Year: 1871

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From the Mohawk Valley Democrat, Dec. ek


The Oneida Community has stirred
mp u hornets nest In the late attempt
OF fbrmer member of that free love
institution To break up the family OF
Professor Royce, of Lafayette. Ind.
The papers and people OF Madison
county seem to be awaking TO the
disgrace Of allowing such a nest Of
free lovers to cohabit, without let or
hinderanee, in the very heart of the
county. The Canastota HefdId
sounds the key note aud strongly in.
Inmates that mob law. or, To quote its
own words, ''the people 20 the res
cue," will he the next antidote ap
piled TO rid the country of this last
ing disgrace. The Canastota paper
shows the sentiments, doubtless. OF a
large majority of the people OF the
county, and yet there are other aud
hetter ways of bringing these free
lovers TO justice. The Herald says
There have been sufficient exposures
heretofore to compel the law to take
these ipr0pagatorsn by the throat
and either strangle or put them be-
hind the bars of prison. No one
knoMstlle amount of villainy enact
ed by this nest OF hypocrites. Not
one for moment can believe one
half the secret history of this den OF
liceptious people; yet, by degrees,
sufficient has leaked out to appal the
bravest. The place has become
noted all over the country, in fact
throughout the world, as n nest too
vile for the vilest, and as the last re.
sort for those to whom society has
closed the door. Under the cloak OF
religion they do their hellish work,
and with their sanity air and slip.
perry tongues they entice the unwary
to destruction.


One thing Is certain, and that IL
that the people of Madison county
gain nothing by allowing this den Of
prostitution TO remain In their midst
The leaders of the community have
lately cast of their cloak and boldly
proclaimed their cause---they no
longer fear the law, but stamp upon
and defy 1t. They feel themselves
strong, and think that Oh account of
their wealth aud industry the people
of Madison county will overlook
Observation-Disclosures propagation doctrine
and leave them alone to their z lory
and shame. Though they have out
ragged the feeling of every man, wo-
man aud child in our county, still
they believe that money Is the God,
and while that Is on their side no In
reference will take place. They
may be right, but if they are we are
sadly mistaken In the people of Mad.
ison. If they are right then down
with the churches, the schools, the
colleges, the Bihle--in fact every
good aud noble thing; aud instead
of a Christian people, let Madison
county he the Hell of the Universe,
with ELDER Noyes as the "chief
DEVIL" aud "sister" Noyes ms the
"chief cook and bottle washer"


The time has now come for either
might or right to triumph; either
the law or the community to be mas
ter Which shall il he, the outraged
law or a nest of harlots and their
pimps? 1t Is for us to decide, and
the quicker we do so the better.


We call upon the Grand Jury to
investigate this matter. DO this or
close up your labors aud go home
with the opinion that grand juries
are a humbug, made only to oppress
the poor, the forsaken, and not to
bring such respectable people as ''El.
der" Noyes and his unciean rabble
to Justice, Let an indictment he
made against them and place them
at the bar of justiee-thnt Justice
| which time after time they have
Knocked and outraged-and see IL
there IL any virtue left, aud whether
law Is made TO be violated either by
the rich or the poor, let 1t be pow
erfui community. or the poor man
who steals his bread to stave Off
starvation. Give us a trial an out
ragged people Will endorse it.