The true Democrat., 1855-11-27
From the N. Y. Tribune Free Love in New York-Tndividu- al Sovereignty Realized-Iistory of the Free Love Society.

From the N. Y. Tribune Free Love in New York
 al Sovereignty Realized-IIistory of the Free Love Society.
 This society or as it calls itself, the Progress sve Union Club has grown out of an organiza. ton devised by certain social theorists inclu. ding Messrs. Stephen Pearl Andrews, Albert Brlsbaue, and others, who gave it the appella ton ot the League. It was designed by then, as secret political order, which was to obtain power alter the manner of the modern Iindoos and then regulate the affairs of commerce and the price Of corn on the basis of "Cost the lin. It of price;'' but, before getting their machine. " III running order, they noticed the waning fortunes of the Know Nothin:,s, and. being ali philosophers, wisely concluded that secret noli tical parties were otque the thing after all and So abandoned It or lad it on the table: while Tor the tmc being, some of them, led by Mr. Andrews, betook themselves 10 the considera. ton oi P,ssSlonal Attraction or Free Love- me League, which yet exists, and as far as possible endeavors to extend its organization and influence, Is still much more of secret so. ciety than the Club, and very little is known of It's dolngs by those who are not members.
 The Club on the other hand, is fixed fact It meets on Monday and Thursday evenings of each week, over Taylor's upper saloon. No 555 Broadway This Club is composed of between five hundred and six hundred mem. bers with an average attendance of one hun. dred and fifty; though the attendance has been much larger than usual since the affair has galEed some general notorety There was. as we understand, some three hundred present at the last meeting. At these semi weekly meet. lngs the members of the club and the stran gers whom they introduce, walk, talk. waltz slnS, flrt and endeavor to enjoy themselves as best they may-each selecting his or her asso. cate according to attraction and affinities and always with a due regard to individual sover. eighty. Occasionally the audience is amuscd entertained, or bored-as the case may be-bv a speech from the chief, or some other great man in the Free Love Isrea who may be inn pressed with the idea that he has an important message to communicate
 II Although the exercises, topics, and amuse. ments lndulged in take wide range the main Idea which draws and holds together this mot ley party IS free love- or passional attraction, as some of them prefer to call it. They repu. date the present system of marriage. deny the right of society or the State to interfere in any way with the subject, any further than it may rlghtfully interfere with any civil contract, and contend that marriage may be limited or life partnership, at the option of the man or woman who are the sole and rightful judges of the tune and manner of its beg inning and termina- ton. One oi their favorte dogmas is that woman has the rig ght to choose the father of her own child. This theory has, we understand. been reduced to practice to a considerable ey- tent ln this city. One young man. whose name we withhold, had considerable difficulty in con. vertng his wife to the new theory. but finally succeeded, and was rather crestfailen when he discovered, few months later, that his wife was attracted" " ln another direction than him. sell He took the matter philosophcallv, how ever and, by the infallible law of passionaI at traction finally discovered his true partner in the person of another mans wife, and the four re-mated, are now Sald to be living lovingly lln- | der the same roof.
 Another case is that of a woman of fine ta Tents and accomplishments, and rather pretty withal, who actually believes in the new theo' ry, and whose worser half, not being the right one, selected the father of her chill, a short time since, in the person of young married gentleman, and Is now living on very short com mons III all attic, where she Is very much unno. ticed by the fraternity of Free Lovers and Lea guers Instead ot sustaining her, as they ought II they are III earnest, the leading and more respectable portion of them at least. shrug their shoulders and say that they are sorry this lady took the course she did; they think it was very unwise and premature: that society is not quite ready for tee reception and experimental illustration of their ideas, while thev % on preaching the theory which they condemn this Jealous advocate for reducing to practice. The father of her child, who is said to be abundaDt ly able to support her, declines doing so on the plea that such assistance would not leave the lady free, but put her in bonds, etc. It is due to her to say that she is very heroic; and in reply to letter of condolence was quite indp. nant at expressions of pity and sympathy for her condition. She understands, she says, y'ry well what she Is about. She knew be- lornand what she was taking upon hersef- This was the way by which society was to be formed and unified, and she was willino-nov proud-to bear Ter full share of the burden and disgrace, if the world chose to call it so attend ing such reformation.
 The members of this club have the priyileoo of introducing their friends, and hence many strangers find their way sinto the hail. It is an object to attract as many ladies as possible to those gatherings, and so they put an extra tariff on the gentleman who comes unaccompa- med by lady-ch lrgng for the admission of single gentleman twenty five cents, and for lady and gentleman only twenty cents.- Pubic prostitutes, we are told are often seen there, notwithstanding the cheif (Mr. Andrcws,) ) hods absolute authority at these gatherings. He hires the hall, and pays for the use ofit, rccciy ing for his services any surplus funds that may turn up. Although member of the society may introduce any friend, (who of course must be proper person,) the chef retains the right to dismiss or reject such person, if, in his wis dom he may think proper to do so. He regards the gathering as his party, and in accordance with the doctrine of Individual Soverignty. claims the right to say who may and who may not attend
 There is a special female police. Any one has right to apply to this police for informa- tion or introduction. After the introduction. if there is passonal attraction, the parties settle matters for themselves, and arrange meetings elsewhere. If there is no attraction, the indi- vidual sovereigns go their way and take no heed of each other.
 It appears that the place is simply hall ft- ted up with chess tables, etc., and facilities for dancing. There are great many fast young men visitors who hurry matters with the lad es and sometimes get kicked.
 Quite pleasant and, in psychological re- spect, deeply nteresting.incident happened the other evening, when charming widow had a little fight with rather tall, but very fascna- ting lady, which would probably have ended in woman slaughter, if it had not been for the timely interference of some of the gentlemen present. Jealousy had nstigated the feud-- , MT. -, another prominent leader of the as- sociation, having allowed himself to be passon- ately attiactionized by both ladies, one being his wife.
 There are to be meetings every night, pretty soon, and the chief thinks of building a house on purpose for the club. There is to be great league with several orders joining each other Democrat Meeting in Franklin Co.