The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-05
NEW YORK HERALD.


ApostIcs--its Aims-its Progress-Its Ten
denotes.
On the first page OF this days paper our readers
will find an authentic and somewhat extended re-
presentation OF a movement, which far exceeds in
magnitude, boldness and success-any thing ever
yet exhibited since the first attempt made TO
reform the world. The immensely of this move
ment--lts comprehensyeness-its apparent success,
altogether surpass any thing either in Germany,
France, or England. We all know very well that
all the magnificent projects of Robert Dale Owen,
supported as they were by great and acknowledged
talent and great pecuniary means, came 10 nothing
The labors-the persevering labors of Charles Fou-
rier himself, even soil apparently genial, In an
eminent degree, have been reproductive and in
Germany the Communists have, as we have seen
from the recent accounts from Europe, altogether
failed in efiectng permanent footing But the
present movement in this country appears to be a
very different thing,
About fifteen years ago, a very remarkable al
tempt was made to effect a somewhat similar
social revolution in this country. 1t was supported
by great deal OF talent, and very considerable
expenditure OF money but 1t never approached 10
any thing like the strength and vigor-the marked
success OF the present movement. Every one re-
members the time when Fanny Wright came TO
this city, accompanied by large number OF re-
formers of the same creed. Many, also, will re-
collect her extraordinary lectures given in the
Park Theatre, at Washington Hall, and we be-
heve also at Tammany Hall. The attempts then
made to form g communities in various parts OF
the country, were seconded by the outlay OF a
great deal of money, and the eloquence OF Fanny
herself And Fanny's rhetorical powers must be
well recolected in Tammany Hall; for she was
the first to denounce the banks, andlparsons, and
lawyers, and brokers in the most unsparing man.
ncr Crowds followed the philosophc reformer in
petticoats. Her notions were talked about, and
laughed at, and half believed. Newspapers, advo-
eating her doctrines, started up, and fired away
furiously against the old social economy. Wild,
unshaved, crazy men, in the country villages, COM
menced lecturing in Fanny's wake but, after n
few years struggling, the whole movement came
to nothing, and every thing connected with 1t was
forgotten. Fanny Wright abandoned her own
notons--found clever Frenchman, who promised
to make fond, affectionate husband; and for him
she recanted all her ideas about freedom from
marriage ties; and she is very happy and
contented wife and mother, living, we believe, at
Cincinnati, and sometimes visiting Paris, attend
ing all the while to the education of only
daughter, who is represented to he what her
mother was-a very intellectual girl.
That movement was certainly one of the srangest
things we had seen in this country 1t fastened it.
self also on the Jackson party with some degree OF
force. And we believe it was about that time that
Robert Dale Owen, now the distinguished member
of Congress from Indiana, first made his appear
ance in this city, and spent some money for the
purpose OF aiding the new social reform. But he
married very pretty young woman in New York,
and went out west to take possession of some pro-
perty he had there, and is now of the ablest
members from the west at present IN Washington.
But, we have already remarked, all this move
ment came to nothing.
II was not till after years, that any thing like
success dawned upon the efforts of the school
Of reformers. The rainbow OF promise did not hang
out its giitering promise in the clouds until Albert
Brisbane and Horace Greeley-two very remarka-
BILE young men-devoted enthusasts-somewhat
eccentric-rather careless of their dress-took hold
of those notions of Fourier, connected them lnge-
niously with the political movements of the day,
the fortunes rather Of the strong political party at
tached to Mr.. Clay, and have finally met with
tide of success almost astounding, even TO them
selves and which apparently threatens the uproot-
ing of the whole social -politics-moras-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS thing
II is very true that Albert Brisbane and Horace
Greeley do not go openly so far some other dis
ciples. But 80 is it always with new revelations
The zeal of young converts is proverbial, and they
uniformly go TO extremes which the more cautious
and prudent apostles endeavor to avoid. The zeal
of St. Peter prompted him to draw the sword from
the scabbard and cut of the ear of the Roman
sentinel but his Master rebuked him for his impr,l-
f.ka
new movement, however-one OF them from the
verdant mountains of Vermont, and the other from
the blooming vallies of the Genesee river-have
united their forces together, and in conjunction
with the influence Of political organization, they
are producing complete social revolution through
out the country; and by means of the support ans
aid Of the party attached TO Mr.. Clay, will give
impulse to those principles-revealed in all their
breadth and profundity on our first page-whch
will astonish every body in less than ten years.
Brisbane travelled for some time in Europe-got
acquainted with Fourier-eagerly embraced his
doctrines--and burning with zeal to dffuse them,
returned to this country, Just in time to connect
himself with similar enthusiast from Vermont, in
the person Of Horace Greeley, the philosopher who
had been wandering amid the mists of ranscen-
dentalism and Carlyseism, and was just prepared
TO seize on the splendid visionary creed Of
Fourier. Since then. the two youthful enthusiasts
have been at it night and day, with their coats of,
and their necks freed from cravat and shir-collar
They are daily becoming more and more enamor-
ed Of the " divine philosophy" to whom they have
phghted eternal fidelity, and with unsurpassed dill
gence and energy they are laboring to reform the
world-to change the destiny of man-to restore
the lost nobility Of our nature-to make every bo-
dy rich and happy-to elect Mr.. Clay--and at once
to introduce the millennium with all its transcendant
and perennial glory.
Some of the Disciples as we have limited, are
going rather ahead of the apostles And to coun
teract this in some measure, Horace and Albert
have commenced series of lectures in this city
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