Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-21
COMMUNISM.
FROM THE JOUR.

FROM THE OF coMMERCE
Various experiments made this country the pac
ticaby Of eecng the regeneration Of society, by wild and
schemes of reform, having Cor their basis the abo
ton OF property, have sgnay failed Iu France, where the
of the political ece afforded amper scope
for the radical renovation oc the social system, the bors Of
the Communists Foueres, and Saint Simonians have only
increased the misery and degradation of the whose
dion they sought elevate. These results quite in
cordance with enlightened public sentiment for the faa
cy Of such theories obvious the evils they
propose remedy Wealth and want neighbors
but the policy shorghted that should endeavo
eye by consrant the poverty Of the with the supcuiy
Of the other Pol cal revolutions easy difficult of
compshmcn in proportion the evils to be redressed
general partial in their operation h the overthrow Of
Louis Philippe the interests Of whole community prepen-
derated those of dynasty The right of assembling
the liberty Of the press rights essential to restrain abuses Of
administration and keep the public burdens fa transcend
ing endursbe limits, important alike to rich and poor
and their violation and attempted Withdrawal united all classes
OF people against the kings government and il
thrown hour But when the Of want broke out be-
the hove and the house, under circumstances vora
bic the assaan could well concur the results proved
that the Of wealth than adequate
the reckless desperation of poverty, and demonstrated
the hopeesness Of the struggle But the plan proposed by
Communism remedy inequality in the distribution Of proper
is be condemned alone because Of the apparently
nsupeabe obstacles in the way its execution, and because
Of the fruless strife and boodshed that would from for
chile efforts establish il but, in addition 70 these mpoE
considerations because Of its nehcacy produce
than temporary relief The fear poverty and the ambition
become rich the great smulants production and the
ambition and the fear alike engendered by the constant
contemplation Of the existence Of these two extremes The
labor and pains applied accumulate aggregation Of
valuable things would simultaneously with the removal
Of emulation and anxiety Why should strive for thai
which he has The love of riches may impel men AboE
who Of provision for their wants. but
will work. without the stimulus Of want who knows that the
for his own absolute necessities
The effect Of enforced equality Of property and condition
upon the development Of human character and capabilities
and upon the consequent progress Of our race admirably
described in the suboned paragraph from recent work Of
Mr. Mill, entitled principles Of Political Economy, with
Of their applications to Social Principles The pas
sage part Of clear and decisive reutaton OF The principles
Of Communism AMI lis kindred theories.
ssAssumng however, all the which is claimed for
this state of society by its passns remains to be consider
ed how much would be really gained or mankind and whether
the form that would be given life and the character which
would be impressed human nature, satisfy but
very low estimate Of the capabilities Of the species Those
who have known freedom from anxiety the
Of subsistence apt oyeate what Is gained for positive
enjoyment by tho absence Of that uncertainty. The
necesares Of life when they have always been secure for the
whole OF e scarcely subject Of consciousness
source Of happiness than the clements There little
active III monotonous rouine without yicsstudes, but
without excitement life spent in the enforced observance
OF external rule, ard performance c prescribed task
which labor would he devoid Of its chief sweetcne the though.
that every effort tells percepbly the sborers inter
ests or those Of with whom he Identifies himself
in which no one could by his eSerions improve his
don that OF the objects Of his private affections which
ones way OF life, occupatons movements would Ge-
pend choice bot each would be tie slave OF ALI social
system in which identity Of education and pursuits would inn
press all the uuvaying type Of character to the DC
suction Of that mufoun development Of humsr nl,ure,
those manifold unkenesses that diversity o tastes and talents,
aud variety Of intellectual points Of view which, by presnne
each nnumerabe notions that he could not have conceived
Of imsc the great stimulus TO intellect and The main
social arrangements would be to all persons complete
independence and freedom Of action suhec, 70 restrictions
but that Of not dcrg injury to others bus The scheme which
considering abrogacs this freedom entirely, and places
every action Of every member Of the community under
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