The New York herald., 1845-01-15
SkRncatelos.
Correspondence Of the Herald

skancatelcs.
Correspondence Of the Herald
SKANEArELRs, Jan. 4, l846.
Fowieris~s on its Legs-Socialism in its First
Age-Skaneateles Community-A Social System
Without Rsligion or Revetation-Hs Body.
Mr.. EDIroR.--
Believing you to be one Of the few that can
courageously and fearlessly publish truth without
fear of party; and as our country requires truth,
am induced 10 send you description of a meeting
that took place in this village last evening, in con-
sequence of the following notice:-
JOHN A. COLLINS
The character of this q Great Apostle of Social Re.
torn" will be exhibited at the Congreg Hail.
Friday evening" half past six O'Clock by those who
know.
January .. ls4S.
In consequence, the house was filed to over
flowing. At the appointed hour, VIM. Rector, an
expelled communist, made the enquiry, whether
the assembly wished TO have chairman to preside;
Cannings Fuller was installed; and on a vote for
secretary, William M. Beauchamp received the
appointment After some preliminary remarks
from the chair, VIM: Rector was called tor to ad
dress the meeting He began by saying he went
to the Community about Is months ago, and stated
that he went there as free agent, not asa mem
Der OF ecret association-that when he FIRST saw
the evilshe was not in condition. either in'pocket
this village justly, think, for not publishing Mi
rinda Randall's letter, wherein she had set forth
A. O. In his true light. The first trait in Collins
business habits, which Collins says !" he is more
suitable for than any man in the universe To
this end he called the attention of the meeting to
long advertisement in the village papers, in
which he proposes to do backsmithing, shoe
making, saddle and harness making, tailoring,
carpenterlDg and joining, masonry, painting,
saving lumber to order, to cree. buildings by con-
tract. This work was promised to be done in
workmanlike manner, and on reasonable terms
This advertisement had the tendency to deceive,
az at that time they had no sawmill, no forge.
Lailors isa they hired, saddlers, and masons they
to buildings, they had to hire mechanics from the
village TO put them up. He gave a specimen OF
Colins's busnr habits, with regard to purchasing
wood lot up the lake, hiring choppers, and con.
more than the lumber was worth when sawed, be-
sides having them in an unsaeable situation-his
giving his note, and refusal to pay the same--re
psressn,ng pre- himself as an aSep. Of paper called
ninety-six dollars, which he drew from the Trea
sury, and never accounted therefor. He then
treated OF Johns benevOlence, and adduced two
or three cases Of his brutal conduct to Mrs. Val.
with regard to Edward Elliby, of Philadelphia,
who was threatened to be turned out of his room,
after having obtained al! that could be obtained
from him, because he had expressed himself un-
favorably to his measures-his abusive language to
females-hs conduct to himself (Rector)-how.
IN order to get q remuneration for his labor, he
lRector) had taken yoke Of oxen, wagon, and
fifteen bushels OF wheat, after endeavoring, in
vain, to obtain settlement with Collins which
wheat he s0ld-how Collins, man that dlsbe-
lieved in an appeal to the law, issued writ o
pr Dwight. and man, named Beckett, as two OF
Collins strenuous supporters. Also OF Collint'
complimentary toast In regard TO the Boston In
cestigator-a paper which will publish nothing de-
nj IN hIo (snll llpnoy rntAp
0. Kellogg, OF Ohio, then stood up to speak. ]. A
Collins also stood up, but was received with loud
s.s.s Of & &disspp.Cbs.icn, hisses, cries Of down
order, and requested Collins to sit down. Collins
sat down, with a countenance resembling that of
demon; az it appeared, from the expanded veins in
his forehead, that ne was wrought up to the highest
pitch Of excitement. Kellogg then accused Rector
of frequently taking community property An en-
quiry from John Milton Arnold, whether it wal
not community principle tor each to help himself
to what he wanted, called forth loud applause
J. A. Collins stood up SH'ssisg, and increased
him TO sit down; he refused (The uproar at this
chairman obtained order. and then stated that h,
thought that person who would not observe, and
pay respect to the chair, ought not to have hear
ing (Great cheering) Upon this, the great ad-
ready to burst from mental excitement, and
countenance the most diabocal ever saw, re-
sumcd his seat, muttering "infamous infamous!'
After Kellogg had done, Collins stood up, anc
his character as 10 honesty; attacked the charac
ter of Mr.. Johnson, leading communitist, now
Ia Boston, who left some time since. This was re
ceived with every mark Of dsapprobation, mas
much as Johnson wasnot present-and also foreign
TO the object OF the meeting Rector then
suhstantiated his former statement (Cries for
" Prior, Prior ~ G. Prior is respectable man,
for, many years a. resident of Philadelphia,
and Of late years of this town and Waterloo
George Prior then stood up and confirmed Rector's
statement-spoke of the creed that was published
Syer ago. a. being got for
whose ideas OF liberty were more enlarged than
Colllns'-spoke of Collins hypocrisy Collins here
stood up to explain. (Greatconfuson, Misses, &c
explain or not, was carried in the Affirmative
he then spoke Of his former good friends
and Jealous coadjutors in a manner both
sneering and contemptbe-of his good deeds
farmer-spoke OF the farm as one OF ex
traordlnary fertility it, according to his estimate
would produce 10 bushels of shell corn per acre
stated that his benevoence wonld not allow him
to assist single individual, but must extend the
mass; and therefore, he could not assist the whole
world he refrained from relieving the wants of the
solitary lndiRenstated that the advertisements in
the village papers had been inserted under an i'm
preston that the members OF the community would
nave carried out his Intentions but that he found
them intractabe. He had no complaint to make
but against those who opposed him in his ambitious
views, Mr. Kennedy, late member, then spoke;
he said he believed there were many candid and
honest people at Community Place, and he wished
the audience to observe that he did not consider j.
A. Collins aud community as synonimous-that as
tar as his experience was concerned, he must say,
that what Rector had stated of Collins was too
true. A Mr.. Holmes then took the floor on MIR
Kennedy's setting. down-he appears a perfect
counterpart Of Collins he endeavored to convince
the audience that the differences consisted in mere
matters of opinion, and charged Rector with being
idle, and that he considered g. Prior had stated
that that was not true. Prior hereupon called upon
ration and hssitancy, said he did not think that
Collins had invited Prior to the community, sta
ted by Pror but Prior stated that he had the letter
by him, and offered at future day TO produce it,
wherein the invitation was given to him by Col
Inns. Rector charged Collins with uncommunity
principles, with regard to his conduct to man