The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-21

,nfdel system and tending to immortality and icen.
iousness 1t is inhdel because assumes that man not
pear his conduct but the result 9th operation upon
him Of the circumstances engendered BY the false oyan
not inadslty and that the most nosio.. kind what
nfdelity :? This system evidently makes man an IRE
sponsbe being because there Is nothing In ~. nature
cunstances alone which he exercise CONTROL
certainly would he absurd and highly unjust TO make
him responsible for these acts The tendency Of this OPP
probrous doctrine must apparent to sensible and
unprejudced individual A believer in Il gets into
gu with person. and in the excitement of pas.
sion fes him the earth perhaps causing his death
Is at another time in want and to relieve himself picks
pocket steals from money drawer another he
break the seventh commandment Now he do all
these things and then fold his hands roll his eyes and
ing There nothing naturally bad in me- these acts Of
mine the result oil circumstances whice had
controlhad the not been thrown in my way and
excited me- should not have struck him had not been
in want should not have stolen and had not the beauty
crossed my path should not have broken the command
ment" Although these extremely charitable views OF
moral action may satisfy those who hold to this doctrine
yet am sure the Christian community will demur as to
their correctness.
Notwithstanding this car lna error In Fouriers sys-
tem-a denial of one of the principal doctrines OF the
Christian faith innate depravty In man, Mr. Brisbane
would fegn make believe that Fourier Christian
In order TO this he quotes some paragraphs from
Fourier which in substance imply that when his grand
scheme OF association shall have been consummated
throughout the earth then the personal reign Of Christ will
commence and all evil be done away Even Atheists will
be found worshpping at the affair." AL what aar Ger
tanly that erected to the worship Of the true
and only Godfor such do not worship at the shrine
of Being whose very existence they disbelieve and
whose righteous laws they utterly contemn and set at
nought. Now do not believe that Fouers analy cation
OF the passions and his supposed adaptation OF them to the
condition and wants Of mankind will bring about such
stupendous results contemplated BY his fond adj
| mirers. These gentlemen certainly modest when
they undertake to perform work that has bafiied the
skill and unrng exertions of the wses and best Of hui
mainly for agesthe extirpaton of evil from the world
They assume to themselves the prcrogave Of Deity
h.ka t.nAn IN
extensive work They rely too much on their own
~ accomplish their purposes Owen in the establish
Of his Association entertained the same charabe
feelings reference human kind believing that com.
munity of interest would harmonise the Earring passions
mans nature and all would be pence and love- but the
result of his efforts total failure shows that human
nature is the in all places and under all circum-
stances Just will it be with Fourier Associations
Men diversified tastes and character will congregate
and being united by any religious faith Qor none -
to be required Of those who join those Associaons will
necessarily differ and in all probability their magnificent
Palace will be metamorphosed into huge Pdndemo.
MUM; and then they will very likely follow in tho foot
steps other usreus predecessor to amerted oblivion