The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-06

SOCIALISM AND COMM~N SENSk.-IRHELkY AND
BARHYpr.-It is an Inc xplicabe mystery, the zeal
with which some men labor to destroy the happl-
ness OF their fellow creatures and the good order
oil society, by overth wing all the laws which
sustain and regulate every community, and pre-
vent men from degenerauDg into savages. OF all
sects winch have ever sprung up, aiming at the
destruction OF human society by the propagation of
false, dangerous, and atrocious doctrines, we look
upon the Socialists, Communists, or Fourlerites
or whatever they may be called, as ameng the
most dangerous. The reason why we are led to
entertain this view of their tendency, is not 80
much from the nature OF the doctrines they teach
tor these doctrines are absurd and ridiculous
enough-but from the deception, the art, the false
hood, and the batteries, which they practise In
bringing forward insldiousy their destructive
views. In the fret place, they assume the garb
and the pretence OF being the most devoted and
the special and exclusive friends oil the operative
End laboiing man. Their next step IL, to iocucate
envy, Jealousy, and dlscontent, into the minds Of
eli who labor, and are not yet rich, by representing
10 them. that those who are become rich by honest
insueuy and virtuous labor in the career open to
all are their enemies, and are thieves and robbers
Their neat step IL, TO tatter and persuade them
that they, the benevolent, fond, loving Socialists,
have found Out a panacea-that they have dis
covered 81 stem by which the laboring and opera
tive classes Of the community will obtain ease,
plenty End abundance, without labor and care, or
at less, 18th very little Thus, the very fret step
IN their system, is TO infuse bitterness and dIscon-
est INTO society, make those who have nothing,
the enemies OF those who have something, and to
destroy emulation and individual enterprise, the
Ee Of he nb koiI Ill
human eociety
Those docroes Of Socialism were first
bIoacbcd In France, and they have met with
Jealous apostle IN this country. who. bv
means Ci them, and by putting himself for.
ward BE- the especial and sole friend of the
eJerave and laboring classes, has raised
binself 10 certain position oil notonety and com.
tort. short time ago, a curious and interesting
htte book was published by gentleman OF this
city, Mr. Barhydt, upon the subject Of political
economy, IN which an admirable aud Just expos-
tion was made Of the ridiculous absurdities which
the rect Of Socialists has been INDUCING in for the
lat few years. 1t seems Mr. Barhydt has gwen
mortal ofence to the conductor OF the 1rs6sws
and the great teacher Of Socialism this country,
by the able and lucid manner In which he has ex-
POSED, in this book, the iaacies and false reason
ihgs on tie Socidliss. For this offence his book
mes bee attacked, under the pretence of criticism
wI'h al ne maIigoi'y, spleen, malice and false re-
restp' 'hons Of lis views Of which an infurlated
and exposed Socialist was capable. This 10 Ger.
'ainly lot a fair aud honest way of supporting
syslem which has only to be known and fairly
teen, without disguise, to excite the contemp, and
sbsoIrence Of every good and honest member ot
Society Sipdieusly the Socialists aud their ad.
vocate tie ~ ,bvne conceal their real view. aud
doctrines from the American people In general
,etss we have seen in France, and as is well
known to every one who has examined the subject.
The foundation u Socialism 10 merely species of
Ahenm The basis vi lhe system, and It's ultl.