New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-31
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4. . vacant uotii.e OF BraDcouTs OrshnlLAlion
IF ,hor' the Erpress took occasion TO say that
All Of them Social Reformer' directly Or Indirect
~ and most Of them svovedly suemP' 10 destroy De-
III M The Christian religion The large Of the Cg~
r.rntas I've beevs Rave the night world from ko-
bert Owen aud Fanny Wright down are open derHn-
cistors Of Chnsuarity
Inrsoly 70 this we stated the facts that the first
Christian Church was thoroughly Communist see
Acts. II. a. and that every Communist society
now existing in this Country or any where else 50
far az we have knowledge is emphsticaliy Christian
Including the Shakers. Economy, Zoar. Ebenezer'
&c. There are Ibfdels who are members Of Clubs
that talk in fsvtr Of Communism, but every sue
ce,.ful effort at practical Communism has been
uniformly Christian, and generally ofthe faith term
ed Evangelical or Orthodox. How much better
.hey are on this account IS not now IN question :
the simple fact stands 10 striking contrast to the ran
dom gable of the Express Ye.that paper returns
N the charge on Saturday in the following terms
tn, discovery IA, the first Disciples 10 Acts o, tnA
the SHAKER. are Fparferie vii be ne~ 10 tne 'lo n.
would make II Peter himself isugn ouusnI - r.,
be true that the first converts 500 tne ., re
1919. uhs, beeomes OF the claims OF FoufleI I" III
ss..o,a,v3 III, TribHns contends. or recon nrnos
work which contends that Fourier oi'co'eIro w
! CONNIE ment Of this century D." sO.'.a 49,
NoW. IL seems IL is only mex - -. "a he
Ia. been called upon ~ these European 81. -
"a, THIN, In particular 70 advocate snsEefsu uuoe
the name. Of social Science, and AssOclsuon snu n.
dred other humong names q, ,-,h Fon,,erisn Il,
sbskerism. BY trying 10 denny II ~ "
J too false however. not 10 be reookeo
Tim. the Express, chased obt at one hole runs
IN ar another and chatters away about the Shakers
Ne not being Four1erltes as though We bad ever
aid thew were Communists was It's own chosen
term. in order to lug in Robert Owen and Fanny
WRIGHT. Of whom both have been and the former
certainly is Communist while neither ever was
or pretended to be Fourierite, quite the CON
trsry 1t by this lodging from one thing to an
other that the Express contrives to keep ITSELF IN
countenance and gable on.
Once more. then, let Us say-and need we repeat
it1-Associat.onists are NOT Communiss-iar from
it. Fourier and all bis followers are utterly hos
tile to Communism, prOciaiming that Community
Of Property is the grave Of Individual Liberty.
True they admit and war against many OF the
same evils exposed and denounced by Communists
but their plans for redressing them are radically
different. They bold that every individual should
be owner of .be material wealth created by bis
own labor. or bequeathed TO him by those who have
fairly acquired it, They hold that he who can
by strength, or skill, or genius. accomplish or earn
in one day IS much as ten common men, has a
clear right to proportionate excess Of product
and that individual ambition acquisition need not
and. under proper conditions does not conflict with
general comfort and well being. They agree with
Communists in affirming that Society or the State.
sbould bring within the reach Of each individual
thorough Education with ample sustenance mp 10
the time that be is able TO earn for himself and al
terward Opportunity to Labor but, while Com
mupists affirm absolutely the right OF all men 10
share Of the good things of this life, Assocatu1nst'
maintain that man who irW not work has no cleal
ri ,bt TO eat What AssOciationists demaid is fol
every one fair chance. and an Organization o
Lsbor which shall secure the greatest ~ aetcablt
product Of Industry generally, with perfect justice
10 distribution and economy Ia consump tion-Wt
do not expect the Express 10 publish ths exposition
bat is il too much TO ask IL 70 keep It IN memory
What is claimed as the discovery of Fourier il
his plan Of Industrial and Domestic association
barmonizing Liberty with Order, rendering Indus
try Attractive and blending Community Of Inter
EST with individuality OF Possession-in short Sc
curne the advantages of Communism and Isolation
and avoiding the DISADVANTAGES of each. Such - The
Social Science of the Fourersts so called, which
is utterly unknown 10 Shakers or ANY other Com
munists Can this be misunderstood