Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-06-29
SOCIALISM IN FITROpE.

The following, copied from the Boston Chro-
notype, is brief abstract of an address deliver
ed by Albert Brisbane, uron popular progress in
Europe, from which country he has just return
| ed:
Mr.. Brisbane first reviewed the history Of re-
voluiionary and relormaory IDEAS in France, dis
| tinguishing what was valuable and permanent
in the first revolution from what was false and
transitoy.
lie gave clear idea of the rise and progress
of the idea Of social reform through St. Simon
and Fourier, and distinguished the six different
schools Of the present time, as those Of Fourier
Pierre LorouX, CADET, proudhon, Lous Blame
and lammennais.
All these arc now coalescing with the Red Re-
publicans, who at first thought only of violent
| political change, but are now becoming ccnyin-
cod Of the necessity Of social reform. This Goa
huon the enlightened working classes, has dri-
ven the conservative class-those who live upon
the produc 3r-into one party Of reaction. Thus
there arc really now but two parties, that of So
cial progress, and that which for the sake Of
maintaining its unjust privileges, is for going
back to monarchy.
| There is some difference in the socialist ranks,
anlthe Fouri3rists may be considered the extreme
conservatives, who were only for peaceful re-
form. lie thought them perhaps too peaceful,
for nations had in scme cases; as that Of Italy,
better revolutionizo, than to rot out.
The reactionary party in France has the pow
er ofnnmb3rs and Of the press. 1t rules with a
rcd of iron, and men would there be imprisoned
for uttering such sentiments as lie had heard III
tered here for ty-0 or three DAVIS rast But the
socialists have the power OF ideas and some pow
er Of the press. Their Democratic Pacific re
! circulates 10000 olies daily The pcuple
10000, and the aggregate Of socialist papers,
might be estimated at 100000 copies daily
There are not less than one hundred thousand
socialists among the working Classes of Paris,
and he was surprised at their intelligence.
There We're tai!ors and shoomakars among them
who would make such speeches as Mr. Webster
and Sir Robert Peel could not make. BY their
practical wisdom and common sense they have
| to very marked extent overcome the dtA iculias
of association and demonstrated its success.
The first associations were those Of the sad
dlers and taiiors, which were aided by large or
ders from the provisional government, which, at-
ter the affairs Of June Were withdrawn, and the
new government even rePuGatad three hundred
| thousand francs due them. Yet in spite Of this
| they have succeeded
The most successful and Aourishng ossocia-
ton is that Of the cooks. They began, few o.
them, with small establishment OF six hundred
Gancs captol outside tho barriers 70 eovo dut,,
and Established an eatino bonsg for WORKING roo9
From thatthov have arisen to a Grand association
of four hundred cooks. with capital of tbirtv
million francs. which win do al the COOKING for
the eating honsos and hotels in Paris. ',bpv
have established relations of business with A..
Citations Of Butchers and Bakors ca that tbo in
tarnodio.a r,oroa,,+;la ,rits 90 oo,,raI -.
producer ''o'' " ''''
Tbcra oro now oiq',tv associations Of lia,.r,,,
cloesns f ,o9noors pr
measures to orca1a al ono -
lion Win hank which Viii sna criloat "f
rrolnction ,bfcb Ill toio 10 90 VI
anJ sayo Tie nrots Of the caDitaiist ami bao o
In all the Associations. there was . GREAT M