The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-10
A FOURIERITE CELEBRATION.


The FREE Lovers at q Private Love Feast
Albert b. lsbane at HOme-The Marvellous
Andrew jackson Davis Eateth a Gosa
Dinner.
Fourier the In msculsts free love French socialist
was born the It'll Of April, l772 Last Monday
rg is disciples met the mansion of Albert Brisbane,
Seconc avenue TO celebrate Fouriers eighty fourth
birthday. by q banquet, with al the accessories of
speeches, toAsts &c, &c Among the guests present
we've Mr. and Mrs Anorew Jackson Davis stephen Pearl
Andrews, Henry Cspp, Jr., Dr. Stamm and many other
yell known socialists. After the company had done
ample justice The delicious viaEds with which the n
BILE was loaded,
Mr.. BRIsRANg and said:-Lades and gentsmen-
We have met here this evening for special purp reno
merely TO and drink but to celebrate the birthday Of
great AND good man. / propose now that We mix
little o, the intellect ua with the social and call upon
Of ierds TO express the seni msnts which ma
tural'y suggest themselves such an cccasion And
hrst win maks, with your permission, few remarks
and give you toast, to which you will know hesri
y respond. Its not thus at the humble board OF pri
vAts Individual that this cay should
Nations should bow before the magnificent genius of
mind like Fcuriers-so grand in its inspiration
derfuy acute and logical in his style and method He
brought order beauty and dsforu,ty
He discovered and reduced TO It science stem
0'em6QtS
Into accord and pc feet harmony and with his sublms
intuitte and careful anayica judgment reduced his
gArcest conceptions 10 mathematical demons ration.
Mr.. BrisbAre continued in this time and
then proceeded TO And yet Wi III all this woncerul
power no can WAS ever MODEST, unpretending in
his estimation OF himself |, who knew ion WE'LL often
said to him, 'Fourer. will you be proud and happy
when in the future mul itudes ions have recoguiz
your work apc bow do m 70 do YOU homage sAh he
would reply, Il bhss done very little; with little
mon sense and study Of nature, hundred msn might
have cone what have; and IL is not my glory to
done it. bat their shame not to have done before
Mr. concluded by expressing earnest wish that
future weud see DuDert crested TO fourier worthy
OF his genius and devotion whose base should be granite
the first tier supporting five hgures which should repre-
sent the FIVE Senses and with fru.s and
aowers nstruns nts of music painting and sculpture
every thing, in short which charm capt.
vale the ear, in any way to man material
happiness; higher in spiral order should rise three
other figures ercematic of the tele,tua
tive PASSIONS and the top the figure of Unity
irg the Telgic uslhe moot 90 ~erful in
seul-shou'd g!ori'y and crown the whole. BE would
give az q toast,
The Memory OF Fourier.
Drunk stanoing.
Mrs. ANDREW JAcKfoN DAVIS being called upon rs-
spon6ed by saying thar neither he lime place
fer her to ske sp-ech but she must the plea
with which, The eloquercs Of the SPEAKERS
she hac in the vista OF the present the evsnge OF
the future glowing and bright with the hues Of the rain
bow. She woua give as sentiment -
Our Boss and 20 essAsy they realize in themselves the
eie 70 beaow upon others
unanimous call broug,t Mr.. CLAP to hi, feet. He
old JOKE, he WAS ent.ey TOO fuu Tor utteranoe. lie
agreed with his friend Mr. Brisbane, and hoped if the fa
ture did raise monunen 60 Fou isr, II uld be just
such he had etical'y described. ne would
not state his o. teecual conviction FOURIER IS il
might eeem to border the ext vhich
BODY not il his line He sp' ke # the SADIE
and protest against existing inst'u ions which socialists
were accused OF making ADO ask I'd ch1rSh every
rinister has not pro- a.. against existing evils-sI
the benevolent esiab-breats the children's aids scce
ties he lying eef the societies and all
sorts flying societies. He IKE Of hs
he
present cay quo'ed Mr. Philips no ssid af thirty
years patient and fAihu labor ofhinsef Garrison Co.
the prosayeiy stronger to-day than had
beep Mr. concluded BY raj Jog high piuent to Me
Brisbane, through whose enterpr-e and libsIaliy Amer
would room be favor ed with the most complete and
perfect edition Of Fourier ever yet published in this
country.
srnnKN PEARL ANDREWS was the next speaker Mr.
Brisbane sad be- has Ct the science and poetry OF
Fcurer's dostlipes let say word as 70 their p-ac
cabUJty. The question was, were they trus. if so,
s s Fourier dsS hss ho 81
there . social order, and insensioe ctvizA
ton Is adopting his suggesticns rhus the large hp
tells constantly sweln their dimensions and
in fact, proving the fess ibi and economy Of large
bodies of people iyiDg ug ther. The large o,esn
there ships Of 100 tons burthsn vessels
SURPRISING in beauty ant adorrment thu most ,rgeou
many hem Of three and four thousand burden
On that osy the Adriatc-s marvel Of human skill
5e66 toms wes launched and vessel on the socks 10
EghDd Of g COO tons burtnen. Au this goes to show
easo Mr. Al drews that the world Ia fast bes ,ning to
ecate the economy of sssocis'et caoits
and eHorts For ffy cents poor could travel 10 a
steamboat the North river surpAasng IN the
Of iS appointments ANYTHING of the kind the Queen
Er gland auld command.
sevefAl other persons spoke in The of the
ing, sn.org Others DR.. Srauu DR.. Tronehaut Dr.. On
dsrhiii &c Sc me other tossts, aso, we're gveo, but
space will not permit TO give them to the FER
One on 'twomans rights" was sent by well known
AuthofeSs Of this city.
much pleased with the way which they had celebrated
FcuIier's birthday.