New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-09
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
THE OTHER SIDE OF MODERN TINES
To ne Editor q TIE " Y. Tri5une.

To ne Editor q Ire " Y. Tri5uae.
SIR: The Tribune of Wednesday last contains com
munication from Modern Times" speaking highly OF
tie virtue chastity. morals, Intelligence and harmony
" Of thar community
That the public NAV hear the other side of the story
] send YOU some extracts from The Art y Lir1Rg,
edited by George Stearns, very worthy man. who re-
sides here and has the sympathy of our community IN
his misfortune He was induced 10 go TO " Modern
Tmes-as a result his domestic happiness Was wreck
I'd by the sensual and dsorganizng doctrines there ad
vocaed He alludes To bis affection at the close OF the
extract The following appeared editorial in The
Art of Lirng soon after he left his barren aud desc
late abode at f" Modern Times The article has over
il the motto:
"DEArH to the hsrpies Of Last
That prey the darling. OF Love"
extract the following clear and simple statement OF
the facts narrated by him;
I'VE w,h all the world 70 note the fact thai we are no
longer citizen of Modern Times For the niucsnentst 10
pull up stakes in Lowell and 20 remove bIg and Dag
gage TO the city OF equity please look At No snd 81
tbis uaper In No we reviewed the books 10 which We
are Indebted for an Fl Dorado Of Equitable Commerce
ain No 3ve contested Ourself enthusiastic but we thought
with reason We had in eye school OF virtue 10 $50
ation from the all polutng misery OF vice aud crime
as we still regard the social arrangement OF the grea
world but lid not the fact thea that such school
&C virtue without better materials than at present
abound. was al in our eye
"n No We limited at some Of the proiers OF pra,
tcaly Interested IN the movemen Mt which determined our
There was va b@lieve mutual understanding
that would make tn Art Of Lrtug An organ oil the
0Yement, mig realize the following among otner
benefits:
80 sudden Increase Of our subscription list and ia time
a respectable support of our paper.
"2 Extraordinary facilities for printing press was to
be mne disely provided for our accommodation aud
and valuable method OF sereotypng was TO oe AZ our
s.rlce dor tbis arrangement only ers0H was held
responsible 10 u.s.
g. Abundant assistance in furnishing written matter Tor
ibep'Per oou,,u.a.
great deal cheaper at Modern mes than anywhere else
Goods and groceries said to BE- sold lower han IN
NJ No. mart Ia
the ground be vacated for our reception on hs
srrival Of oursef aud family Well, We decided to go
Weeached the site of the prospective city the 9TH OF Nay
/ in glowing confidence OF having found our permanent
| home. Alas how fral is-sD air castle
"Our fret lesson ndsapponimeni related to the house.
to occupy which was not vacated tor our accom-
mediation and has not been We bad tO make abode
In uncouh unfinished brick building rculouSy styled
1.-THE College where three families buddled like smgrsn,s
from Erin. In room We made shit to cook our meals
set our tyres entertain visitors and write essays the Art
! Of Living This lighted by three windows two
Of which had lower sash each and one meme at all
Rough boards filed the place OF glass between which Ger
tain cracks better served office Through these cracks
the south wind which there blows almost every day from
! O'Clock in the morning til suniown, whsted Eoian
melodies for our consolson but sometimes tbs breath OF
our minstrel cold as made our teeth chatter for
you know the chimney smoked jus, 10 proportion to
the brisknes Of this music 1t was seldom We could have
fire. therefore, except early IN the morning when our pa
wife displayed her best culinary kill for breakfast
tie fragments OF which served for cold bites the rest Of the
dsy Then, at every storm shower OF rain the roof
/ leaked and US had a "Reminiscences of NOahs food. We
had esO sleeping Of like a,iractiveness IN which
every night forgot the daily announcement cas- of our pio
life not dreaming OF any other issue than TO put up
we soon found we could not live in Modern rimssun
comfortable our lot At As little expense OF money
and labor had been accustomed 10 AZ Lowell Some
few articles could buy low but most groceries
higher and necesssres were not 70 Dc had At any
price True rents were low but what tenements Wood
Of every bad quality might bs had for picking but then
water must be bought For about two months had
water to drink or to wash with only by going bsfs mile
TO fetch H. But hIgh hUin1 made fAter In
pursuit. Of Liberty and Equity
AS TO printing facilities they proved be talk and moth.
ing else We not introduced 70 that press which
pledged 10 US in writing, over signature that We then
deemed responsible.
I'm consequence Of this delinquency had TO 70 forty
miles cOst Of 60 and two days time each month for
pres w0k-ust what used to obtain at Lowell for 81 So
But all these msusges had power 10 discourage
long We cherished the impetus OF an Ideally worthy
cause.
@Ihs true ground Of our dsaecton with the movemen.
al Modern Times and the disturbing Of abruptly
leaving the place recent discovery on Onr part OF
this Astounding fact: That there Is lurking combination
OF personal influences among the leading cosbOrsrs for
so called Equitable Commerce, to do away enrey with
the ana essence OF aarrfoge and u introduce in
stead What they term Fred0Ds Of tGe Lace Tel0as
Tree and unresalned AmatIvenezs' with an openly re
spectfUl sanction Of promiscgOus cDhsbaton They not
OILY the bonds Of legality and set at nought the pro
prelies Of custom but they also scout the notion OF
st4ncy in Oye and rdIcsle tue sepsiuyeness OF who
refuse. barter coDnObaites va, with them synon-
ynous with slare, and E0H0gdmy is denounced ~ vicious
n0Ecpofy 81 GDectt0H
I'VE persuaded that large circsi already formed
very few Of whom present. located Modern Times
but mostly New York City with prospective look that
way who coverty aud surrep itou.iy but sysemat
ic4ly and zesOusly efecting their purpose They ope
rate AZ present oy personal sGason nnu2ng their views
snd practices opportunity affords them access 10
cepye minds. The greatest prudence Is deemed exps-
oelt sounding ndyio uz- and the characsristi szy
INFLATED only are know their whole doctrine a.
For IcpieIt respecsbiy and influence they rely on the
.pecous physatsriss If Liberty sDd Equity, until
sch time as their numbers snail give them extensive pow
r when they intend ~ hTOs of tbs mask and defy public
opinion.
EbioinsH, twCf0d: To free ourseif from aspsr
sou Vhi Otherwise might justly appreheId, Of cher
shng or coanvirg At general tceNse 81 fast or vain
attempt to make Chastiy ard Prostitution kss each other
To discharge obligations 70 ths Paole since many
eyes through cur editorial mni,t,sOns have turned to
ward Modern lines % City Of Equity and future
home II the worthy To d have not word Of ad
vice We simply free oursef from All surnises We point
70 Which have lesped and trust the rest 70 the
przdence q our readers
We have dsposi0n 20 mahgn the characters above
DEPICTED whose names ve suppress, and for whom We
81 h rs.Dct prupOrODste ~ hope q their future
euignte M at ano escape from horrd de1.iOn Indeed
our gyes rs cegre- Of p4il which We are
enabled e brook only BY the earnest sanctions Of Reason
CONSCIENCE
With the rres rt Inhabitants Of Modern Timss va .,u
svnrsthizs BY rem inisesncs and degree Of hope The
uruciplts winch hrst crew association We still
regard valid Ia Themselves AZ least interpret
them 5sttsr they viii INN I'd atsly work Ou ths happy
resu Nfch ne dd aticip4te Is nov simply matter 81
doubt with rs though W. would By means disc0urzges
fair ral IL gives us pleasure to state tina, majority in
81 - 49,