New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-16

and ten. TIE so,y, b:vt7 er, psesns acdor hr-
~ years. Nearly al sh Of -egous belief are repre-
sen,ed ,m acquainted With c sbOhes vi o are mem
Der, OF the Cab Most of The Evangelical denominations
are ecresen,ed il the meetings., boGs6 le represent
s.ion Is quite sparse. Tie great m'ority are Uni
ts,iaps. Uniyersaliss, CT Spritaaes in belief; most
Of the leading members Of he Club being also sd-
hereDts 70 these IDEAS. Husbands are often present
with tieis wives, soDs add daughters. Still another
class of persons ere those who come, under the iG-
n,.sson that its meu.bers-both mez and women
are an organization Of fanaseal sensus's,s, whose
biehest purposes are the qualification Of their luss.
Such persons visit the Club under the impression that
they will be afforded facilities TO- such qualification
themselves. They generally give false names to
the person who has charge OF the registers, and
the consequence 10 the number OF Smiths, Browns,
Joreses. Johnsors and Thompsons who are men,
bers OF the Free Love Clab is Astonishing TO con-
template. Should sny of these persons make any
oyertures 10 the ladies unwarraued by psssonal at
traction" they generally receive severe rebuke
A. m the ladies themselves who inform them that they
have mistaken the character Of the place they have
visited, ard il may be- that the offended lady viii
leave the gentleman's company abruptly, even though
in the MIDI, of the qgadTille. In such case, the gentle
msn lools decidedly sheepisb, walks off wiser man,
possibly asks PARDON of the lady for the afrOnt, aud
i, net unfrequently happens that he seeks TO learn
what the tue purposes of the Free Love movement are
becomes converted iptr .duces his lady friends records
bis resi- name in the ster and hencefr announces
himself 70 be Free Lover. distances have occurred
wherein men hsve called uninvited at the residences
of lady embers Of the Club, sni have received for
their pains and insulting oposals-insu'tDg because
no. the out. grovh OF "passional st'rSction'-ape-
rmplory Greer TO kave the hsusei aud in some in-
,snces their departure has been greatly facilitated by
the lad, 8 husband OF brother, in manner quite as
undesirable as Il was unexpected. In attending the
meetings of the Cab the Noticeable fsa,ure is that all
seem TO esjoy Themselves, al stiff f)rmality
being thrown aside, each person beirg the
law unto himself with nothing to restrain except ones
own serse of individual propriety and genemanly and
lady like deportn en.-crcp' that tbs conduct of per
so, is offensive TO tie chief who being the proprietor
of tbe place reserves 70 himself HE right of resortins
TO extreme measures if need be- t. seizure conformity
to bis c.tmate Of p,opiety. s1ch measures, believe
hsvc never been resorcd to yet the simple request of
the chief or BIZ. aids mot he OF the City hsl bis
shadow having been sufficient thus far in the history
ofthe Cu3. The only feature which strikes you os
varying in any way from the ordinary coune of con-
duct in parties or balls IL thit FreeLogers OF tue two
sexes-all who are MT affaid to do so-ofen prone
padc the room with their arms entanei aiectionacly
abou. one anS TIERS waists.
The chief has announced tia. it is bis purpose to
make the Club an Institution for education also, aud
already French class has been organized under
potent instructors The instruction given gratis to
the me mbtrs Of tie Club. A datcing class is alJo
-Inl,r 81 Low tNvaa tuir in
A class in Photographic Shorthand, b we been in
fMnc 3D. is soon to be organized by another LADY, Pri-
vatc theatrcas too it is said are soon to constitute
e feature. The chief inforned me few days since
that he has It in purpose no. only to open the Club for
meetings six evepii sa in the week, but also to enlarge
the premises and under belief that Free Love soon
to be tie general rule enthusiastic mani no cone1i-
plates the establishment Of unitay edifce in which
"he good time coming is TO hold perpetual jolih'
caiien On Sunday evenings he talks of having pub
lie lectures, in which it is proposed TO Pove tina the
world is an old fogy, and tha it ought TO reform.
Such is the history, ana such the present facts in
relation TO the Feel ovo movement in this city Ia
other cities and in the country, the doctrines have
been extensively promulgated and have found many
adbol ents tn: ugh believe that no organization so
tfrtc,iye as the one III New. York exists elsewhere.
The Free Lovers are more active than ever in their
eaertions in pIopsgendism, and their 81 cess aud
their numbers increase with rapidly. Were the
movement based upon q religious do5ms or Scrip
tural Interpretation, should believe that it would die
Of i,self. But it is not. II pr scribes no belief
but accorJs the largest toeratior, and, being
bascd upon rcldgested philosophy, with
men Of Acknowledged powers of mind as its cham
poDs it bids fair to become power in this country,
unless as stated at the beginning o. this article, the
movement is attecked through its philCs ply. If it
can be proved that its conclusions ere false, though
drawn from true premises, or that the premises are
false, then the Free Love movement will lose the
tanning power of the intelligent mind which is now
embarked in il; and this gone, iis end will speedily
follow. am, sir, yours very respectfully,
MEMBER Of THE SLU8.
Nse. Yo5k Oct. 10, 1885,