AsSO c i a t ion,

Procee dings of the Western Fourier


Contention.
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and inouircrs into the practlcablty OF benehcent
Social Reform, convened at Temperance Hall, IN
the CITY OF Pittsburgh, on Monday, the 18th nit.
at 10 o'clock, and organized by calling Mr.. E. ?.
GRANT, of Canton, Ohio, to. the Chair JosEPH
MAJOR, Vice President, and D. NJ CURRY and J.
Fl. FOSTER, Secretaries.


On notion Mcssrs f. P. GRANT, JAMES d.
THoEsDuRGn, REEce c. FLEEcoN and y. BucK-
MASTER, were appointed q Committee to pre-
and Horace GREELEY, E. P. GRANT, and J.
HERON FOSTER, to prepare Resolutions for the
action Of the Convention.


Letters were then read from Messrs. a. BRls-
ZANE and SoLYM,S BRowS, OF New-I ork, J. P
STUART, of Leroy, Medina county, Ohio and K.
B. McCADE Of Indiana county: and the Convcn-
ton, after some remarks from Messrs. a. j.
CLINE. Dr. PETIT E. P. GRANT and Horace
GREELEY, adjourned till seven o'clock in the
evening, at the New Court House.


In the evening, the Convention met pursuant
TO adjournment, when NJ. FOSTER, from the
Committee on Resolutions, reported the follow
inc. which, on motion, were unanlmousy y adopted ::


Res0lrea, That in our opinion, the present or
canzat;on of society is false, inasmuch as 1t fails
to secure that happiness to mankind which Is the
universal object Of their aspirations, and which,
as we believe, thev are destined by Their Creator
to enjoy.


That the miseries and sufierings Of the labor
mo classes who are destitute Of capital, and who
constitute large majority Of civilized nations,
and the inquictude, anxiety and restlcssness,
which pervadc the more favored classes, equally
attest the existence of social arrangement; and
that we recognize no plan Of reform complete
which does not aim to improve the condition OF
all ranks and grades OF society.
That such clumsy cOntrlvances as po0r-hOuseS
and soupsocietieS for the relief ofhuman wretch
| edncss, are unworthy OF the ingenuity OF our
aoc, and of the present state OF intellectual pro-
press and moral development; and that It ls
the duty of those who would truly benefit their
fellow men, to seek for a more efficient and per-
manent remedy for the mlserles now consequent
upon poverty and prlvatlon.


That such remedy can only be found in new
Social Order which shall guaranty to every lndl-
vidual the right to labor and the Just rendrd OF
his labor that the mechanism of an Order which
will secure this object has been fully revealed, as
we believe, by Charles Fourier; and that we will
use our efforts to establish such an Order as
speedily as the means can be obtained for an ad-
cquate experiment.


Resolred, That for the sake of securing con-
cert, cooperation and effective action among the
friends of association throughout the Valley of
the Mississippi, we respectfully request each So
cety or organization Of friends to our cause in
this region, especially if prepared for practical
movement within the ensuing year, to open a
correspondence with us through e. 2. Grant,
President of this Convention, addressing him
post. paid at Canton, Ohio, and he will from
time to time respond through the Press as well as
specially until the desired cooperation is attained,
and the means of organizing model Western
Association at some eligible point shall have been
secured


Mr. HORACE GREELEY, in pursuance of no.
tice given, delivered Lecture on 'Industry
and the means of improving its efficiency and
the condition Of the laboring classes" which,
Notwithstanding the lnclemency of the weather,
and the inconvcnicnt place of meeting was well
attended by all classes of our citizens, who ap-
pearcd well pleased with the excellent address Of
the distinguished lecturer


The Convention then adjourned to meet again
next morning at O'Clock, IN the same place, to
hear the report of the Committee appointed to
prepare an Address to the people Of the West,
and to transact other business.


SECOND DAY.


The Convention met on Tuesday morning,
pursuant to adjournment, when Messrs GRANT,
CLINE, TlonNBuRGI1 and BucXMAsrER, from the
Committee on that subject, reported the follow
ing Address to the people of the West, which
was adopted:


To tic People Of the West.