The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-06


had failed in the study OF nature and missed the
paths which lead to individual and collective happiness
In all ages the nobles minds OF science as well az the
prophets INVOKED the sdvent OF happier order of
things earth, and deplored its long delay
What great fault has been committed IN human studies
what branch of science has overlooked neglected.
There several, and that particularly in which men
have been the most occupied mean me STUDY o, Man
eved the subject has been exhausted Philosophers nave
applied themselves only to the secondary parts OF the
ence to Ideoogy and other accessories OF meaphy sca
nat ure which quite insufficient long as the funda-
theoryof the springs OF action ofthe
To understand the nature these springs faction
must enter into analytical and synthetical study OF
the passions, which God has implanted in man. ana the
ends for which He created them. Their synthetical
collective action determines the mechanism OF Associa
ton which is the true form and destiny OF human socie
ties
Destiny "a word without meaning to the world which
will condemn visionary the idea Of Pre-estabshed
Social Destiny for man, OF divine and mathematical plan
the organization of societies and the regulation oil the
Passions
infinitely WISE could have created passions without
having first determined upon their employment. Must
have oreseen that the first want of mankind in point
importance is Social Code to regulate their industrial
and social relations, and the Passions
Left the direction OF pretended sages, the fas'
sions engendcr scourges which would make us doubt
whether they the work Of evil spirit or OF the D
vinty Try successfully the laws of men most revered
of Scion or Draco of Lycurgus or Mnos, and you
will find that they constantly reproduce nine scourges
which the permanent result Of false human societies.
OF the passions in their subversve development and
action.
Must not God have foreseen this shameful result hui
man Legislation He must have known, before creating
and giving passions that human reason would be inca
pable Of harmonzing them, and that the human race
As consequence the Creator, unless we believe his
Providence Inefficient crcumscribed ana Indifferent as to
happiness must have composed for us Social Code
a stem for the regulation Of social and domestic
relations applicable TO all mankind, who everywhere
There consequently exists established desti
system for the regulation OF our social and indus
trial relations fixed upon by God before creating ana CIV
ing Passions The tasks OF human reason is to search
ol and discover this divine Social Order instead OF con-
stitutng itself Legislator for the Passions and establish
ing arbitrary systems OF society which only reproduce
the nine permanent scourges.
Again. how suppose the Creator more imFru.
dent than the novice among men When a man
collects materials for building does he fail to make plan
for their employ ment What would think OF person
who purchasing stone, work, and materials of
every kind for the of edifce did not
know what kind of building he intended to erect and
without having thought of the to which he should
apply them Such man would be pronounced insane
Such nevertheless is the want Of foresight which our
men of science attribute the Divinity in spposng that
he could have created the passions attractions charac
ters instincts and other materials of the Social Edifce
1t may perhaps be thought that the Providence Of God
does not extend to the social relations
of mankind and that lie may have left the task OF regu
latng the Social and mechanism OF societies to
the wisdom of Scion Justnian II is repusnant to
common sense to suspect the Divinity OF neglect so ata
to the happiness Of the consequently must be-
eve in spite Of scientific prendces that there exists for
man precstablished social Destiny-a Social Order,
based upon Divine Wisdom, the laws OF which human
reason should endeavored to discover instead OF
sumng Titan like to exercise the highest rerogative OF
God which In the direction of the Social Movement.
