New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-03-18
sRR. SATURDAY. aoRSENG, 1sAsCEg IS. 1888.
Social Science,
From the Frients Oh ASSOCIATION. !
National Pride and nngrounied PREM



dIces.
The absurd preiudics5 and vain pretensons of
nations, in regard to each other have always ut
forded abundant opportunity for the saies Of the
satirst and humo.ist, ard while they are confined
TO mere peculiarities of taste, customs, manners
and fashion, jest and .atire may egitinaieybe IN
dulsed in as correciives. But when prejudice ex-
tends its beleful influence TO matters of vital i'm
portance il deserves more than ridiculc; It should
receive apprehension and censu-s. One woad
suppose that the progress of civilization would
have broken down every barrier erected in barba-
sisn ages TO the spread OF (" Truth and that when
she descends upon the earth, in whatever cline or
country, she would find no dark and iIlbsral pre-
JUDGES TO penetrate through to illuminate the
world. But it is not SO; the cry is sill, as with
the Jews of old, Can there any good thing come
out of Nazareth !''-lkc Philip, we say, :. Come
and see
We make these remarks in reference TO fool
sh prejudice entertainer against the Doctrine Of
Association because It's author was born IN France,
as though Charles Fourier could not be TIC instru-
ment of Good in revealing bis eternal truths,
account Of being born in the same country Vol
tairc and other infdel writer's As though Four
Ter must be an Infdel because his countrynen are
tainted with Infidelity! Childish and ridiculous
conclusion; let not any portion of the American
public, which boasts OF its libersty. entertain such
an absurdity.
Upon this subject find excellent
marks in a late number of the London Phalnnx
which we copy below, and while they expose the
folly Of such prejudiccs place Fourier before the
world in his true character.
:. 1t is of sons importance to Distinguish uni
versal principles of truth from rational Impressions
OF cenceit; for ensaves the mind TO the dark
fear of man, and national oppression, whilst the
other ccyates the soul TO perfect love, which cast
eth out all fear
:. We have been induced to offer these remarks
by the following note of philanhroPc politician,
acknowledging the receipt OF some Phaansterian
books presented to him - thank you for your
kind present. Had your Magazine been Char
list Magazine, | could have promised you, not
merely my literary support, but the pecnniary sup
port of numbers OF Chartists-(wc inside no soc
tation.) From The slight glance, which is all that
! have yet been able to take of fourIers theory,
think 1t very preferable, and more likely TO be pop
uar, than Ovens; but there is this fatal objection
TO tour national pride which will not permit
Us to adopt foreigner (east Of ell. French |
man's) theories in practice. am q Christian |
ChartIst, but think that we should begin with
Governments for so long as it remains idol OF
the people, (iike the image in the Plain of Dnra,
whether the worship be voluntary compelled,
shall make but very slow progress in Social Re-
form
This is very strange admission for Chris
tian. So, then, the national pride is the first
thing he consulted, and the srinci PIE of uni
versal truth. We were not aware that truth was
exclusively Of English origin, or that national
pride fatal objection to principle ottruth
made known in other countries first.
q This is rather dangerous position of expedi-
cncy to occupy, for Revelation was not given first
in England, nor does the Word Of God belong ex-
cusively to England. And yet our national pride
accepted it from foreigners at first: some forty
monks, with St. Augustine, planted Chrlstinnityin
England about twelve centuries ago The Gospel
was revealed in Syria first, and thence 1t spread
through Chlisfendom. What should we think OF
the national pride of Indians and Eastern Hca-
thens refusing TO acceptthe GOSPEL because ltcan'e
TO them from England, literally?
Goods Holy Word IS neither French, nor Eng-
lish nor Assyrian, exclusively; nor is the light oil
Truth received in any human soul upon the globe
geographical peculiarly, be shut out from other
nations as a thing of earthly latitude and longitude
"Truth descends from Heaven, and belongs ex-
cusiveIy to no one spot of earth. The question,
then for Christians examine in this instance, Is
not thing of French or English pride, but uni
versai truth and justice.
q But even geographically viewed, the oolect.oi
associative principles is not undressing; tor
Fourier was born in Franche Comic IN the very
centre of all Christendom. And the name OF his
.i,at
meaning a free country, cousty Palatine. 1t was
annexed to France but recently, by Louis MY,
AID is located on The confines of France, Germany,
italy, and izerland and in the very Of all
Europe Fourier personally also had European
character, more like the English and the German
in his ceol but diguied urbanity than the excess
svely susceptible and versatile ciyiity OF ffcGcsI-
| men He had, in fact, universal character, both
grave and dignifed, religious and poetic, friendly
aud polite, niulgent and sincere, which never al
lowed truth to be profaned by libertne trivoliiy,
nor faith TO be COMPOUNDED with austere duPclty
| He was man of dignied simpicityi child OF
Heaven, loving God with all his heart and all his
soul and all his mind, and also loving himself
his eighbor tho whole human family. We speak
from living facts we knew him personally he
had one human failing ne was morbid!y impatient
with hypocrisy, and selfish sophisuy, and VAIN pre-
tensions Was ii failing He wrote tor ali the
world and not for France alone, or England. DE
spoke of God and Christ, and Universal Unity, AMI
not of Fre1chuen or himself He explained The
laws of Divine Order as reflected IN thc soul OF
man and in the universe in harmony with ReVels-
ton. He condemned profaRe philosophy and the
ocrati. sophistry, and taught the mind to study
Revelation in the Word of God, the Universe, and
Passiona Attraction, the law oil liberty, the
,,n;,,, of T a,y and Gospel and the kew 10 Revea