Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-09-15
Socialism.

K. made to the custom of many of our citizens of patronisng the northern press to the exclusion ot our own and fears expressed lest, perchance, nor thern journalists, presuming upon the favora' le impression made by their weekly issiues, would attempt to organize or establish nucleus in our State. under some significant cognomen, around which they could rally their black republican host, and thereby wage corert warfare upon the "pecular institution of the south.
 When that article was penned little did the writer dream, that his feafs in this behalf were so near of verifcation; but an article in your last issue under the head of # Socialism in Ar kansas" chiefly composed of an address signed by three distinguised citizens of Cincinnati, re- moves all doubt and clearly demonstrates the truth of our prophetic fears.
 From the aforesaid circular, emanating from that prolific factory of moral and political filth, the office of the "Cincinnati Dollar Times" which is the product of one of the editors of that paper, who never had thought upon the domestic institutions of the south pure enough to have been borne across Mason & Dixon's line, practical socialism" is to be established in Ar kansas, under the saintly auspices of the verita- ble w. McDairmid and his other free love as- sociates
 After reading their circular carefully, the writer is at loss in his attempts to arrive at any sensible conclusion, as to the primary ob- actc of tba top laSs he to esto blis h in Arkansas branch of free loUeism. After an elaborate abuse of society as it exists, they say: "all attempts to actualize the practical philoso- phy of the renowned Fourier, or the still more the people of the present day, must necessarily prove failure." They go on to say, "the un- dersigned having purchased and paid for 200 acres of the finest lands in north western Arkan- sas, at one dollar per acre, do now invite their friends to come and shareit with them" And again they say, " this Cland) then, is nucleus starting point for reformers-by which they can easily neutralize the difficulties ofthe pre- sent surroundings, and with no risk to them selves of that breach of confidence above men toned or in any other respect"
 Here then we have laid down the programme -repudiation Of the practical adoption of social ism as it was inaugurated by Fourier, as well as the modified form of Robert Owen; yet social reform is to be established here in the mountain region Of our State, on this 2S0 acres of land as a nucleus" by which they are to easily neutraize the difficulties of present surroundings, and all this is to be done "wthout any risk to themselves"
 Now 1t requires no great stretch of acumen to see trough the whole matter. What are the "present surroundings," which it is their aim to neutraLze9' And what is the ",1sk'' refer red to which they so exultingly expect to avoid?
 The answer to these questions in the opinion of the writer will throw some light upon their operations and designs. They are at present surrounded by the institution of slarery, and by people and laws approving ii, to attempt to neutralize which by direct means would be to risk elongation of the neck produced by tightening a cord of hemp while dancing Jim Crow," standing on plank of thin air.
 But this risk must be avoided and that too without loosing" coufdeuce." How is it to be done? First, by leash treating every other with courtesy and care due between refined and cultivated people who are striving to reach better life through hisher and more beautiful social cnndition." Second, by showing that he is often the treest and most fully hinlse.f-cer- tainly the most hippy-who can gracefully and joyou>y wave his own thoughts or opinion to meet the greatest good of all" and lastly and finally, having clothed them>elses in sainl-. ly garments, and thereby inspired the conf- deuce of the surroundings, they will then be ready to become our teachers" our leaders" In order to be the freest ourselves, we must toaUs our olCn opinion; and in order to give superna- tural force to their novel teachings no doubt, they will be provided with a second edition of Andrelo Jackson Davis, to confirm all that may be done by revelations from the spirit world
 That the real design is not the establish ment of socialism understood at New Har- mony and other places (wich they pronounce impracticable) but the establishment of wo- mans right society is evident from the follow ing:
 Il have made the property idea prominent because this pecuniary independence of indi- viduals is the basis on chich to build the super structure of treedom-the basis of ,conaan's eplan- cipation, and the foundation of al true groicth"
 Here then we are to have enacted among us the scenes of "Berlin Heights" and our pure fresh atmosphere contaminated with blasphe- mics such as emanate from the tongue and pen of Mrs. Cora Barry, rejecting all religious dogmas-repudiating all arbitrary marriages the Bible Sabbath, or Christian Sunday, like every day of my life shall be devoted to what. ever of work, or study, or music, or preaching (God save the mark!) or dancing my own ludg- ment says will be most productive of health to my body and soul''
 While We have plenty ofrich lands, idle, in- viting the husbandmsn, and minerals that offer to the artisan the finest pecuniary inducements to come and settle among us, still for one am clearly of the opinion that accessions to our
 
 toreshadowed in the circular above alluded to-, would be curse to our State and should meet with no encouragement. 1 know there are many who will say, "let them come and if they should prove to be what you predict, they will hnd the atmosphere too rarm to be congenial for their health and will soon leave" In an swer to this, would simply refer to the history of the Mormons from their first settlement in Missouri until the present, and the effects that have marked their footsteps everywhere; and, also, to the efforts that are being made by the moral, religious and order-loviug people to get rid of womans' rights and free loveism, and the response they make to the threatening im- portunities to leave, as shown by the following r,a%