OF all mpeties the greatest is that mpernen preju
dice which suspects the Divinity of having created men,
the passions and the materials Of Society," without having
fixed upon any plan for their organization To suppose II
to attribute to the Creator want OF reflection oil which
men would be ashamed j is falling into an irreligon
worse than Atheism for the Atheist does not dshonor
God in denying his exisence he only dishonors himself
by entertaining opinion bordering upon madness But
prerogative they pretend indirectly that God is ncapa
BILE OF Social Legislation He would be So IT, after the
passona organization and distribution Of
worlds He had neglected TO provide for the most urgent
of their collective wants. that OF Social Code and per-
revelation of that Code through the medium oi
! the Passions which constantly tend to It, ~
This proof sufficient that there exists pre.estaoshed
favor Of empirical and arbitrary societies. the Work
of the philosophers and politicians So long as we have
not discovered this code cannot the nature
of Man. inasmuch ignorant OF the employ meni
and the assigned by God to the springs OF action in
the human SOUL called Passions Attractions, &c. and TO
human societies directed by these impulses 49,
Until the human possess knowledge oil the Di'
vine Code they vegetate in state of social imbccly
their progress in of the positive sciences such as
mathematics, chemistry natural philosophy. etc., are use-
less trophies, they afford no remedy Tor human mise
The greater the honors which due to the posi-
tive sciences their success the greater the reproach
due political and philosophical sciences for having
done nothing for the happiness OF mankind and Tor nav
ing after thirty centuries of correctves and reforms left
all the scourges of false societies more deeply rooted
| than before
Human reason is strongly be suspected Of having fol
lowed defective methods Of investigation since failed
during thousands of years in making the simplest
inventions in mechanics like the srrup the car
| rage spring and the wheelbarow, unknown to the
Greeks and Romans And in social affairs 1t has been
equally inefficient, for during all antiquity not philoso
pher legislator up to the time Of Christ had ever specu
lated upon sought for the OF the corporal enran
chisemen Of slaves who composed me grea, bah OF e
zenith OF its glory there were ao0Ooo slaves 10 zoeoo
ireemen Seeing this omission should not be sur
~ ti4cl
ton and Psssonal Attraction, the theory OF the Pas'
| sions, have been neglected up to the present time.
Mr. after explaining at further length the obJects
and principles OF Association its aim and design as re-
garded religion, went TO that they wished TO give
advocated church, they ready andi"ing to re-
ceve the Protestant the Catholic the Presbyterian peo
pie Of every sec and Of every creed M here took up
the Nec York Courier and Enquirer, and read long ar
which appeared in that Journal against the system Of
Association and which blew up their whole doctrine and
Of the Convention in long and elaborate
tcle Mr. b. replied the attack in spirit OF camness
and moderation and requested the press though adverse
to their views still to give fair statements when they un
dertook TO attack them.
The CuAIpMIN said that he felt most anxious TO offer
few remarks before the resolution was put Tor the adop
ton of the meeting He of opinion that the Coven'
ton owed deep debt Of gratitude to the editors oil the
press who attacked them, particularly on the GROUNDS OF
their morality. lie did not know what were the peculiar
notions or claims to morality of the New York editors
loud anghter) Ofthe editor of the Courier and Enq''r
Cries of webb "Webb,J-but he would tell MIR. webb
crics Of Colonel Webb0-he begged the gentleman
PARDON Colonel Webb that the greatest benefit he could
confer them to attack them for II brought them
into notice. For his part he had attended similar
Conventions Boston for the last two years and neither
love money could induce the Boston editors to give
them even passing notice. loud laughter L
| So that he had to thank the Courier and En
quirey for the notice taken of them and no doubt
the gentlemans morality high toned loud laugh
teri justify him reading moral lectures 10 such
they but still he would repeat me thanks OF
the Convention to the city journals that had done them
tho honor of noticing them lie had also to compliment
another journal in this city for the abored noce ana re-
port of their proceedings-he meant the New York Herald
lie took up that journal this morning and much graft
fed at the astonishing accuracy and fidelity OF the report
of their proceedings To be sure his friend Mr. Rpans
| speech, though given with accuracy and fidelity,
| had been Incrlarded with some remarks from
| the reporter which made IL read amusingly
enough but this would not offend his friend
Ripan and the convention had therefore, TO thank the
Herald for its extended notice OF their proceedings While
on his legs would take opportunity to let the New
York Editors know little Of Interviews on the sub
iccf lie wished to 10 the main question, and he