Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-09-24

enough 10 defeat nearly all the prac''ca'
benefit of tho French Revolution, Is The
natural enemy OF the Charisls. O"'
despair for tho poor Chortists ar'ses from
the. nu,nbvr and power Of the m"atf
class. We dread for them neither me
monarchy MOI the nobility. Their "n'>
rea, enemy is the employer. In all
countries il is the same. The only enc
my OF the laborer Is your employer
he,her appearing in the shape oi thr
master mcclr,nIc, or IN that oi The owner
ot II factory"
We have here, then, developed in de-
tail, the authors conception OF the per-
ieciion OF the social state. We are to
have civil wal, the like of which the
world hus never seen, and has seen
some tolerably saneulnary civil wars
The object oil ihls movement IS, To SWEEP
away with one fell swoop The whole ma
ding interest, and then establish a gov
ernInent which should exercise despotIt
power over the ordinances OF religion
the rights Of conscience, and The pos
session Of property; that is, which should
permit the minority, for the time beng
TO ride rough shod over the minority
unc hecked by any restraint but the law
of The strongest. This ~ the boon
which our author cooIly offers to the
Citizens Of New England, under the
name OF liberty.
! Ii would al once occur 10 every reader
that these notions could mver have orr
giniled IN the bosl oi u Ealive born
American. This yullurc like snuiiine
up the scent OF carnage this savage
sculp scream at the prospect of bulche-
ry und tins glazing the matter over
with the name OF philosophy, belongs no
To the Anglo Saxon heart. Al first, W,
were at loss 10 account Tor the s"urc,
Of all these denominations. The my ste
ry was, however, unexpectedly reveal
ed, when, by accident, We opened
{" Francc, its Court aud King,"-a worl
said to be written BY IL. disting
American resident at the court OF Yer
salles.
| We here find that these same ideas
have, in certain circles, b.ea tor some
time prevalent in France aud II woul'
seem that we are indebted to our author
no. Tor originating them, but only tor IN
Producing them 10 our notice, enforced
by his own explanation and illustrations
1t is we'll known that, in the yea'
1889, conspiracy TO overturn the gov
ernRent was detected in Paris.
"Ils disclosures furnish On entirely new
chapter in the progress OF modern civlli2a
tor, ard exhibit The soc lul and political con
dition of France ~ The most sOnbre colos
The judicial proceedings disclose the cx
i5teuce Of certain secret societies, ond also
their machinery, principles and obJ'c,s.-
Their organlzatlon appears to have been wei
adapted To the ultcrior designs Vi the party.
Candidates were admitted with prescribed
ceremonies tending to produce powerful
impression upon their inuginations. They
were required TO propagate Mer principles
to mnke no confessions If interrOgated by
by the authorities, to execute without reply
The orders Of the chiefs, to furnish themselves
with arms and ammunition, and cureiully to
avoid writing upon the subject Of The asso
citation. At the initiation, a series OF qnes.
ti,ns and answers passed between the Presi
dent and the candidate, which disclose the
objects OF the assoc ciation aud the means II
proposes To employ. This political cute.
chisni is q mixture Of the widest !anatlcisin
and the most rish,iul cruelty, and reveals II
state of feeling aud alteration OF principle
and ] uiu ht almost add Of reason ,chOIiy un
kuo,0n ~ in our calncr and happier country,
Some vi these questions and answers are
the following
" Question. Is a political or social revolu-
tion necessary?
.lnsrer. A social revolution. The socia
state being ganyrencd, To arrive at q state ol
health, requires HEROIC remedies; the pco
pie will have need, during some time, oi rev
olutionary power" Wha! Is meant by he
roc remedies aud revolutionary potoer, may
be learned in the history OF France during
the despolisIn Of Robcspierrc. A SOCIAL
revolution means the destruction Of all The
rights Of property.
Question. Who arc now the aristoc rats :
.7ns,cer They are the men Of property
bankers, turnlshcrs, nioDopolls,s, large pro
prietois, brokers', 10 q word, land holders
who faiten ut the expense of the people.
Question. Those who have rights without
fulhIling duties, like the aristucrats Of the
present day, do they make part OF the peo.
pie?
.4ns,cer. They ought not TO make part q
the people. They are, to the social body
what the cancer is to the natural body. The
FIRST condition Of the return Of the body t.
health, is the ertiipution Of the cancer. The
first condition OF tho return Of the social
body, to q Just stale, is the unnhiIation oi th,
nrstocrats; or, in more decent though moi
palmer terms, the death of all teho posses,
property"
Ii seems that this association secretly
circulated among themselves a newspa-
per containing The more complete de-
velopement of their doctrines. In one
of the public ations, called :" The For.
Inulary of the Democratic PhaIanxes,"
it is announced that the candidate ought
to take tho oath to destoy aud to con,ri
butte to the triumph of the equality Of
the social condition, founded upon the
equal diversion of all the products Of the
earth and industry.
Again the same journal declares We
waEt now more than changes Of men.
Ii (the press) ought TO say, all that is
connected with religion worship is con.
trary TO our progress while ut the same
time whenever people are religious they
talk nonsense.
As TO means relied on for the accom-
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