The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-24


csM-ln private life there exists class of actious,
dsorganizing, quarrelsome persons, who spend
their labor and their lives, in promoting disturbance
between families, and keeping the social circle in
hot water, from year-end to year-end. Innocent
remarks are construed by those persons into impu-
tations; every sentence or word, that could by
malice be tortured into reflection the integrity,
honor, virtue of another, is eagerly listened to,
treasured up, and retaied condentialy to the party
to whom it might apply, as well as to the rest of
the community. Tea-table scandal is concocted
and distributed by them generally, heightened and
aggravated by the quarresome spirit of those pests
of society. Such characters exist in public life, as
well. With the purpose of putting one portion of
the country against another they assume some
times the title of reformers, sometimes of philan-
thropists, sometimes of Fourierites and associa-
tionists. This class of public lmongers, or
demagogues, leaves no stone untumed to CRAFTY
their propensities, and by dint of unceasing labor
and by eternay prating of reform, philanthropy and
progress, they obtain Fictitious influence, and
frequently accomplish their selfish purposes
station, influence, or whatever else they aim at.
OF such character is the Fourierite organ in
this city. That journal has done its utmost to dis
organize society in the United States, by advocat-
ing system which has failed wherever it has been
tried, and ruined all the dupes who engaged in it.
| Not content with the damage which has already
been done, it continually urges those, whose saga
| city and good sense saved them from Infection
into the same abyss into which so many have
fallen. BUTT seeks another field, and wider one,
for the diffusion of its poison, and aims at setting
State in opposition to State, well one portion
of society against another, and ultimately to de-
stroy the Union of this glorious confederacy. I'M
der the specious plea of humanity, the Fourierite
organ of this city panders to the passions of the
abolition fanatics of the North, and tries to render
still wider the gap which unfortunately exists be-
tween the Northern and the Southern States, on
the subject OF slavery. AT time when further
agitation of the propriety improperly of extend
ing the institution of slavery to the newly acquired
territory of California is unnecessary and uncaled
for-at time when the question is settling itself
by method that must be acceptable to all portions
of the Union, the Fourierite organ publishes
leading article the subject, that cannot but be
considered in the light of insult by the South.
Now, if the paper in question really desires that
that territory should be free of slavery, it cannot
but rejoice at the emigration flowing thither from
the non-saveholding States; but, instead of ap-
lowers on the prospect it wits the South, and de-
fies shareholders to bring the question of slavery
in that territory to focus by proceeding there,
armed with revolvers, bowie knives, and rifles,
to protect their rights. What can be gained by
such mode of proceeding! 1t cannot have any
effect but that of irritating and ncensing the South,
and protracting the existence of slavery in the
States in which it Is guaranteed by the constu-
ton. 1t is fact, very easily susceptible of proof
that, but for the obtrusive and impairment inter-
ference of Northern fanatics and factionists, the
abolition of the institution of slavery in several of
the old States would have been provided for long
before this. And we are satisfied thathe editor
of the Fourierite organ knows this as well as any
one else does but it will not suit his purposes to
acknowledge it. He must ride his hobby He
must be friend Of negro liberty-an advocate of
the emancipation of his colored brethren, for his
own purposes. Hence, he omits no opportunity of
insulting the South, and arrayng the North against
that portion of the confederacy.
1t is well, for the permanence of the Union,
that the ultra anti-savery faction or the North is
but few in number. 1t is well, that the course
pursued by them, in reference to this question, is
deprecated and denounced by the masses of the
people. III is well, that the South is convinced
that the constitution, in all its integrity, will be
maintained at all hazards by the thinking patriotic
people of the North, without reference to party
Were it otherwise, the worst and most dreadful
consequences might have ensued long before this.