The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-08

DUFF GREEN AND THE FREE TRADE RpPLE.-A
great deal of error is aioat relative to the recent
free trade movement in this city, with which the
name of Duff Green has been associated. The
" Boston Atlas says, that the British Corn Law
League has furnished the funds for the establish
ment OF paper in New York. This is an error
entirely. The Washington Globe" says, that
Notwithstanding the withdrawal of Duff Green
from the free trade paper, still he is there sub rosa
This Is another very serious and sckly blunder.
Let us give the facts.
The free trade movement in this city, and the
establishment of journal to organise new party
on that theory, was projected in London last sum-
mer, by Mr.. Henry Wyckoff, formerly known as
the business man of Fanny Elssler, and General
Duff Green, both being then in London. Mr.
Wyckof brought all the capital into the concern,
and Duff vast quantity of editorial talent, expe-
rience. wisdom, and genius A contract was
made between these two persons, by which Duff
was to receive $4,000 per annum for his services,
and share of the press or the party, when il be-
came valuable. The ed of February, 1874, was
fixed upon to begin the undertaking in New York,
that being the birthday Of Washington, and there
fore very auspicious day to commence the work
of restoring the principles of Washington. A large
amount of some western State stocks-probably
Illinois, was placed in the hands of Duff, who was
authorised to raise money thereon, to prepare for
the undertaking.
Duff accordingly arrived here sometime in De-
cember or January, big with the '' fate Of Cato
and of Rome" He looked around the world
went to Washington to Captain Tyler, and
altogether got so excited with things, that he
could not hold out till the 22d Of February. oforth
he started right of in Jannary-and astonlshed the
world as if it were volcano-at an enormous
expense, as Barnum announced Tom Thumb-he
began the new paper and new party. BY and by,
Mr. Wyckof comes out to begin the new paper,
bringing with him two or three London editors or
writers-one general editor, another as literary
and third to do up the agricultural paragraphs.
To his astonishment he found the paper had begun
the grand moral regeneration had commenced,
and already nearly $1,000 expended in the fret
month Of its existence, and not $500 received. In
a few days this discovery produced an fmsute, and
Duff Green was summarrly dismissed for misman-
acknowledgement want of talent, and
Mr. Wyckoh placed in the vacant chair, MIR.
John Ryan, fresh from London, to preside over
the whole concern On this, Duff commences an
action at law for breach of contract and for DAM
ages, and the whole affair alb usquc mdia will
be placed before the public in process of time.
These are the simple facts of this phiosophic and
funny enterprise to create great free trade move
ment in this country-to remodel the morality of
the present age-to set politics right and to manage
the prouetes ofpoticians the great principles Of
galvansm or neurology. The protector had long
studied the art and science of prouettes, as
ted with the ''poetry of notion" and we have no
ba Lodi
and tact to the poetry of politics. This is great
and learned age OF the world, but we must wait till
it be fully developed.
FoURIEnIsM.-The Fourier organ, the Tribune,
came out yesterday with rather long article in
which we find more of their usual choice epithets
=" vilain,'' "rascal," scoundrel"-applied to
those who differ from them in their theories of SC
eiety, or presume to think otherwise. They CON-
plain now that their opponents assail Fouriersm
by detracting its advocates. Now, we believe this
is not so. We have not seen single word uttered
derogatory the private character of any of these
apostles. They have been left entirely untouched,
end any remarks made of them personally have
been rather complimentary Their doctrines and
the consequences Of their doctrines-their princi-
pies and their necessary tendencies-these have
been the only subjects of examination and expo
sure Their creed was shown to be quite identical
with that Of Owen and others Of that stamp The
Tribune denies this Well, here is their own creed:
OUR CREED.
i. We believe in one God whose fundamental attri-
butes Omnipotence, omnscence and universal love-
. We believe that God created in his image,
and endowed him with finite powers of body. Of mind and
affection analogous TO the divine attributes Of power and
8 We believe that the laws of harmony which govern
the creation are adapted to the following attributes of the
IN mar
in the natural phenomena Of the Universe =
a Simple Scale Of the General attributes Of The Deity:
PvoTAL ATTRIBUTE.-The entire Government of the
Universe in all its movements and harmones.
l Universally Of Providence
Economy Of causative power in efecting harmonious
C ordinations
g. Distributive justice or universal equity.
a. The entire distribution OF attractive and repulsive
faculties Tor powe to the various orders Of beings in
the universe
S. Mathematical consistency in directing the spiritual
and the material movements Of the universe constut
ing what commonly called the laws Of necessity.
6. The necessary dfracton Of primitive mpusions
passions and all other active agents and powers hwart
cd in development: generating what is commonly called
Natural Responsibility
7. infnity in all his attributes.
PVoTAL ATTRBUTE-Unity of purpose and design,
universal harmony in creation dissolution and transform
alton
A. We believe that the universe displays the attributes
Of the Deity and that OF these attributes be
annihated.
s. We believe that God and the Universe ever do ever
did and will coexist in the relation of absolute
and effect in all eternity.
g. We believe that graduated association is the unver.
sal law OF harmony, and that NATURALIZATION is the gene
raj cause Of dscord (and evil)
We believe that Attraction and Repulsion the
universal agents OF the Deity in governing the mental
the moral, and the material spheres of harmony.
We believe that every thing in the universe is sub
ect to the law Of progressive alteration in accordance
with the eternal action of Deity.
We believe that the souls of human beings are i'm
mortal and subject perpetual change in their associa-
tons with matter and with mind
10 We believe therefore in future state of conscious
existence everastngly subject to the reward of pleasure
for acting in accordance with the universal laws Of har
mony aud eternaliy subject to the punishment Of pain
necessary reaction from the violation of these laws
the laws OF God and immutable justice.
H. We believe in the necessary existence of partial evil
to effect universal good and that in every sphere of
stence temporary dscord of the laws Of perma
nent harmony.
~ We believe that excessive discord necessarily ecce
lcraes the onward progress to harmony {oce,y Tor in
stance oppressed with accumulated and evil
is stimulated to seek for reform, than any former
perod and that the faster progress collectively in
discovering the practical laws Of Justice. the