Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-06-03
FolRIERIsM AT THE CITY HALL.

FOURIERISM AT THE CITY HALL.
Curious to .e how folly, land we may al
SO say, human credulity) might be measured
by the yard; curious to learn how the labors
al the great philanjhropists and teachers of
christianity, in all ages, Twill be eclipsed by the
wondrous discoveries OF one Mons. Charles
Fourier. and with what ease the present So
cial iabric-a result OF the learning, wisdom,
mar,ytdom and devoted energies, OF centuries,
Of the good and great-might be replaced by
the ready made, cast-iron, patent "halluclna-
lion" j1hilce, baby-jumper concern OF our
modern Weights; curious OF this interesting
know ledge. we attended the lectures oil a dis
cipe Of Fourier, who has appeared in our be-
nighted midst. II we were TO judge OF the
business ef the orators theories by the strength
OF his lungs, and the fierce motion OF his fists,
we might verify wonder that heavens direst
belt, has not, ere .his, descended upon those
awful sinners who compel factory girls TO
work at .tl5 cts. for 35 yards, or upon those
"aristocratical imps," OF society, who pro-
vokingty poke out, with long poles, all the
chestnuts from ldbor's kitchen fires" Woe.
indeed. would it have been, TO any OF the
luekless "inl3s' had they ventured, after
"chestmt, within reach OF our excited ora
tors fists, wben giving vent to this burst OF
indignant eloquence.
We were peculiarly edited with the sage
and novel proposition in political economy,
that human wickedness may be safely proper
toned to the number of power-looms, SPIN
ming icunes aud liver pills obtaining IN any
community that is to say the city OF Lowell
is S3doni No. 2 aud the town OF Lawrence,
hitherto regarded as noble instance OF our
American industrial energy, aud as a model
manufacturing village, isdeslined to rival the
aacicat Gomorah. We hust our home Mis-
sionary Societies will take these graceless
communities under their especial charge
The great burlhen OF the orators first lee
1ure seemed to be 1.-THE lmpoveriShment OF
The masses, us causes &c. We would here
remark thatcauses and elfects-generally con-
sidered as distinct things, seemed TO have, in
the orators mind the legal identity OF hus-
band and wife '.the twain being one flesh"
so that his empha tic "hences" were equally
applicable to either. The impoverishment
OF The masses" being by an amusing ratiocin-
alion, and an inexphcable rush OF "hences,
daily asctibed to the omnipotence ot"capital,
cursed monopoly, starvation prices, Lawyers,
Liver pills, competition poking out by 'imps'
OF chesnuts, with long poles" &c.--these
several Sorgons and chimeras dire, that inter-
nose between Us and the social millennium,
came successfully under the ban OF our ora
tors indignant denuuciation, and his no less
indignant fists.
We were agreeaby surprised to learn with
what facility tie present abominable, I'M
christi1n framework of society, might be TAX
en- down, and in lis stead be substituted
glorious harmony in the social relations, when
every pocket shall jingle with dimes 1--WE have
no manner OF objection 10 this feature of the
plan, )& when Dow jrs ideal of domestic fell
city shall be realized aud every household I'LL
led with "piety, pickles, benevolence, Bread,
charity, cheese, faith, ash, suavity, sausages,
Temperance, tea, Oet ancient maidens here re-
joice,) &c. &C., in short when there will be
no more 'poking with long poles, by aristo-
cratic imps Of chestnuts out OF labor's kitchen
fines"
Now we have no objection to these bliss
Jul changes. The only difficulty we can dis
Germ in the way OF bringing them about IA
matter entirely overlooked by our orator, ex-
cept in strenuous illustration of the rules OF
boAiug) is to be found in the natural and in
herent mopeu>ities Of the perverse, sinful,
avarlcious, tyranical, monopolzing scape-
grace Of biped who is to be both the subject
and predicate, the alpha and omega, the re-
former and reformed, OF thi, radical transtor-
nation To sublue that nature, Is the first
great object-and in out opinion the plough
Share and the pruning hook are alone to be
found ia tie school house, and in the silent
advances % .be christian religion and chris
1ian trath. The schemes and agltating efforts
OF oar modern reforms RS are but the ridiculous
exhibitions o a silly sentimentaiism destined
here, as-ulrrady in France, the land Of their
paleuoge, TO go ca as the necessary folleS of
an age ia all else tense with enlightened all
vance ana uicA would. without these lollies,
oiArrwIaa be uupossessed of both the lights
and shades OF HE hurnsn mind.
We left car Fouri,f,e Impressed with
these sentiments and US we came out under
the clear shy and saw The heavens glowing as
they were wont ages ago-stli the same as
the Chaldee saw, we could not refrain repeat
Ing tAe distich ol d somewhat testy scrbber.
vino, doubtless. bilious under the infections
Of The countless "isms' OF modern reform, de.
hvered his lrowniug muse in this wise
How well il is the sun and moon
Are placed 50 very high
That no pgesuming hand may dare
To pluck thea from the SKY;
FotIl tLey wee not, / do declare
That Some reforming Ass
WOatd Soon attempt to take them down
And light toe world with gas"
We learn that the trustees of the Wheeling
Female Seminary, in consideration of the
scarcity oil money, aud the great difficulty of