New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-22
Nrm2lork Daily Gribunr.
IIOPEDALE

HopedaIe Community and the Fourth of July there
NtWlORh, Saturday, July It, 1856
SIR: Deeply Interested in all associative movements
that have for their object the disenthrament and
elevation Of man. and having beard of 1"pea,le a
Christian Community, resolved 10 improve the 0ppor
tupity Of Il leisure weekly visiting the place.
On the 2oth ut, accompanied by my VIII, | took the
steamboat Conuectcut at L. VI. to Ayns Point
thence BY railroad to birmingham. al which place
took the branch railroad 10 Milford and thence by
rage 10 llOpedae whlch is about mile and half from
said town
Onpreyious occasions having formed an idea of Asso-
eiatve Domains and always been disappointed this time
liook Che preCauton 81 entertain no anticpaSiOns
On entering the village and passing through the main
street, Was not or! sgreeaby surprised but greatly
delighted with the pretty appearance Of Hopedse,
winch found 20 be Cubowercd among roses, whose per
fme duscd itself around making the air odorous AS
flower garden We cordially received by the
President Mr. + u Draper, with whom | WAS slightly
acquainted, snd in few hours made perfectly az
lone in his iamil, with which We remained during our
visit
Presumug those OF your readers thar take an interest
Ia such movements. read the account OF Hoprdtle pub
hsbed IN iLc TrtsHc last December. iro Rev. Aiin
Bsous Exposition delivered 81 Clinton Hall aud which
ne Community hes recently published. VII sayn pass
irg The Ho2edale Community Commenced It's practical
operations shout the 1T Of April l>l2, With joint
St"tA capital OF less than - GOO on Wor0gt farm OF
~V sores VtnA single dlapdated ds ell a. house, nearly
4" twenty ACdtS cd ana it" FlthtlA Guy
buiidnes without Shop. mil. 0r mii-iam on the
premNcs seven OF eight families. numbering some
thirty persons, old and Young located themselves Ar th.
time I'm the ancient donicil
4 Constitution WAS formed the general objects sni
genius OF which were sc, forth 10 tie following Pr
Smbt:
In order 10 establish state OF society ,,,.-oa3 b,
oviLe moral priacl .-> with .ils 5 p,.,,r II, ma
human CoustrNuL in wai,a. wAls the ienb-r. nav IA
sutceity IRE, 20 associate or separate thsr - IT.
eSS corCir 90 inclination .nd cnugeiairv no md va
td shall suffer hs evils Of oppression, poverty iao-,n
or wee through the Influence sec: II oas~s we
Nhose sre hereuuto subs cribed ante in Vn,o
tAry Association 70 te called The aop-dae Comnnaitg
Nouce The several capita, points 10 ,hi' preamble The
proposed state Cd Sor.y Is 20 De- governed not oy
Physical force, by common legal corrc' n. bl, Nv
eiti. moro. risti .. VIII i',le pusNb- OF mere
hui.au ctustT.rt. lb-Te must be good degrees oi in
eNioud freedom. enterprise. and Response y, tha to-
men is ~ no; D. i,tle into unc0a l intnaces 4
personal aud business ss3Doiaiion No individual must
ue zen 10 sGvr v evils OF oppression poveSts gaor.nce.
u 'e' u.usn me influence neg.-Ct o others There
% " S-'V'e'' SaiiY and Coz 9era0n - gusr luty JUS
20 !" AL Necessary employ aenl and cOmiortsbi- sub.
50, ~ a. ee,shI vducailOn to AL and a iol--sbe
80 800 a. Ahere must oe 10 islare q acc1rn.
t.' AZ ' 80 I 90 t- sans H. av zis- l.oenGs on fha
'N1 y oF ,ni.s'.oa 90 on Il there o.. failure ~
"~s' ih -t ltit VI VI. b.. ,i,,-r 2 g. .rfo
or 'l ALL sac-. I'D ears q. ner.-f,. "a .ri, sell
N,m .irn. here Is ne g.-4 social .-,h.q 40 4. f.,'t
s'itloi VIZ "A orl-- ,,,.,, Al ~ 1870,
All '''.' teVl-r-a J earl D -.. s..s a. mi 81, ,-