Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-06-23
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~ NEW PHILosOrHY.-Ihe clue which
is given below to the doctrines Of the Char
don street Chapel reformers, we think will
prove iufalible. Let the reader clearly
comprehend the fundamental principles so
distinctly laid down in the brief extract from
Mr.. Brownson, and he cannot be a, a loss in
obtaining an equally clear comprehension Of
the reasoning of The expoundcrs Of this phi-
losophy in their public discourses.
TIE LroHr THAT IS DARKsEss.-wc are aware
,ha, we possess readers who themselves Withdrawn
from the throng and the clash Of life, and catching
from their "oop holes of retreat but distant Gimp
Of the turmoil, little imagine the psldedown
work OF the outer world, the general upseng of all
venerable notions, the grand demolition of all former
principles the undermining and the blowing up OF all
customary feelings, and the universal dlsmantlng Of
overy thing that was once thought to make society
safe or agreeable, which is now going Oh among that
part of the world who call themse Ives the think
crs," and who constitute what is dcnominaed the
movement of the day. To such readers, what we
occasionally say of the new political and moral phi
psophy may have often seemed incomprehensble, or
even incredible. At last, however, fortune sends us
golden opportunity Of placing before them whole
BODY of those doctrines, issuing fiom their very Va
cana sort of council general of the philosophers Of
all kinds which lately assembled in Boston.
Before, however, one enters country, he should
TINT s if he is not sent as an Ambassador under
STAND its tongue. The new philosophy has, of course
eubvered language as well every thing else. and
EMPLOYS vcrnacu'ar of its own. TINS has ncces-
CARLY, to be studied before one can comprehend the
high truths sf which it is the vehicle. Wemust thus
present 10 our readers, tbs first place specimen
in which they may study the grammar Of this dia-
lect and after they shall have mastered that they
can proceed TO the philos ,phy itself.
1t is by Mr.. OREsrEs A. BRowSsoS, Acknowledge
ed perhaps the very greatest light of Locofoco ph
losnnhy. that all the aXlDms oil the new SCI
ence are transparency set forth in tho few sentences
that follow. He thu, explains, in recent puhica-
ton all the social ills under which men have hereto
fore suffered and their cure:
"Thc evil there is in society and individuals does
ret sprns from original duality, but from secon-
diary duality 1t consists in our loss Of unity and at
tcnpng live in duality, that is to say, IN multiple
nv nl,n, Its remedy IS in attaining unity, which
shall convert the duality into TRINITY: that is IN
attaining to unity i'll multiplicity, and multiplicity IN
unity; which gives lis al once unity and universally
This is my doctrine, and do not see that you sug-
Gest anything that goes beyond H.
Nothing certainly, can be clearer and it. after
this explanation any one remains ignorant OF the
Art of Government or of Moral Philosophy, it must
be his fault.
Having conued this extract over merely till they
understand il, so that pathological difficulties may no
further impede their progress, our readers may now
proceed 10 the doctrine itself, az settled in that high
convocaon oil its apostles OF which we have already
spoken. OF this m'je 'c assem- ~ we have an nc-
BY the Boston Post one of the journals addicted TO
the modern philosophy, but apparently not yet suffi.
GENTLY advanced in the doctrine to relish its practical
operation.-NGt. Intel.
From the Boston Pos, of June6.
As we suppose our readers would never forgive Us,
IL in summing up The results of anniversary week
we omitted t. notice the annual step 10 perfection
made by the male and female philosophers who have
at different times made noise in the world, or a
cas. in Chardon street Chapel by talking about the
Churen the bible, the clergy, on-resis!ance, &c
we feel bound give brief sketch of the proceed
,ngs of the meeting called by them in the chapel
aforesaid on Thursday evening last, to discuss the
right of one individual 10 hold property Of any kind
50 the exclusion of others.
This meeting, we are told, was not thought Of I'm.
iii few hours before it was held but be that as II
may, the call was promptly obeyed and at an early
hour IN the evening the chapel was filled with those
who had taken lheleading part IN The debates OF the
England Anti Slavery Convention during the three
preceding days, and their more humble followers
The FIRST speaker who took the stand was John o
Wates Of Ohio. But, before we proceed to the bu
eness of the meeting, we must state that II was or
eanized on the principle for which Abigail Folsom and
other non resstans have contended and had neither
president, vice president, nor secretary; in fact nc
organization ALL leaving all free to speak when they
pleased and how they pleased. MIR. Wattlcs spoke
for more than hour but as his speech was entirely
devoted to defence of the principle Of association
advocated by the disciples of Fourier. and did no
once touch upon the question for the consideration
eessary to give any OF his remarks
He was followed by N. II. Whiting, who stated
that the meeting had assembled to consider the rights
OF property and the rights OF man in relation toit-
the evils of the preeent SYSTEM and the remedy fol
those evils as well for the other evils which affiic
the human He gave his assent to the axiom
that man has natural and inallenable right ITO life
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" and from th
ground he reasoned something as follows: If maj
has the right TO live, he has, IN consequence RICH
to sufficient of the products of the earth to supper
life, and the men who occupy more OF the earth thar
10 necessary for the supply OF their own wants, am
refuse share their surplus with their needy fellows
arc robbers and murderers. The rights of all men il
relation to the earth from which they have sprun!
arc equal, and nothing can give any man Iishtiu
claim to any particular portion OF il except the evi
dence required by the Vermont Judge in the case o
the man who was brought before hun claimed as
slave-a titledeed, signed, sealed and delivered By
the hand Of the great Father Of the Universe; and
never could recognise the rehIof any man to sin
gle inch Of Gods foo'stool until that evidence wa
laid before him. From this wrongful claim whic
men have set up to the possession OF property
he contended, have sprung all the evils which ailc
humanity. II has introduced an unnatural and un
holy molive-the hope of gan-io rule all the action
Of man. until man seems TO exist only by the mlsiol
tunes of fierce hostility. The lawyer lives by I'll
Cuarres Of his neghbors-and is for his interest
Keep them in litigation the doctor lives upon the
bodily diseases consequently II Is profitable TO hi
TO keep sick; the priest lives hy the sins of mar
kind-it is therefore for his interest to make men
nave written man down as totally depraved. He el
tended the same process of reasoning to merchant
carpenters shoe makers, and other professions in
ciety and then went on 10 argue that the holding
property brought slavery mo existence; that II
common system of labor for wages is but modlfc
ton of slavery; that the modification never too
place until the capitalists found that they could
that manner make the greatest profs and that /
Dor for wages, for the reason that it bears upon
face some sembancc of humanity, is as much mo
destructive TO the happiness If man than unquallh
slavery, as Satan is more dangerous when arrayed
an angel of light than when appearing IN his ov
proper shape as demon from the boltomless pit.
The evils of the existing system, he SAID IN concl
sion, are crying aloud 10 Heaven, and some refor
must take place which shall secure TO man all Z
rights and privileges necessary for the perfect dew
opemeni Of his nature. IL is a deep libel both up
man and his Maker 10 say that he came into I
world with the stamp of depravty upon him. ii
that been the case, the Influences 10 which he h
been subjected would have made him a demon.
Mans nature is good-he can love his fellow-he
siIes to do t-and place him in position where
can develope the principles of his nature and he 70
do il; but in the present state Of society he cannot
Only my friends, go out into the streets and intern
TO do as Christ commanded to love your neighbor
yourself-and you will not live as long as the ho
which the FrenchIhan tried 10 make exist wiIht
eating.
[Here ABIGAIL FOLSOM occasioned some laugh
among the audience, and slightly disconnected
anaoL hy risinu nd sn ING DumDlV ~ DENY n,