The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-05
Socialism. or Satanism, In the Old ana New
Worlds.

great deal about socialism, both at home and
abroad With an ingenuity and restlessness cha
racterisic of the source from which this evil prin-
ciple emanates, it has presented itself in great
variety of aspects and DISCUSSES. Sometimes its
apostles and emssares have appeared in the shape
of tallow-fac bpeds, with short pantaloons, and
soiled, ms-shapcn boots-at others, in the form of
nice young men, with long boards, flowing locks,
and immense shirt collars of irreproachable white
ness, and starched to an alarming stiffness. Now,
| the new philosophy has exhibited itself in greasy
| garments, and low-crowned hats with awful
breadth of brim ; and again we have seen 1t In
straw bonnet full of bouquets, and short pettcoats
with several tucks in their borders, trying to cul-
| tivate frying phalanxes AT one time occupying
| more and at another less Of the public attention
| now thrusting itself forward with great noise
and pretension, and anon almost disappearing from
our view: but, never wholly absent or Invested Of
its viruence, this influence of evil, like an intrac
table leprosy seems to have fastened itself upon
certain classes of society in our day. Recent
events in France have given to the subject a fresh
notorety; and of this, the disseminators OF this
system of atheism, DISCRIMINATION and CRIME, have,
| of course ayailed themselves, for the purpose of
spreading the conaglon and augnenting the num-
Der of their dupes If we are to believe these In
dviduals, who address the American public through
their organ, the Tribune, socialism, satanism,
is al this moment making gigantic strides IN France,
and anticipates equal success in our own country.
We have studied this subject of socialism, or
satanism, with considerable attention. We have
examined it in all its varying phases it exists at
the present time, and have succeeded, we believe,
tracing 1t to its parent source and origin. 1t is
no modern growth and it owes its origin to much
more fruitful and capacious intellectual organiza-
ton, than the brain of half-wited Frenchman in
Partisan garnet. Let us do full justice to socialism
We mean to do it justice. We mean to show its
venerable antiquity--to trace its llustrous origin
to glance at its progress at different remote and
more modern epochs--and,
"Wringng it's shy, retiring virtues OUT,
more fully than they have yet been expressed,
to place socialism, or satanism In allits Eneaments,
fully before the American people and the world.
1t was in Asia, and in the very morning of the
existence of our race, that socialism first appeared
| upon the earth. A memorable day The sun had
Just entered on his daily career, like warrior re-
joicing in his strength Nature, fresh and bloom
ing as youthful bride, was clothed in smiles and
sunshine. Peace and purity walked hand in hand
amid the quiet hills, singing joyous anthem, which
below In the garden of Eden, the first pair, Adam
and his lovely consort, Eve, accompanied by the mi
nistering angels of the living cd together
In all the marvellous beauty of prmeval innocence,
and made the picture of their blissful paradise
plete. Such was the charming morn-probably in
the month of May-on which the first socialist
| philosopher set out his mission OF benevolence
and REFORM We know not precisely what par
,tal
this early reformers mind. For aught we know to
the contrary, he may have ornamented his person
with an old white coat and neither garment,
ga world too short" forhis interchangeable limbs. Or,
mayhap, his sense of propriety may have dictated
broad-brimmed hat and sober-colored vestments,
of the quaker-cu, most approved in these times of
primeval simplicity. Or, again, who knows but he
may have been disguised primitive dandy, with
hairy face, and elegant sack coat, while
cover his arm he carried his tall
As gentleman carries his cane?"
However, one thing is certain: the great social
list approached the bowers of Eden-the ultnatum
of his pedestrian excursion-he found it necessary
to adopt the most rigid precautionary measures,
and accordingly he wrggled his way into Paradise
through the briers and brambes and fences,-if any
they had, which separated it from the rest of the
world, in the shape of serpent, in elegant fancy
costume of green and gold, got up expressly for the
| interesting occasion.
| The result of the memorable interview between
Eve and our ancient apostle of socialism is pretty
well known throughout all the regions of chris
tendon. In the too confding and unsuspecting
heart of woman, the first seeds of that fiend-
ish influence of discomfort, Impotence, and
rebellion against truth and God, which we
| &c 4. Al
| there planted. Then it was that had the first
practical introduction of the guotine into human
| Society. Cain was one of the first disciples of the
new philosophy, and cut the throat of his brother.
Rebellion and murder thus annexed Eden to the
kingdom Of Satan; and, amid the thunders and
lightnings of outraged Heaven, the guilty pair
were driven forth for ever from their bowers of
happiness
For hundreds of years, the system of philosophy
thus introduced by its founder into the garden of
Eden continued to flourish with varying fortunes 1t
obtained footing among that ancient and peculiar
people, the Jews and led them into quite number of
interesting vagaries, which matter of history.
| 1t was not, however, until the Saviour of mankind
made his appearance at Bethlehem, of Judea that
the great parent of socialism deemed it necessary
| to undertake a second mission, in 1rowia persona
for the defence and propagation of his favorte
creed When Christ went into the wilderness to
give that never-tobe forgotten lesson of trust and
faith in God TO those whom he came to elevate
and redeem, Satan saw that socialism was in dam
ger. Accordingly, he betook himself to the will
derness, and, with all the impudence which cha
racterzes his philosophical system, attempted to
make proselyte of the Redeemer of the world.
| With a great deal eloquence than is pos
sessed by any of his followers, the enemy of God
and Man assailed the Saviour. But all in
vain. First, the arch-socalist, just at the
present day, attempted, through the mere ply
steal cravings of the tempted, to gain his OBJ
ject Failing in that, he sought to fire his
political ambition, and, pointing out to him the