The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-02-02

IHE NKw PHILosoPHY-TM OLD PHnosoPHY.
That section of the new-ght philosophy OF the
present fragrant age Of dirty world, which is led
on by Horace Greedy & Co., has undertaken TO reply
TO our remarks on the new association project, IN
sort Of argsmentwm ad hominem, as follows
The Editor of The Herald has laid claim to he in ad
vance of the tn ideas Of Reform and general Improve
men he has promised from time to time new rnioso
ply, new Doctrines-socisl, religious and political We
see however in his paper nothing but nega ons and pro-
strucve He protests against the Banking System he
protests sometimes against one Party sometimes against
another; he protests against all new Theories Views and
Doctrines but he gives nothing constructive. In
attacking Doctrines he pleases, no doubt that Con-
servative spirit which exists throughout Society and thus
gains the applause OF the Multitude. -TSibune.
The newight philosophers must have read the
Herald TO little purpose if they have not discovered
long since the leading ideas of our philosophy 1t
is very simple, and very easily understood.
We are perfectly satisfied with the present sys-
TENS in religion, philosophy, politics, finance and
banking The banking system is as perfect piece
of machinery as it possibly can be-what we con-
denim in that, and in other systems of the present
age, is the ,camt of moral intgrity-the ,oamt of CON-
mon honesty-the rant OF honor and good faith.
The schemes of the transcendentalists- Fou-
riertes-and all other modern reformcrs are entirely
erroneous in their very inception. The consists
in directing the attention solely, or exclusively, to
mere intellectual or physical educaton-and ne
gecting the cultivation of the moral affections and
principles. The Great Founder of Christianity fully
understood this wonderful principle of human pro-
gress. He took the social and political institutions
of society as he found them in his age, knowing
very well that the moral affections and moral
principles contained the real essence of human i'm
provement and general progress
so In the present age-government, agriculture,
finance, politics. doctrinal religion, literature
element of intellectual and physical progress, are
well enough as they are, without attempting any
violent or sudden change. What we want to in.
happiness and to give the greatest impulse to
civilization, is the right cultivation of the moral
prnciples-the increase of integrity-the growth of
honesty-all of which may be comprised in one
rule, " love your neighbor yourself" No revul-
sion would have ever taken place in the banking
system, If integrity and principles had govern
ed the financers. Neither would the violent poti-
cal, personal, religious feuds disgrace the coun-
try, if the honest and moral affections of the present
generation had been better cultivated in youth In
fact the great error OF the age is the utter neglect of
moral education. We have intellectual education
fashionable Observation-Disclosures education-but no
moral education.
This is our phlosophy-these are "our doctrines.
social, religious, and political" In the present day
they are entirely nove-athough they are as old as
the " sermon on the mounts We were taught in
that school, and we have endeavored to practice
them through life-and part of the same doctrines
is the cash system applied to newspapers. Be hon.
est tell the truth-love your neghbor as YOURSELF
That is enough.