New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-26
sociol Evils and ,l,eir Remedies.

Convention
Social Evils and their Remedies.
Mamma sped a fashionable young lady the
other dav shall we have the same servants IN
Heaven that we have here | should so like to
have Polly to dress me in the mornings The spirit
here unconsciously evinced lies at the bottom OF the
deadly hostility of our time to the idea OF radical
Reform of Society Did the men and women about
ms sincerely desire the universal prevalence OF
Equality aud Social Justice. all beyond would be
easv But they do no, Nearly all at heart be
licve downright Manual Labor degrading they
would AVOID ii il possible If not they would
gladly leave their children IN condition to avoid 1t
The hod carrier aud the washerwoman share tins
feeling equally with the banker and the fine lady
we think they have more of it in the average Let
the canal-degcr or gardeners iouneyman draw
prize in lottery or hear OF n fortune lett hlm by
lead relative and he promptly throws his spade
from HIM and swears he will never DO another day
work so long as he lives Such an oUth IS easily
kept deness cuttony and drink generally finish
him before long leaving the most OF his property TO
ruin his children The banker may send ms sons 10
a iaIm.school 10 learn the trade OF gentlcman-iarm-
me but the newly inflated hodcarrier will be sure
TO pu, his boys through College If money will dolt)
aud INTO the learned professions though as unit Tor
such a DESTINY as a horse for leader nj the opera
so the world eocs-every body STRIVING to get on
other peoples shoulders and SO II amphng down
hundreds IN ms reckless seliishness. Not one IN
hundred recognizes the pnm6r!f truth that ltis
base unmanly unchristian, to she nix through HE
without an honest and steadast purpose OF dong
GOOD IN it-without creating mot by proxy nj least
as much wealth as you consume. Many good
Christian as he understands II thinks II perfectly
right to add hundred thousand after hundred thou
sand dollars TO his boarded wealth 10 spend tens
Of thous sands per annum on the food clothing lodg-
ing &c OF his family OF SIX or eight persons while
ignorance Want Wretchcdness stalk hopeless
and uncheercd all around him Al as the Church
itself often fails to remind him pointedly and fire.
quently that this is according to Christ 1t is
more likely 10 cry Intijcl him who does
The Courier and Enquirer OF YESTERDAY had
characteristic article IN reply 10 the last Of Mr..
Brisbane on Association This is not from the pen
OF the Responsible Editor of Ii at paper but from
colleague more adroit in his hostility 10 all Social
Reforn--a hostility resting profound convic
ton that the mass OF maulsi nd made for
beasts of burthen and nat capable of being
any thing else The point he Ia bors at is of course
Fouriers alleged errors with regard to Marriage.
The solemn and repeated declar ltons OF the Amer
lean Assocatonists that they do notteach and have
never taught any such doctrnes as their enemies
ascribe 10 them are concealed IN IN the readers OF
the Courier as also from those OF the Express
is Fouriers own reprobation of the work which
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rors, and unfit 10 be eprnted II /. enough that II
answers the purpose OF exciting odium against
any Social Reform and drawing away attention
from the real question at issue B n we are to
he drawn aside by such teint Admt that Four
Ter was wrong this point, and DOT grossly mis-
construed and misrepres cnted-, shat OF II Did
not Luther and Milton err on the same question
Were not many OF the early Pru,estants the
AnabapustS especially stiu more mistaken upon
it Did not the Catholic world ,e. icv- Tor "a cen
fury that the impulse Of the Reform, ,tion UNI
versal LiceNtiousness and that It's e I'd would IN
isllibly be that All this was prove too, after
the Couriers fashion. Tine only cou ID disspate
the delusion So N the present case.
Bu, the Courier condcscends TO tell how 1t
would have the injustice and evii OF Society re
dressed-let Us hesrkcn
Our plan of reform is thst OF the Bible wi ich WAS
given 10 the world before Fclrias day, ano which
viii probably survive some time after H. liz leading
principle IS that each individual should seek his
:or from every thing tina; is not right and this is is
plan Tor reforming the world. When al .,ccoDe
righteous in their deSncs with Others there vii, be
fraud there will De equitable division OF profits
and all the bene:ciN results which Nj Brisbane ,Niols
Our plan Is the reverse OF his IN this spec;,
ha, begins with the individual and through hiia AT
ects the HAAS, &c. &c
The men who opposed Calico and Colum ous
we're equally sure with the Courier thar the Ri bic
lpheld them but their successors OF our day have
abandoned that mistake. The Bible nowadays Is
no; often made 10 Justify any thing worse tbsn
Wine. drinking War sud Slavery bu, in this III
stance we think i, Is pressed into harder service I
Never u,ind-it VIII viadca,e itself from all such t
,lwarranted liberties IN due time We must have
,atieuce
Bu, to the Couriers plan Of Socisl or Universal
Reform. We have no; 3 word of objection 10 the
'ouriers reforming itself radically and thoroughly
the sooner the better Give US all the individual
Reform you can we viii no, oppose your plans IN
my spirit o, retaliation Yet our convection Is
hoToass sha, there must be reform the relations
4 mankind 20 each other before reform Of each
Individual can De reasonably hoped tor l, does
eem 10 US tins, 81 Paul on every streetcornrr
reaching to the destitute and unemployed father OF
family. Dc not drink with the first friend Won
ave seen today when he offers TO treat YOU to
ne hopeless ragged degraded dr1nkards wife.
Do not partade of the poison which alone can
lake you forget the after wretchednes OF your
,ndition to the poor, iriendess. despairing seam
ress who can earn but dollar week BY sixteen I
,urs killing daily toll and mus, pay half Of this
r the most squalid garnet, Do nor cease to shud
n a, the affected kindness OF the specious villain,
no proffers yoa boupdless luxury and lifelong b