New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-05-18
THE ENGLISH.
rEoN cAnLYLr', sEv woRI, rAsI ANo fKE;EYI.

A depth o. sense, Of justice and courage IN
which, undec all emergencies and worldoewl.der-
nents, and under this most complex OF ernergen-
cies we now live in, there IS still hope, there is
still assurance
The English are dumb people They can DO
great acts, but not describe them. Llne the old
Romans, and some few others, their Epic Poem
ie written on the Earths surface England her
Mark |; 10 complained that they have no art
lists one Shakespeare, indeed but for faphael
only a Reynolds for Mozart nothing bat Mr.
Bishop not picture, not song. And yet they
did produce one Shakespeare consider how the
element of Shakspcarean melody docs lie i'm
pnsoned in their nature reduced 20 unfold itself
IN mere Cotton mills, Constitutional Governments,
and such Ike all the moro interesting when 1t
does become visible, as even III such unexpected
shapes it succeeds in cong Goethe spoke OF
the Horse, how impressive, amos. affecting 1t was
that an animal Of such qualities should stand Oh
structed so; ts speech nothing but an lnartlcuiae
neighng, its hardness mere ho0t ness, the fingers
all CONSTRUCTED tied together, the ingernaiis coagu
lated into mere hoof, shod with ron The more
significant thinks he, arc those eye-fashings Of
the generous, noble quadruped; those prancings,
carvings of the neck clothed with thunder.
a Dog Of knowledge has free utterancc; but
thc WaT-Horse is almost mute, very far from free .
1t is even So Truly, your rcest utteranccs are
not by any means always the best tlcy arc the
worst rather the leebes;, trivialest; their mean.
ing prompt, but small, cphemcral. Commend me
TO the silent English, to the silent Romans. Nay,
the silent Russians TOO believe to be worth some
thing are they not even now drilling, under much
obloQuv an immense seIni-barbarous hall-woild
from Finland to kamtschatka, into rule, subor-
dnation, ciyilizatlon,-really in an old Roman
fashion speaking no word about 1t; quietly
hearing all manner Of vitupcratlve Able Editors
speak While your ever-talking, cvcr-gestcu-
lating French, for example, what they at this
moment drilling May, of al animals, the trcest
of u.terance should Judge, is the genus Sintia ::
90 into the Indian woods, say all travellers, and
look what brisk adroit, unresting Ape-popula-
ton it is
The spoken Word, the written Poem, is said to
be an epltome Of the man; how much more the
done Work, Whatsoever of morality and OF IN
felligence; what OF patience, perseverance, faith
fitness, Of method, insight. ingenuity, energy
III word, whatsoever of Strength the man had IN
him will lie written in the Work he docs. TO work
why, it is to try himself against Nature, and her
everlasting, une.rng Laws; these will tell a true
verdict as TO the man. SO much Of virtue and of
faculty did ICE find IN hm so much and no
more! He had such capacity OF harmonizlng
himself with me and my unaterab!e evcr-vcra-
cious Laws; OF cooperating and working as
babe him and has prospered, and has not pros
pered you see!-Working great Nature
babe him does not that mean virtue OF U KIND !
nay, OF all kinds Cotton can be spun and sold,
Lancashire operatives can be got TO spin 1t, and
az length one has the woven webs and sells them,
by following Natures regulations in tina, matter /:
by not folio wing Natures regulations you have
them not. You have them not there is no
Ccton-web to sell: Nature finds bill against
you your Strength is not Strength bat Flu.
iility Let faculty be honored, far it is
faculty. 4 man that can succeed III working Is
10 me alwsysa man.
How one loves to see the burly figure OF HIM,
this thick skinned, seemingly opaque, perhaps
sulky, almost stupid Man of Practice, pltted
sgains, some light, adroit Man of Theory, all
eQulpt with clear logic, and able any where 10
give you Why for Wherefore, The adrolt Man
OF Theory, so light OF movement, clear OF utter
ance, with his bow iull-bent and qulver full Of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS he will strike down the
game, transt1 every where the heart of the mat
Ter triumph every where, as he proves that he
shall and must do. To your establishment, 1t
turns out oi,encst No. The cloudy browed, thick.
soled, opaque Practically. with no logic-ut,cr-
ance, IN silence mainly, with here and there low
gsunt or growl, has in him what transcendS ali
logic utterance: q Congruty with the unuttered .
The SpeakabIe, which hes atop, as superficial
film, or outer skin, is his or is not his but the
Doable, which reaches down to the Worlds
centre, you ind him there!
The rugged Brindey has little to say for him.
sslf, The rugged Br!ndley, when difficulties accu-
innlete o. him, reUres silent, generally 10 his
beds reti.es sometimes ios three GAYS together
10 his bed that he may be IL perfect privacy
there and ascertain IL ms rough head how the
difficulties may be overcom The n,eioquent
Brindlcy behold he haS chained seas together );
his ships do v:sibly feat over valleys, inyiSiby
throagh The hearts OF mountains the AIersey and
Lie Thames, the Humber and the Severn have
shaken hands Nature most audibly answers
Yea The man Of Theory .wangs his inll- ben.
bow: Natures Fact ought 10 be stricken, but does
not bis logic-arrow glances from II as from
scaly dragon and the obstinate Fact keeps walk.
ing Its way. How singular. AT bottom, YOU
nave to grapple closer with the dragon; take II
home to YOU, by real faculty, not by seeming
faculty; try whether you are stronger or II is
stronger. Close with It, wreste with it sheer,
obstinate toughness OF muscle: but much more,
what we call toughneSS Of heart, which Will
mean persistence hopeful and even desperate, I'm,
su5duable patience, composed candid openneSS,
olearness of mind all tins shall be strength III
Wrestling with your dragon the whole man real
strength is in this work; we shall GET The measure
OF hun here.
of al The Nations in the world al present we
English are the ssupdest in speech, the wisest IN
action. As good as a dumb Nation, say
who cannot speak, and have never vet spoken
spite OF the ShaAsPeares and Millions who shew
us what possibilities there are 20 Mr.. Bull,
COX in that surly face OF thine with mixture OF
ity and laughter, vet also with wonder and ven
ration Thou complainest not, my illus.rious