Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-09-07
From the Oshkosh (Wis1 Courier.
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The Anthropology OF eresco Free Love Umion
In the western part of the county of Fond-du. Lac
Wisconsin, in beautiful district of country lies th
. pleasant town of Cevesco. Hitherto unknown Il
fame the locality seems destined to become suddenly
famous, as the location of those modern socialist
tablshment of the silver Sort which sometimes lead
US to doubt whether there is in the main the most OF
the brute, the idiot, or the demon. The history and
| doctrines OF the establishment gather from the
proceedings of mass meeting held in the neghbor-
ing village of Rpon called to hear the report of an
investigating committee, and to take some steps to
put down the nuisance. The doctrines of the
81 Union were proven to be of the most vile and
most disorgani2ing character having apparently but
one common basis-the lowest sensuality. The hor.
rbe nature of these doctrines may be Judged of from
the following brief synopsis:
| l. The right of every to choose whoever
she will to perform the part of husband for the
time, ana TO change that person as often as she
pleases
2. The duty of woman to yield herself to the EN-.
! braces OF the man she loves.
3. That these principles, when put in practice,
| Will bnng about the millennium, will do away with
the pains OF child bearing, and alleviate human suf
fering in various ways.
4. That fOrniCation may be " holy."
5. That bigamy is crime.
6. That the crime of adultery is fictitious and
that what the law calls adultery may be the highest
and ruest relation of which two persons are capable
l. That bastards are the most beautiful children in
the world.
g. hat society ought to be destroyed.
9. That wives, though iioized by their husbands,
ana supported In auence, are to yield to the love Of
other men if they like them better.
Each and every one of the above articles of be.
llet" IS proven by the committee, by reference to
/" book and page" of the books which they circulate
and receive as text books, and by acknowledgment
and public statement of members, to be de faCto the
belief, as received and acted upon by members of
that lcentous band, not secretly, but openly and
avowedly., The books referred to the Esoteric
Anthoropology" and work Marriage y the
former by miserable strolling lecturer upon "Wo-
mans Rights &c Socialism," &C., T. L Nichols and
the latter by the same individual, conformity with
Mrs. Mary 5. Cove Nichols one of the strong mind
ed women Of the age.
he history of Ceresco Union may be briefly given
1t seems Gas stated by the investigating commitlee)
that a Dr. Newberry arrived at Ceresco last summer,
where certain minds had been prepared for his doc
trines by the study of the works of Nichols; that
Newberry taught all the perncious doctrines of the
book which we have reviewed that some of the per-
sons who now compose the Ceresco Union counte-
nance the same and then residents of Ceresco re-
celved him into their houses, where he received
marks of confidence and affection than a stranger
commonly receives from the female portion of the
household; that it was determined to form an asso-
citation while Newberry there that Newberry
proposed and discussed the plan and the Ceresco
Union is the result that Newberry publicly stated
that he was opposed to marriage, and went further
than Nichols. This ayowal was made in the pres.
ence Of many who now form the Union, who
there countenanclng and upholding him. Itappears
that another important character among the Ceresco
Unioniots is Mr.. Warren Chase. We quote from
the proceedings:
Mr.. Runnals introduced to the attention of the
meeting, and read a letter in relation to Warren
Chase-whlch letter purported to be from a gentle
man in Onondaga county, N. Y, representing that
Mr. Chase had been guilty of criminal and licentious
conduct ID connection with lady in Auburn, and
that he had left her in an extremely unhappy cond-
tlon." " Mr.. Gould denounced Warren Chase as a
black-hearted scoundre." Mr.. Runnas said the
facts against Mr.. Chase were not isolated; they
were abundant and notorious very voluminous
correspondence had been made public, which re-
vealed the character of Mr.. Chase in this respect.
That correspondence deVOVed the fact that al least
six different women had become victims of Mr..
Chase. He had read these letters. He (Chase) can
be traced by and illicit nrigues all over the
coutrY."
The conclusion seemed to be, that if the principles
of the "Ceresco Union" could be universally carried
out there would be nothing left for us but pros.
pective generation of bastards and strumpets"
Yet, strange as 1t 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, find every man
" neghing after his neighbor's wife" The regions
OF the damned could hardly present the realization
of more horrid picture. And yet, these things,
these deormities, these horrible excrescencee upon
society the necessary and legitimate results OF
the teachings of those wretched vagabonds of the
Greeley and Lucy Stone school, both and women,
who stroll through the country, and under the guse
of some social reform, preaching Socialism,"
" Spiritualism,n }" Woman's Rights" and all other
abe limitations. There seems to be hankering with
such persons in some way or other to get back to
the filthy sty of heaihenism-unbridle license.
We think the people in the neghborhood of Ce-
resco do well TO protect themselves against such peo.
pie, as they would against wild beasts.
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