Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-09-12
[From the Oshkosh Cwis.) Courier.
+" "CERESCO FREE LOVE UNION. !"


In the western part of the county of
Fond du-Lac, Wiscosin, in a beautiful
district of country, lies the pleasant town
of Ceresco. Hitherto unknown to fame,
the locality seems destined to become
suddenly famous, as the location of those
modern socialist establishments of the
silver sort, which sometimes lead US 10
doubt whether there is in man the most
of the brute, the idiot, or the demon.
The history and doctrines of the estab
lishment we gather from the proceedings
of mass meeting held in the neighbor-
ing village of Ripon, called to see the re-
port of an investigating committee, and
to take some steps to put down the nuis-
ance. The doctrines of the 6 Union"
were proven to be of the most disorgan-
izing character, having apparently but
one common basis-Lhe lowest sensuali-
ty. The horrible nature of these doctrines
may be Judged of from the following
brief synopsis
/. The right of every woman to choose
whoever she will to perform the part of
husband for the time, and to change
that person as often as she pleases.
,. The duty of the woman to yield her.
IL l. e L. H.
loves.
3. That these principles, when put in
practice, will bring about the millennium;
will do away with the pains of child
bearing, and alleviate human suffering
in various ways.
4. Thai fornication may be " holy"
5. That bigamy is no crime.
6. That the crime of adultery is'' ficti.
tious," and that what law calls adultery
may be the highest and truest relation
of which two persons are capable.
7. That bastards are the most beauti-
full children in the world.
8. Th It society ought to be destroyed.
g. That wives, though idolized by their
husbands, and supported in affluence, are
to yield to the love of other men if they
like them better.
Each and every one of the above "ar-
ticles of belief is proven by the commit
tee, by reference to '' book and page"
of the books which they circulate and re-
ceive as text books. and by acknowledg-
ment and public statement of members,
to be de tacto the belief, as received and
acted upon by members of that licentious
band, not secretly, but open and avow
edly. The books referred to are the
" Esoteric Anthropology," and a work
on '' Marriage ;" the former by miser.
BILE stroling lecturer upon Woman's
Rights, Socialism" DC, 7. L. Mich
OILS, and the latter by the same individu
al, conformity with a Mrs. Mary S. Cove
Nichols, one of the strong minded women
OF the age.
The conclusion seemed to be, that if
the principles of the g Ceresco Union"
could be universally carried out there
would be nothing left for US but pros
pective generation of bastarls and strum-
pets
Yet, strange as it may appear, in this
nineteenth century, in the midst of this
civilized community, there are men and
women who have the brazen hardihood
to put forth such doctrines-doctrines
which, if received, would turn the world
into vast brothel, and set up such vile
community, where, fulfilling Scripture
literally, we find every man neighing
after his neighbor's wife The regions
of the damned could hardly present the
realization of more horrid picture.
We think the people in the neighbor-
hood of Ceresco would do well to protect
themselves against such people, as they
would against wild beasts.
SOUTHERN PovERTY.-The New Or
leans Delta tells the story of poor(?)
woman being robbed of a one thousand
dollar bill We don't know what is con-
sidered poverty in the south, but in these
parts poor people rarely carry more than
handful or so of such evidence of indi-
gence about with them.