New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-13
Ebenezer.

and branches In a part Of the tract OF which the
Seneca Indians were recently robbed BY the In
ferna spirit Of Land Monopoly lies the domain o'
a German brotherhood who migrated thither from
Prussia about two years since having previously
bought their land Of the white proPnetors unoe'
the Treaty. Their domain consists Of about 200
acres Of level and generally fertile soil, OF which
perhsps seventh is cleared and under thorough
cultivation. We never saw more luxuuant crops
of ripe or npening Wheat and Rye, mainly the
former. than their spacious fields exhibited on the
22d ult and thew Corn, Oats and Vegetables
promised an equally bounteous harvest Ihey
have Fruit Trees, sc. coming forward IN proiusion'
two or three branches Of Manufacture established
beside Saw and Grist- Mills about two hundred
neat. commodious Dwellings generally TWO stories
high and painted white and distributed into three
villages on different parts Of the Location. Land
CLEARING. Road. Making &c with Building, are still
going rapidly forward. A portion of the members
have not yet arrived from Germany, but are ex-
pected this Fall. The present number OF residents
is 700 those expected TO arrive 200, making 900
members in all. All participate alike IN Industry
and its rewards II rather shocked our \ ankee
preudices to see goody number of Women work
ing steadily and vigorously in the harvest HELD but
this we were assured. was no pecuharity oil thens
but simply the wsy OF their native land TO winch
they had always been accustomed. We lnier that
the usage was not general with them bat IN good
part confined to the Harvest time which this year
was precipitated by the intense heat and dryness
Of the first three weeks in July so that two or three
hundred acres Of Grain badly wanted cutting and
were wasting in default of it We believe, how
ever that some Of the extensive Vegetable Gar
dens here are cultivated by Women.
We were favored with an hours conversation
with one of the leading members, an intelligent and
worthy man, who has been some years in our coun
try and speaks the English language, which few OF
the associates vet do. We learned from him that
among the fundamental principles OF the Society is
that of Entire Community, or equality OF posses
sions and products, so long as the relation shall
subsist bat strict account Is kept OF each mem
bers contribution of means 10 the common stock
which he is entitled to claim and receive back I'M
der certain regulations, whenever be shall choose
70 withdraw from the fraternity. But no account
il kent with any member of earnings by him or dis
bursements on his behalf and he who can do two
mems work and he who can do little or nothing
the single man who has useful trade or handi-
craft and the father OF half dozen inefficient child
ren-are deemed entitled TO equal shares In what
ever is produced. 1t seems odd that with inns
community Of goods and chattels the separate
Household for each family should be rgidIy man
tanned, and we so observed. IL was replied that
IL was the general choice of each family to have
dwelling by itself-that the labor and expense OF
providing Fuel was not felt as the Society owned
a great deal too much wood, which they were get
ting rid Of as fast as possible-and that the COOK
ing, Eating, Washing, &c. were now done In COM
bnaton. eight or ten families uniting In the prepa'
ration of Food. which was served at one common
table leaving the dwelling entirely free from the
smell of cookery from grease, &c This we were
given TO understand suited the people OF Ebenezer'
at all events in their present circumstances DINERS
were abundantly at liberty TO make any improve
ments upon it they should think proper. The com
munity, we gathered have no anxiety TO make
proselytes 70 their own ways, but simply to place
themselves in the relations most favorable to the
leading of a True Life and to the Moral Wellbemg
of their offspring Their Community life is by no
means novel, but had its origin in the old country
years ago The only event which urged them 70
leave Europe was the want OF Freedom for they
were not pecunisrily needy. But they are seee
ders from the Prussian Established Church, clam
ing that the Church has spostatized from them
their Religion being the Evangelical Lutheran or
Primitive Professionalism OF Germany. The Prussan
ruers are no admirers Of such iancies.
! We questioned our informant as to the genera
efficiency of the members as laborers. asking him
ia case a member refuses TO work, what Is the
! remedy 2" He nswered that, should such cas-
occur. the members of his class would report hi'
delinquency to the Council by whom he would bt
thereupon transferred to the next lower class, THE
associates being divided into three classes beside
children while should he continue obstnately
indolen, he would be again reported and again Pu
down, until he should ultimately reach the Chh
dren's class and be thenceiorth regarded and treat
| ed accordingly But, he added there had nevel
arisen any occasion for so doing, diligence BEN.
the general rule aud Incidence the very rare excep
ton and in fact the Council were far oitener con
strained to admonish members against working be
yond their strength and perssting in doing ia
more of the common labor than any necessity die
tated or the spirit and purpose OF the Association
justified Such admonitons, he observed wer'
quite CNllultAs
In reply to our question concerning Marriage &
Ebenezer. Mr.. NJ. stated that rule forbade, NJ
influence tended 70 discourage it. Bot the bash
of their society being aspiration TO lead truly re
hsious and spiritual life, the young were frequent
ly and earnestly sdmonished TO take solemn hee'
that the impulse 70 a marriage union had its origin
in the soul and not in the senses-that the outw ar
union was but recognition Of the earlier and tru
Marriage, and SO recognized and blessed by HEAVIER
Wherever this is evident the consent and appr'
val Of the community follow OF course.
-Ebenezer has an independent township {
village organization by Legislative act support
and manages its own schools, elects its own on
GERS. though its members are yet unnaturalized
and is in fact LITTLE republic by itseli-'s Churcl
, without Bishop, and State without King
But II has not an dler loafer trstHcker for HI
livelihood on its domain Rich and Poor labc
equally moderately, ohesrfully License or n
License Is question OF no moment since no mem
Der wishes either to buy or to sell liquid poisons
r snd constsbes, jsiers. and the whole psrapherns