The New York herald., 1844-12-19
Highly Important from Washington.
ROBERT OWEN IN THE FIELD.
A Revolution throughout the whole World!


We received yesterday morning, by Railroad
from Washington, very important document
just issued by Robert Owen, the great philosopher
philanthropis', and modern regenerator of the hu
man race document which comprehenGs in III
operations, and intends in its motives, results te
the whole human family, much more interesting
than all that Tyler, Calhoun, Benton, or Duff
Green ever did, or can imagine. This document
is an address of Robert Owen to the American
people in particular, ana all nations, kindreds and
tongues throughout the earth, in general He pro-
poses in il first, demolsh the fallaces Of all the
present systems Of society, morals, religion, Gus
toms and everything, but above all complete de-
molition of Horace Greeley and the Fourieriies.
He proposes to show the sure way Of reaching the
highest degree OF human happiness and comfort,
without the annexation of Texas without tariff,
withoutthe necessity Of eating brown bread alone,
by the establishment of modern system Of civlli-
zaton that will be the commencement OF new
earth, and the immediate precursor OF the millenni
um, and nothing less.
Mr.. Owen-this venerable Prophet, Priest and
King, is now in Washington, busily engaged
in the conversi on of John Quincy Adams, and is
likewise bent on reforming Benton and the Sc
nate. No doubt he will also produce some reform
in the ''White House." but whether he will be
able to reach the heart Of President Tyler, seems
to be very doubtful question-almost as uncer-
tain and impracticable as the quadrature Of the
circle; and forthis sufficient reason can be given
in the fact that old Mr.. Tyler, having married a
blooming youthful wife, his heart has been reach
ed in another quarter, and is impenetrable to the
approach of Mr.. Owen.
We issue this important information to this
restless, busy, religious, philosophical almighty,
money making community Of New York, because
they delight in a new state Of things, and disbe-
leve, entirely, the doctrine OF Solomon that there
is nothing new under the sum- The fight will
now come on between Owen on the one side, with
his new ideas, and Horace Greeley and Brisbane,
with all his recently imported French notions on
the other.
Manifesto of Robert Owen, ON Public Pa
pers Nos. i, = and 3, addressed to all Go
vernmcnts and People who desire to be-
come Civilized, to aid I'm the adoption Of
measures to lay n solid foundation for the
permanent peace OF the world-the pro-
gresslve intelligence, morality and happi-
ness OF all individ uals to give a right direc-
tion TO the illlmitable, mechanical, chcml-
cal and other scientific productive power,
that 1t may become the slave and servant
OF humanity, Instead Of being, as 1t has
been made to be, through the errors OF the
present system OF Society, the tyrant-mns
ter and cruel Oppressor Of the industrious
classes.
the mitable progress and power OF new scientific pro
ductive power and the rapid increase OF ledge
among the hitherto neglected masses Of society that
in human existence is about to commence, and
that the ignorance, division poverty, wars, crimes and
misery which the system Of society hitherto alone in
practice has inflicted upon nations and people, il now
IN the order Of nature about terminate, and be
superseded by another based undertaking PRINCIPLES
nature which will ever leatt knowledge, goodness and
Fortunately for the human race has been discovered
that the base Of all passed society under every variety
form and name, has been few unchanging errors which
have ever destroyed the rational faculties OF men, and
made the attainment Of virtue and happiness by any
tion fthe human race impossible.
To enable mankind to become civilized permanently
prosperous, virtuous, rational and progressively hap
py, these errors OF imagination must be at once
and for abandoned. They must be abandon.
ed, because they can never produce, under any
change OF form men, aught except ignorance, false
hood, DIVISION wars contentious crime, and misery
tis then, the immediate aad highest interest Of one
and all the EARTH that these should be made
maaies and their lamentable unchangipg evil effects,
laid bare to all nations and people
we'll beng and happiness Of man for these errors
from the beginning OF tme unsupported by single fact
unchang,ng influence humanity is create and per-
petuae iasehood deceit moral cowardice contentious
every snccsedng generation probably the most ira.
tionai animal the earth being possessed OF all the
ofhigh ply sca mental and moral attainment and
progressive rational enjoyments around him. yet who Is
through demonstrable fundamental errors, continually
applying these Of permanent and general hsppf
ness, to infct misery on himself and his race.
To those who reflect, 1t Is evident that contrary
to the inexperienced imagination Of our ancestors, ndi
vdua does not possess the power to create at his
BIRTH the smallest part of his physical mental moral
atom after wards sentiments opinions
feelngs of his conduct except through his origi
nal organization and the snn,sqaen. influence upon it
been formed for him, by power and mysterious means
beyond his knowledge or control
governed under institutions based the very opposite
Impressions early made the inexperienced
Of men made before men knew now 20 observe % and ac
have been created with an internal independent
power form their ewn physical mental and moral ca
pacity and by supposed will OF their own creating to
decide upon their own opinions and their pleasure
change their belief disbelief in any Of them and Ia
like manner form and change their own feelings, affection
and conduct In consequence OF these pres-
sons respecting the laws OF humanity certain portions OF
the human have made their Ignorant and most r.
rational notions standards OF truth and perecbilty
These parties at various times and places, having
cdeny acquired power over some OF their fellows have
made this weaker portion ,b, 70 ,d he% the
have, through all past ages endeavored to force them to
believe feel and act according to their most ignorant and
supersous, previously taught, fancful imugna,ious
These ignorant and superstous men have assumed aao
to govern the weaker part, physically, mentally and
morally up this period, in the most unjust, oppres
sive crue and irrational by force and fraud
the only mode Of governing which Is practicable under
a system of erroneous first principles and thus to
govern they have been compelled TO make laws OF their
devisng; laws made in direct opposition to natures
aws while the adoption Of the latter would ensure the
rational and permanent happiness ofman through all sue
ceedng generations.
Those then, the fundamental which alone
to this period the characters Of all have been formed
and thu various governments have been instituted and
hence the unvcrsality Of the irrational conduct Of the
human race.
Thence tho present heterogeneous mass Of errors by
which the human character is now formed and the
tions Of the earth are now governed
Thence the irrational division, contests and wars
among oil nations and the strange, ncongruous and i'm
moral institutions which have been established through
ont the world Institutions founded often by well mean
ing men, with the proessed view to produce knowledge
health riches unity justice, charity and kindness among
men. But which nsttutions varied 10 form and namo
have succeeded to produce, In single instance
these blessings to any population.
To civizs the human race, to make all permanently
prosperous truly virtuous, rational and happy, these
fundamental errors must be now openly abando led
by all governments and people, society must
rhnr.Ui of