New-York tribune., 1842-03-05
THE TRIBUNE.

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on I'.e Times at the Sociels Iiora'7. 2a ii'iTe-
dav evening considered mainly the iHteee'l; cha
rac,er and tendencies e deTeioped IN the
cea,eIe,- s,rgglr of the Reform .pirii 'r'ttl TIE
g;aa, force OF Coaseryati-,1.= =entrcnched between
the Andee and the Hinl,naleh, with the Atlantic
and Paciti. forit. d,cne-. Io.this oyeswiielHljns
force Reform oppose ,iie principleof Love l''iz
it out of coun,snonce, of and temper, aga
leaves it nothing but silence ard possession.
The Times are The masquerade Of rae. tern
tics But in sIe,.sing o the Age you 5pcaH '.'l1
;b.tracti.--you mean your own platoon O I.oEA'
a. Milton and Dante painted in colossal theer pia-
,oons and csl,cd ll.c.n Hcavca and Hell in our
idea ~ proorcs. We DO not ti.i;!k Eeas."'l! be
,wcetcr On, only tilat our rclafloa
:, o,r f..lIor.s vii be si,;lpley=and happier Per-
are the Age to Persons the. are the result,
of the Past, thcy,.rc the ticraids Of riie F9,g'e-
Thought, arc ihc runscni instructors who tiTii5
the hearts of each Of l~ There's no place or IL
sti,u,ion 20 poor and y,itiicred but nc" aud
strong Man could sc born inioj. lie wotiid#imni.-
diately redeem and replace 1t.
Mr. f. proceeded 10 maintain tilat il our Age
could be portrayed a. i,is-if We could paint llie
pain,ers--souls of;ls lofty port AZ any in ereek OF
hoihah ldHie 'nis'il a'l'e.i'-'ise" " 49,
and strong hand and soi,, persuasive speech, IS
well a. fra ernen,s and hints OF lncr-bloated prom
SIS. 'hr' Gnu u ''''i''!'5. =
advance OF the rest quite beyoHa the general ,Sii,
path:, yet pFeoic'il5 "'ia' stiii SION - az
as when on tiic sea-iioie ''ic 'idr i' ri'il q
comea=up the beach lar beyoHd any beiofe II, i
fecsdes and Tor tine none reaches - tlistt: 0#l
soon the sea IS there a'd oeyond IT,
ro-Day is a king in disguise To-Day liyyas7
looks trivial 10 the ihoughties>, IN Inc face OF
uniform experience that all gre&taI htpPy ac-
1ioas are made up OF these same bianN lo-oays,
Let Us unmask the king as ne passes Let us COR
slider earnestly the tunes IN when we ilFe. here
Is first the great army oi those who accePt-tti7
Church and State otitle last generation, and stand
upon the argument OF Possession lh@sc haze
better reason than !, comrnonlvstatcd. NoBurhc
M Not,cr,ic has y. done full Justice to the Si,in
&C. C,o,ecr,.,;.,n Bn, HI. closs however larrc
rests on an instinct, not on an argument, and tn"
individuals have no attraction Tor Us. I, is the
dsscntc,. the tlIcoris,, the ardent youth who Is
leaving this ancicn, denain to embark on seas Of
adventure. who commands our interest These
most share the life of the time; these. if any
where. we look for Hope and Progress. We ,nay
consider them in two classes-as Actors and ;rs
students.
Mr. Emerson proceeded to exhibit aud criticise
the present an age of projects OF Reform IN all
institutions. These have value as the discipline
and education of tie public mind The discus
sens of Slavery, Antl-Alasonry,s Temperance, the /
Banks, Tariff, Executive Power, the treatment Of
the Indians are all pregnant with ethical eoneu- /
sions There perfect chaln oi lle,orils eincis-
ing from the surrounding duiihcsS-a compete I
choir OF feiofiners each cher1sh'ng some part oi
the general idea; ana al! must bc seen IN order TO
do justice TO any one Seen IN ifns their natural
ronncNion, they are sublime. The Conscience. OF I
the Age - with them 1T demonstrates Itself in I
his effort to rulse the lite OF Man, by putting N
harmony WIN ms '''ea OF Inc oea'ti'u' ana tlie
US
.No"N 0'.'' go -
'i' ','''t " u''' ''o' o' ''' - - ''.e
'eFi'eo Out ius every 0s'se o'' 'i"' anu eN oe'
very ap"se ~" i'"ia'ies.'s q u '''ss
nonot 10 men out ilioue' .. i'N'''s ''e no. '5''-
l9le to our 'nag'tuiiots. we suspect ihey are.
unworthy, we ma ourselves aPolosl@lns ior our
Nature Science :, ,'',anoo'' 1n ~!
'ear oeau'nu p'' nos ou' ua'.S ii'e y ny snoop'
IN. be hateful why should II not l'e Ioe'le =
ls there necessity 'H'e 'ie w'fSs 'i Na!' silo'
'e sor"' '''','l's o''
'PtASs 10. eS'' ''ie "s9'''''o'' ~ ~
Is the testimony o' '''e Sou' 70 :" ''fei
d me