New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-11-20
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drawn by the y. :. Oaatermaster N Mexico upon
the Quartermaster stationed in this City On pre-
senting the same Tor payment. the officer here ex-
hibited letter from Mr.. Secretary Walker. direct
,ur h,g, not 10 pau fhis draft until duplicate or
second should be presented This miserable sub
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tnabe Secretary Of the Treasury 70 present favor
able statement Of ns Department to Congress ihs sosu
ins month Numerous Transactions Of similar chsrsc-
ter It is understood 10 the possession OF members
OF The Dext Congress and we presume they VII De
made the bsss Of calls upon thst Department
We are creoibly informed thst some OF the secrssa
rvs political friends ia this City have written BIN urg
ing that tbs order 10 relation O. this DRAFT l"noh soun
have disgrsced any commercial man 10 the couDtry De
rescipded With such management At Warrington II
Is no wonder that the tendency Of Government seeur
ties IL dosDwsrd sod we trust our own Legislature
will think twice before they authorize The Conuoner 20
issue circulating notes upon stocks nov selling or
per cent below par. hbhChhNi-
The HARBINeER w have RETAINED from no
tcine the removal Of this excellent paper to our
City until we could DO 50 with some degree OF sat.
isfsction-as We now can. The second and third
numbers are before us-the latter 20 day's--and
they sustain the welesrned reputation Of the
work new volume commenced with the cur
rent month when the work was transferred 70 our
City its Editorial charge being conided 10 PARKE
GoDwIS, aided by GEoRGE RIPLEY and CHAs. A.
DANA in this City and by WIN. II. CHASSIse and
JoHs s DWIGHT in Boston. Ofice, No Spruce
St Though devoted to the advocacy OF Industrial
Association on the basis indicated by Fourier It is
not engrossed by any one idea, but gives welcome
to whatever seems calculated to enlighten, elevate
and bless Mankind, especially the downcsst and
suffering classes. Current Literature Art, Music
and Passing Events, all freely discussed IL It's
columns The amount Of matter is considerably In
creased by alteration IN the form, and any pa
per was ever worth the - per annum or six cents
per nsmber The Harbinger is so. We hope to
find room for some extracts rom It's columns soon
meantime we wish those who know by instinct
that these Fourierites are fools or knaves would
Just read the following half column, and tel US
what they find absurd, perncious or inhdel III IT,
1t reads TO us like obvious and important common
II any Of our readers have not read little tract pub
lished by Crosby & Nchos entitled Association -
Illustrated by FOurers System, candidly advise them
to do H. IL 10 fashionable TO speak OF Fourier nppAnty
do the Aposte OF moOnshns and reformstory madness
We not propose 10 quarrel with this fashion, but
would only that u 10 always well 10 know 80 ne
thing about person plan that you hold up 10 ridi
cule Reproduction, and that we do not know where
you get much knowledge OF Fourers plan IN 60
email a compass as this tract
Suppose Fouriers plans be perfectly absurd and hist
be himself nothing but humbus. suppose that
all the experiments of his admirers followers have
faled-sBd furthermore suppose that lie followers are
all inhies and fanatics. does II follow that labor s row
well orgsnizedor 'ystemized 40 II can be We think
not Take any agricultural township you please In tue
best cultivated part of New England OF New York md
compare II with domain of equal extent and the same
natural fertility owned by some distinguished sgrcul
turlsi IN the vale OF the Tweed the Severn. IL viii
take but brei survey to satisfy In the least &C
qusinted with agricultural productions that the lind
blessed with the lord produces far more aud esPe
ciay more for the came amount Of labor and capital
than the republican township. That the people who
cultivate well or would be the last 30 Pre-
tond The richer harvests are the richer them
The New-EDgsnd harvest Is better divided. Could Il
not be- larger and yet be- be As well divided :
For ourselves cannot why IL should be written
In the Book Of the Fstes hs. 100 Yankee farmers who
study not only arithmetic but ohemistry NJ school and
who more cheerful and thorough workers than tny
other in the world should be able 10 bring much
out of sou are mile of so ~ one British landlord with
bis nniy nine human tools under him. Ii IL very tue
that each Yankee farmer having 10 support cOmplote
System OF tools and utensils having his little separate
hsids and barns aud teams he whole will expend vast
ly In without producing 40 perfect results
g. the English Lord with his greet system. The
wood that encOses hogshesd OF molssses will not
close The same In gallon bottles There 10 morn bark 10
proportion the little than great The
Yankee farmer 10 too Independent 10 borrow tool
Hence no buys many 10 lie Idle. He must produce ~
Tie Of everything hence be culuvstes many thnss 70
which bis soil 10 not sdapted-heuce too he hiss al toe
which belong to twenty farms rather % fsfm
tsenty times great his. and consequently ma1y
things suffer BY neglect Ia short cfioR eats Up
part OF Yankee labor. Why cannot the 100 Yankees
ingenious and Initiative As well original, take the
landlords plan Of cultivation and make Il theirs We
cannot the folly or impossibillty OF Il
Suppose that one hundred Yankees dwelling Ia Pump.
