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

the FRENCH SOCIALIST COMMUNITY IN ILLINOIS.
Half.Yearly Report or President =. oaoeS-
What the lcarians Have Done, su.orea ana
En.cted- Heresies and schisms-row they
1--we. Fiourish and Enjoy TheDscAses-
New Colony In Iowa-Mr. CADETS Demand
on Congress for 100000 Acres OF Lal MN
teresting Resume OF Transactions.
We translate the Rerue Icaiee-the organ Of the
Socialist community established at Nauvoo, l-the fol-
loving half yearly report presented to the General As
sembly at the close of September, 1866
GENERAL AND PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS.
Cenlormably to the Icarian constitution proceed to
make report to the community its personal material
and condition. after the first six months Of 1856.
Almost all those who to visit the colony express
their establishment at seeing its progress its deveope
men in short space CT time, its buildings, its work
shops and industry its agriculture and CATTLE its reec
tory and gardens its schools and their happy children
its toers its citizens who appear to be united among
themselves brothers.
Some of those vsiters and of the organs Of the
press speak Of the Icaran Colony Of the most gigantic
enterprise conceived and in the interest Of hui
many And when it is considered that the object
tmpated by the colony is, in effect to essay the sys
tenn OF social organization most capable Of assuring the
happiness of the human race, any one refrain from
saying that the enterprise is gigantic9
When it is considered that the members Of Icaria are
all associates, all free AID independent citizens all
brothers and equals in rights and in duties in enjoy
nsnts and in sponsibilities-whout any having
exclusive prvileges-wthout there being rich poor
with marriage family and education for a-without
secuon gendarmes, who refrain from saying that
h is the most advanced system the route of social
ameiorationY
when it is considered spite of nnumerable OBJ
saces Icaria has been substng tor six whilst all
other socialist attempts have failed that II Ia increasing
every year in numbers and in wealth. that 1t is contna
ally making new acquisitions and particularly that 1t is
founding a establishment in Iowa, who prevent
himself from acknowledging that the community is pro-
gressng Nevertheless, frankly confess that am not
content
This is perhaps, because l. the founder of Icara,
fponsibe In degree its success recognizing bet
Ter than any else what wanting to its realization
am more difficult to please and more exactng than any
0ther person.
,eeare nevertheless, in the same breath, that for
my part experience is decisive that the community
appears to undoubtedly reazable and that its com
pjee longer only q question OF means, Of
time Of adminst lation. And yet repeat, not
content find that do not know and that do not
practice the principles sufc ienty WE'LL that we have
enough devotion fraternity OF and Of
economy, Of public spirit and of solidarity.
mean to tel the whole truth, and TO make known all
my opinions, all my sentiments tor without as well az
to ourselves and TO be free, indepe ndent,
more bodto place my word at the height of moral
responsibility, oppo iton to ali carans and to
AL democrats wall explain myself mere az founder
than as Peside-t Of the colony Fatiguei, suffering,
ness Of duty my explanations will have, in my eyes,
AomethiDg solemn
sion Of my opinion but inspired urged by conscera
fons Of the general interest, wi h, above all to say
everything That believe useful and necessary
FEW WORDS ON ICARIAN COMMUNISM.
The lcarian communism is, you all know, of those
things grave most worthy of attention, for it is
the system social organic which, after long medi
tatl,n have believ ed and do believe to be the
most fitted to guarantee the happiness OF humanity.
That, in all times and in all countries, multitude OF
Uirax ritppG qf nuffn md nf wars
caused the misery OF the human race fact as incon
testabe is manifest; the evil is certain According
to Icarians the Of this evil is in the excessive
inequality OF frtuDe in the opulence of some, and in
the misery of the mass which necessarily brings along
with 1t ignorance and oppressonal isorders with all
abuses According US, also, the remedy is in better
social organization association, socialism, COM
versai community of property, based fraternity and
equaity-on solidarity and unity education and Ia
Dor on marriage and the family relations purified and
perctioniyed According to US, the remedy only be
In the suppression OF poverty and poverty can only be
suppressed oy association or the the concentration OF Of
forts, by the placing OF MI in common by the
increase of productions by order economy and modera-
tOn in enjoymens.
The Icarian system you are aware have explained in
the Voyage Icarie in the Trai Chrstidnnie (true
Christianity in than forty writings, and In
journal-,hs Popuairs-in which have reiuted all OBJ
jectons; and the success Of my lcarian propagandm
during has been prodgious that from being
,impie democrats revoutionists, and the
earian mass have become lcaran CONN unis and have
adopted all my principles OF fraternity, of morality, of
generosity, AID OF communi y. Our adversaries, you
system magnificent, and limited themselves to prov
ing that 1t too fine TO be reazabe particularly in
TIE present day To destroy this objection resolved 10
attempt the realization of the system by converting
theory into practice.
If the government of Louis Philippe had aided me-
had been tolerant in experiment OF univer
sal inerestl had been able try the experiment In
France, making there all the necessary prepal ion,
without precipatrpg anything wouli have had all the
desirable in MATERIAL In numbers, in money and
have not to-day the slightest doubt that would
have been certain for an enterprise perhaps the pro-
Mic decisive of humanity. But
terrible persecution less bloody however, tue ancient
persecution of the Christians by the Pagans constrained
me to propose to you grand emigration to America,
there to form an caran colony, or the community of
lcara; and you surely recolect the enthusiasm with
which you accepted my confidence my proposition OF
emigration
TWO WORDS ON EMIGRATION; OR, THE ICARIAN
COLONY.
Our emigr alton, colony, do not therefore,
BE any other. is not in ment of personal in
rest or in petty egosm for the sake OF enriching
selves by exploring the land for the sake Of bee ming
individual proprietos, that quilted county
braved The without any title to the attention
and 20 the latitude OF the world 1t Is through devo
tion TO tie human for the sake VI expert
Menting in the deer the system OF the lcaian commu
ny BY Drawing everything in the interest of universal
So have not hestated recommend you often TO the
sympathy and to the good wishes well AS to the admi
ration Of all minds and of all generous hearts,
and whatever may be said, whatever may be DONE what
may occur nothing destroy the merit OF the
statements which determined lcarian emigration and
colonization. Asd this merit is much the greater,
hike TO repeat that had not dssi muated to You aught
Of the innunerable difficulties OF the enerprise-of
the noyances and ivationsof the fatgues and per
Of the sicknesses sacrifices Of all Kinds which II
must necessarily have exposed The vcry women
the Icarian women accepted everything with an mira
bic courage at the time that they renowned their
Jewels and every adorLment oil vanity.
And repeat to you continually that although desr-
ing numerous emigration, desired quality more thsn
quantity; wished that person should present himself
~ lcarian who did not possess all Icaran virtues,
who did regard the rule Of the fraternity with all its
consequences a religious worship, who had not the
habit of good will tolerance OF politeness and
M vain of al ~.
duties of de ;ency and modesy of labor and
study, OF order and propey OF economy and trugaly.
Accepted by you your guide and your cne salutea
BY the title OF master Of you called yourselves
disciples by that Of father of whom you styled
selves children explained to you Thoroughly that
ganization discipline the scrupuous of
rules ard laws were a rigorous necessity in the
mencement Of q colonzation with men coming from all
countries and having acquaintance with each other.
On Of DECLARED that th.y Hnud