New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-04
soeiaIi.m-Anarchy.

/ ,eorrespondent u the JourHot ~ Commerce,
/ .t,i. nermitted to occupy the leading column IN
a,osper. thus speaks Of the late Revolutions in
g..o, where be has been travelling through a
=, ,ortiop Of the last five or SIX years:
| ,,sIull here say that 1t was not the doctrines ~
.sssi.si AZ some seem 10 think, that nave caused
...,lui.hing outbreak Of the nations What IL prop
l,r.l.d Communion Cor AgTartaHisH, as II was Tor
~ r.edl had very limited existence IN any part
ne Continent AM confident, before the commence
- of the present movement Its chief prevalence
- suitletlsnd aud some portions OF Germany,
IRE wes associated with the West and Dasest I'M
s.o,oe Of the Cantons of the former country, the
a horrible blasphemies were published In works
.seh advocated the doctrines OF the Communists.
sane thing true of some OF their publications IN
many But the number of those who really held
= veudefned and distinct doctrines OF Communism
sther Switzerland or Germany, was IN my OPINION
.,s took pains 10 inquire on the sp0t-though con
,.ble IL point of numbers in some localities, very
~ minority any where and IN most places wholly
asuihcant
4. 10 France out Of Paris. Lyons, and few other
,ast cities. the number of Communists was not
saih speaking Of. And even IN Pans Itself previous
l. he Revolution Of last February, their number was
rseiher incOnsiderable | think that ] know some
nbg OF Paris. SiN years residence there made me
,ty thoroughly acquainted with It's population And
ttuqh ceased 10 inhaht that city in lci2. yeti have
IN
Re the late Revolution had many and very long in.
yr,ew. with men who had much to do with the ~ors-
a, fas.s of thai city aud ann that at that epoch
.sfc was no large amount Il Communism there
You will remark, Mcssrs. Editors, that ! am speak
d of COmmAaism properly so-caed-nOt Of FoaricI-
- or the doctrines Of " Orgdnited Labor" which
nany people In this country coniOund most ignorant
yantrunlusily though dare say not Intentionally,
rth Communism" That the number OF FoWidtsis,
ITO speak perhaps more correctly, ADVOCATES o. Or-
naRna In = nAN
10 reason to believe And whatever part they took in
tie Revolution of February (which could not have
zen very impOrant-ior their numbers did not suffice
0r hst-there Is evidence that they took part al
es,, to any considerable extent in the scenes oil May
md June.
Their leaders were the friends of order, on those oc
tA,Ons as can be proved and not Of lawessness and
pilAge have known good deal respecting these
men and their principles, and can say to you, Messrs
Editors that II you had attended their meetings in Pa
rs you would have often seen hundreds of plain hon
est looking workmen assembled together, conducting
with great proprety and listening attcnvely 10 the die
courses and discussions which were taking place.
You would have heard many very crude ideas al
vsnced the subject OF the Rights of Property and
labor. many impracticsbe schemes and views bu'
you would have heard also some principles winch j
an not mistaken, time will show TO be eminently con
dgcVe 20 the best interests OF the labOng people EN-
u'ely consistent with the good order and wcl,otlns
sosety and really subversiyc of nothing but thar prd
sni sehshncss which lead some rich people To loo'
down with dsdain upon the poor
No the true cause OF the revolutions which are agi
nng Europe 10 its center Is not the Utoplan prnci
De. Of communism nor the impracticable taken as
shole) doctrines of ST Simon aud of his disciple
Fourier but s deep Of oppression which pervade
he down.trodden masses who have begun not only L
,sl their degradation. through the increase OF know
edge but also 10 how they escape iromit Thi
: simple statement of the whole case.
For AGES the same nations which are now determiu
"a 10 throw of their chains have groaned beneath OF
ges,on They could not be insensble TO the fact tina
they did not possess their rights The most slupa
Save on whose neck rests the iron heel OF tyranny
ro 90 lost 10 feeling as to be unconscious of his dc
graded position But oppressed nations must hev'
'omeihne more than OF the loss of their rights
hey must see that II Is possible 10 recover them An'
precisely this conjuucturo OF suffering and OF hop
hi has caused All the oVetuInngs that are al this mo
neni taking place In Europe This shall have occasion
b. show when come TO speak OF the nations IN sue
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