History of American SocialismsNoyes, John Humphrey
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History of American Socialisms
Noyes, John Humphrey
Communism -- United States; Socialism -- United States
The topics of the regular toasts were, _The day we celebrate_; _The
memory of Fourier_; _The Associationists of Pittsburg_; and so on
through a long string. The volunteer toasters liberally complimented
each other and the socialistic leaders generally, not forgetting
Horace Greeley. Somebody in the name of the Phalanx gave the
following:
"_The Bible_, the book of languages, the book of ideas, the book of
life. May its pages be the delight of Associationists, and its
precepts practiced by the whole world."
Our next quotation hints that something like a dissolution and
reorganization had taken place.
[From the _Phalanx_, May 3, 1845.]
"We notice in a recent number of the _Pittsburg Chronicle_, an
article from the pen of James D. Thornburg, on the present
condition of the Ohio Phalanx, from which it appears that the
report of its failure which has gone the rounds of the papers,
is premature; and that although it has suffered embarrassment
and difficulties from various causes, it is still in operation
under new arrangements that authorize the hope of its ultimate
success. We know nothing of the internal obstacles of which Mr.
Thornburg speaks, and have no means of forming an opinion on the
merits of the questions which, it would seem, have given rise to
divided counsels and inefficient action. For the founder of the
Ohio Phalanx, E.P. Grant, we cherish the most unqualified
respect, believing him to be fitted as few men are, by his
talents, energy and scientific knowledge, for the station of
leader of the great enterprise, which demands no less courage
and practical vigor, than wisdom and magnanimity.
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