New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-31

Associstionists suggestions Tor removing them, We
are 70 have general ioray upon the private char
acters and past lives of those who favor our plans
Of Reform. Be it 50. then. We have already con-
ceded that there are doubt ess some among US who
have been great sinners-we should De extraor-
dipa-- class indeed il some Of rs not still so.
We know not how many columns OF The Observer
NAV be proftabIy filed with prurient scandals
against some one or more Associationists, but oy
all means let them be forthcoming And. when
the Observer shall have finished the investige-
ZION after IFS own fashion We challenge II TO
continue il after ours. It has broadly charged
not that some Associationists have been I'M
moral. bur that the dntmus OF the movement
the ver In pulse Of the whole business Is the fact
that these Community men cannot bar he idea
Of any ,cal1s jetlreeH them and the gratgfeat'on
OF tte,r o,rn passions and that they desire g
state Of things in which the property and the no
men shall j~ong 70 no one man more than another
This is either very fearful Truth very shame
trl. atrocious calumny II true, It's truth can be
very readily and thoroughly established. and we
will here point out the manner. All must see that
if such are the real designs and motives OF the
Associationists Gsy l-lH hare been earned mt e.
feet ~ Aose 1rho here 5esn engaged IN tie ral7ous
PRACTICAL attempts ia reduce the system 70 practice
Now we propose to furnish the Editor of the OBJ
server with list OF all the Associative exper
ments yet made in this Country those which have
been given mp as well as those which are still
prosecuted on condition that he vii write 10 the
nearest clergyman q his 07eM Church Tor specific
testimony in reply TO these questions. viz: Are
Tor were, the members of that Association estab-
!ished near You guilty OF sexual immortality
Were any of them and if so, what course was
taken With them Was their general morality
better or worse than that Of the community around
them VIII you give US any we'll authenticated
facts bearing upon the subject OF these inquiries :!
We know how strong are the prepossessions
against us OF those on whose testimony We offer 10
rest the decision OF the weighty matter at issue,
but never mind VIII the Observer enter with US
upon this investigation !
Fourier to the dag o! hi. death, protested against
any imperfect incomplete experiment. unjust 10
the system and certain TO prove disastrous He insists
that the great end of rendering Industry Attractive can
never be attained seithou, ample capital spacious and
beautiful! domain and facilities for infinite diversif
cation of Agricultural and Manufacturing enlployments
50 say Nil his eminent disciples and yet the silly Elk
press wonders twice or thrice week why we do not
turn The Tribune Office Fourier Association 1t
nigh, as well ask why DO not transform it into Mont
Blanc or the University OF Gottingen
- The Pennsylvania Freeman understands our
Slave Story with Moral. about the running
away and running back again of Mr.. c j. F aux
ners female slave as an apology for Slavery
Certainly nothing could be farther from our thought
In our view one OF the worst features oil Slavery is
its confessedly rendering men and women incapa
Die of approaching or enjoying Freedom. The
Moral we expressly pointed out was the non
necessity the inutity of Slavery to the South or
even to the superior caste We thought that was
var,, nls mix. set forth