New-York tribune., 1842-03-07
MEMOIR OF CHARLES FOURIER.

Il he lives o great fiinkcrs are generally dui,t
and offer the spectacle Of 40 important external
acts. Their activtyis within thcnselves,-in tie
region Of Thought. Could we sec, however, the
internal existence of the mind of suci#a man lS
FOURIER, it would no doubt be full o. wonders.
for we should there The effort OF a finite Intel
ligence to elevate itself to, and COMPREHEND the
action, existence and laws Of, tire Infinite ntclli-
gcncc of winch it is spark ard cnlanalion
/ The discovery Of :. vast System like that which
FOURIER hn, given to the world is a creation Of
Gcnins, the Same as noble piece Of architecture
n splendid painting, the gaming Of IL, bat!c, tie
governing State, work or creation Of Genius.
IN sonc cases, external acts and important results
follow Immediately great efforts OF the Mind in
other cases, they follow at I; distance, and the
world, which needs only what can see. or what
produces an immediate effect upon it. appreciates
at once but the Warrior. the Statcslnan-illai# IS
the Man of Action.
WHO supposed. when Christ made the dcclala-
ton that Mankind were family of brothers and
equal before God, that 1t would centuries aftcr-
wards free the Save and scrfl How little does
the World-now suspect that the grand discovery
of FOURIER Of a system oi ATTRACTIVE Indus
TRY viii later lead tn universal cultivation and
embellishments cf the slobc-ninc-,cnls of which
are now neglected or dcva.tatcd-and Danish
Poverty from the Garth. This great discovery
was made in quiet and solitude, and not the least
act accompanied it. Ii however, mighty
conceptions: and as all grand conceptions and
thoughts must either sooner or later produce their
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u centHry since this grand Idea originated.
and il is now doing its work. 1t is anmuting
thousands Of minds in diiicren, countries who are
striving ,caze practically Association and At
,iactivc Industry. Their efforts must with time
succeed. and when attractive Industry or Labor.
dignied and rendered honorable pourS It's bless
ingS the Human Racc-whcn it gives them
Riches and banislcs Slavery Servitude and op-
preston Of all kinds from the earth then will
Mankind look back with gratitude and admiration
at the grand Conception, and honor worhly the
noble Mind that gave il TO the world.
The lives of great Thinkers offer in general,
we said but little that is striking. This is proved
by such men as Copcrnicus, =kepler and Newton
We must look 10 their Scientific discovcricS,-,o
their intellectual labors 10 comprehend their
i-telcc, and when do So find their lives
infinitely more rich and varied than those Of War
rors and Statesmen, whose deeds fill at the
world with noise and contuson,
The Memoir which we give, extract from
tho yoUdo0 pJ0iour-a WccLIy#l'ancr which !.
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propasutng the Social Principles discovered by
Fourier Ii is edited with The highest order o!
iaIcnl we shn make copious extracts from II.
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