The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-18

misfortune for the Icaran enterprise loses there about
million Of land which had been gratutousy granted
toit
lodge and board in common in New Orleans, working
there until my arrival They needed courage TO support
the the privaons and the Of
this first provisional community in the meantime, they
despatch three commissions 10 explore the centre Of
Texas and the banks Of Mississippi ascending towards
DEPARTURE FOR NAUvoo.
The cries OF death raised against me by the National
Guard the 10th OF April ls4s the uninterrupted per-
able to prevent departing and coming to share your
lot; and arrive New Orleans, in the midst OF the
cholera in January lS49 begin by declaring that the
two first advance guards had right to dissolve the
Icaran society without my consent and that considered
void the dissolution resolved by them After several
discussions in general assembly propose and we decide
that those who desie withdraw at liberty to do
that the fund will remit two hundred francs
to EACH and those who shall ascend to Nauvoo
to found there The community Professionally We set out
the LIST Of March, to The number Of ESQ., OF whom liz
men, "a women ana Ga children, of all ages and we
arrived at Nauvoo the 18th of the same MONTH with
numerous baggage, and only AZ, 600 francs.
PROVISIONAL ESTABLISHMENT AT NAUvoo.
These ESQ larans who had the courage support the
annoy privaons fagues OF the voyage in
the seeage Of The vessel of the soourn at New Orleans
and of voyage the Mississippi in the steerage OF the
steamboats, will also have the courage to port the an
and prvatons o the first at Nau-
VOC We have almost everything create for ourselves
to organize hire farms AM resdences we repair
OF the Mormon temples destroyed by fire, of
land adjacent buildings, horses cattle uten
sils and of primary necessity and all that with
capital francs arriving ut Nauv0O reduced to
81, coo On the 1st OF August, 1850.
The report proceeds TO enumerate the expendi-
Of the enterprise from which IL appears that there
was expended, previous to the embars Auon Ill 90
francs to delegations francs; total
paid Paris 967 francs $57 200 According to the
cashiers reports there remained in the treasury
On 18th November, 1910. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 8
On Eahr
On LIST August, 1850. 1000
The Presidents reports continues
No one for moment could believe that we should have
been able to begin enter prise with small
capital for had need Of large advances fmuch money
ton which followed the retreat from Texas had destroy
cd all hopes, all resources and all plans
We required to have much courage but wanting
in neither energy nor perseverance,.
In the meantime fist steps very difficult The
cholera to put to cruel proofs some schisms
and abandonments to weaken US;
whilst the recruitment and the propagandism Ian
gushing, and bring us but little new resources.
TO reanmate this propagandism propose the law OF 9th
considering 1t deserton and did not grant any resttu
ton to him who WITHDREW. In 1850 proposed new
vitate Of four months, with power OF withdrawal and
restitution Of four fhs Of what brought to the
fund.- and defnve admission without Introduction OF
and with restitution of half only OF what was
brought in. This is law Of expedency Tor propaganda
ism and OF safety for the colony 1t unanimously ac
cepted
During this time persecution grows bitter against
In France 1t is desired to kill moray-to kill com
munism and the colony. am condemned at Paris in my
absence my project of lcaran colonization had
thing real in it, and only fraudulent snnuyre Inn
agned by me and prepared long time despo the
lea, az to enrich nysef with heir rpos This was
absurd and foolish that in one OF your addresses you
declare that hs is one OF those iniquiies which might
suffice of itself to cishonor century" Our enemies
everywhere saying that would not care to return
to France they formerly sad that would not dare to
TO America but do return 10 Paris in june 1851 as
had departed for New Orleans in December, 1848.
appear teore the court reduce the calumniators to
silence and procure the annulment Of the sentence
when was a surprise to human justice. ! prepare 70
join the colony and work FL it. When the 20 Deem
Der breaks out all my papers are seized, and myself am
carried away socialist chief and transported to Eng
land. .....t
During my absence of one year some members Of the
colony became lax in their observance Icaan princi
ples the administration which succeeded toun itself
along into cowardy CONCESSIONS and the directory
urged me TO return He who presided over it wrote TO
that 1t he he would throw himself at my
feet to induce me to prompt return. And so leave,
abandoning operations commenced in the nerest of the
colony and return into its midst at the beginning OF
April, 1852
NATUEALIzATIoN-C IN IowA-sCnIsMs.
We several important measures, particularly
the declaration Of our intention to demand natura
zation American citizens, and the establishment Of
new colony in Iowa, to found there the community def
nitively We send there first small advance guard of
ten men, whom reinforce successfully and con-
tiprally.
A short time afterwards when union and unity of ac
ton still absolutely necessary to us some members
demani contrary to my we'll known sentiment, the
CATION Of The law Of 9th APRIL uncer the pretext or
motlve mat
is of the principles of Icaran commupism; ana their
specious that they seduce and draw to
their side sufficiently large number OF their brethren;
but show that this does not at all violate equality
that only necessary OF propagandsm and
safety the majority comes bsck to opinion
Unfortunately ,he partizans OF asrogaton are members
of the directory. The same who the most anxously
demanded my return considering advice as indis-
pensabe persist eerlng their view to mne and thus
mence a schism. This is, in my opinion, an in
explicable fault which will trouble somewhat the har
mony OF the society.
The Inconvenience Of this dsdence and of the laxy
introduced during my Absence became numerous and
grave that tnought it proper to PROPOSE at the close
of 1853 caen REFORM To return to the rule OF lcaran
principles This reform appeared 20 necessary that it
adopted almost unanimously, and confirmed in Feb
ruaTy 1885, after lorg plantations my part to make
its necessity felt.
at length arrive ut condition during the first six
months OF 1855. But first, few words the
coun's Of the Icaran bureau at Paris. have already
said that before 1852 the books of the Paris bure
larly kept four times carried away by the police
par ticulay for the prosecution Of 1851 and after the
coup d'aa Since 1862 the duplicate of the cash book
containing the receipts and expenditures has been regu
larry sent each month. Here is the resume for the
months of 1852.
From this resume it appears that the receipts were
rs b8 francs, the expenditure &c 192 fran and the
amount in the treasury 1,Ts6 francs.
Here s the 9ellm5 for the wears 1852 to 1885,