New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-25
The Observer on Eourierism The Buffalo
Commercial rs Tender.

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posed the dishonesty in quotation and reckessness
10 assertion Of that valiant foe of questionable
sins. the Ee,c York Observer, we were invoking on
our own head the utmost possible exhibition OF ma
Lightly. We did DO, remember Al the moment that
The Buffalo Commercial Adrertiser had recently
beaken i,self 10 the habit OF mixing into any con-
.roversy when i, could hope thereby to give stab
TO The Tribune. We have both on our hands TO-
day and proceed pay them our respects First IN
order comes The ally, who quotes what the Observer
had given as the doctrine Of Fourier and Brisbane
about Marriage, and our remarks thereon, which
were follows:
Now ,be Ensvery oftas pretended citation Of " hi,
iheoryr his plan" &c &c have already been fully
ps,eo 10 Ito pnhic Fo,,i,r p,opornded no -ei plan"
tt,o'y attributed 10 hu pat Of ms
Of dJIocat'On He pr-tsy Declared, have b's
fo"~ers sitter hun That al questions r-earding Hs.ee
Fl Religion the Women Of nober and rurs
sud that mesue existing Institutions ,houid ne sustained
THE 10 his theory" and his psn No such passage
the Observer quotes 10 contained IN aoy Of his Translated
works D-ce.s, depend on the testimony OF Others
ru,tn ssyirS that the passage out Of ~bb II has
made given by The author -ctursl and hypo
h-ucs only just iher. are IN bis mulifsrous writings
OF Co,mogonv Of Life in the Sun ard vsrious Pls
The producon q beings on oLe by The influence OF
Other Plsn-is. &c &C"
On this the Commercial courieously remarks:
I'VE have desire 10 aid In hurrying The Trbune's
quasi denial Of The Tribune that Fourier had pro-
pounded any plan the Observer imputed 10 him.
had dim recollection OF reading some years ago. pre-
cyly this plan In Fuuries works; and turning 10 his
Theorie des Qud.rs Houremsns a des DesnteS Generdg
which is OF summing up of what he anticipates as
the etult of recognition Of his doctrines NC found The
following The first extract will he found PAGE lb9,
under the head Of "Nsaole du,don des sepme
periodic"
Here follow citations French the passage ques
tos with Others Of snila. purport
We appeal TO every reader who can put two ideas
together 10 say whether the Commercial, in attempt
ing 10 refu,e, has not confirmed all we asserted
Did we deny that the passage correctly quoted 7
Certainly not Then why the osten,a,ion of quoting
il in French? Docs the Commercial show that il
was no, given conjectural or Hypothetical and
that Fourier does not expressly declare that all
questions respecting the relations of The Sexes
should be determined by the Ministers of Religion
and the Women Of nobler and purer era7' Ger
tainly 1t describes The work in question (which
we have never seem a sort Of summing up OF
what he anticipates the result OF the recognition
of his doctrines and this passage. perceive, ex
presses his notions of what will be the Method Of
union Of the Sexes in the Seventh Period-a period
vastly, Indefinitely future II s needless 10 say that
we dissent entirely from those notions and that We
DO not know one human being who does not. We
believe that true Liberty must be based the high
est Parity, and that the appointment of God has
firmly settled the exclusive and irrevocsble con-
lton of Husband and Wife as that only in which
the sexual relation is not false vicious and certain
to lead to fragrant crimes and mseries un.penkabe.
Fourier living in an age and city where Libertin-
ism was the rule and Purity The exception lone.
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with the conviction that Whatever God has created
or. appointed must be good, and witness Of the
mseries which the hypocrisy jealousy and radical
falsehood now induced in society by restraints on
sexual desire SYSTEMATICALLY proclaimed and lin Pa
ris especially 80 commonly dsregarded fell into the
great mistake of supposing that Inconsistency is not
the result Of false or deficient training. and tina,
Chastity is not the dictate of upperverted Nature in
every human aud especially in every woman s soul.
