The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-06-28
ORGANIZATIONS
The COMMUNIST

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TIE COMMUNIST OnaAN1zAT1oN.-A
Paris correspondent Of the London
7smss gses the MOTT Ashaite tniormaY :
sion of this ApoTesslal orgaaisaton;s !
which III shas yeE; besR a made public, ,ihna:
a9s asts nsts S1esH idssot shs ,is Hoastont
ps!!I havs b3soTo Sse' me Is Il sIsSasa.o & ac.
count OF this society, from which it
would appear that although only nine
years have elapsed sinos re Foundation,
lit counts upwards of 2, 500, 600 m embers.
But eyen this -dqes not include all the
affiliated societies which are assisted in
their vnrious political ind revolutionary
enterprises by: the, international, and
which .dompfise >t1ia 'Fshians, the Mari
anne. the Brothers Of the Republic OF
Lyons and M4rsaillee. the numerous so.
oret societies Of Russia asapa Poland, nna
the Carbonnri generally NIL over Europe.
The CENTRAL cbmmittoe.6f this assodiai
tiGn. HRiinh hnH n hranch in Ametico, is
ip: London, nnd its presiding spirit is
German, who conceived, :the idea of
organizing In Berlin, inn definite nnu
tangible. form. the theories of Badonuf,
DiebneokS !. Jaoohi Prpudhon, and others,
There is no President, but the central
Office ie composed Of u Secretary General
and; fifteen, members. Each country
oomposas q branoh of the association.
Each lbfdnch is divided into sections.
Each important centre is. sub divided
into other Sections with n central bu-
reau. Every week eaeh central bureau
sends to the; London Office "a. a detailed
report, on the political and com mmercial
HYents. .of the neiRhbpth pod; 2, q stnte.
ma, .nf IA difinnai - AI,fSate. q q 6nnn
cial nstatenent;,4 4. q statement by nnme
of tBetptSnoiphlQ { merchants and trades
men; 5, q statement by maine OF The
IpHnpipN oprpprist0rs aud captalists; 6,
copies Df minutes meetings held. There
are, otootrse, tnahy! other secret rules
|'regarding Tho expulsion Of, members,
and the means Of pressure to be employ
ed in cases of strikes, &c, which / hnYe
no meanB OF oktaiuingS bit il will Ap-
pear iftSm ths: abb vs that Tie organiza-
lion is: ono copts1yed- on d scale capable
Of Indefinite. expansion, And appealing
to the sympathies Of the largest innd
least, reputable Class IF. .the! community
III ,ail countries. Tho Catastrophe Of
Paris, 80 Tar from operating asa check
to.its growth, wall probably give it n
powerful impetts, as, .tnhappily, tho
morn i9 fatnou the notbriety of such an
association becomes. themors attractive
willlt provo, to that very large section
OF the society, oyer whom such celebri-
ty EXERCISES an Irresistible fascination.
It is to be regretted that there should
also be q large. olnss Of persons with
such singularly perverted notions that
they conscientiously believe the reforma.
ton OF humanity can only be worked
out by slaughter and inoendiarism on 3
l upp 10 IN
Mot, Courbet and many others of tho
leaders OF the late. movement, one OF the
most sanguinary of -AIilliere,
who mad probably ordered the execution
OF more INNOCENT persons than any of
his colleagues when lie was shot shout
ell with his last breath, Fued humdniic
Thus may the enthusiasm OF humanity
inverted become absolutely fatal to it..
The philanthropic ideas Of Lcfrancais,
also mn honest enthusiast, took another
form; he advocated the burning Of all
pnblic buildings in Paris, in order to
erect IN their place civil hospitals. The
popularity Of this association is, there
fore; that while it appeals to the whole
working Glasses Of the civilized world
by an argument which the simplest can
comprehend. and offers refuge ard sup
port to the fevolu}ionibts Of every
country, 1t has nAphilbsophy md politi-
cal economy Of its own sufficiently spe.
cious to attract theorists and would-be
reformers. 1t reaches tho loftiest and
basest natures, those who unselfishly
wish to raise others md those who
seliishly desire to rise themselves nt the
expense Of others. It embraces in its
three-fold political, social and moral
character political agitators, paupers
and philosophera-a combination OF
forces Which imparts to this organization
altogether special powers of action. AS
it raises it's head in one country after
another, we shall see how far tho speoinl
conditions Of political morals anu So
ciety which exist in ench arc calculated
to cope with it.
PLEASURE Boar CAps1zED AND Ten
PERSONS, Drowned. On The 10th inst,
q picnic party, comprising about forty
gentlemen, ladies and children, loft Mi
canopy, Florida, and embarked upon q
sail boat belonging to Judge Means. for
Q sail on Orange Lake, When about
holt a mile from the shore the boat was
struck by q squall and oapsized. Many
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