New-York daily tribune., 1843-08-24
Fonrterism and the E.press.

When lhe Tribune contained conu2puteo
column daily in exposition and advocacy OF the
Doctrine of Association, the Express never al
luded to the subject. Now, when an article OF
that character appears in our columns once OF
twice week, the Express is under great con-
Germ of mind with regard to it, cannot let 1t alone,
complains that it is daily ding g-donged into our
ears, from an organ of the Wing party that ne
the Editer Of The Tribune has nou become so
Jealous in his preaching and fears that we shall
insist upon it as part of the Wing creed, or as
test of orthodoxy But the Express consoles 1t
self with the reflection that the Wings will toe-
rate some kinds of nonsense for good while, but
there is such d thing as c1hausting their pa-
tieRce.'
Of course, the public understand quite we'll the
drift of all this-that it is not the progress oi
Fomierism-ofw whichit knows nothing, for which
it cares less-but the progress Of The irrbnne
that SO distresses our disinterested cotemporary
If prejudice could only be excited among out
readers, which would induce them TO drop The
Tribune and take the Express, the danger from
Fourierism would be quite over, and the Express
be ready IL give its advocates a hearing through
its own columns. 1t is all matter of business
with our chiva!rous and practical neighbor.
AS to mixing up the Wing creed with any no.
tons of our own on irrelevant topics, we submit
to the public whether The Tribune or the E3.
press is the more likely to err in that direction
The Tribune makes war upon no mans country
80 r1.c Catb oil n
Puscyism, Uniyersalism nor any other ism except
Loco Focoism We pursue this course from Prln-
ciple and choice, yet we have not the less clear
conviction that attacks on any church or class
Journal are deeply prejudcial to the party with
which such journal is connected. Such church OF
class is apt to consider that it is not merely as
sailed, but assailed from quarter whence it had
a right to expect immunity, and to avenge itsel!
upon the party which appears to give currency
to the abuse it has encountered.
The Editor of The Tribune was Fourerst
long before this paper had an existence. He still
regards the System of Association as the great
hope for the depressed and impoverished millions
and fooled as Frcemen, yet have no sure means
of obtaining the barest necessaries of lle-who
must work or famish, and yet only work
when others choose or need to employ them
While this necessity remains-whlle man must
work to live, and yet can often get no chance to
work-we cannot see that he ought to be very
grateful for or proud of his Liberty, or lock down
with pity on the slave who is sure at least Of
bread and clothing and has no anxiety for the
Future. But our time and pen arc mainly en-
crossed by other themes, so that we have very
seldom written word upon this but in reply to
some such insidious attack as that of the Ex-
press. The articles which have appeared In our
columns on this subject are almost uniformly
from the pen of Jealous advocate of tbs system,
whose leading thoughts we heartily accept, but
whose arguments, phraseology and Illustrations
are often very different from those we should en-
ploy. If there be any Of our readers who object
to these articles, and to any advocacy of Assocla-
ton in our columns, we entreat them to suggest
some other equally comprehensive and feasible
plan Of securing unfaiing Employment and In
be in want of them Until this is done, we shall
not dare to incur the guilt of suppressng inquiry
as to the only plan which is presented. If in this
Nineteenth Century of Christ, with Labor SO eff
fectiyc and every Comfort of Life SO abundant as
the improvements of the last age have made
them, it is not possible that every able man
should have work and every needy child food and
education, then we must bow to the necessity
but if it is possible, then the gull; of prolonging
the miseries of desttutlon shall not rest on oul
head.