New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-08-19
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The Love of Home.
The Evangelist, published week two since,
contains an article headed q FoUs1ERIsM-IHE
LOVE OF HOME in which, by specious argument,
the writer insdously endeavors 10 turn tho beauti-
full sentiment the love of home, dearly cherished
in the heart, against the of Association. We
are disposed to treat all such idle sophstry with the
deserved contempt of silence trusting to The good
sense of the community to see its fallacy and abb
surditY, hu. the solicitation of friends who feared
its influence upon some Maids more from the source
from which it came to them than from the truth and
justice of its argument, we prepared to answer it;
FOR this purpose called upon the Editor of the
Evangelist, and asked admission into his columns,
but this being refused, we viii devote our column
to passing notice of it to-day. Our space is too
limited however, to enter the subject fully and treat
it all its bearings, should be done, do it JUS
rice, but from a communication in relation to the
article in the Evangelist we make some extracts
which fairly present it, and rcfute some of its fal-
acies and misrepresentation.
"Numbers of those who view this project Associa-
to oppose by eadisg the article above referred TO- lin The
Evangelist Tor pausbly shows the Love OF HOME TO
be the OF many estabe virtues, which, as he
organized association, would be all subvered. The
writer calls il the pureS and strongest element for the pro-
OF virtue, intelligence patriotism and religion
powerful for good and adverse evil both natural and
moral all which, he says are weakened by the system
proposed
" In his analysis of the elements which make home loved,
he considers the Of the husband and the wifi and
their mutual love for offspring the reot and fouRain;
added TO which the spot where earliest loves and
pleasures were the ofpropretoship tho
adjacent Objects with the feelings of freedom and indie
endence' which that inspires and the delight which
the heart feels in those Improvements which the result
OF our labors' All these says the Evangelist, are
disregarded and SIT atnaugbt by the friends oAssocaen
Admitting this analysis to be correct (Which il is not,)
il is easy show that the writer has drawn his
conclusions from h- Imagination and not from obvious
facts AID that gentleman may be assured that the
license of expression be allowed ndels there would
he no lack of proof that purify religion would poison
the fountains of our affections.
IF the and foundation OF the love of home is in
The of the husband and the wife and their mutual love
for their offspring then aherever these relations exist
whether in the separate apartments of an Association the
distnct buildings OF city, the isolated dwellings OF the
country in each equally with the rest is that root planted
ind that foundation ad and the plant will be thrifty and
the supersuucture firm In proportion to the continuance OF
these relations in spot In Association such continuance
is assured TO ALL In the present organization OF society,"
scarce one family in hundred has permanent home, and
of these but small proportion comfortable Domestic
affections exist, is true but they do so in spite OF these
circumstances because they promoted by them.
"Nor is this all As now live our children, on arriving
maturity, compelled 10 seek other than the
parental dwelling OF room the need OF the means OF
subsistence and differences in individual tastes and interests
drive them to separation which the dearest ties Of
home and Kindred In Association there is want oroom
lack of hono able employment near at hand, with full
opportunity for the free indulgence OF pecnllares OF taste
and sympahie companionship and OF union which adj
nts Without impeachment, or Tire full huw OF the huar,
warmest and most generous emotions.
In this country about in hundred, in Europe less
than one in thousand, owners OF the residences
they occupy nearly all being yearly tenants 10 be dspos
sessed at the expiration of that period at the landlords will
YES driven from then. at the beck If dnstheT
very limited number do enjoy delights OF those feelings
oreedom and independence which the sense of proprietor
ship gives but what they in proportion to the almost
innumernbe muudes who can never know what that en-
ioymen is? What to them the love Of home and ndvid
ual improvements but which, from time 10 ne lei
in flood of wrc,chedness? The feelings referred
be geneva until the world becomes comparatively
rich This be till all become engaged in prodlc
tire labor for the few cannot produce enough for the many
and themselves in addition This state Of things
be brought about but through the plan OF Fourier for the
millions engaged 10 mercantile and other uHproductive pur
suits must pork, which they will do till labor
dered honorable and attractive This plan alone furnish
home 10 hundreds and thousands where but pos
ses,es it, and than cen,upe the Happiness which flows
directly and indirectly from the affections which home
kndles and developes.
So far as the locality in which earliest low
and pleasures known goes to constitute home, both
systems of living par Association having hewever
the advantage mentioned Of making that locality the resi-
dence of after years YES endeared too, old age by
thousand beautiful ties which are unknown to orr isolated
home.'--Ed
When the Evangelist states tina, the privacy and
curty of domestic affections are dsregarded and
noueh by the plan of Association, he unruh
but as wot that he does through ignorance would ad
wise him 10 examine the subject before publishing posi-
i've affirmation of what he knows so little
FRIEND OF THE DISTRESSED.
Ne,c-fork, august 7t, 1912.
We would add only one remark, that no one is
qualified to Judge of the home OF Association
until be can feel himself Invested OF that intense
spirit Of se6shncss which perrades the article IN
the Evangelist and characteristics the isolated
home of Civilization, shutting out all commun-
ion with the world and all sympathy with man.
kind.
The Evangelist says, another powerful con-
stituent in the love of home is the sense OF fam
t"ily propretership. 1t the conviction Chow
many of us have this conviction that this
"house and these fields, and trees, and various
"glad objects ara oars, not mine only, but srs,-
twith none to modest, prohibit or intrude; they
"beong to as. This spst of earth, this convenient
portion of the round world, belongs TO US and
"to our children. Here we may have our own
ways; indulge our mutual love; share our mu-
s,ual burdens; maintain our common worship j;
"bave our chosen solitude, and our fond commun-