The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-07
NEW YORK HERALD.



Gen. Cass's prospects in this quarter.
The meeting on Thursday night at Vauxhall vii
be very different affair. II will, in facf, afford TN
great and conclusive test of Van Burens strength
and prospects All the efforts to organize the op
posing elements around the standard of Calhou
per x-Johnson per x-Tyler per se-Buchanan pc
ss-Cass per &c, have failed altogether And eve
the American Republican organization has faile
in concentrating these elements, from the narrow
meas of the ground assumed. But the meeting 0
Thursday evening proposes broad, comprehensive
open, advantageous ground, on which all the dis
contented and disaffected in the democratic rank
may successfully rally. Who can tell the Issue
We shall watch the movement with the creates
interest
Further Progress OF Fourierism.
The principles-the doctrines-the sentiments-,h
feelings-the moral tone Of Fourierism-a present
ing new more and more satisfactory--more and NOR
intelligible-and more and more instructive devel
opments every day. Last night we believe, the Rev
Mr.. Charming gave the third lecture on this sub
ject, at the Society Library Rooms, which no doub
was we'll worth hearing, And, in addition to this
we find that Mr.. Philosopher Greeley, one of the
great lights Of the new revelation, comes out in the
Fourier organ-the Ncto York Daily Iribune-in
the following remark able style =
The Herald Of yesterday, along with good portion Of
its usual soothing religion and religious movements and
most waaton, shameful holding up to ridcule and gno
mny ola clergyman of Brooklyn. who had done nothing
to provoke its rbadry but marry has column Of
taon and alarm at the progress OF Fouriersm
menacng the destruction of every thing have been
accustomed 10 hold sacred would not have to destroy
much 10 do that, we reckon.
The villain who thus lsbors through columns of the
Herald blend Fourierism with the Community theories
of Owen and Collins ia perfectly that the are
entirely distinct and opposite in character purposes
and origin He knows too that the Fourieres have al
wa in s8ch with nol;.
tics and that their first and most frequently proclaimed
axiom mparts that social evils not to be reached by
any political action whatever He knows that very few of
these and of the Community people belong the
wing party II any while most of the latter refuse
vote az all He knows that MIR Brisbane. also, belongs to
party and does not vote; and yet with full know.
ledge Of these facts he is base enough tumble Fourier.
working in favor OF Mr. Clay simply because he believes
he can thus nure the Tribune What dreadful common.
chershes such universally admitted notorious rascals as
the editor Of the Herald.
THIS extraordinary paragraph certainly presents
quite new phase in the movements of Fourerism
"Valn"-"rascal"--' 'rascal"--" villain"-- "shame-
uf'-''wanton'-such seem to be the flowers OF
Fourierlte rhetovic-such the "household words''
of Mr. Philosopher Greeley-one of the principal
leaders of the Fonrierte movement in this country
to set aside Christ and Christianity And
all for WHAT We deny having mlsrepresent-
ed, IN one lota, the doctrines of Mr.. Philosopher
Greeley, or any one Of his associates We have
attributed nothing to them which they have no,
themselves, again and again, published to the
world Oit OF their own mouths have they
been judged. 1t is very true that they deny
or Mr.. Philosopher Greeley denies, for his owr
particular self, that he is in favor of community Of
property, %. community Of women, or any of the
Other i communities" which some Of his more 60
shea dsc 'ies have practically expressed. Well
We never attributed that to him. Bat we have af-
hrmed, and affirm again, that all these results
necessarily and inevitably flow from the doctrines
and principles which he is every day ia the year
Sundays only excepted, forcing and pressing on the
public in the columns of the NcW York Tribune.
And we dely hun to prove to the satisfaction Of
any audience that the principles Of Fourier do no,
lead to the overthrow and destruction OF all the
social, moral and religious framework of society
as at present constituted. Will he meet New
York audience, and debate that question 4? We
dare him to the point.
We are really somewhat at loss TO discover the
proxlmate Causes Of that paroxysm under which
Mr. Philosopher Greeley labored when penning the
paragraph which we anmadvert. The most rea.
sonable conjecture is that, instead Of combining him.
self to the vegetable diet, and antphlogstic bran
bread, Mr. Philosopher Greeley has been recently
dining Tiger steaks, and drinking oil OF vriol for
wine Indeed, some of his fellow disciples and
brother apostles dIsapprove very much Of the con-
duct Of this new philosopher-so much so that we
called yesterday in relation to this matter
by Mr. Brisbane himself. He assured us positive.
ly that he disapproved entirely of all such ntempe-
rate language and violent expressons-that such
conduct altogether contrary to his views, his
feelings and his principes-and that he never could
approve of making that personal which mat
ter OF pure philosophy and pure religion. Mr. Brs-
bane added that he would enter into any per-
sonal controversy on the subject, and that we had
certainly as good right TO discuss the character
and tendencies Of Fourierisn, as he and his fellow
disciples had to propagate them.
But Mr.. Philosopher Greeley has no idea of be-
ng SO tame as his brother Brisbane--not he. Well
then, let us occupy three minutes and a half lon
ger In the dissection of his tiger-seak and oil ofv-
frlol paragraph. He denies that the theories OF
Owen and Collins are Identical with those OF Fou-
rier. The writings OF these men present the most
conclusive proof in the world of the identity of
their views In all there is the same morbid, vio-
lent shrleking defamation against the present or.
der Of thlngs-the same absurd dedication OF hu.
man nature-the same licentious notions about In
divdual rights-the same annunciaton of pana.
for all social evil in the adoption of the princ
pie OF association, the herding together of men
and women in immense buildings or enclosures oil
so many yards square. Owenism, and Collinsism
and Fourierism not identical Pooh The ef
trontery of this philosopher is equalled only by his
intemperance. He denies also that there is any
connexion between the politics ofthe day and Fou
rlerism. We never spoke Of any other connexiof
than that which is VIGOROUSLY true and that is
that the Fourierites have fastened themselves OF
an accredited wing organ, and wing organization
in order to give currency TO their principles and
enable them with greater facility to prosecute the
work of overturning and uprooting all the princ
Piles which hold society together 1t is of little con-
sequence to us whether MIR. Brisbane or any Other