The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-07

of socialism, have been imported into this country,
and have been Organized with great activity and
supported by a journal some influence and in
dusiry, spreading their poison among the respecta-
BILE portion of this community, and corrupung the
masses to the extent of their power For nearly
eight years, the Nerc York Tribune, conducted by
Messrs Greeley and McElrath, with coterie of
socialists of the deepest shade around them, all of
whom have taken their degrees and studied their
theories and excuses in the widest schools Of
Paris--that journal and that cote'1e have been en-
gagged for several years in endeavorng to the
seeds of this new philoposphy, this irrelgious
movement among the practicable, sensible, reh-
gious, and quiet community on this side OF the
Atlantic BY art, intrigue, and hypocrisy of the
most consummate kind-in the modest costume Of
short panaloons, old coats, or white hats
these new philosophers have been gradually
acquiring the confidence ard ear of the masses,
weaving them from all sober industry and pious
PRINCIPLES which they derived from the great truths
of Christianity, and leading them into the wild
reveries of socialism, until, at last, many of
RELIGIONS journals have become alarmed at the pro-
nress which they are making, in unsettling the
Christian principles Of an intelligent people, and
the moral maxims which were handed down to
them by their forefathers from time immemoral
Among other religious papers, we are happy to see
that the Frtcman's Journal, dscardingal atfectaon
of sympathy for the paltry questions OF the day,
has come out noby, and boldly denounced the fur
Their propress of those destructive theories and this
immoral philosophy.
The establishment Of sound republican govern
ment in France, and in other parts of Europe, has
been unfortunately retarded by the efforts OF
these socialists, and by their attempts to fasten
their doctrines and destructive theories the
first movements subsequent to the revolution
in February, 1913, in Paris. Latterly, how
ever, the French people have arisen in their
dignity and intelligence. and frowned down
these theories, and their propagators. The social
lists themselves, throwing aside all prudence, and
violating the laws, have become the subjects OF
punishment, and many of them have fled from their
own country covered with gnominy and shame.
Proudhon, one of their great leaders, who is auded
day after day, and week after week, by our cotem-
porarv. the Tribune, has fled, miserable defauter
to one of the banks started professedly for the
benefit of the poor The liberties of Germany and
italy have suffered by their people assocang with
| those moyements-with the same destructive theo-
ries. which have emanated from the socialists in
Paris
The deleterous results of such destructive organs
will not be confined to one continent, if they should
get footing on this land Indeed, they have al
ready given symptoms of leading the public mind
asray with regard to the condition OF society, the
soundness of morality, and the principles OF reli-
eion. At such time as this, when the friends OF
christianity and enlightened philosophy are assem-
bed in this city, IN the shape of Congress OF IN
teect, morality, and purity, it is right that those
dangerous doctrines which have been introduced
sorecenty here by these socialist philosophers, and
propagated with so much skill, enterprise, and
energy, as we have seen in their organ the 1rt-
bune should be noticed, and the public mind en-
lghtened on matter that is so important not only
to the present but to all future generations.