kotown should take IL into their ssgscious heads to
adopt the plan Of Agriculture on the unsary principe
They would have to get their farms appraised BY diam
tcresed persons and have the whole purchased by
town the latter paying 10 scrip or stock. The town
would IN other words itself into Joint stock
company II would sPPoini the Aolest asricul
iust In 1t 10 arrange toe plan Aod direct tns details Of
cultivation. 1hese would be allowed certain share OF
the proceeds certain amount Of stock for their
Under them every msn would labor according
his ability being credited for each day work and
oeoed for every thing received from the common stores
under certain limitations which would prevent idsness
from preyng upon industry By this OF the pro
perry and system of labor tbe land would yield it, un
strength and nothing be needlesssy expended in the
means OF cultivation great part OF the fences
which poorly IS forticatiO gsinst neigh
bors would DO dispensed with. One farmer In a hun
bred keeps bis boards safe from the because
he attends to IL lie would then do that important
work for the whole town, End thus cave a. much grain
hve men rsse now.
We repeat H. We cannot what should hinder such
transformation OF the tenure OF landed property In q
town. Nothing would be destroyed by u. The
principle which would forbid H. would forbid the
nng OF stage the building OF railroad n there
should be few obstinate individuals who would nc,
come into the measure they might probably be bought
out
The present insusted buildings would not be the
thing tut they would not bs less valuable than now
Tns osn would Just put up with them NIL better could
sufficient. II build AL that might be needed 10
satisfy the arbitrary principle 3; esst 10 pay the interest
the capital necessary 10 do IL
These buildings, matter whether on tOuriers or
any other plan. wond be ueted tbs prin
cipie Of Aordns the highest accommodations for the
least money. And 10 not certainly exAggersing 10 say
that more comfort more health. more privacy might h
be obtained by means of congregsied domicis with
common sy stem Of warning sn1 cooking than 10 ever
detained by private wealth IN country towns on the so
lated plan. plan Family privacy. 10 fsct a. things
now are. is out OF the question. Every casent famiy
even In the country, must roS hsve hired domestic
and what are these donescs but general system o.
family intelligence and espionsg-i
such al experiment ~ any rse would not De fatal
II agriculture under ths Arrangement became pro
ducive the stock would be good and any Individual Dc
coming dissatisfied M ant eel 0ui without lOss But q
il should not De productive the worst that could hap
pen would be that the experimeniers would sgr-e 70
cancel the stock and restore the property according
The old netes aud bounds
should any nourshing and fSreAaad town have the
shrewdres and good sense 10 Try this experiment.,
(Which % be sure, Is the greA. doubt and ditcuy)
could no; We think. possibly fail. The work would
then be In tbs hands of practical men the would
be on hand TIE rs sOrl Of labor. We tnnf Il would