Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-07-22
ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE.
A NEW ENTERPRISE.
10 Tie Editor of the Bagle:

10 me Editor Or Ne BHytc:
Mr. EpIroR Will you give the following place
in your paper and aid those who would aid human
iy'
We will waste no timo in writing Introductory
remarks occupy no space in their printing, take
mono of tho readers time in reading them but state
briefly we can, our convictions, our Intentions
and our wishes on this point. Our convictions are
that manis progressive being, physically socially
intellectually morally and spiritually. That he has
In all past time, slowly but steadily advanced in
the progressive scale That this progress is pro
NOTED or impcded by surrounding circumstance.
That different degrees of development require a
different set of circumstances to produce them.
To illustrate: circumstances that will dcyelope the
pupil in penmanship, viii have litto tendency to
dcyelopc it Historically or dramatically. 1t is our
deep and abiding conviction that man now mostly
pocds development in industrial unity, and in
social and spiritual harmony And we are as
deeply convinced that the present industrial and
social circumstances need to be superseded by those
of an improved kind, to meet the present demands,
that the Indian bark canoe, with one or two oc-
cupants needed to give place to the floating steam
palace, with its hundreds, or the slowly moving
ox-cart, with its single ton, laziy vending it's way
TO market to the locomotive, which, like some
fiery Gorgon giIcs along with its hundreds of tons
All know the present state of improvement over
the canoe of the aborigines, and the cart of the
market man, was not affirmed by one trial, one
hundred or one thousand. But the trials were
bravely made, and success, as fast as mans facul-
ties unfoldcd, crowned the effort. The steamboat
and tho locomotive were demanded by the onward
progress of society, and the mems lives who have
constructed, reconstructed, improved, and given
thcm to society, have been wisely spent as they
would have been had they continued to build ca
noes to creep along the shares in cams or ox-carts
to jolt and rumble along our common highways
All progress has been made through the medium
of oftrepeated trials We know it is said most
Of he trials for industrial unity and spiritual and
social harmony have failed" But have they
failed? Was it not necessary that trial upon trial
should be made TO show our want of social
knowledgc?-our littencss ?--our narrow, selfish
stupidity? And have not those worthless of Brook
Farm, lIopcdQle and Raritan Bay with those of
many other places, rendered us n service similar to
those Of John Fitch, Robert Fulton and all their
compeer improvers Of steamboats, and railroad
vehicles? We think they have and will occupy
moment in presenting our idea on this point BY
figure. If the carpenter should attempt to rear
large. commodious, symmetrical and useful house
out cf materials framed and fitted for dminutyc
cottages and litrm-houseS, his undertaking would
III our view, closely resemble the attempt to force
into life the perfect ideal of Industrial unity and
social harmony out of tho materials framed and
fitted for the industrial antagonisms and social
discords of present society. Yet it is no difficult
task TO rear large, symmetrical and useful house
from tho right materials, with right fitting. This
will place before the reader views of the causes
of the failures which have occurred
Now for intentions. We intend removing to
some unocoupicd or sparsey occupied locality of
the West to seek homes for oursclues. As soon as
we get established so as to feed and cothe more
than ourselves we intend to collect orphan chill
.dren of good organizations and both sexes and
with our own children, constitute them manual
lsbor school; have kept by secretary an exact
account of the expenditure for each child, as debt
against the child; crediting in like manner each
individual tho full amount of his or her earnings
Where the credit so given shall equal the indebt-
edness of tho child, the account to be balanced
After this, as the earnings of the child exceed lis
expenditure, it IS to be passed to its credit and 50
continue to be passed to its credit till the period of
man and womanhood. At this period all will be
free to l,ave the institution who wish it, taking
with them whatever they may have earned, as soon
MS the establishment can, without embarrassment
pay it to them The principal, but no interest, for
see hold it as an axiom, that the taking of interest
by any member Of an association or community. oil
another member of the association or community
or of the whole association, is mischevous in its
tendency, and therefore not allowable for all cap
'itai is but past labor, except the earth and the
elements We shall continue as fast as we can
10 receive accessions of orphan children in
corporate them among US, and as they arrive at
suitable age to settle in life, encourage them Il
marry and settle with us and become an intcgra
&art of th1 enterprise. in this way make pow
srful enterprise absorb into itself, and thercb,
cause to flow in the channel Of peace and useful
ness the material which society now manufacture
ante idlers, rowdes and prostitutes, States prso
congicts soldiers and marines. We shall endoavo
70 render labor attractive and honorable--ahall CT
deavor TO reverse the scale now established, tina
repulsiye iabors are disreputable-s shall hold tha
most worthy which is most necessary, and that ci
rtlod 10 the highcst reward which j. most repu