The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-09-07
THE UNION.

when hunger goads its victims. ray Of light has
pierced the industrial classes. which neither despo
sm nor the false cries OF alarm a0d misIepresenla.
ton can extinguish. They ask. why should We.
who produce all wealth. be miserable and deg raded,
while the few who labor not reve IN honor and enjoy
mentf Was the world made Tor a lew, class, or for
all The increase and concentration OF population. and
Inc extraordinary Developments OF sciences every year
reducing more and more the wages and demand OF bu-
man labor. Whatever reduces manual labor must In
The end be benefit to the world but il can only be 80
oy giving the mass OF the people the advantages and
how can that be done without applying the principle OF
fraternity Asdscovery and improvement, in machinery,
which advance rapidly dispense with labor, and as
consequence the competition for existence becomes IN
tense and population increases without the opporiu-
nifty OF expansion, however much the demand for uxu
fes may increase which the wants OF the labo
rer at the same tme there can be but solution either
The masses OF the working people must have their wants
and sulerngs increased or socialism must in some form
or other be applied TO society. speak only OF the Old
World, tor we have almost limabe power OF ex-
panson. The evil day may be put of; but in spite of
poor-laws and warehouses, OF soup-dong establish
mens OF London wash houses for the million, OF Lord
Ashblrton toasting the laborer, of voluntary assoca
tons, and all the charitable institutions in the world, the
great question must be soved-the cry will continue to
be, "What must be done'" Nor will the question be
answered by the dilemma TO which political economists
to restrain population Society must initiate Gods gov
of the world and make beaeuolence the founda
lion OF its laws and conduct Necessity will demand
solution. And how this principle OF fraternity is
developing itself in the world where is not studied
in connection with politics. What is Free Masonry,
and what is Odd Fellowship, which spreading rap
idly and universally, but socialism They have various
FORMS but the principle is the same.
| Though communism be sociasm-the very extreme ey-
presson OF it-yet socialism necessarily communism
1t may lead to it, but must for the practical purposes OF
life stop short OF it. The various schools or systems
which had for their basis this prncple-as those OF
Louis Blanc, who sought to organize labor and emanci-
pate il from the tyranny OF captal-of Fourier who
would create religious community much like that OF
the Shakers-of CADET who would entirely appropriate
the individual in sociey-of Proudhon, of Pierre Lee
roux and of number OF Others-a puportng TO reno
waite societyhad this great and insuperable deec-hey
promised the perfectibily OF human nature They
are impractcabe schemes because they are not IN &C
cordance with nature adapted to the necessities OF
the times. They entirely lose sight OF the principles
of development, and application. Communism can
never be applicable TO society at large. 1t would
lead TO despotism 1t would ensave the mind, and
deprive it Of that energy which is necessary TO de-
velop its faculties, by destroying the motives TO &C
ton lis advocates few, while those who believe
in socialism numerous. Socialism admitted as a
principle TO influence, not TO systematic, would
DESTROY communism Hear what the democratic COM
m,.ee announce in their manifest; and il is Lamennas
and others OF the same sentiments who speak Lib
ery and equality rights fraternity is our duty
And after stating that they hold sacred religion, family,
and property" they go on 10 say 1--WE socialist repuo
leans who regarded the enemies OF The family re-
Iat,on understand in totally different manner. We
desire ha, /, be holy and nvioabe in all its physical
and moral conditions We desire that, freely entered into
by the attraction of pure affection, 1t continue pure and
exempt from all PROCLAMATION aud all the disorders engen-
lered by the bad suggestions and temptations OF hunger
and want We desire that instead OF the cares and sui
erngs OF The present and sombre anxetes for the future,
there be seated every esde confidence security con-
ten,menhe happiness Of living in The bosom of ones
family--conugal flal. and faiernal oyein short, all
those neable blessings that God has sown between the
cradle and the tomb. We DESIRE too that, the merely
ply steal satisfied. the mind also have It's ali
ment that instruction be developed that the light of
knowledge penetrate through the matched roof well
as through the fe,ted conce, and that the poor may
claim some portion in the enjoyment Of those arts which
the soul and charm away the sorrows nseparable
from human life Between the family relation as it exists
under monarchy, and the family relation as the republic
can socialists conceive and understand it, lei the people
pronounce Socialism is the convenient bugsear OF the
reaconis,s But whoever believes in the necessity and
capab,y OF improving the condition OF the degraded and
suffering millions will rather rejoice al the development
OF such principle.
Not only in France, but all the world and espe
ciay in Germany, the senmen, OF fraternity has deeply
penetrated the public mind And how beautiful it is, this
Heaven. born sentiment Brother is the word OF sal
uation of Christianity OF Free Masonry, OF Odd Fellow
ship and OF all the kindred associations based
upon socialism II knows no unnatural dsinciions-it
protects and comforts the dstressedt relieves the su
ernxis the divine spirit OF Christ on earth; and il is
this spr, which the socialists desire TO be recognised in
the institutions and government OF society Socialism is
fraternity W. b. I.
HIeHER-LAw ADvocArEs-The New York Tribune
mir Sewaris hand organ) in the following seni-
probably intends to speak for the Dhg leaders
when il asserts that the fngveslave law Is detesied by
northern men," and that the present seeming acqul-
escence in its provisions will be disregarded whenever
il can safely be done Such is no, the feeling among the
masses of the people they regard the law as constu-
onal and riyh and int nd TO syndicate and enforce