Here are persons who seem inherently inclined 10
INCONSISTENCY is his idea; if God has so made them,
and separate them into a class which shall be gov.
erned by laws adapted 10 their actual condition.
To treat them utterly depraved outcasts " III only
aggravate the evils We would eradicate But We
contend that in this as in all other respects the Di.
vine precept holds good Train up child in the
way he should go, and when he is old he ,ctN not
depart from it,. In a state of society where every
person shall receive from birth true and thorough
Physical Intellectual and Moral training we believe
sexual impurity would be as impossible as canni.
bslsp, or The nameless denominations which once
prevailed but are now almost forgotten. All that
need be said then Of Fourier's specula,ons respect
ar i,,
should be recognized and legislated for is Jas, this
they were wholly erroneous. We have never
seen Them alluded 10 by friend of Association but
TO dissent from them, while lis enemies are perpetu.
ally digging them mp 10 excite odum agains, vital
and beneticent truths which they cannot or dare 80,
fairly combat and ye, regard with desperate ven.
ON This is virtually established by the CONNER.
calls article before US. which says;
These conclusions OF the master ssve beer Withheld
from the public, or have been covery iusirua,ed
not To excite aRrm hut when the Disciples sre prrpar-
cd for farther revelations the who's scheme in ali s
eoormiiy will be IN folded.'
Now We viii! retuie this by the evidence of the
Nsr York Observer of this day which says:
In Association perfect love will On and ,hen-psr
feet liberty IL perf.c, iss Add how this liberty Is 10
operate Parse God win 10 his Popular View Of the Doc
uin-s OF Charles Fourier tells in the words fol-
lowing
We should be unfsi,hfll however n. task VIC have
undertaken. wsr. 10 conceal that Fourier 5-cio ry
ot The conviction tbs; while OF msrtipd were me-
for consIsnc, IN L. thers are t,,r-o T.
change ls this portion OF III. iheory Ia hct be sketch
plan tor the organ Z,itou Of ls-r h,ch has
produced 80 much enu.on and opposition 10 ,hs iod.
ncsi readers 10 PbsanI where both ep.
Joy independent social pcon sad lie r-,.icus Love
viii not re cour &c ,ed with fast ious ipvr.
and sesa.hness, all character. tich ANA wos-
ihv OF It. be will D. hooor, l. acc fsleeanoc VII,
Do branded The various re.sous OF The VII LEAD
hks al other pass,ona r-lspons 10 Organization
gronps aud ,-'cs pring hose have arrived
~ pah-r'y. Dspsr from Nes;a,le, viii
Ter s0re ocrrcr>,icu having Cousixpey for usuy
VIII atop h-sv hut others pecui1rlv formed
,oey VIII Ia themselves 20 o;hsr corporations
l-ss severe be agreeable their iacitparoos and
Tempe sgepts TIC different corporation
i. series Vii! I've ~ Z i-npy varied allow each person
20 ma eonseris naIur-k IL this way. viii hsve
suv iocucrineni 70 dissuuair. and ALL making kpo~n
n-N Arr Will scrupuiouss obey tbs ID prd-r which
.oey se r-uAee soe- II sens Otherwise Sey would
oao "a uieeNcA wnacu; niotv- being sl~ays &c l-
low Aaoser ruie simply declaring by Joining anoiser
10 'sis very :u,ellighie Arrangement, i, will be seen
lns provision : made l.. the un-estran-6 lcsa
Nuhsss assoctAoos be formed for the exprrsr
pS Pc.s OF allowing each and woman TO do q, thew
Ae tn"ee who ~tIl 10 havs coos,saey for their rule
@ ns's H. au' Others peculiarly rss that ,hey
@ JON themselves 10 oiher corporxuIn. more pr les,
s' ne rS De agreeable tAs,r fHef.a:,as, al ,,,,