New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-12-06

|; is the voice OF the people crying in the shrinking
of hereditary dominion from the dust Of these many
centuries OF wrong and degradation. summoring the
ruler 10 solemn audit Of his stewardship arraignng
him on the long indictment OF trust betrayed and duty
forgotten and enforcing the uneQuivocal decision OF thai
simplest Of ssues-Reform or Revolution =
Speaking OF the Movement and Progress OF the
Past, through the " energized VIII of the many,
and tue instinct OF development inheren: in the
millions, the author continues
Its truuphs thus far may have been e7 and partial
it has done little than scatter broadcast Inc seeds
of future events and the fearful responsibility Is upon me
nations whether these shall serm!nhte ana advance 70
maturity with the peaceful and triumpha progress Of
Ceres leading the fruitful Seasons in or whether
like the fa;a sowing of Cadmus, every germ shall spring
forth an armed terrific precursor OF ontie ard OF
broi Meanwhile society is moved 70 lis utmost depths
the turres of power osc.Aie their unsteady FONDA
lions mind is stimulated greater activity the watch
word and the prophecy OF another and better era are
whispered from lip to lip and link together the hearts OF
men AS with electric chain
"what is the philosophy Of this impulse II mistake
not il springs from enlarged estimate OF tbe 'ndtrtd
nal man Here is the
great truth that every human being has right tran
scending the sancy Of parchment the efficacy o. roy
al pledges or the security of Republican guarantees, the
rgh. OF eiiTe.V of being full and Tree man, both in
consciousness and in culture Of feeling and acting his
whole nature In Heavens name. il God has placed
man upon this earth Of must ne not have ordained
by that very creation and allotment not only That MS
messing physical wants should be suppcd-nol barely
that he should be fed and clothed but also, that the op
portunty should not be wanting for the expansion o:
tho spirit and The growth OF intellect what hsoioHs
atheism turks in any other supposi'ion!
Speaking of the great results to flow from the cu
ure, development and the guaranty of all rights of
the Iadicidual, which he designates as the Demo
cratic principle and which is to sweep Slavery and
Serytude from the earth establish peace and union
between Capital and Labor, guarantee universal ed
ucation, &c. &c he continues
"Ohl if such is 20 he its mission this sorrow-srck
en- orb IT, in its horoscope this fortunate destiny is set
down. regulate the distribution OF wealth, as to
check the gloomy current of wretchedness and woe TO
transform labor from primal curse 10 au ultimate bless
ing rebukc the arrogance OF accumulated wealth 20
the soil from the incubus ofheredary cn,ai!ment
to vndicate the rights and dignity of industry and nal
w. TO Danish from the intercourse OF mankind the idea or
the usage of servude-howcvcr moss.srown or lower
wrealhcd its nauacles may be-who Will not wait to-
ward such future OF ennobnG hope the most heartfelt
benson Who will not watch and strive for the signs
of It's coming most earnestly and long assured that an
advent so auspicious is but the sequel OF that which
awoke the angelic harmony above the star lit plains OF
Bethlehem Z
But there another idea whose visible in
the opinions OF and the history and institutions oi
every age although the spell OF its influence less ALSO
lutte controlling the present than during any Tor
ner epoch refer to the idea Of Conservatism sprng'
ing when the conditions Of its existence are unpervert-
ed from that instinct Of reverence whose subdulng lnu
is felt with or es efficacy upon the mind ard
heart OF every man that sentiment which ever waits
al the shrine of memory listening with lrenulous eager
ness TO catch the ainest murmur from the revered but
vanishing past and receiving its hoary traditions Win
eryur and faith such thrilled in the remote ages and
scenes of Grscnn superstition the kneeling devotee OF
Deos True 1t is tina, this principle of human nature is
often manifested in amiable forms The picture oi va
Mortality, seated upon the neglected and 'urzegrown
graves of the martyrs of the Scotch Covenant end re-
touching with his feeble chsel the quaint memorials OF
their rude piety and obscure suffering, Is VIVID and
beautiful personnel of this sentiment
More frequently, and indeed, how frequently, do wc
perceive this decided bias when men think and speak
upon political subjects. To such these government
becomes halowed and venerable with tule they dread
touch its Gbuses il their origin Ia coeVa with remote
antiquity they cling usage they bow TO precedent,
they are awed by iupuny il were vain 10 expect III
them that moral heroism which would not hesitate TO
pluck the wizard beard of hoary the instinct OF
reverence, although blind and luconseqneEa j. OF zen
stronger than the sense Justice they choose rather
cherish the vassaaee at memory thau eui in me en-
ranchisement OF hope so far as this temperament may
perpetuate the noble the useful Or the BEAUTIFUL III mo
past experience of humanity, it's vausbe contribution
TO the incentives and energies o The present and M aux
Hilary of future progress but such seldom ia ma
tons II insists that the race snail! remain content WIN
par,a, resulis-thp, we shall ait brooding over the shl
ming fragments Of perfect era ana lapse INTO I'M
consciousness indifference 10 the socle! evils and po
litica wrongs which hive been entacd upon the new
generation by the weary centuries OF outrage ana suons
sion that have gone beore,-each bearing The same mel.
anchoy the bar and the bosom OF Eternity
But let be free and honest votsries-the warpi'
hearted volunteer not the mercennry not tho cacpa-
ting Dugad Dalgetty, OF such warfare II has been
the object OF this essay reconcile TO the radical theories
and movements of the times, oil which is rational and
pure in the opposite class of conservative conv,cuons
The sentiment of must be chershed-lt can
not erased from the rubrc OF individuals or comnu
mites and within certain and salutary limitations II
should bet must 5e-he ally and the coadutor OF MI
that free and searching in liberal opinion ana radical
enterprise Be it ours cherish this harmony and b.?
orbearing transcend the Indispensable boundaries OF
memory and hope. avoid enag0n.sm between them.
as unnecessary as II is injurious.
The author then traces rapidly the progress OF the
Democratic principle or of individual development
and elevation, through the history of Greece and
Rome ard the Middle Ages, showing its successive
victories until he arrives at the beginning its final
triumph in our own country-the beginning OF the
end !" of past tyranny and oppression
He closes with glance at what should be the
true character and function of an American Ltera-
ure and the part it should take in the great march
of the Ages and remarks:
THE wants OF our nature the divine spirit of Chris
anty the reorganization of society, and the nnal fra,
termination Of mauknd-thesc are the themes which VIII
be the soul OF American letters. invoke the devotee oil
reverence to contribution to contamination
so Gcvoutiy TO be wished