New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-12
The Icarinn Community.

We have received the first number OF the Pop
ular Tribune. a weekly paper in English Just
commenced at Nauvoo by the Society OF French
Communists there established under the direction
of n. CADET. We learn from it that the Com
rnunity is in an encouraging condition. lt no"
numbers three hundred and forty persons, oil Tnon
one hundred and fifty are men and eighty six
women. Ii begun two years since with less
than twenty thousand dollars; It now IS 10
possession of a steam. mill for both corn ana
wheat. A saw mill for its particular use ard also
to execute work for the public and a WisNy ulS
tillery for commercial purposes IL possesses
workshops containing the following trades taF
lors shoemakers smiths, engineers, tlnsmltns'
clock and watchmakers, wheelwughts, carPeh-
tiers and joiners, coopers, tanners oncAlayer~
wooden shoe makers &c. &c. The surplus pro
ducts Of the industry Of the Community are SOLO al
ST. Louis, where it keeps a store tor the purpose
The Community has eleven Cows which provide
milk for the infants, the sick and during summer
for the women who drink coffee. 1t has its own
Bakery Slaughterhouse, Gardens and Kitchens,
the latter employing head cooks assistants,
3 women. and women extra for washing the
utensils after supper.
The following is the average daily cost Of food
for 300 persons based on the expenditures OF the
last year:
Bread OF Wheat Flour 30 lbs al s. the cwt...$4 %
Corn Meal Flour, so lbs at / cent........... 50
Meat Beef Veal, Mutton and Pork. 20 lbs al 5f 10
lOBsERvATIoN.-Thereh has al times been consump
ton Of Poultry Fish, Eggs and The expense Is found
Lard or sutisr 10 lbs at cents............... 50
Salt Pepper Spice, &c for seasoning ....''''' %
Tea, Cofee, Sugar ~
Vegeiables-Poiaoes. Carrots Ca5bages, &c........S
Total. -
The following is given with reference to the
political and social sympathies ofthe Icarians;
In France, we were Republicans, Democrats,
Socialists and Icarsn Communists, that is to
say Pacific Communists We were the most for
ward in Democracy, in Repubhcanism and So
cialism and it is because we were the most for
ward, that the Reaction prosecuted and, "a it
were, outlawed as.
Here, in America. we sympathize with the par
tisans of National Reform and Free Soil; we ad-
here TO republicanism as much as the best Repub-
licans among the citizens in the Unted states :;
we partake of the opinions of the American
Democrats, and we agree with the Wings in
many questions we are Socialists with the So.
cialists of America as well as with those OF
France but we are not less Communists employ
ing only pacific and legal propagation reason, dis
cussion and persuasion.
AS regards Religion, we are true Christians,
like the Christians Of ancient times, whose law
was the Gospel.
The community nave leiu Ous eACehehI Piaus
for Education, and already have two or three
Schools in operation AS soon as their arrange
ments are complete they will receive pupils from
abroad. They already have numerous aPplica-
tons from families in the vicinity, which as yet
they are obliged to decline.
The Popular Tribune contains several inter
esting articles in explanation of CADETS sys
TEN. No doubt it will have q good number Of
readers in this country.