New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-24
Theirs on Liberty and Socialism.

tending 70 comb nm what al history inoee1 pa~"'
hat me professions Of political reforrnsrs' ~h.,r
s,ofs 4. so,ns on are almost Invariably coousoicpo
by their practice when the victory Is "on-aNo 80
from the necessity Of The case iof' 10 s'e,y =,
government pubic liberty hxe Peison.. -. H.,
oulres 80. for its protection whereas secu -" a."
tba nen Of revolutionary stfasses are 700 o'en
revre.snt~d a. unnecessary and oppressive ~,
Bu, part Of this speech which eve" 20 tne.e CDe
ST.. /. especially deserving u consideration 10 mat
,srd the close where referring 70 the dishonest nos
frur. for smelOr-uog the condition Of the p'ope'
which the rnOuntebs0ks Of Socialism and fOurensm
nrf A L. 10 masters o. 81 Theirs challenges them u
ouoe these no.truns ia the Assembly aud there dis
csss them and brands - criminal impost0fs thOse
VINO promising such srneioIsuon ." me pe"p'e' y,
DO DOT them public IN tho Assembly 70 me enc
TIA, hey may adopted If really what tnry purPof'
Certainly no more signal proof Of the absurdity Of
thee. theories could well be imagined md tnerei2'7
We fnay understand the IN hugness Of REQ hspnD"c
ans aud Socialist, expose their criminal devices a'
dreams % repetition Of such defeat ~ iofmAa1.us
them into propositions for discussion IN the LegsAu''
Assembly.
~ There are Just two parties IN France th'
Royalis,s and the Socialists. The brmer mates
the Keuubllc with a more scrid and veDomoOs de-
t..t.ton because IL feels tn comprehensive 30
oisl rneliorstions are the logical and necessary
oorollsries Of the Republican theory-that, u the
Republic shall continue 10 exist, the great gah
which now separates the sumpfuoos thousands
from the squslid millions must somehow be
bridged or filed up. The sincere Republican
who reads and thinks perceives this truth also Or
rapidly tends 10 a perception OF It, and Is either
already Socialist or plainly on the way 70 De
cone one. II he be Republican only on the sur
fsce-wants Liberty aud Power for himself Dui
think. Misery and Degradation the natural Heav
en.appoiDted. unohaDgesble lot OF the "orid'
bewers Of wood and drawers Of wster-he grad
uslly ceases TO profess or 10 fancy himself he-
oublican-s goes in with Theirs, Fsloux and
their confederate Hoyslist traitors for the over
throw Of the Liberty Of the Press as the necesss-
~ fret step toward the violent and perjured res
torstion Of Monarchy which they are now actively
oontriviug. The popular agitation which their
own transparent villsiny exci,es. The honest IN
dignstion at their schemes which finds utterance
through the Republican Press, are twisted into
excuses for systematically gsgeing the Press and
crushing all manifestations OF popular sentiment
BY the prompt aud thorough use of their Six Hun
bred Thousand Bayonets. And this is called
msiotsining Order and finds in the Courier
Enquirer an admiring, even when cautious euo
eist We cannot see how even the Courier car
undertake TO make a mountain gu, OF such mole.
hill NJ one of Theirs circumgyrations. One
might as I'll go into ecsiscies at the grand moral
spectacle Of Dan Rice jumping Jim Crow
Theirs has through lie been faithful to his own
persons interest, according to hls narrow under.
standing Of II, and could tomorrow string to-
eeiher 90 smart aud snowy speech In favor OF
worshiping the Grand Lama ~ Of muzzling the
Pres. IT he supposed his power or his wealth
woula be increased thereby His views are only
noteworthy as showing the line Of policy on any
question By which the shopkeepers of Paris sup
pose their gains would be suemenied. Just read
the following words OF his, which are entirely op
posed TO the doctrine OF this speech so deeply al
mired by the Courier and Judge how skilltully the
man can shift bis principles as he finds con-
venieut,
"The Press may be unlimited without danger. Only
truth 10 TO be feared issehood Is impoent, and the
greater Its exaegerstons the thoroughly II de-
uoys itself Never was Government overthrown by
fssehood What matter was IL that Baboeuf adyocai-
Cd An Agfsrisn law, that the QaOi'dnRs ss'aed the
grandeur of the Revolution illuminated Its heroes and
attempted the principles that had been
throwni The Government had nothing to do but let
the defamation expepd itself week of exsggerstion
and fssehood enough 10 up all the pens Of the
pamphleeers and liheers But these truths which
81 requires great deal OF time and great deal Of phi
losophy for Government to admit"
-Ba' there 10 an impotence in Thierss sppeal
o. the Socialists and the Courier's endorsement OF
IL which verges on the sublime. The Courier may
have forgotten IT, but Theirs did not, that II wa.
no, six months ago that vlcroR CoSsrpsRANr
stood before the Assembly the advocate Of a can
did and coucilistory proposition embodyns the
yer, suggestions which Theirs now reproaches the
Socialists for not presenting. He proposed in sub
stance that each distinct school of socialists sboar
be aided by the State 10 make one fair and decs-
i've trial of its theory, and submit be Judged
BY the result. That is to say the Government
should mark of to the Fourierists the Commu-
nists aud 90 each essentially differing school OF
Socialists respe ctivey. safhciency Of public land
either in the Forest of St Germans or elsewhe
and say to each School; Form your Committee
of Management, select your pioneers, construct
your eddces, lay out your grounds, establish your
manufactures. and let US see what you can effect
toward solving the great problem OF hsrmonizins
the interests Of Capital. Skill and Labor. The
State guarantees you the means Of making your
experiment thorough aud decisive The cost OF
ali this would probably have fallen below atenth
psF, OF that incurred in cushing the Roman Re
public, and nearly the whole of ii would have
remained in the form OF buildings, gardens, ter
tihiei and productive fields. &c. even though sl
the Socialist experiments hsd utterly failed -
Meantime, the trsnquIring effect Of the expert
ments on the temper aud conduct OF the Hirens
classes would have saved 20 the Government far
more than the cost. But the proposition ws'
promptly voted down by the anti Socialist majority
who now, through NJ. Theirs and the Courier, com
plain that the Socislsts have no definite plan Il
propose. or At all events do not propose any =
When their leaders and speakers are in prison o
in exile. the Assembly thus sif,edl fve or SIX &
one inplscSbly hostile to any form OF Socialism
To'ers can stand up and demand of the moan
teesnks OF Fo0rierism and Socialism ~ bring O
their 'ncstrums and let hun tell why he won
consent 70 have them tried They must be yer
poorly employed when they can find no bette
business than that.
Loss OF CsaHLss H,NS AT SAS rRAScIsco.-
We have received extract from private letter date
San Francisco June IL. which says that the nigh
before Charles Horn. from NewJersey. passeng,
On board the wase-esrk Equssor. was Loaf In sstemP
,,.,o an ashore hy the email boat In which he VS.