New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-01

which is perhaps not susceptible of more e1-
act description.
Into this transcendentalism and pantheisin
we INQUIRE no further. 1t would be hardy
worth while to spend time in Illuminating
questions of such abstract metaphysics Le'
rs rather look at the practical side OF the
matter and Judge the tree by It's fruits. " nat
i il that these Society Destroyers are
a;ter? What DO they mean to do ror
that is the real question after all : II tnenT
ends are right and their means such as
man NAV use, it is not OF so much cohSe-
quence whether their philosophical theories
are true and Ineligible or not. rs to the
nurposes of these men we ought 10 be able
t. speak as iutelhgently as any Arch
bishop. since our sympathies are with
them and we belong to their party rather
than that against which they are contendlng.
These purposes are briefly and generally as
follows -
!, The abolition of monarchy snd estab-
Gshment of democratic republican Gov
eminent, based on universal suffrage
>. Universal education and equality OF
rights.
3. Freedom of the press and unlimited
right of Association.
f. The utter separation and mutual inde-
pendence of Church and State; tolerance
for all forms of belief.
5. Freedom of experiment for every So
cial improvement or idea.
Il. The confederation of republican ma
tons.
Such in general terms are the practical
aims of the Socialist Democrats OF Europe.
On this platform they stand. Certainly
MAzzISI and his coadjutors, who IN the eyes
of Archbishop Hughes, are no doubt the
worst of Society Destroyers, seek for moth
ing and intend nothing which is not laid
down in this programme or Is not a direct
corolory of its propositions. And would
thc Archbishop understand that the realiza-
ton of these ideas is the humiliation of the
social compact Is it against them that the
Catholic Church is now to wage internecine
war
And what are the means by which it is
proposed to carry out these measures
First, the printing and disseminating of
books and pamphlets-all right; we go for
the liberty of the press, and only the weak
and tyrannic fear it. Second, revolution
when the times are ripe and despotlsm can
be- borne no longer-all right again when
the people are not free, they do well to free
themselves AS best they can We recollect
that Archbishop Hughes once gave some
thing to help the Irish achieve liberty. No
doubt the English Government would then
have classed him also among the Society
DesIoyers Circumstances alter eases.
We, too, believe, that the question OF
Social Disso4urioa is now put before Chris
tendon But the alternative is by no means
a return to absolute government, muzzled
press, and general stagnation. If modern
Society is not to fall into anarchy, 1t must
adopt a larger liberty, ireer expansion,
more productive industry, and juster dis
tribution of its gains. IL must throw wide
the door to social reforms, and fearlessly
follow the heavenly light Of science on the
path of progress. As if by natural in
stinct of set-preservation has Society irwin
chilly determined to adopt this course. The
contest now waging in Europe is caused by
the obstinate resistance of Kings and Aris-
tocracles, whose interest lies in maintain
ing the rotten old order of things. They
are the party really bent on destroying So
ciety by destroying liberty and arresting de-
yelopment. That the Church should be on
their side, We cannot but regard as i great
and unnecessary misfortune.