New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-24
FREE LOVE IN CENTRAL NEWYORK.
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SXANEATrLEs, n. Y, Feb. 2l, 1853.
During the past year, movement, small IN Itself
but dangerous in it, tendencies has been get on foot in
this vicinity, and has attracted, by the novelty OF ts
principles ond the character Of those who ssta IT, an
importsnoe which has excited many fesrs az 10 its
probable results in the future. The announcement
some months since that several welSaU':l aud re-
specable citizens and their iamlics hai become
yerted 10 the doctrines Of Free Love. created soue
surprise though the statemen. 1Ss credited. >uU-
seauent developments however, proved the truth Of
the umors and they have further revealed that the
heresy is more widespread among us than was sup
pcsea by those who believed the announcements oriZ
nally made. The origin of the movement the facts
are current here. j. Il. follows
Until the Spring Of lSJ7 Spirituasm had never
made much progress among the people here, though
there were individuals and families who familiar
with its manifestations, and mad accepted s iacts a
of spiritual origin. Occasionally lecturer would visit
the villages in the vicinity, and deliver { few dis
upon It's doctrines which Were generally listened
to by prOuiBcuOus audiences ana with more or less
interest The frs; permanent interest IN the subject
was aroused by man named Tyler, formerly
Nc;hodi,t Minister in the West, who came to this
pscc in Marcl last, and commenced cOuroe OF lee
lures Being possessed OF strong " Psychological"
power peculiar TO successful eXhorers 10 prOtracted
meetings, Tyler efforts AT proseiytlZng were met
with cordial responses, and many clrc 20 were e.
tabshrd to secure Intelligence from the spiritual world.
lie lecturcd with similar success ~ Auburn, Marcellus,
Syracuse and other places IN the vicinity: a. Is his
popularity became established, he gradually ey-endrd
tne scope o his programme. Fret, he dllhted eNt6u-
sivcy upon the wrongs Inflicted upon woman, and
urged the necessity OF steps being taken u secure her
emancipation from The et,ers thai restricted her .nhu
erces As he advanced in his lecture he ip' mated
marriage was one of the institutions which stood in
the way OF woman advancement and when hs felt
that the minds Of ms hearers were sufficiently wrought
up be- peplv declared lot only that Free Love was
consistent with the teachings Ot Sp.ritudli-m, but
- 4. liusl dopfrip Vh,. bOdnezs of
the declaration startled menY who had begun to
take genuine iutere-J in the subject, and, fearing
the consequences, they az once commenced TO re-
trace their steps. Others continued 70 affiliate with
Tyler and accepted his teachings rs true. Their
method Of argument in shown. the .ntimate connec-
tion between Spirituaism and Free Love is some
thing like this The doctrines ot Spirituaism
thew Hsy teach u that in the iu.uYr existence
spirits follow their attractions they pting them
81 Il reyt stion of the will OF God; that there Il
10 ownership Of the affections there, hut that each
commands homage in the love Of others in the ratio
OF his possessing lcyeable qualities. SpirltraEsm also
teaches ur thov say that the future & condition Of
endless pritus unfolding and progression which may
be ced in this life as well as hereafter; that 10
secure 4 harmonious spiritual development We should
conform our relations here as nearly es possible 10
those revealed 10 existing in ne future state
that Gs there marriages in Heaven, there
should he none here; and a. attraction there = the
highest regulation OF individual acts 50 il should be
here. In fine, they hold thst the world IN the past
should az once adjourn 10 meet again Immediately,
dyested Of all our gross characteristic, amid the sur.
roundipgs ofmillenial JOYS.
Such was Iylers success that there now no less
than ~ whole families in this y,nty who svow Free
Love doctrines and Whose conversion j. due, directly
or INDIRECTLY 10 his influence. And beside these there
are many Isolated persons who have announced their
entire sympathy with the movement The converts
are mostly highly respectable farmers all OF whom
well 10 do and some wealthy. They had previously
been eornected With the Baptist, Methodist Presby
,ersp and Uniyersalist denominations. They hold
regular weekly circles at the present time in the
houses OF some Of their number and there exists
among them perfect unanimty of feeling.
In October last Tyler left this place for Berlin
Hiehts in Ohio 10 become identified with the Free
Love colony which had been established there. He
took with him the wife OF OF our citizens, but
after few weeks sojOurn they were bo.h arrested
CHARGES OF adultery. An examination held be-
fore ma gistrate the lady surrendered into the
custody of her husband, and Tyler released from
custody on his promising to leave the county. lie
Immediately came here, and within lew days was
secretly joined again by the lady, and the two pro-
ceeded to Newiork il is said, with the intention of
going TO California found Free Love colony there
bnt later intelligence states that they looking for
a location in the vicinity of New-York.
As most Of the families identified with the m0ve-
nent have extepsive family necons here the feel
nge that have been aroused are Of the deepes. re-
gret and particularly OF the p.c-efytes have
been makipg efforts % sell reI properly " jVin 10