The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-13
II.

Ii has been demonstrated that society has been from
the BEGINNING based on errors opposed to every known
fact that these errors being continually impressed upon
all minds from birth undoubted truths have, of
sty, without blame to any, rraonalized all of the hui
man making them mere beings of the peculiar preu
dces of the latitude and longitude in which they have
been trained and educated.
Through these universal fundamental errors the world
has been made to this day. strange medley of gross in
conslstencies and to act continually against itself.
The history OF the past, and the present condition of
the population OF the world demonstrate the truth of this
statement.
The present and all past generations have ardeny de-
sired and sought for happiness but these fundamental
rors have disordered all their mental faculties that each
one has been SO enormously placed and trained from
BIRTH that, unconscious OF the consequences of his
actions he has been made to act in opposition to his
happiness and the happiness of his fellows This happ,
educated having them regularly exercised to the point of
temperance, neither exceeding falling short Of this
standard Tor each constitution; in having wealth of supe-
ror qualities in abundance whenever required in being
cordially united with all his fellows; in being without
enemies in enjoying good health, and in being
rounded with virtuous and superior external crcu-
stances
The errors upon which his character has been hitherto
formed preclude the praccabiity of attaining these
suits; in consequence his faculties have not been well
trained and educated and they have not been exercised
the point Of temperance He has not had wealth Of
peror qualities at his command he has not been cordially
united to his fellows; he has not been without enc
mics; he has not enjoyed good health, nor has he
beenl surrounded with superior external circumstances.
But the means now exist by which all these re-
suits may be gradually secured to all Why, then il
may be asked, are the means not so applied
The only reply is because men, from their birth have,
through those fundamental been forced to become
in opposition to their nature most irrational their feel
ings, thoughts and conduct
But more the fundamental imaginary notions on which
the characters of men have been thus misformed
and society malformed have, from the beginning OF
known time been unsupported By one fact aud opposed
by erery knotcn fact while, the contrary the funda
mental principles of nature, in other words the
changing laws OF God which alone the characters of
men and the construction of society should be formed
rfad hxya
known ac and opposed by no one FACT during the
period
Yet more these imaginary notions Of our early inexpe
renced ancestors lead continually to all kinds of ignorance
sin, and mseryin short, to endless evils and only
are they destructive OF the rational faculties of man, but
while they shall be unhed and supported BY the author
ties OF the world, will remain permanent barrier to the
moral and mental progress and consequent happiness of
our race while the laws of God respecting humanity
would were they suffered TO be introduced into universal
practice lead direct to truth. union, charity kindness,
love- and every elevated vue and to the entire desruc
ton OF all vice and crime, and their consequent misery
is asked what prevents this good from being secured
to man in day! The answer must be, the educated
rratonaty OF our race produced by the most ignorant
misconceptions OF our poor, easily deceived, early an
cestors.
Is il again asked what is the change in practice that
would arise from abandoning the errors in principle OF
our ancestors and adopting the eternal laws OF God!
err, as II now might be- OF superior instead OF inferior
external circumstances But il may be inquired, how
could this change be introduced and carried into full exc
cuon without thereby creating loss to individuals and
confusion throughout society!
This difficulty is provided for; the new arrangements
of superior circumstances are ready to be applied any
where and everywhere to practice; the constitution for
such state of society formed accordance with the
laws of God and the reasons for each law already
prepared and Will be given in future numbers; society
possesses IN all countries, but especially now in the
United States and Great Britain the most ample
to carry this change into immediate execution; and the
VIII OF the pubic is alone wanting to effect this desdera
tim for race, ROBERT OWEN
wAsHISeros CRY, JAM l2, is47