The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-29


first promulgated their social theories, that society
is all wrong l. is also known that their attempts
10 reform il have sgnally failed Social phsla5xes.
| on the Fourier principle Of common stock, common
privileges and dividends to the members of the es-
tablis bment, have been tried in various parts of The
| colntry with the worst sort Of success In som,
cases, the spectators upon the credu!y and spare
| cash Of their miserable followers, have pocketed
| the proceeds of these enterprises, and left the
phaanx the privilege either 10 sarve sr disperse.
| Monsieur CADET and his Icarians in their wGstser-
iags over the plains of Arkansas in search OF
their promised land, afford a stricking example.
Foure ism, therefore, has fallen into contempt, the
Experiments not justifying the plan OF the phoso-
piers TO make labor attractive, because there il
nothing in it by which your lazy philosophers can
be made to work.
The next experiment by our delectable reformer
| Of the Tribune was ntirsntism, which Is sim.
ply the doctrine Of occupying other peoples proper
~ free OF cost. All he good that has resulted, after
Tepe ated outbreaks and acts OF bloodshed in the
practical working of this doctrine, has been ths
creation Of political faction controlling the poll
ties Of the Safe The existing laws, however,
unfolding he right of the landowner TO collect
rents for the of his property, still continuing
force u experiment of anti rentism a social re-
| form, has also proved TO be inefficient.
But Philosopher Greeley is not the chap to drop
| the cause Of suffering humanity. Not he. Union
associations were prosecuted, until he lodged
bevy of unfortunate tailers in jail-the Rochester
kpochings were consulted, as likely to afford to the
"laborng Millions" some new attractions TO labor
or spiritual expediept by which cold victuals,
at least, nigh. be got without labor. Pbrenology
was tried, and found wan ting. There was nothing
disclosed in "ComSe's Constitution of Man." of
practical utility in secu; distribution Of "eve-
~ thing 10 every bedy itebat Titmouse,
elected 10 Parliament upon that p form, lodged
the question, as j. b lodged the Fugiuy- lave bill
in Congress. Grubby next delvsd into the mysts-
| res of Mesmerism, but although clairvcy ance can
tell where KiGd's gold is to be found, if he had
any, it could not tell how society is to live without
| work being done by somebody. Another knk Of
our friend " Grubby," is land reform, which means
that all the public lands to be given to actual
settlers, in small parcels, the deficiency be sup.
Piled upon Big Thunders doctrine of the right from
occupation of lands belonging TO other people.
But oil these expedients have been found to be
mere pallia,ves, while radical reform of society
has been the great object of the philosophers.
Fourier, Brisbane, Greeley, Big Thunder, Combe,
Fowler, Collyer end the Model Artists, the Roch-
ester Knockers, and Davis, with his revelations, all
| having failed, all having proved unsatisfactory,
tried separately, what next Is to be done! Try
| hem all together.
Hese we come into broad, open smooth water.
| Here the daylight of discovery breaks n upon MS
as the frs, glimpse Of The great Salt Lake broke
upon the AIormous Here we unbuckle our traps,
and 90 s;ra9ht to work in shoveiling up the gold
dust. The old Syracuse engineer jumped up in
| Il, IL IL.
| fornia JUMPS Up in her morning gown, and shouts
Eureks," and Grubby Greeley answers Abby
Kelly at Worcester, with " Eureka" We have
go, it. Go, whatl The phi osopher's stone the
| key TO the m1ienium-ihe one thing needful-the
| sche du,e u the final reformation. The Lord be
| praised
Ii is the philosophers Omnibus billit ia the pat
ting al in lump the several experiments of reform
81 the Tribune reformers, with good deal OF new
matter, principles, and fand ameutal ideas, as
put forth On the platform Of the Woman's Rights
Convention, recently held at Worcester Let the
wosld rejoice. Lucretia Mott, Abby Kelly, Gar
rison, Phillips, Mrs Rose, Fred. Douglas, Soolr-
ntr Truth, and The Widow Mercy, sitting in coua-
ell Day and night, backed up, heart and soul, by
our glorious Greeley, have solved IN, problem Of
the sge. They have squared the circle of society,
and resolved the arcdna Of its perpetual motion.
From our published reports of the proceedings, the
speeches, the declarations, and the resolutions Of
the Worcester COnveation, il viii he seen that
their platform Is made up of the imbers of all the
philosophers and spiritual advisers Of the TribaHe
fuuudcd upon the strong pillars Of abolition, social
ism, anal sarnation aSd in6delity, comprising all
the discoveries in heaven anil earth, and in the
regions under the earth The new dispensa,ion
Of Lncreiia Mott and the philosophers, proposes -
l. To dispeuse with Chistianiy AMI the Bible
Arsr eypeIius nj Of piueieen centuries, they te-
care The syfitm To- be buuIbug.
To sb"li-h the existing political and social
sysrm ~ society as part ofthe false machinery of
the eye.
g. To put al races, sexes and colors upan foot.
ing ~ l"itCt EQUALITY. The convection having
proved by phfenOlogy aud biology that. the scxes
ets cquai " Point Of ut.leci. AID shat color is a
rIc difi.rencC Of o1prxiln, IL Is propose TO
shoiish The onlt distinction of ser by uniytrsai
adoption ofthe hrecchss
Most assuredly, this grand reformation Involves,
ss incideltals, The abolition OF slavery, black aud
white, the doctrine Of amagainstion to ia fi'lsc,
ex'ehi, and such promscuous carnival OF bappi-
ness. fpn end refinement, as was never dresmed o.
even ~ Davis, in his revelations or b. Giaham,
from The Inspiration OF bran bread and turlps.
The philosophers Of the Tihwr, have, therefore,
ruhiishtd the Worcester platform 10 the capacity
Of the official organ Of this Tremendous reforma.
tim Old things are to be done away, snd all
things srs to be,one new. Sewerd is 10 be SUE
tuintd, and Fillmore Is only TO be tolerated till the
adv, Mt - the new dispensation. when Lucrttii
Mott, Abby Kelly. Dougl,s, Greeley sad sojaurner
Truth are to ruie the roas,. Then, ant not till
then, shall we realize the jubilee OF the Devil and
his angels.
WHAr Is TO rE DONE YIN PAronl The arrival
Of Tercse Psrod, the muse OF Italy and the South,
has gwen bir TO n world n questions. Wat viii