The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-02-27


his arrest and a searching investigation.
bill yesterday introduced in State Legislature
to make Geographic operators liable for msdemeanor in d.
vulging the of private messages-a much
needed, and which will doubtless be carried through
mentioned a few days since, hbelous article which ap
peared in Benefits Herald of that date concerning the
Italian opera of this city learn that Mr. Fry has prosecu
ted the Iibeer and laid his damages at $4,000. think
probable that fourth of this will be awarded to
Mr. Fry outstanding the fact that the Herads oppos
ton and malice have done but little injury to the
opera Denunciaon through the columns of the Herald
form recommendation to public favor.
The weather continues extremely cold and the rivers and
bay are full of floating which the keep well
broken up. Respectfully yours. INDICATOR.
The Org iZatiOn of La Dor.
NUMBER XVIII.
Some of my readers may perhaps recollecr, that
Robert Owen, NE Philanthropist, brought with him
from England model, or models, for buildings,
and plan for agricultural, mechanical and manu-
featuring establishments, which he exhibited al
Washington, before the President of the United
States and members of Congress. These arrange
ments, which he thought superior to any then in
existence, intended for the reformation of So
cety on an intermediate scale, and the result of
reformation thus effected, so he argued, would be
the conversion of the whole human race to the new
order That model and plan, believe, still exists,
together with Fourer's scale Of harmonizing the
passions yet the passions, arranged by that scale,
We're found to be very unharmonious; and the men
who came together with the ayowed purpose Of the
construction of the model establishment, would not
work they wrote essays for the newspapers made
speeches in the tavern, on the Organization of La
Dor; played fiddle on the common; or cut capers
with the Arcadian nymphs and charming baya-
deres, under the shady groves of the Wabash
Isand-for, pleasure being the chief aim and end
of life, why should they not overeap the interme-
date steps of labor if it could be obtained without
it! Yet too much sweetness will engender bile;
and New Harmony blew up in discord.
Meanwhile the great refOrmer was roaming
through the length and breadth of the land LASH
ing priesthood and superstition. The foolish ideas
of religious blockheads, of heaven and HE'LL God
and the Devil, fled from the light of his counte-
nance, and, as long the funds lasted, he seemed
to nothing about the first to fear any thing
from the latter; but they exhausted the illusion
fled /; the ustrious infdel confessed his blunder,
of having worked with &c wrong Materials" Hence
the failure of his plan for "he Organization of
Labor"
But having promised for the present number, not
a plan but true description of real labor organ
ization, shall now fulfil my promise as well as
can. This organization of agricultural and rural
labor have in the year 1913, in France, under
the management of about twenty five farmers, their
families, children and hired laborers. A large do
main, divided into various departments OF culture
and tendance was managed by different persons,
each and every one having taken upon himself, or
been selected for, an especial part best suited to
his capacity or inclination. The grain-grower,
orchardst vine bauer, gardener, manurer, ostler,
cattle-keeper, herdsman, shepherd, swine keeper
and goatboy, the mixers, geese maid and chicken
girl all and each managed their own entrusted
part with diligence and care. The village, called
"Hof," formed an oblong square of stone-buit
farm houses, with two large gates of entrance and
egress on opposite sides, church and dome in the
CENTRE and large barn. stable, threshing- floor,
work and blacksmith shop, with ut'houses, flank
ing on the corners. As far eye could reach you
might see the boundless products of combined labor
and rural skill The waving grain, the poisoning
orchard the fruit bearing trees, the luscious grapes,
on bush and vine. Round the dwellings walked
and trotted the heavy aboring cattle; horses able
to carry Goliah on the saddle, or to draw the Ton
of Heidelberg in gear. The opening OF fall
door showed rows of Stalled cows; and round
bellied laborers, and thick-legged wenches, with
pitchforks, tended TO stabling and feeding. The
lofty stone barn. the deeparched granite cellar, the
dairy, the vegetable, fruit and flower garden, In
Short all that was needed Tor physical comfort and
luxurious enjoyment, was there. 1t was the
Schlarafenldnd" of !" Donner,' the journalist
fit abode for Heliogaba!us the glutton-an epicu-
rean Elysum.
think can some of my readers smack their
lips at this description but let tell farther what
| saw in this real Utopia Big-bellied farmers,
moving slowly about from place to place; ruddy
countenances; stupid glazing eyes; bloated with
beer and Drowned with tobacco fumes; and though
every house was filled with good clothing and fine
linen, their appearance disagreeable and filthy
The dress of the women, especially, though often
rich, and even adorned with silver and golden
chains, was uncouth and ill-shaped. observed
but few children, and those by no means atlracuVe.
The genuine feature of childhood was wanting
ton 1: hunchbacks, lame-sided, some without arms
short, or wanting feet; arms without hands; hands
without fingers; some ii. hudgnmg o SUI. s.Ihp'i VI
l,lu ,, diStortsd faa mres or go;tres In short
the blotted traits of Gods image were seen every
WHARF. the true i,ndge of divine humanv no