New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-25

and excited. We appeal TO every iair Mid 10 sus'
tain rs in the assertion that if there had been any IN
stance of general or Systematic prUhiEscy-any dis
covered instance Of Proaigscy al ALT ~ouid cave
been bszoned in ,he Coariers, Expresses, Ooser7'
ers and Basalo Commercials from one enc OF the
aad TO the other. Is not their silence on this head
thorough refa,a;ion OF their general caloHnie'
Can there be one SC irrational 10 believe that If
the principles and motives OF the A'sociaiionsts
mad been such is pretended their course OF lie IN
Association would lot have noIorou.y correspond
ed 7 Doubtless there are among us many snd helm
sinners in this respec, as IN others aco II would
be easy 10 show ii, II Associations oave been
formed with view TO the qualification OF Lust thai
also can be shown no, b. perverted sentences bat
By undeniabe jac.s The Buffalo Commercial
broadly asserts that
The Fouri.riu.h york noT going OF II ;hs country
Is the necessary preparation for the bnful when
sEall be reduced 70 q science and its dominion De
.uPreme"
Surely If there be shadow of truth in this, the
persons who have engaged in this Fourie'iush
work by forming and living il these beginnings OF
Associations, will not have postponed to soc'e
indefinite thousand years heDce the enjoyment OF
The Paradise they Sigh for and Il such be the fact,
1t canno, be secret We chsllen ge the enemies OF
Social Reform to justify their caomnies above quot
ed or bear the brand they merit. And we appeal
all, whether enemies friends, 10 ray whether,
if Associations had been actually what they virtual
ly declare Them the 4c;s would no; have long since
been ;rumPeied through the land.
We have thus patiently waded through the mre
of detracton and maigni;y with which W. as
sailed on this theme. and believe shall not be
provoked 10 recur 10 Eat length again. Extend
ed as this article il. we must be SLOWED few words
on the true question at issue.
l. We who are Associatonists maintain tia. the
Right TO Labor on Oh, 10 be secured to every human
being, so ,hs, should be dependent for liveli-
hood or the accident OF anoiher's wanting TO hire
and feeling sure of making profit on his or her
labor. Is this unreasonable
2 We contend that abor should be elevated and
dignifed not the vepid froh of some Fourth.Cf
July Grafton. But in very deed and truth that
the sober honest man who earns his living over a
workbench shall be as much esteemed and regarded
in society his cousin the bank president or ship
ping merchant; If his intrinsic merits are equal. Is
this absurd
g. We contend that it is the duty of the Human
Family so 10 adjust their relations that every child
born into the world shall surely receive good
physical, mental and moral development or training
shall enjoy fall and thorough Education adapted
to his natural capacities and requirements, so as TO
be- so far Providence permits, the brother and
equal Of all other human beings.
/ We believe that every human being owes TO
the Race the duty of performing fair share Of the
al I ~ b,n aods
that pay ing this debt is essential TO the heaihfu and
happy existence Of each aud all.
5. We believe that u hen these truths are fully
understood aud accepted. Labor will no longer be
accounted drudgery or RENTED to birelings. but
will be performed under circumstances which will
render it agreeable and joyfulIy wecome-in other
words, that Industry generally may and yet will be
rendered truly ATTaAc-Ivs, whereby Slavery,
Serfdom, rspacity and oppression will be banshed
from the face Of The earth.
6. We believe that these Reforms can only be eff:
fected in Order of Society based not on Necessity
but on Radical Justice; nc, on the depression Of
any but ;be upraisiug Of a-in which personal in.
teres,s shall not diverge from but converge to each
other-wheren the Ignorance, needless Toll Waste
and Wani Of our petty, isolated households no,
you're, psTDapei McsSTs sflfnc ana OOte, out Tue
great of theirs whose toll builds the palaces of
which they best hope TO nhabit but the base
ment shall be superseded by the vast economies of
a Combined Household which shall immensely di.
minish the COS, OF Rent, Fuel, Cooking, &c &c
while increasing at the same time the comforts de-
rived therefrom. In such household, Education
of all kinds may be brcught within the reach and
means o; the humbest, while Opportunity to Labor
with the just and sure reward thereof shall be
ever secured 10 all.
Such is rude sketch OF the ideal of Assoca.
lion. Do you say that Human Nature is TOO de-
PRAYED TO permit It's reaiza,ionl Then let regen-
Grated Christian nature teach it how. Do you oh
ject 10 our means for efecting the desired renovs
ton Then devise better and commend them TO
general adoption early and earnestly possible
Do no; stand quarreling with shout our way. bat
PROFOUND your own better way and push ittorward
Unjust by this time be evident 10 all that ins;ru
mentates new ideas, are essential 10 the realiza-
lion OF that Equal Right 10 Lie, Liberty and Hap
piness proclaimed in our Declaration OF Indepen-
dence and aspired to by the benevoen, all the
world. Sill the dark dens OF Ignorance and The
foul haunts OF Sin cluster in the shadow Of
covered Churches; still Crime and Psupersm
advancing in this favored and OF Ligh, and Liberty
still millions toll for the mos, meagre subsistence
constantly haunted by the fear that The opportunity
to toll will be wi,hd.a and all means of earning
livelihood denied them still Ina; radical 10
justice and strong ,emparions TO Crime are interwo
ven in the whole framework of Society. Men who
say you love God and your neighbor stay not 10
differ with us, but grspple with this mountain of
abuses. resolving that tshal be destroyed!
Alas appeals more moving though not more
earnes, than ours have fallen but on fahess and
stony hearts From the spectacle OF this wounded,
bleeding body OF Humanity, The Priest and the Lee
vite pass colby by the other side mut,ering that
Man was born to suffer and tina, Wrong and Woe
must continue to the end of the world They leave
10 despised Ssuari,ans and sinners The task OF bind
Ing up these gha.tly wounds and striving in their
best way TO heal them. Heaven grant that these
may be found worthy 10 endure obioquy and caum.
ny loss OF friends and of wealth so 10 al theirs msy
Dc The true honor OF having done or suffered some
thing 20 promote The great caose OF Mans universal