. The story of the nineteenth century of the Christian era. hough slow in results, stirs theminds of men. A mind thus stirred to think is open tomany new ideas; and these ideas, promulgated often byunbalanced and impractical persons, not unfrequently takefoolish, fanatical, or furious courses. Out of these, or inspite of these, real and practical progress finally comes;but the process is slow, exasperating, and often the years between 1830 and 1835 many of these re-forms took shape, and often very unattractive shapes;for that period was the birthday of isms in America more 146 TH
. The story of the nineteenth century of the Christian era. hough slow in results, stirs theminds of men. A mind thus stirred to think is open tomany new ideas; and these ideas, promulgated often byunbalanced and impractical persons, not unfrequently takefoolish, fanatical, or furious courses. Out of these, or inspite of these, real and practical progress finally comes;but the process is slow, exasperating, and often the years between 1830 and 1835 many of these re-forms took shape, and often very unattractive shapes;for that period was the birthday of isms in America more 146 THE STORY OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. than in the rest of the world, because only in America wasthought really democratic and free. Fourierism, Millerism,Mormonism, Mesmerism, Abolitionism, and all the antisand isms from anti-masonry and the Perfectionists toAbolitionism and Teetotalism, had their beginnings inAmerica around 1835 ; and like the virgins in the Bibleparable, some of them were wise and some were they were all efforts toward TYPES OF THE ) Balzac ; HUMBOLI AGE OF JACKSON ) Heine Horace Mann Jackson Father Matthew CHAPTER IX. WHAT OLD HICKORY HELPED TO ACCOMPLISH,(From i8jj to 1840.) VERY many of these fads of 1835 of which men-tion has been made, though of American growth,were of European extraction, Hke so many Americancitizens. Europe was fighting its own battle for humanrights, and out of this struggle for freedom queer growthssprang. Frowned upon or forbidden in Europe, theycrossed the sea to America, and there found friends andfoes, but flourished largely unrestrained. The curse of drink was threatening the health andmorals of civilization. From the beginning of the centurygood men in Europe and America had studied how to staythe evil of intemperance. Example and declaration wereesteemed the only real way; and in September, 1832,Joseph Livesey, of Preston, in England, with six compan-ions, signed a pledge, binding themselves to totally ab-st
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