Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-08-08

idmcHhdiS III france, assert oil their IDOL lrldlcu-
lousiy, to be sre) that he mandates the world with
celestial light. DIR. Hooks radiance is from the
gospel reason, national expediency, and his own
bright intelligence and lucid candor in Behalf Of The
intellectual moral, and religious wants of the poor.
The London Morning Chronicle issues the whole
large production in large nstalmens, with these pre-
fatory paragraphs:
"a for the welfare Of the poor Is indeed STAMPED
upon every page, and the claims class 10
the blessings OF education indicated with extraordinary
power but all this is united not merely with the concession
but with the boades and bodes assertion of the rights OF
those who dissent om the Established Church The whole
composition animated by spirit Of of intense eanestness
The author speaks out from the very depths Of his SOUL
with fearless ankness almost unknown in this age. He
does not blunt the edge of any cutting truth make bear
able The hard realities Of socieythe ignorance, the mise
ry the neglect the shallow believe philanthropy which
takes credit for the meager but snowy results Of feeble and
hearted eorsthe hollow and worthless nature of that
education which Dragged Of aid added about at anniver
sary meegsa these stripped of their convenonaldis-
guses, and shown they with meciess severity Be-
evng this pamphlet to be at the present time Of nestmabe
Importance, endeavor at to lay large portion Of
possible before readers It is will be SEEM the
form Of letter to the Bishop Of st. Davids
We shall ehdeavot In this place to give summary Of
Dr. Hooks conclusions The existing of education
are wholly and hopeessy inadequate The attempt to do the
work by voluntary efforts has been made and has failed g
noance in popuous districts, instead Of yielding to
efforts, gains upon Thus secular interests suffer much,
but religious still nos. The religious instruction Of many
schools Is mockery. There is intellectual nstruc-
ton to prepare the mind for it. moral discipline to aid III
practical working upon the heart For the sake Of religion
therefore, DR.. Hook demands change Voluntary zeal,
though it cannot do all, do much Free it from the bur
den Of providing schoohouscs and the Indispensable secular
teaching cast that load upon the State and the zeal and lib
crafty OF individuals concentrated upon religious instruction
may work wondas.
Sis religious instruction then to be left to accident B,
It is the most essential part of education ant
he Uuh midi Rutth
State cannot supply it, recognise any exclusive
igious claim What it supplies it supply to all. Lei
the State therefore, provide that of which all avail them
selves Let supply the school house and the purely erar,
instruction But let it not supply such instruction if
were all that man needed Let it be offered part only
Of educaon and upon the condition that the children wh
give proof of regular attendance upon religious
instruction approved of by parents Such Dr. Hook
simple and striking plan for ensung religious instruction
without violence to the rights Of conscience
La Presse translates an article of the Washing
ton g Union" touching the reinforcement of the
French squadron in the Gulf of Mexico. 1t exhi
bits the observations of the " Union as evidence
of the sensitiveness and distrust in regard to the
French Government which I" the unlucky affair O
Texas had begotten in the American mind.
We are afflicted still in this capital with exceed
ingly sultry weather. Another accident is reported
for the northern railroads. and Rothschild devoted
to the internal gods by the radical oracles. grand
daughter has been born this week to his Majesty
LOUIS PHILIPpE. Letters from London in the Min
isteria journals declare the Wing Cabinet to be in
immediate danger from the sugar question. The
Chronicle says:
cit perfectly well understood that Sir Robert Peel with
the cordial of those members of his Cabinet who
most largely the confidence of the commercial pub
lie, would had he remained in power have proposed
bill as comprehensive and thoroughgoing his bill"
The French customs yielded less the first half Of
the present year than of the last tobacco mono
poly, however, more and more productive. Fresh
troubles in Portugal; apprehended commissions in
Spain. The Diet of Switzerland opened under a
menacing horizon. In the North the press and
public assemblies gain freedom and railroads
advance or begin in every direction.