The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-14

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THIS LATE ANNIVERSARIES anniversaries of
the past week have now come TO close. They
have been characterized by or three very strik
ing features.
The first is spirit OF intolerance exhibited by
some OF the clergy, which is ntichristan as it is
opposed to good taste and that kindness and
tesy which should prevail in such public festivities
Christian societies like these should combine their
forces against sin and wickedness, idolatry and
heathenism. But instead of that, what do we see I!
Why, such men Doctors Beecher, Tying, Kirk,
Patton, and Others, expanding all their strength in
arraying portion of the Christian church against
the other Iii not Christianity against sin and hea-
thenism, but it is Professionalism against Catholic
ism.
If such Doctors of Divinity as those just named
feel such spirit of hostility against the Catho
cs we insist upon it that they should not make these
anniversaries the occasion of giving vent to their
leader in this crusade against Popery, as he calls it.
The success of the Catholics at the west seems 10
have stirred up his ire and his bile And every
time he visits the east, he comes down brm full OF
wrath against the Catholics-talks about the Pope
and the potentates of Europe combining together to
overthrow the liberties of the country and establish
ecclesiastical hierarchy upon the Iuins-and all
such absurdities. We can tell DR.. Beecher that he
hob ind III he; sb ah III
times. The great mass of Catholics in this country
are, almost to man, the most violent democrats
there are among Ecclesiastical herarchies are
not made of such materas-they never spring up
from democracy, but from the aristocracy.
The course taken by DR.. Hughes, in this city, has
also contributed in no small degree to provoke this
exacerbation against the Catholics. And we must
tell all these gentlemen that these ratings and back
billings are unchristIan, out of place. and cowardy,
because the party attacked is never present defend
himself. We are willing to believe, however, that
this intolerance and unchrstian abuse is encou-
ragged nor countenanced by the societies of whose
anniversaries these men have taken advantage to
vent theirprivate animosities
The next feature to which we alluded is the $50
cal" extravaganza that has been perperated by the
Fourierites, Brisbane, Greeley and Company. They
have held their first anniversary, and given an in
carnate shape to Fourierlsm Its incarnation has at
last taken up It's abode, out at the Sylvanan Do
MAN, under the auspices of Horace Greeley and
Albert Brisbane.
AS to the doctrines of the Association, we have
reported themve fully during the past week, and
in a variety of aspects. OF these the public can
Judge for themselves. 1t is needless for us to say
that we look upon them as the wild imaginations of
arecluse-dle theories, that never be reduced
10 -visionary-chimerical-u topian. II is
called liberty. But the very idea is a soecism, up
on ts face for they take society state OF per-
feet freedom, and Immediately put it into harness,
regulate all It's movements, and compel 1t TO work
by rule, even to the matter of cooking and wash
ing. They take up human society, and attempt to
work II out, just as you would problem in geome-
try, by lines, angles and letters
In respect to the men, the materials Of this asso-
citation, the authors believers in these new social
doctrines called Founerism, we know not how to
convey any correct, adequate idea, of their true
character. They seem to be the exremites of hui
mainly. the vagares an entricities OF religion,
the absurdities of political econ y, the monoma-
MACS of science-excommunica ntsfrom the church,
fanatics, enthusiasts spectators, dreamers, and
drones.
Fourierism is sort of universal solvent in which
the most heterogeneous and discordant materials
lose their identity. In OF then meetings you
may see the followers of Robert Dale Owen and
Fanny Wright sitting side by side with The devout
believers IN the Godship of Jesus Christine
negro gentleman walking armln-arm with the fair
white lady-high tariff Clay men shaking hands
with free trade Van Buren, men-5O OOO, 600 Biddle
Bank men, with hard money Benton currency men,
In short, in Fouriersm all extremities are swallowed
up, and all identities lost
They originate in the anpodes- some have their
birth at the equator, and some at the poles Here,
on the one hand, is a religious hot-bed fanatic, who
believes that he is of one blood with Jesus Christ
and perhaps Jesus himsef-he goes for Fourierism
because in that he work out the problem of hav
ing all things common the primitive disciples did
the common stock principle Just suits him. On
the other hand, there is inveterate infidel who
does not even believe in God-he is opposed to all
missionaries, either of weat or pedgree-he goes
for the largest liberty-thinks every man has right
10 his share-he is what is nscalled an agrarian-he
is leveller, an equalizer he goes for Fourierism
because he will thus get his share of the earth, and
OF the things therein contained.
Thus it will be seen that Fourierism is universal
solvent, mo which you may throw all the dscor-
dant, heterogeneous elements of human society,"
like the ingredients in the witches cauldron-the
whole is TO be well stirred up and shaken-some
abracadabra, other cabastic word is to be said
over IT, and, presto, Syvanian association rises
up, like ghost, from the departed ingredients.
We had intended, in this connection, to say
word of the abotionsfs and their anniversary, but
they constitute so insignificant an ingredient in the
witches cauldrou, where Fourerisms originates that
we shall not drag them from their merited oblivion.
Is enough to say Of them, that at the last election
they 'hrew 10 votes out OF 4s 900, which were given
In this city.
FROM ST DoMrNeo.-Capt Sturtevant of the
schooner Independence, arrived at Holmes Hole
on Friday Is davs from Gons;,.. =.