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BROWNSON'S QUARTERLY REVIEW
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BROWNSON'S QUARTERLY REVIEW.
JULY.
The third No Of this publication is to be had
at l1arrington's. Its pages are confined, for the
most part, to theological and metaphysical sub
ects, embracing continuation of " Rants crit
c OF Pure Reason" a review of Hildreth's The
DRY of Morals" an infdel publication which is
handled roughly, and two or three other papers
of interest both to puseyites and Anti-Puseyites
among them notice of Bishop Hopkins
" Novelties which disturb our Peace"
II to make men wonder constitutes won
derful man, Mr.. Brownson is certainly ONE
Ever since he was publicly known, he has been
public wonder. FIRST a Baptist clergyman, he
left this for Universalism From this he went
to Infidelity and published paper advocating
his views, in central New York-we think at
Utica. Recanting. he joined the ranks of the
Unitarans, labored earnestly for while, left
them with kick, went over TO the Orthodox,
and is finally Cor was the first of July currenO
the highest of high Churchmen. We do not
expect a new phase until the first of October.
| Aside from his theological writings he made him.
Sc If notorious as a Loccioco Missionary and Rad.
ical Pamphlateer upon the Laboring classes.--
So rank and offensive were his levelling doc
,rnes, and so bitter his hatred against the
Priests and the priesthood openly avow-
ed, and boldly declared, that even the Locofoco
party were obliged to disclaim him Most of
our readers are doubtless familiar with his viru-
lent denunciations both of the rich and the cler.
gy. From the rebuke which he then met
with. and particularly from the more moderate
tone of most of his productions since that Ii ne,
we had supposed he had done with all such, las
we'll the doctrine, as his method of advocating
them but in the seventh article of the present
No. he discovers his old propensities. This is
wretched farrago which would not have sur
prised US had we read it in Ken,lall's Expos.
tor" though hardly fit for even that but we
did not expect 10 find it in the magazine of a
philosopher. We presume the readers of Mr..
Brownson have not forgotten how in his last No.
he exposed the true character Of the Van Buren,
party, and eloquenty warned the people against
the dangers of his intrigues. Mr. Brownson an.
prcciated the man and his party rightly We
have always supposed, and the Wings have al
ways conended that Mr. Van Buren, was inca
pable of being any thing but the chief of party.
lie wanted in that self reliance and ndepen.
dence of character, which when in such stu.
alton can give man strength. The people
never had any confidence in Mr.. Van Buren,
He had never done any thing worthy of conf.
dence. No master stroke of policy showed them
that their Executive was at the helm of State,
and was equal TO the guiding of it. His admins
islration, and his whole political life have been
distinguished by vaccilla,on, feebeness and ii.
midity,--he has never done any thing but pull
wires. Now such man could never have the
people, of their own spontaneous sentiments, for
his supporters. But supporters he must have,
and such too as would bring him in infuepce.--
These he made by appointment. lie used the
offices which he had at his disposal to secure to
himself that support which he could gain in no
other way. This is the reason why Mr.. Van
Buren, has up to the period of the late Conven.
ton at Baltimore such host of influential friends
--pary friends who would work for him BY day
light and by dark because they were well re.
warded for it. Justly then does Mr. Brownson
say that such man is dangerous man, and
that he who governs by the machinery of eau.
cuses AS his only means, shows himself desti-
tute of the first requisite as ruler. We grant
that we thought Mr. Brownson sincere,--that he
had, in truth, the fear and detestation which he
protested for such nomination. But we doubt
when we see with what ecstacy he throws up
his cap for Polk and Dallas, the former Of whom
is, and ever has been, but the reflection of Mr..
Van Buren,. And the only difference now is
that Polk is Texas man because he has nothing
to lose by such step, whereas Mr.. Van Buren,
did not really know what he was, but thought,
on the whole, that he was an Anti Still, says
Mr.. Brownson, we can go for Polk and Dallas,
with heart and hope" Hope, of rhal, pray :
Mr.. Clay is man of rare abilities but no
statesman" without moral or intellectual con.
SCIENCE" proceeds Mr., Brownson IN a declama.
tory and party pamphlet style. Presently he
wakes vehement, and by the time he gets to Mr.
Frelinghuysen he is positively mad. "Mr Ere.
! linghuysen is not only Wing in the worst sense
| nj tho Int hn iS a len 40 INN
ton Of narrow minded ignorant, conceited big.
otry,-a man who boldly attacks religious liber.
ty, demands the unhallowed union Of Church
and State, and contends that the government
should legally recognize the religion of tho ma
| lory, and declare whatever goes counter to that
to be contra bonos moreS" This looks, and reads
like his old denunclatlons against the priesthood
That he is hypocritlcal is proved by the fact tina,
| in this very No. he advocates boldly and in al
but express terms (see his article on Coneoute-
riSna) the precise doctrines which he first false.
ly charges upon Mr. +. and then abuses him fol
maintaining. Mr. FleIlnghuysen pending the
Sunday mail question in the Senate, argued that
this was Protestant country, and that the fra.
m,rs Of the Constitution had had respect to the
Sabbath. Mr.. b. therefore denounces him as an
enemy to religious liberty. Mr.. +. published a
pamphlet in 1888 calling the attention of the
people to the immortality of their rulers. Mr. B.
therefore denounces him as, demanding the
unhallowed union of Church and State" and
that too, when the writer emphatcaiy declared
his utter hostility to such an UNION. We wish
we had time to quote at length but we have not
Mr. Brownson was evidently under the influence
OF some malignant star when he wrote this IT,
rade. Ills old hatred for the Priests" and his
bitter radcasm had got the better of him. The
Philosopher was down, and the Locofoco up
We hope he will soon recover and devote him
self to his self imposed duties. AS bold spec
ulator, and vigorous writer upon philosophical
subjects he is entertaining at least But we bee
to assure him, that as politician his influence
has long since departed, aud that no reader wht
has decent self respect. will long tolerate the
imposition OF such TRADES of lying Authorizations