The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-12-03
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This ship was due at Boston yesterday We may
receive her news this morning.
Great Movements Of tho Age I'm Science, Phi.
losophy and Religion.
The Message will be here sometime to-day, and
great deal Of anxiety will be removed, and
great deal Of conjecture thrown to the winds So
we may let our minds be at ease. A few hours
will give us the document" In the brief breath
Ing space thus afforded US this morning, we think
We may not unprohtably occupy ourselves in taking
glance at the present condition and future pros
poets OF snndry great scientific, philosophical and
religious movements OF the age. This country Is
the great field OF utraism in every matter OF OPT
Mon. New sciences-new systems of philosophy
new revelations from heaven-are given to US
every year. AT present we are toleraby well sup
piled with all these matters, and the prospect OF
addition to the stock land increased development
of all the elements already evolved, is certainly as
encouraging the most earnest lover of novelties
can reasonably desire.
Robert Owen, the great patriarch Of the system
of Socialism" as it is called, who arrived in this
country, our readers will recoect, in the course
OF the last autumn, is expected to spend the winter
at Washington, and during the succeeding summer
he will travel over the States, expouudng and vim
dlcang his grand project for the reorganization Of
society, and the introduction OF golden age, when
the lion and the lamb shall lay down lovingly to-
gether, man TO forget how to cheat his
neighbor; and the whole earth re-echo with the
voice Of joy and gladness, from The rising of the
sun till the going down of the same. Mr.. Owen is
remarkable man. Unlike the vast majority OF
ultra social reformers, he is actuaed by the purest
motives. His benevolence and philanthropy are
not for moment 10 be called in question. He has
sacrificed large fortune in the attempt TO estab-
lish his system oil society. With what success ne
may meet in Washington we do not pretend TO
conjecture. We know very well that that city pre-
very interesting field of labor to the reform
er. But we are very much inclined to think that
Mr.. Owen will fad the soil somewhat stubborn.
In the States he will likely be more successful
We should not be at all surprised if he would
obtain numerous disciples, anxious TO assist him in
the work of promulgating his system, by retailing
it, old Mr.. Noah does his funny project for The
restoration Of the Jews, at twenty-five cents a
head. II Is prevailing characteristic OF all these
NV movements in this country, that the apostles
forget the first principles OF unitarian phlo
sophy. The new science-the new philosophy the
new system of society-the new revelation from
heaven are all like the wares Of the fellow, who,
Sin q country town,
Most unsteady cried razors' up and down.
-"made to SELL"
And as Mr.. Greeley has SO completely mo-
nopolized the traffic in the French $50
cialism,'' in his Tribune" 1t may certainly
be expected that Mr.. Owens System will be
eagerly seized upon by many promising and
enterprising inquirers after the truth throughout
the States.
A great revival OF Fsurierism may now be look
ed for. Albert Brisbane is expected to return in
short time from Paris, and after his arrival he will
start with fresh energy and zeal on his mission. He
has laid in large stock Of new,infoymaton, rela-
tive TO the best mode of carrying into effect the
great hen-coop organization Of society. Mr. Bns-
bane IS also rather remarkable young man. He
came TO us some years ago, and very zealously la
bored for our conversion to his views, but not
succeeding he turned his attention TO Horace
Greeley, who was Just then looking out for
new idea in philosophy, and In him he found
very doclle disciple. Horace, with all the
zeal which characterzes yeung converts gree
Oily imblbed the instructions Of the Apostle, and
the seed sown in that congenial soil, soon ri
pened to very goodly harvest, which the readers
OF the Tribune have had the felicity to reap Now
that the country is saved, and Horace is not under
the necessity of making calculations for which he
only got abused by the ungrateful Whigs-wh0 are,
it would appear, as difficult to please the poor
devil under the dggelations Of the Irish drummer,
whose playful remarks on the occasion are record
ed by Joe Miller; for when we told them that they
should not be too sure Of electing Mr.. Clay they
found fault with US, and when poor Mr.. Greeley
told them that they we're quite certain of elect.
ing their favorte, and proved il by infallible fgur
ing, they were equally abusive towards hm-now,
we say, he can return to his first love, and pull
in the traces with brother Brisbane, with greater
vigor than ever. And, indeed, Horace has already
began to make good preparations for the approach
ing campaign. He has announced in his last pros
pectus, that he has secured the services of emf
nent transcendental philosopher, and dlstin-
guished Swedenberglan, who has sounded the
very depths OF German mysticism. With press
at their command, and tried and experienced labo-
ltnerating throughout the whole extent of the
vineyard, need therefore entertain no doubt that
during the coming season Fourerism will make
considerable progress. The interesting community
established on the banks Of the picturesque Skene.
ateles Lake, ARE, as we enabled our readers short
time since to Judge, in progressive Stale; and the
other associations we have reason 10 believe
from the last accounts, are in an e. ly encour-
aging condition.
Mormonism is just now in rather a dropping con-
dition. The death Of the " Prophet" has been a
sad blow to this new religion. Nau~oo is threat
ened with speedy decay. According TO the latest
accounts, considerable numbers were departing
from the holy city," and Others would gladly
follow il they could That the grossest hcehtious-
hess and immortality had existed IN the community,
doubt. The isolated attempts OF Sidney
Rigid IN, Winchester, and few Others, to re. or
ganise the impos,ure, are not likely to succeed.
None OF them appear to have succeeded TO the
mantle Of their departed leader.
II would appear that the "National Radical
Reiormers'' have also experienced dimnuton CT