Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-01-03
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49,, This name, from It's founder, Fourier,
aFrsnchmun, designafes form OF soel-
etv which has always been looked upon
e IItopeap, OF the creation OF an iEVen>
sxS five Ana enthusiasfic brain. Sir Thomas
iis- Moore, in bis celebrated history Of the
commonwealth Of Utopia, describes an
Imaginary Stale Of society, where peace,
prosperity and happiness abounded with
out Gllog. The disciples Of Fourier be-
Ii6Vod that the founder Of their system Of
!. aosioty had discovered the true secret Of
forming suSh a commonwealth, and out
OF. the very same materials which com
= Pose The present false state Of society, as
lhey term il. They insist that the ar
- ungemenis Of society, as now constitIt-
ID, are alike hostile to happiness Of all,
n rich and poor; that the industrious class
Ses are, compelled TO wage a competitive
,tWRr- seainst each other, and that ell i'm
!, pF0yoments in machinery aud in the ac-
=. cnmulatiOn Of capital, serve but to in,
crease the competition: and that no re-
N. form of political nature will ever per-
msnently improve their social condition
;. Ths irst step thsy propose is to do away
with the industrial war Of the producing
classes, among themselves individually,
and of machinery against them collective
y. This they expect TO accomplish by
the establishment Of associations on Four.
,ieEPrRciples, 3, somewhat in the form Ol
jOintstOSk companies, which will invite
the capital of the wealthy and labor oi
the, industrious, and in which all the i'm.
,lpT0Tements Of machiney, and the "ecOn.
br omie6'' Of dwelling, kitchen, workshop
eruand farm, will be combined to augment
1.-The pfoductiyehess of industry, and to
lessen the toll Of the laboreT, 50 that in.
n dusty Willbe made an honorable and
n pleasant pastime, and the laborer gen.
tlemenof leisure and Of education. For,
Ia the associations" there are 10 be in.
q tToduced all the elegant as we'll as sub.
tsr sEantial enjoymenls Of life, and all Ofsuch
asdsy acquisition, that none who are wills
ling 10 labor tolerable portion Of each
twentg.fou hours, need be excluded
~ from their benefit II they accomplish
sraabut one fourth Of what they believe prac.
sg,yticable, they will have:done mankind an
4, invaluable and ever to be rememb cred
ittHeTVice. The success Of their plan is
81 however yet TO be shown.
Those who are curious about the de.
tails Of the system, are referred to the
works OF A. Brisbane, its principal advo-
Cate IN this country, and TO the New York
Tribune and the Plebian ofN.Y. These
journals devote daily column each to
,FouTieriSm, chiefly from the eloquent
ieupen Of Mr.. Brisbane. Several associa.
lions have already been formed. One ia
Ro4buty, Ms, under the direction of the
Rov. George Ripley; one at MendOn, Ms
l1ondor the direction of the Rev. Addin
pa Balan, q third at Northampton, Ms, un.
der the direction Of Prof. Adams. The
,gamost extensive yet formed, sin Pennsyl>
ifvania, under the guidance of Mr. Ginal
a GernlHn Divine. They have tract Of
hl437 900 acres of land, and several miIls
il operation. They are said 10 have
i. fheon very successful ia the enterprise
-Is Il ID stated that the stock has advanced
100 per cent. since the first Of January
!, last. Several other associations are in
Z progress offermation.
lions formed in New York has purchas.
s. ed 5000 acres in Pennsylvania, and in.
tend commencing Immediately.
~ If there is any truth in the doctrines
Z -oGFOurieF and his deciples, II will not
long be concealed before the world. II
tbey eau really accomplish their beauti-
stll VisiOns--snd what friend OF humanity
~; DOES not wish them God speed!-we
ashAll soon be in the midst ofa social mil.
lenluln A numerous class Of pers OnS
have full faith in the practicsbilty Of the
scheme, but this cannot be demonstrated
byany other means than experiment.
This system is essentially different from
sthO community system much in vogue a
few years ago, but whether II will meet
with the same obstacles, showing It's TO.
Gel racticabiliiy, remains to Be test.
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