class is not the most numerous
il is certainly one of the most clamorous
We presume il has been the fortune OF every As
sociatiOn TO meet with men of this moral callbre 10
be placed on their defence against attacks Ike
these or 10 treat them with the silent lnaiientiOn 10
which only. perhaps, they are entitled. Ii has been
The purpose Of this ssociatIOn TO avoid notoriety
Commencing with few OF the requisites which can
command success, either in the ability oil the men
upon HON ii devOlved 10 assist IN guiding IT,
course. in the amount OF means upon ~hich u was
found they could Y, or III the mountaineering OF
I'll. cf,,laa urnfl xxrlI hoy
undertook to act-there was an even chance. at
least of failure in any other than an economical
point of view Something, however, we wished to
contribute toward improving the condition oil men
in the way of aiording CONSTANT EMPLOYMENT TO
ALL WHO WISHED TO LABOR; AND A SACRED
GUARANTEE or WHATEVER THEY PRODUCED.-
We were content to pursue the "even tenor OF our
yav," not greatly disturbed by asperslons such as
we have named, when we find ourselves dragged
before the public in the columns OF the CONrfer ma
EnQuircr. IN connection with caunnles so enlarged
ana various and new that silence would be a crime
We are glad that charges so heinous come t. us
in a tangible shape and IN a responsible form w g
should have noticed them with less delay II wccoud
have sooner obtained copy OF the sheet IL says
The recent erplosiOn Of the establishment near Can
andaigua has been very generally noticed Another wa
formed at about the same time at place called >mth
AHus in the northern part OF West bloomfield. ms
has also exploded within two three weeks Ihe
lawyers hereabOuts reaping no inconsideraoe mar
vest from those Establishments great number Of chan
Gerry and other lawsuits have grown out OF them which
NAV not be settled for years. In both persons Of
small means nduced-in some instances ny papa
bly, false prcencestO put their property INTO the Asso
citation The result has been IN each. that ihey nave
been stripped of every thing and turned adri', while
two or three of the leading men have GOT Inc "hole
property into their own hands. Among others man
named Bafior living in Lima in this county, was IN
duccd To sell his small farm aud put one thousand dol
lars-all he had-iuO the Association AT smith Mis-
With the funds thus collected from various quarters,
water power land, &c were purchased gisi mus saw
mills factories. &C erected large Dunuihs ioi III"
members was fied up somewhat on the plan drawn out
IN Brisbanes book. and the scheme began win some
200 or 300 members Presently the Association became
involved in debt members became dissatisfied some
with the treatment they received others with their mode
of life and the whole domain. including all the
property of the concern being heavily motsh-ed was
,ered AT public sale The Hnair II sun IN progress uut
Il well understood that few of the leading members.
who had money and have constantly controlled the con
tcrn. stand ready 10 buy the whole property when ol
coursc Will sell great sacrifice. andhus put the pro
eeds of the whole operation in their pockets Mean
lme Mr. Butler. whom mentioned above mas been iurn.
adrifi leaving his little all-tor which he had worked
llrd through long hie-behind MN anu III ADVANCED
are Is forced 10 become d0V-idb0ror to living
And like his those OF many others
Now IL IL perfectly that these establishments have
allied because they were in the hands OF unprlncped
men, who made them the instruments of their own pur
poses Their organization in many respects imptr-
cct but had they started with the Indispensable capt
a of SlOOO 600 would not the leaders IN the end simply
poc ketcd that amount instead of the smaller sum
This passage forms part of letter OF one OF the
assistant editors dated July ? and purports to have
been written in Livingston County As the writer 5
father is understood to reside in Lima we presume
The letrer was written there, withH less than Jour
Mules Of this place The public will learn how
,o estimate his veraciiy and scrupulousness, when
tbev are told that every allegation made 10y him TO
the dscredit of this Association is an uniruihs
| Nnnchausen tale very foolish essay at lying on
the high pressure principle.
lis not all false Ii is true an Association was
formed here year ago last spring Ii Is quite
true we purchased land and water power. and have
| a grist mill mills, factory, Nc Nor can 1t be
denied that erected the first season building Tor
| the temporary residence OF the members on pan
/ rcsembing perhaps in outline. the form skctched
| bv Mr. Brisbane but having only an imperfect re-
-,mbance. we are sorry 10 say, IN every thns else
II i. a fact we may have had for short time nearly
Two hundred members. Ii is true, also. that some
of these members, failing TO realise al once their too
sansuine expectations a. well as from other causes
became dissatisfied and LETT, in most instances 10
| The immediate advantage OF the Association. To
tbese enormi,ies we shall have to plead guilty, and
humblv crave forgiveness for. after all. II Is these
/ things ve fear which most deeply move the greet
/ OF the Courier.
ploded" within two or three weeks nor at any time
/ 81 far from this. il never IN more prosperous
circumstances than al present SO far as regards all
the accessories OF wealth. Ii il net true that the
lays, ers are reapng considerable harvest, nor that
"a great number of chaucery and other law SUITS
have grown on, of them, SO far as relates to tins
Aocation and we believe Is still less true OF the
| ,iber We have had two chancery suits com
/ ,cnced bv restless stockholders. One OF them re
\ mains undecided the other was withdrawn by the
/ complainant before issue was joined he paying the
I costs
( lis not true that persons of small means or
/ of large means have been Cd" induced 10y palpaoy
false prc,enccs to put their property into the Asso
! citation" Itis not true tina, they have been strip
ped OF every thing and turned adriii We ven
lure 10 assert that no, has left the Association
with less than 30 per cent of the property invested
in cases where the stock has been surrenderedto the
| Association. ..
| II is not true that man named BHntr' hVlns
/ IN Lima in this county or living any where else
/ was induced to sell his small farm and put one
| thousand dollars into the Association al smiih
Mills tina, he has been turned adriii. leaving his
/ f,i, all s,r which he had worked hard through