Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-31

anu Dry ant, ana 70 IhelI ncifs ana assigns
| forever, in trust to and for the following
| uses and purposes, namely: For the use
and occupation of an association for edu-
Iscational and social reform purposes, which
shall be ruled by, and shall live in accord
ance with, the following constitution and
! bylaws.
| rNFks CONSTITUTION.
= !" Article :. This Constitution shall be
called the Grand Prairie Harmonial Asso-
| citation. :
cart. 2. The object of this association
shall be to secure the education, elevation,
purity and unity of its members, and unity
of the human 'amily, by means of the three
| following departments, namely: Education
! al, agricultural and mechanical, and these
| combined and carried out in the social, in
which department provision must be made
fer the culture of both body and mind of
| the members of the association and its de-
| partnents, and an opportunity afforded on
| the domain for living the "True Life" in
| accordance with the suggestion of outlines
| of common community character.
Art. 3. providing mode for electing of
feers.)
cart. A. Mode of application for mem
bership.)
Art. 5. probationary term authorized
Art. s. (Previding for withdrawal.)
Art. Z. providing for payment of party
interest on withdrawal.) -
" Art. s. Industrious habits order, pune
tuality and harmony of intention in the
great objects of harmonial life shall be
requisite qualifications Of continued mem ber-
ship.
cart. 9. (rrohibiting persons from.con-
tracing debts, etc.
"Art 10. providing for business meet
" Art. II. Providing for record of meet
"Art12 DUTY of Treasurer.)
Art. IS. 1t shall be the duty of the
trustees to hold the property of this associa-
ton in trust for its members (which mem
bers inherit it as members, not as heirs). It
shall be their duty also to see that the taxes
are annually paid in case of new occupancy.
that it may not be disposed of for other than
educational and social reform purposes.
" And holding it as they do for specified
object, non-usage shall in no case forfeit the
perpetuity of the grant, but 1t shall remain
in trust for theirs who may thereafter desire
to carry out the objects of education and q
harmonial life, as expressed in the declara-
ton of sentiment, constitution and bylaws
hereunto annexed.
I" Art. IA. In consequence of the want of
preparation of the human family to enter
the harmonial life and live in the truer rela-
tons of love and brotherhood, these premi-
ses and hereditaments may be preliminarily
occupied and used for the first of tee three
grant departments provided for in article 2,
namely: Educational, and an association
formed agreeable to the I" Revised Statutes
Of Indiana" 1852, vol. l, page 316, chap. 40,
and adopting the constitution of the Grand
Prairie Harmonial Institute, as recorded in
chapter 2 of the bylaws OF the association,
shall be considered in harmony with the OBJ
jects of this grant.
"The stock shall only be always considered
of par value, and shall be sold to the asso
citation whenever they shall desire It.
"JoHN 0. WATTLEs.
ESTHER WATTLEs."
Then follows the acknowledgment:
STATE OF INDIANA, Tippecanoe county, IS
On this goth day of December, 1858, before
me, the undersigned, Justice of the Peace
of said county, John O. Wattles and Esther
Wattles acknowledged the execution of the
foregoing deed.
Witnesses my hand and the day above
written.
lsEAL] WIN. II. THOMPSON, Justice
Certificate of magistracy, made by Mark
Jones, clerk of Tippecanoe county, on the
goth of December, 1858, certifying official
character of VIM. Il. Thompson, ESQ.
Recorded Jan. p, 1854.
R. M. ALLEN, Recorder.
county, Indiana, in book IA, pages 800
1924.
Soon after the execution of the foregoing
deed, small delegation of Harmonial free
lovers arrived from New York and proceed
ed to put the reservation in business trim
They erected a large two-story frame house on
the farm, built few out buildings, and
made some show of farming, by renting out
the ground to persons who lived near it.
When this work was done, Mr.. Greeley sent
out the
THE FIRST INsTALLMENT OF WOMEN,
who were to aid in the grand work of har-
monizing human nature with the constitu-
ton of God.
In a short time the neighbors began to
"smell something" and concluded there
was a rottennes5 in Denmark. In fact, they
concluded that the free-love Harmonial
Home was house of prostitution of the low
est order, the bad influences of which might
reach to the young men of the country sur
rounding. They found that the men and
women were living together indiscriminate-
ly, without any regard for the marital stat
utes OF the State of Indiana, or the time
honored custom of getting married. Several
informal meetings were held, and the lead
ing citizens of the neighborhood called upon
the free-lovers and informed them il they de-
sired to stay in that community, they must
conduct themselves in a different manner.
The society, however, cid not change their
department, but continued morose, and add
ed stealing and other minor vices to lewd-
ness.
Finally, the people decided that they
would not bear with the thing any longer,
and one night, while the Harmonials were
performing the can-can in the hall of their
building, with not even the traditional fig
leaf to hide their nakedness, the enraged
citizens swooped down upon them with
stones, clubs, tar and feathers.
"cLEANEp OUT THE sHEBANG"
The Harmonials took TO the field only two
or three of them being captured. These were
treated to tar, and informed that if they did
not leave that section they would get some
thing worse. Having given vent to their
anger the people seemed satisfied for
time, and allowed the remainder of the free
levers to depart quietly, which they did. In
due time an article appeared in the Tribune,
denouncing the mob spirit of Indiana, which
would not allow the constitution of God and
man to be harmonized in that benighted
State. - ga
Shortly afterward a fresh delegation of
concubines was sent West by the 1lribnue
philosopher, and the old scenes were re-en--
acted This tune the Grand Jury took the
matter in hand, and
THE WHOLE PARTY WERE INDICTED.
and arrested for "lewd, lasciyious and adul-
ferrous fornication." Fines were imposed
and paid and the parties discharged from
custody.
From this time on for several years the
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