The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-23
FOurlerism.
Mr. BENNETT.

Mr. BENNETT.
SIR
Would you be SO good as to state, that the s, s,em
Of association and he social principles discovered
by Fourier, and which are now advocated by pa
pers IN Pans and London, and in this city, through
the medium or the New York Tribune, in which
the advocates OF the doctrine have purchased a
column have nothing TO do with Grahamism.
transcendenialism teetotalism, mormonism, squash.
ism, inhdelity, NC. Nc.
FourierA discovered the social principles which
he has given TO the world, between the years I79S,
and 1906 and published his first work in 1908; conse-
quenlly anterior TO the doctrines with which YOU
mingle them.
Apostle or a demi god. We consider merely that
he discovered the laws OF a true organization OF so.
ciety, as Copernicus and Kepler discovered the laws
OF a true system OF astronomy. These laws bear
upon them the impress of truth; a very large mum.
Der Of studious minds, in different parts of the world
have, after a patient examination of them, become
convinced OF their correctness, and are laboring to
test them by a practical trial. If practical expe.
renee proves them false, then we will abandon
them, and seek tor a better system.
In justice TO a man who has devoted nearly forty
years of labor to the discovery and elaboration of a
system. which will remedy, we trust, a great many
useless social iniseries, do not mix up with his prin.
ciples a mass Of doctrines, which are in themselves
entirely conflicting and heterogeneous.
FOURIER was not, as you accuse him very erro.
neously OF being, an iDfidel. He was animated by
a strong faith that Providence must hold means in
reserve for the happiness and elevation ofthe human
race, which can be discovered and applied, il hu-
man reason will but search for and discover them.
He sought for those means, and has given the world
some magnificent principles. You say also that he
was not a practical man. In this you are also wrong
he was engaged during a larger portion of his life,
in commercial pursuits, and his profound criticisms
OF free competition and the present false system Of
commerce and industry, which psove him to be a
practical man, have gained the admiration of the
first minds OF Europe-of those men who do moi
accept his views as regards a reorganization of So
ciety.
The French press now universally speak of Fou-
rier, as a profound analytical genius-as the great.
est social critic that the world has ever produced;
before his death in 1881, it reviled him, and conceded
to him no merlin a few years more it will exa-
mine impartIally, If 1t goes on, the organic or con-
structive part OF his doctrine, and WI hope, MIR.
Bennett, not the less from yourself. b.
We stand corrected. The grand squash, or squash-
lcal philosophy of the present time, comprehends
tounerism and all other novel isms Of the day
fourierisin is not characterization, nor ~teetotal-
SIN nor moimonism. nor infidelity ,&c-but Fosrier.
ISM W enc OF a bunj lie of the new sciences which
we cah'he alvanised.squash movement. All these
o'"eren' doc'r mes and persuasions, mixed up toQeth-
81, 'ofm The great squash clique 10 philosophy that's
all.