The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-07-10
The New York Tnbun. and Socialism.

The st. Anthony Express wing paper, in a
biographical eulogy upon Horace Greedy. Editor
OF the New York Tribune gives US the follow
ing:
IN religion. Mr.. Greedy is a Cniversalist
Hence he Is not particular as to orthodoxy. lie
never called himself Fuurieritc because he ney
er fully endorsed Fourier. He was not at first a
Socialist, but let another use part of his paper
lie finally took up the subject himself pNder the
name OF Socialism On Association HIS grand
aim in this, aud in all the doctrines, tenets plans
and systems which Inc advocates, Is the elevation,
development, freedom, comfort, supply If the
physical man He hopes by Association ana a
proper division Of labor to secure labor and a
tar compensation To each person, and hence
competency and comfnrt,"
No reader Of the New York Tribune, can -
ignorant Of the fact above acknowledged by 4
whg paper, that Mr. Greedy, who may lie ccusi
dercd at the prCscut time ;h- &gsn OF the Scott
party in the United States, is equally the organ
Of Socialism in this country. For the last live
years, liz paper has not been issued from the
! press without column or two Of matter devoted
to the propagation OF the principles of this soci
ets. And he has even gone so Ear IS 10 in;vrmin-
gle it with the doctrines Of the wing party and
we are sorry to say, with more success than i
heathfll for our political institutions. Up to the
! time, when Greedy took the subject in hand. so
cai>m, in this country, was scarcely known
But, through the wide circulation, and the nigh,
ty Influence which his paper has with his own
pirtlzans and the Ingenious manner which lie Ia:
Of Intervening it with his political writings, he
has given socialism an impulse in this country
which il not soon checked, will become rs DANCE
rous to our institutions a it has manifested Itself
to the well being, peace, aul safety OF those OF
( France, where It had It's origin. No one who has
traced the causes OF the deranged and poisoned
state, as well Of the political As the social, and
religious condition Of France, but what has found
at the root OF It, that, most OF all corrUpting
theories, Socialism
We have been led to the above remarks upon
this subject, from seeing large packages of the
weekly Tribune containing the nomination Of Gen.
Scott, sent to most of the pos; Offices in the ives,
for gratuIous circulation. These papers, like all
those from the Tribune office, had their usual
chapter upon Mr. Greely's iayorte hobby, Social
ISM AMI ". deem it no more than right, as an
editor OF papcr-Particularly democratic pa
pcr--to call the attention Of the people TO this
SUI .cc:, SO that they ~ay guard against it.
1t is one Of those theories which are evolved by
4 diseased moral understanding Reason and ex-
perience condemn it, 1t is a check TO enterprise
and effort, where the profits are 10 be divided
with others It abroga,es the sacrcdness ofmar
riage, and breaks up the family relation. 1t in
vades the happesi relations Of life. |; takes the
education Of children from their mothers, and
gives it to strangers
In short, Socialism is infdeiity 1t strikes a
direct blow at every system Of the christian reli
gon, and therefore, Is dangerous to the vell-be.
ing of CHRISTIAN people. Avowed inflelity is
bad enough-Out God preserve us from that sys
TEN which embodies both religious and political
infIelity, viz: SOCIALISM