The New York herald., 1846-05-12

VIII the Editor OF the Herald be so obllging as
TO give place in his columns to the enclosed let
teri The Editor of the Courier and Enquirer al
lows no answer in his paper to attacks which he
deems 1t proper to make upon the views and doc
trines of others.
To JAMES WArsoS wrsB, Esq
Sra I'm the Courier and Enquirer Of the 9th inst you
speak Of the failure Of attempts at association in
Ohio and Michigan. and your remarks contain statements
and nsnuaons. which are erroneous and unjust that
deem necessary for once to answer them
will endeavor by brief statement Of facts to set you
right upon the Of the practical attempts which
the relation which those attempts bear the doctrine Of
association itself If sentiments Of candor and justice can
find place your mind, amid the passions which your
conflicts with the Tribune your personal antpathcs and
your conservative feelings fan into such mania upon
NAV have some Weight and lead to moro mnartiatx in
your future judgements.
As regards whs. you have to say about the
tianity." and similar accusations, | have no an
swcr to make. To me, it appears cant and trash.
might do very well for little intrgusr in literature
who Panders servelyo popular prejudccs to attain his
onward in straight forward the
object which he has in view-for man who has been
Wiling % FISK ms s or ms opinions as you nave done
that acting of the natural Of your cha
raeter when to cast odium upon principles Of which
you appear evidently to be ignorant and against which
your preudices excited you have to resort to the
charge that Christianity is in danger that morality is in
ndtmid minds. whose views and opinions guided
wholly by public opinion which gain the vor Of the
fear which have seized upon you relation
the jeopardy in which Christianity and morality
Will speak only Of r tho attempts which have BEEN made
to realize association, to show how far those at
truth Of the principles Of association themselves
An active propagation Of these principles was begun
in this country in sao We undertook 1t under the firm
convicti0n-which remains strong cver-that
citation il to be the social salvation Of the laborng
classes It will render them proprietors instead
independence, instead of leaving them, as at pre-
sent the serfs Of capital. and will extend to them
high degree of collective and individual prosperity and
with 1t the of education and refinement in the
place of the poverty with Its blighng accompanments
OF ignorance and degradation into which they are now
When we commenced the popular propagation Of our
principles our aim was to obtain the means Of making
practical trial Of themhat 10, Of founding model
sociaon which should demonstrate by experiment their
truth in practice; trial for example ofhe steamboat
and the railroad demonstrated the possibility of
system Of navigation and mode Of land travel In
our first publications. estimated that cash capital Of
period thought that by of certain economies
In our operations which would be effected we might
that put forth Further examination and expo
ricnce, however, have led the conclusion the
be attempted with.
This capital should be invested in unquestionabe
rites so as to obtain fixed and permanent With
this revenue (say in round numbers $20,000) could
commence the gradual organization Of model associa
on Well selected laborers under the direction Of able
the domain should laid out the fields and gardens pre-
pared the fruit orchards planted the ed6ces erected
the whole material organization quite far advanced before
the members were admitted This would require, pro-
badly, four years
would not use the capital ITSELF because our FIRST ar.
rsngements prove defective particularly the organ
izaton Of industry which will require less
perimcntng before can bring i to that degree Of per
and which is the first great end to be attained for sys
tenn Of attractive misunderstanding pleasing and con-
Qnni nrnn roIIo nd hnh opA
ing true and useful field of action to the human facul
tics and passon the material basis of social harmony
coveries have required successive experiments and var
ous notifications to reduce the principles upon which
association and wisdom dictates that they who undertake
the realization Of plan so new and important and also
fish indvidualism should secure firm foundation upon
which to stand. With a permanent revenue If errors
were committed in the first arrangements, they could be
modified and different organization introduced. II a
cond partial failure followed, third trial could bc made,
and the founders could thus advance progressively until
they finally succeededor least until the total impossi
bility ofindustrial association among demon
strated and the conviction strengthened that ind-
ty and ignorance oppression and fraud were to rule
mankind for ten thousand of years they have
for ivc thousand years past
To obtain the a6ovo capital we have sought to awaken
In the minds of men Of wealth sentiments OF philan
thropy sufficiently strong, towards the toiling mil
degrading and unrcqutcd system of labor, induce
them to subscribe to the stock of such fund We began
but various parts of the country oppressed by
tho weight Of the evils which the present Of in
capital could be obtained or tho patience wait for It.
undertook to establish small associations with very
e
Of land mortgages were given upon which the interest
was be paid in cash; the members entered hurriedly
before proper external arrangements were made and
labor organised Us to secure appropriate and pro
ducvc occupations to ALL and thus create tho Of
meeting their liabilities In Short in the attempts which
have been male there has been scientific organiza-
ton for capital and science have not been combined
to secure such an organization. We should not consc
quenty be surprised that many Of those attempts aled
and the principles Of association should be entirely
When the mode in which the several already
attempted have been made is conrascd with the
Of proceeding which have briefly pointed out il viii IL
many cases. the leading friends Of the in New
York demonstrated very urgently against making these
small trials must remark, however, that several
Citations commenced upon udicious basis avoiding
debts and mortgages are going on prosperousy and sue
partial success not to be considered as proof the
truth Of the principles of association any moro than the
principles require to be tested in FULL and upon sui-
cicny large scales and approach cven to such test
has not been nor can be made in any Of the experiments
that have been undertaken, with their present
In concluding will say that man who at the pre-
sent day would deny the truth Of the principle Of assoca
live look around US. we that all the great opera
tons and enterprises Of society are undertaken and
.ss%r Svs
sssociation railroad q manufactory lin case they
built by ointstock companies) arc partial industrial
sssociatons nearly all our great internal improvements
the work Of associations and the facility with which
they established in this country Is the cause of its
rapid industrial development and prosperity
Ii srue that these associations generally selfish
In their character their interests separated from and
opposed to those Of the community around them and
hence vast deal Of evil in the shape Of fraud extoton
and oppression BY capital !: mixed up with the great
suits which they produce. They demonstrate the power
and the efficiency of the principle, although they sppy
falsely and selfshly.
We wish extend association to all branches Of In.
dustry, and particularly to agriculture which is the
main and base upon principles OF collective justice
and right When association is made to embrace all in
terests and truth and humanity govern its action it will
be found 10 be Of the wonderful Of levers for
the social improvement and elevation of mankind. To
define il more particularly, may state il to be:
The voluntary union and combination Of body OF per-
from four to eighteen hundred for the purpose Of