New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-11


weeks issue but carefully avoids this par, Of it
We shall therefore be compelled to bring i; ap to
the bull-ring once more. In the opening Of its Ia
bored Editorial Of the 26;h ult the Observer said:
"we DO 10: .ay tha. the rceu who are urooazs.ny
these infamous and seduc;ns doctrines 1encs5 cen-
tous or that they desire secuce Others into hceaous
ne.s
This seems courteous and candid But toward
the close Of the same article the Editor o.gets the
foregoing and says:
These community cannot bear re ieea Of
walls between them and the eradication o! Their pas
,.ons and therefore they society s AID seek
20 bring the world ITO thet system. where the properly
and toe selong more ihan 70
another. No wonder they afraid o! ctvzsaon VIZ.
is j.is ana courts Of Justice They hare;h same
i've dread Of justice that the hed VINO 'e'' Vi 49,
/ neck whenever he passed se!d OF hemp
The Observer tsci,ly admits, what it cannot DENY
thar The above citations are fairly made, and inat
thew convict i, of gross dishonesty and caiumny IN
MAKING tho mos, asgi,ious charges Of personal de-
n,,v;,v in one breath which ii had jest before e1-
pressly disavowed. These two extracts oelfay 'ne
l,n,,,,s and the essential knavery Of their author
-Thata man unscrupuous and so malignant as
this man has proved himself should be able 10 PICK
I IN, ps,sages from Fou.ier's or Brisbanes writings
which by ekillful manipulation should be made 10
serve his purpose Of subjectog Association 10 pre-
iadice and odium is inevitable We see that ne nas
done this by dexterous use ofthe term Passions
which is used by Fourier 10 signify the Affections,
Aspirations I'm pulses Faculties Of which the Crea-
to, bias seen fit 20 form the Human Soul. These,
Fourier maintains, being The Divine handiwork. are
essentially good, until perverted and depraved by
false development or Social System. BY the Pas
sions are commonly understood Anger, Hatred.
Lust Envy, &c. &c. This antagonism between
would be popularity supposed to mean, is improved
to the utmos, by the Editor of the Observer So in
other cases. Can it be necessary to follow him
Fourier he'd faith tina, the apparently natural in
clination OF children, at least of some children.
for dirt could be turned to useful purpose, being
made to contribute to the performance Of necessary
but filthy and usually repugnant practices. He al
90 urged that Nurseries should be formed for In
fans divided into classes according 20 their respect
i've ages dispositions, and here every mother VINO
chose might leave her infant in the charge OF the
best nurses and monitors for a good part OF each
day We see nothing absurd, nothing fragrant IN
either of these suggestions, the value OF which
should be tested by experience If they prove val
liable they will be adopted, if not, forgotten. Abe
Declaration of Independence haswe said that
"AIl experience hath shown that men are more dis.
posed 10 suffer while eyils are suferaoe thar 10 rgnt
themselves oy aboishing the forms which they are
accustomed"
There is not particle of danger that any novel
ties Of the sort in question will be generally adopt
cd unless commented by their obvious utility
That the Marriage Relation in the world as it is is
frequently and fagran,y tainted by ne'cenary and
other unworthy considerations, we never heard any I
man question in private conversation. That the
tendeacy of on. prevailing mode Of educating Wo-
man, and practically denying her any sphere fhon-
orable independence OF Others labor, is to this per
version seems that no rejecting person doubt
Consider the case of the daughter OF a broken mer
chant ruined stock broker or Spectator, turned.
out office holder, who has been reared in idleness
and luxury, and has beauty enough to attract the
positive attentions Of some single man old as her
father is and rich he would like TO be. What
chance has she-ofen mere chid-io resist the pa |
rental opportunities, if nothing worse than importu
mites, TO which she will naturally be subjected Do
not all know that most unfit marriages are daily
taking place in which the victim often sacrifices her
self 10 a mistaken sense OF duty7 Are not all His
tory all Literature all Private Life full OF such ca
sesl Admit that Fourier and Brisbane have not
presented the true remedy do they not deserve some
credit for calling attention earnestly 10 the vi?-
We know it is no. nearly 80 prevalent here as in
France, which was the country specially regarded
by Fourier, bat know that the evil exists here,
and urgently demands remedy
The Associaiionists urge that their system would
modify the evils now su fered as follows:
/. The contracting parties would generally be
members OF the same community. acquainted with
each other from childhood, and not SO likely
TO DO deceived with regard to character and dispo.
si,ion
. Each person, being trained from early infancy TO
skill and efficiency in certain departments of Useful
Industry, aud guaranteed ample opportunity 10 labor,
would be truly independent in pecuuisry concerns,
and never tempted 10 marry for home, subsist
ence or to provide for dependent relatives.
s. Unions thus formed would not require so many
of the terrors of the law as now to maintain them in
purity and true affection.
Such is the Associationists idea Of Reform in re.
gard TO Marriage, as zee understand it. We know
that many persons, both Associaionists and others
believe that the evils now experienced from unwor-
thy or mistaken Marriages would be miugated by
allowing greater latitude OF Divorce. John Mil
ton held this as many other good Christians have
done but We utterly dissent from it. We admit
that there are many cases of extreme hardship IN.
der our present systenl-that many a noble, gene
rous, self sacrificing woman, for instance, is chained
for life to some drunken BRUTE who abuses her be-
yond endurance. This is very hard but we think
the allowing OF divorces for other reasons than the
one recognized as sufficient by Christ would pro
duce greater evils in the aggregate Than it would
cure. Marriages would be then entered upon more
/ lightly than they lamenlably are al present and a
lbertine would marry one be wished 10 prey upon,
intending by i'll treatment to compel her 10 sue for
divorce as soon as tired Of her. We cay, with
Hamlet therefore,
Better 10 bear the evils that have.
Than fy TO others that we know no; Of
Thisvieyv is based on consideration off The world
as is. How j, may be in very ditferen, and in.
ial Al, oil i'm.