New-York tribune., 1841-08-25
I'll AGE-pROGREsS

AGE-PROtIRESS.
T,-r, first 10 political and legislative tendency,
LII ,l-e i; % much ceaseless action and
and 4rf machinery in operation It l. the first article OF
NV oitica creed that there viii be. times, any
essential change the civil social political circumstances
oe or co,ntr believe this OF the existence OF
Union which, whatever may b- lis ultimate fate, the
fruit not conceive ripe enough by many long year Tor
the dissolution, often and indeed periodically predicted
intelligent fries Of old experience, finds much similarity
the predictions, with the consequent results. OF farmers
tie and OF politicians 70 tae Federal ioH
There year il which, according to III, farmer
was not too no. OF cold, DR. too wet, or IN
which CALAMITY destruction the fruits or the crops
was not 20 ,aiaed bv drought frost or rain 30 OF
the Union be dissolved by the War, divided by
the Hartford Convention rent by the Taria torn By the
Missouri Question and fractured by Nulncatlon Yet the
oars ro on the predictions verified; the hs
vest. Weld Their rich returns and the Union remains to
bless the Nation.
Be mi. u ii NAV. and whether the confeaeracy of
CONFERENCE.-The endure apprehend essential
change in The sttutons whose operations home TO
the business and bosom Of men, from the rltram OF De-
rnscacy on the hand from reaction the other
OF spirit republican equality. wrar OF some
netorietv in an Eastern State Laws down prinsple
of party hereafter be acted on that the hereditary de-
scent Property and the existence OF Priesthood
n. be abolished and tmd have been alarmed
AT the PRONUNCIATION Of such doctrine There equal
reason alarm, if this gentleman had proposed as the
principle Of his party that all the mountains IN the country
should be leyeled, and all the and rivers forced
back to their fountains. His system and all like it-such
as FOURIER which would break up the diys-n OF iamies
or OLSs uf Lanark, who would have all live IN para
eograms-are the natural results Of restless love OF noto
etv or political ambition. that 20 get Itself paironzed
makes Itself feared OF ecccnrcity, sometimes HSns to-
and u-rmngng with actual insanity, OF or al OF
these causes comhined and dissolve, ike waves against the
rock when opposing institutions, reared by the habits OF
ages, intertwined with the interests Of The many ana
founded on the deep instructive feeling of the heart No
political revolution did take placeuncss by external
force when Alaric and tie Golhs or Mahomet and the
Saraccas planted foreign nations the country OF the con-
l,lcrd-l which The Institutions, affecting national ha-
manners and interests suddenly changed We Ger
ainly shah moi witness such revolution in our times
le We shall see. and ceasSle*s progress IN
the principles of Democracy and Equalty-so", IRON the
cauousnss Of national character and fro.l the pre-
dominance Of the Agricultural interests and cass-a class
essentially aad subbornly republican but then c9nreTSo
prone change, with much of the ms snerG and
segregated from the Wild enthusiasm and heated passions
which crowded ciiics cuserdcr. Violent changes with suc!
c,aS impossible. BIN, the gradual advance o our d.
uctivc principles, asserting the equality oi all mcn-ln
.e removal oi essentially neceSe"ryin
the jealousy ct UNUSUAL weaIthn the reduction Of the
nngsircv 10 level of the cosmuriiy-n the relaxation
Of the sicineS OF Jurisprudence, and the sernneSS OF the
sanctions of Irwin the abatement of reverence Tor TIE IN
diviGua and the elevation, and tyranny, OF public
opinon-all Ibis shall and madness to resist
and folly cpcrc. modern system Of Geology ind
sufficient solution Of the problems OF the science IN the con
temuUrancou. action of the elements around MS And thus
,ar,houakc or the dcuce or volcanic fire. yet the great
principles Of our system and divergent from
those Of our ancestors will flow their each year
producing effective but starting results, and gradually
wearing away the muxms claims, laws. rrcudces and
manners derived from preceding times and transatlantic
systems and Governments.
This pcrmanencc amidst muiaon-or rather tins gradual
Welding political ucllon, which, cirsory view seems
70 threaten the dissolution of al things, will never check
pary-spt which has increased increasing and ought TO
be- but rover will be- diminished 1t is naturally incident To
our country as the of December the heats OF
our july We hear every day the nope expressed that when
some particular shall comc-ohen one man. or other
snail be elected rejected from Office or one measure se
carried or defeated there will be posc That epoSe will
never COME Go the Ocean, and predict that It's gales
will cease to blow and pillows roll: but venture not to
orete that in American Democracy parties and factions
will no, follow each other endless succession, I'LL the laws
Of human nature snail moudcr with and Hope sinai cease
to animate and Discomfort ralc Anger Ia ratc Selfish
educe and eng Reason obscure the heart and
mind of man