The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-06
The Reception ID inner 70 Mons. CADET
the Icarian Socialist.

Tho Reception ID inner 70 Mons. CADET,
the Icar1an Socialist.
A remarkable character arrived in Now York In thu
steamer Europe, the other day, less person than
the famouswe should rather say the notorious Mons
CADET father patron, originator and founder Of the
colony in Texss called IoarIa, rather, We should
ray the eiders~ colony since It sxiss having
- learn by the New Orleans papers blown up; and
when II blew mp then there burst believe Of the
grestest bubbles Of Greeleyism Of the hum
bugs Of there latter days The whose arrival
We have above recorded our shores, 10 mau who,
from the nvishls notoriety shch he has acquired
from the carisn scheme and its deolorxbie dsseorou
deserves particular Description He I. about g.
OF sge Of middle stature, venerable features With
expression Of couutspancs rather prsposssssiug until
he IL better known On looking at the man one can.
not refrain from feeling strange sensation. not In
deed Of admiration bot Of pity and sorrow, mingled
with wonder, to think hov such q man could have
dJptd 20 people, aud cast them It by the
msgic wand Of bic Grte'eyte deception. from .
midst Of want desstuticn, suffering and the lack OF
all things in the vilds increases, and wderse.s OF
country hardly known. hardly psnstrated, far from
the resonrces Of civilization and only sf,rdiDg the
of life tn savages and slid beasts by prey ng
each other. We must attribute tn. extra
Of hs wild scbeme and rascaiiy mposture TO the
distracted and disturbed con dtion II men ana aasrs
In Europe producing precipitation to be deceived
by suck men ~ this r 4r
admirers Of Monfieur CADET, Of bic notorety, enter
tanned the rar AZ complimentary dinpsr, given at
style sueh reflected credit upon the proprietor OF
the botsl banquet far different from ths sort OF
ttrtainment which vs understand NJ Cab.t has been
the tn'fnmepf of csusipg many to partake Of In the
heIrid wilde Il his horrid IcsJa ...ttr..
On the cloth being removed, . gentleman, whose
rsme We have net been able to ascertain rose and
proposed the health Of Father Csbet which drunk
with solemn and relgoue solemnity by the whole
he all dounO tha wh
earth" This was drunk with loud and animated sp-
pause r.... o.-- M -r-
union OF all European and North American demo-
c,atsn
upon the subj OF the sentiment which no had just
proposed He particularly commented upon the con.
dition and prospects Of democracy In Europe, and
dowD crushed and tiampled under foot. both by the
victory Of Cavsansc In June last. at Paris over the
s n. h.,s Is we'll T. By the othsr p.
larped, In an eloquent strain. upon the happy field
and glorious pro'yects opened for democracy In the
America nov Afforded the ory place where there was
the hope and the prospect OF being sbs bring IS ut
Ameries ]" exclaimed Mons CADET. 10 here only In
this free land alone, may henceforth hope to re-
sl1e al the elo,ies Of the regeneration Of social life,
which Fourier In the old world Greeley in the new
have held ont to the gaze srd admiration Of tho
)ightestd portion Of mankind! There are It Is true,
come but here 1t least have In this happy land,
the confident hope and prospeor Of ultimate success
Mons. Cstst then adverted in feeling and sensitive
msnper to the numerous attacks and numberless
csuD Dier Of which his system his person. his charac
ter and v.ws, had successvely been the objsct net
then proceeded In reply these vile attacks and slan
d.rf 10 declare snd profess the peaceful tendency OF
bis vsvs and doctrines. and how, in every respect
for TIE piopss.tion Of bis social system. '' He
described his whole life "a being q continual
struggle Of frsterpal lore and moral scientific suason
In OppOpitjOn to bfut force. nal
ealumnies. spd malicious plots and installations To
al this he had opposed brotherIy love and moral
scientific persuasion M CADET then entered into an
soI on in Europe and laid down and supported the
and connections bss been the debased and degraded
condition Of the lAboripg classes Of tbs p~ope in
Il 81 oDe. BY simns tb:. L x.s the Vsry dsosios
doctrine of the saviour before until
row M Cahet then proceeded to explain tho failure
Of lcaTa. lit had not bsen for the revolution Of
bruary and the blood which bad from that cause
Icalia instead Of sssembliDg but few believers would
and favored Inhabitants. Hence NJ Cabet depre-
Gated al violence spd revolutions produced by
violence and built b.autifol !carsn ediacs upon the
Cabet then enlarged 1T considerable length and with
great quito upon ell the gIest and many p~rsooal
rsps From hencs he passed to social snd political
examination Of the various governments which had
s1issd in France since the revolution Of February
and sheved hov, In his opinion, they oil bitter
enemies and opposed to the demo cratic principle; and
that none Of them had been able nor had they even
happy way in which Mons Csbet Mons Rssusil,
Mons Greeley, Mons Fourier and Others proposed BY
their hyperion lights to 70 organize It Csbet showed
e.nersttd anu :sfcued from slavery and tyrsuuy the
government after February had provided work Cor the
laborpg csssts by the organization of labor; also,
hit bad organised the National Guard In true demo.
cratic rpirt and FIT bad armed the whole population;
It bsd enlightened the poor classes on their social
rah,. Il T. had proclaimed the social principle tn the
had been ready to ssslst the people in their
for independence; sfo inetead of leaving the PEG.
eether In one troop Germans Besisns Spauiards and
all and joined them al In one great army, and pro-
eeeded jointly from lard to lend and proclaimed the
new order TO things Thus raid Mr. c. democracy
vculdfhsvs spread oil over Europe, without firing .
single gun, or fbeddine one drop Of blood
though at its ncsmeDt and termination he was
greeted with loud cheers the guests all seemed to
picture ofsocislism which MIR. drew under the more
general Dsme Of democracy. The news Of he issue
Of the Icszan scheme ives too great dsmper for them
all
After M. Cabet had finished his speech motion
was made for the publication of . complimentary
sddrsss to M CADET In the Courier and Enquirer and
Dee Efats Unis After which, motion WAS made for
the tsts blishmen Of fra+rnal In New York.
All pared and agreed TO without word of remark
from any enc There happened however to be present
in the meeting an invited guest. q bold individual
named st Thomaf, Gas We were informed) who ven.
turtd to enquire Of Mons Cabet xplapation OF
procure inexbausible occupation good wages for
all working pee pie men. women ard children for all
future sges. Hereupon q member Of the Icarian
papy OF who're name In ignorance. Indignantly
acquainted The inquirer that that matter had besn
attended to and provided for long ago. He said IL
as linp'e thing a. could be. viz Merely tn declare
all right Of property TO he abolished and all privats
posssioDs and effects to BE- delivered mp to the
government and IL was to distribute II all plcased
what chsnce for Mons GreeleyD Then the go
IDment will give work to every body; every BODY
will work and eovernme Mt will pay them every BODY
viii be occupied, every body viii BE- fed and the pro-
ducs Of the labor Of all will be divided among all
NJ ST. THOMAS expressed come doubts upon the
practicabiiiy Of this scheme whervupon the gentle
man informs him that he did not understsud It. and
Vas going further to reply. when NJ CADET rors AMI
ssid:-" Brother. you misuDderstsnd the ctisen let
me explain" MIR G then entered into an explanation
OF htw the balance between pticn and produce
titD would be kept equal In suoh case, and what
were the causes Of its present perturbation in the
world. But when society lie regensrsted government
viii distribute sn equal share to everybody. OF
little coLtroversiAl copversatou here arose between
Mons. de st Thomas and Mons Csbet In which, ell
the difficulties tugsested arising from the moral action