Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-11-22
u. 0lBEE-Fron time to time, different set
tisments have been made IN the United States

o-ltbhDA1a AaGlS1f- SOfE3ll5Ezfs u, As,1ps
u. 0aBIz-Fron time to time. different set
dement's have been made IN the United States
from European countries. by men who have en-
deayored 10 work ont a problem, the theory Of
which had been discussed By the philosophers
Of the ROYAL Academies Of Great Britain and
France In the pirate walks Of literature, too,
the subject Of Communist settlements has enga-
ged the attention Of many men. coleridge,
In his latter days. spoke enthusiastically Of
his projected coiony on the banks Of the Susgue
hanna FonTieriszn embraced al the details Of
the whole plan. With the exception of Horace
Greely, no one IN the United States, Of any
prorniueaee, seconded the movements Therea-
son was. they had been conceived and carried
out by men who were either prolesseily infideis
or entertained very laiitudinarian yiews Of the
Christian religion This feature characterized
The settlements in New Jersey. Pennsylvania,
Texas and wherever else tie different orders of
communists made settlements The Shakers
were 1nong the lrst, having figured largely in
oar early colonial history They had the peo-
pie Of the New England colonies in a torment
abont the pretended revelations of Ann Lee,
who laid down the theory Of the four dispense
tions nov believed in by that order. The
French settlements In Texas are OF the Fouerite
and iniidel school. That OF George Rapp, at
Economy, ia Beaver county. Pennsylvania,
y.s curious eonsiomsrate. asort of Sweden
borgian belief. with George Rapp as Sweden
borg The one headed BY Il CADET was called
the Icarian community, and was originally
planned under the supervision Of the famous
Louis Blanc and several distinguished French
socialists. Their principles were always rad
ical and revolutionary; they were dan
gerous element in any form Of government
They had wild and vague notions Of liberty
of that gresaTian character which has belonged
70 the Nornadic tribes Of early times, and to the
unciYilized Inhabitants of both continents in
more modern times. A portion of ". CADETS
colony first settled in Texas, but finally collect
ed together with all his followers Mt Nanvoo
Illinois, where, since 1913, they have experi-
snented upon the theory of sail things in COM
mon They went on apparently prospecting,
for some time, but latteriy they became dissatis
fed, and began 20 dwindle A few days ago
we announced the death of their leader, VI. CADET
and now the colony follows the fate of those
which have preceded IT, and in short time
doubtless nothing win remain of it
Thus 1t has been, and from example, it seems
likely 70 be, the case with such unnatural orran
fzations aIe, mot Content ,,;,,, d.
Avs % oooi IN nature ana providence, seem
anxious to supercede them. but the end has in
all these cases proved an abortion Robert
Ovens, n. CADET George Rapp, Louis Blanc, and
the whole numerous species of the genus So
cial'sn have illustrated, IN their own lives, the
absurdity of their philosophy From the DAVIS
OF the eonfoundtnp Of ti,e Rshei;tcs ali .st.,,,.s
Q :, -. . -.
=. SOSl.t's'n h'ss proven aocrtlons- NO pfin-
eipie OF political or domestic economy is palmer
than that men must have a proper stimulus to
hold thcY,, tT,o,et,,e,- ne .. ~,
,vh.,a q.
''e ".'i.laass sse s1as7su w as tiiey are
some industrious and yirtuons, some tceming
with energy, some shrewd, ayaricious, unscrn.
uulous. others sloJass and b4,inless ~, s,,st,,,
,,,t;.,,i .tr... a.,.i -, :.
$50 yea =. ~ 't is"s"u " eeeu
oil tnese quailues can stand Such theories are
Of the earth aud earthly, and are sure to prove
snic;,Iai
- 49, e.,ss
~ npsA ~ .ue eAiS1ence wtich
the followers oil NJ CADET were ehlng out before
his death we subjoin short account written by
one OF the members named Prudent dated Nan.
sss,ta,,,a,. on g., :.
w. sV ii'ss puDilslieo IN liie memo
rtqtlde "a Loire +.
after eight years of n most wretched life. the
victims ut this colony at length reyolted. and
nokre pere CADET has no longer with him any bnt
followers who win remain iithful to him AZ long
ans are divided into two camps--niaiority and
minority, reds and whites The reds (tie ma
Jori5yl are alIst ", cabet whilst the whites
70 como 10 an sMo 40 no. seem
other. The minority have Organized themselves
into band of robbers and wish th
TO support them by, their labor. When they
are told to work like Others. they exelai,n and
declare that they are oppressed. M. cabet NOT
content with the fifteen hundred victims yThoun