New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-14

g The NcT- York Obscrrer closes another long
tissue Of perersions and misrepresentation re-
spccting Social Reform with peremptory reJas0i
either TO let us state in single column nh0t u IS
that it is opposing or to unite with us in making
up Tract, eight pages to be furnished on each side
wherein the Pro and Con Of this whole matter
which it terms 'Fourierism shall be set forth by
each of us for his side to the best OF his ability
and under the immediate cross examination OF the
other. The following is It's closing flourish
We give our reader. fair view OF the principles
and designs othese and any otho rieio should be
giren eoad be false aud Geoesice. The truth Is what
we are aiming az, snd readers shall nave II, the
whole truth ana nothins but The truth.
When shall have completed our review OF the
system the materials will be al hand for the preparation
OF tract on the subject which will cheer!uly fur
nsh for the Foureri;es dispose OF as they please We
presume the American Tract Society Will not employ
It's funds publish a treatise III defence OF Fourierism
any sooner than they would defence OF Monnonsm
Owensm Neither would we, The tourierites have
their channel of communicating with the pubic,
and the friends OF religion and morality have theirs
The rlii fears the encouCy and IN this as in other
contests will beyond question prevail
Remember that the proposition OF Tract on this
subject is not ours but the Observers; and the
newspaper controversy is entirely OF its own prov
ocation OF course we shall be excused from any
betrays his perfect consciousness are dishonest and
fraudulent. Where is the encounter which
" Truth never fears when the Observer puts forth
column after column OF garbled and perverted
tracts aud utterly ieckless caumnies 10 its thou
sands OF prciudced readers who never see our retu
ta;ions Thus Tor instance. Fourier. own express
uvowas that his first book from which the Observe
has quoted developing his system coutGD4S
many errors is iuH Of cytraragGRces his sup
preston OF the frs edition and opposition new
one unless the book should be entr,lg recast -
not one word OF all this are the Observers readers
permitted 10 know any more than OF the express
disavowsl by repeated conventions OF Association
lists OF the doctrines which that paper charges upon
US That is what the Observer terms giving p" tie
,rtos ruth and nothing but The truth. That
Divine Book which the Observer have lived
on and been enriched by remarks that He tina, IS
first in his own cause Ssemstt just but his neighbor
comc,h and sea-cheth him " but the Editor shrinks
from any such ordeal He dare not let his readers
see both sides. They must trust his word that he
has SET before then, the whole truth and nothing
but the truth and not De allowed 20 see whs;
the accused party has 10 offer. Nay. be IS SC
careful OF their morals that be cannot venture to
publish a column thar we might prepare on the
subject as ;hst would be selling column o. MS
paper 10 be used for The defence Q; Vice. Licen
,iousness and Inidelity. though he has searched
all the works OF Associs:;ouists he get hold o.
Tor passages which he could hold W as immoral
Icen,ious or nhdsl inserting these, often twice OF
three over and nothing else Is he NOT pattern
OF sanctity and Christian candor,
We hope tomorrow to publish the general an.
.wer Of the American Union OF As.ociationisss &c
the tissue OF ,landerous charges which have recent
ly been promulgated through the columns OF the
Observer and It's allies. With thai, we mean &c
leave them in quiet TO their congenial labo.s.