Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-23
The "Anthropoiogi;" or, ceresoo Fr..
Love Union.
From the Oshkosh (wis Union !

| An the western part Oh the county Of Foul
| du-lae, Wisconsin, in q beautiful district OF
country, lies the pleasant town Of .Ceresco
Hitherto unknown 10 fame, the locality seems
deStlned to become suddenly famous, rs the
location Of those modern I" Socialist" cstab.
| iishments Of the silver sort, which sometimes
iead US TO doubt whether there is in mar the
most OF the brute, the idiot, or the demon.
Ihc history and doctrines Of the Establish
inent We ga:her from the proceedings Of N ass
meeting held In the neishboring village Of Ri
pom, called TO hear the report Of An 1uyesti
slting committee, and to take some stems 20
put down the nuisance. The doctrines Of ths
Union were proven to be Of the most vile
and most designating character, having ap-
parently but one common basis the losast
seEsuality. The horrible nature of tlsse :.
times may be judged of by the following b,ief
SYNOPSIS
L. The right of every woman 10 oheo.s who.
ever she will to perform the part of a husband
for the time. and 10 change thaf person a
often as she peaSes
2. The duty Of woman 10 yield herself - The
embraces of the man she love.
5. That these principleG " sn put In prse
tee will bring about the nss.inium-vfll do
away with the pains OF child bearing, aud al
ieyiate human suffering in various ways
4. That fornication may be {" holy"
D. That bigamy is no crime
o. That the crime Of adultery Is Il etitious,"
aad that what the law calls sdultery may be
tie highest and trues: relation Of which two per.
s)ns are capable.
Z. Taat bastards are the most beautiful chill.
dron in the world.
8. That society ought to be DESTROYED.
y. That wives, though idoliIed by their hus-
bands, and supported in sffiuencs, are ~ Weld
to the love Of otser men if they like them
better.
Eich and every one Of the above +" Articles
oi Belief Is proven by the committee, by ref
erence to I" book and Page" Of the books which
they circulate and receive rs text books, and
by acknowledgment and public statement If
members. TO be ds Jaoso the belief, as received
AMI acted upon by members Of that I.cent'uus
nan 9andIn0t secretly; bu; openly and avOwsdly.
ihe books referred to are the EsOteric An
thropology, and a work on Marriage -
The former by miserable strolling lecturer
upon = Woman's Rights" I" q Soc alism, /" dc
L. L. Nichols, and the latter by the same in
dividusl, cOnjOintly with a Mrs Mary S. Gove
Nichols, one Of the strong minded women
Uf the age.
The history of "Ceresco Union" r,ay be
briefly given IL seems las stated by the H.
yesigating cCmmItt,-l that "A DR.. N,wberry
arrived IN Ceresco last summer, where certain
minds ha1 been prepared for his doctrines By
tho study of the WORKS Of Nichols That New
berry taught all the pernicious doctrines Of the
oVohs Wnicn we nave reviewed. That some
q the persons who now compose the " Ceresco
Union countenance the same, and then resi-
dents OF CereSco, received Kim into their
houses, where he received more marks Of con-
ndehee and affection than q strans ger COMMONLY
receives from the female portion of the house
hoid Ihat It was determined 10 form au associa-
uon while New5erry was there. That Nerberry
proposed and discu sed tho plan, and that the
'CereSeO Union ~ tic resu {. That NeFb-ry
pnbicly stStet THAI he was opposed g l.ar-
rage, aGd went fuuheT u !. Gi;hols. Tais
a~cwal was made in - .Isyeuce of usuy
who now form tho =" Union" who were there
eountenancing and upholding him. II ap-
pears that another important character among
the " Ceresco Unionists'' is Mr. Warren Chase.
We quote from him the proceedings:
Mr.. Ruanels introduced to the attention of
the meeting, and read letter In relation 10
warren Chase, which letter purported 10 be
from gentleman in Onondaga County, N. Y,
representing that Mr.. Chase had been guilty
ot criminal and licentious conduct in oonnec-
uon with lady in Auburn, and that be had
lett her IN an extremely unhappy condition.
Mr. dould denounced Warren Chase as q
black-heartcd scoundrel. Mr. Runnels said
the facts against Mr.. Chase were not isolated;
they were abundant and notorious. A very
voluminOus correspondence had been made
public, which revealed the character Of Mr..
Ohase In this respect That correspondence
developed the fact that at least dx different
women had become victims of Mr.. Ohsse; he
had read these letters; he (Chase) can be
traced by his amours AID Illicit intrigue, sI
over tho country.