New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-05

CoNTENPORANEO which represents the hope Of
Rome at this moment, and which IL offered
you in exchange for Tie Tr'tHHS II Is conduct
ed by men OF well known talent.
The Coziemp0-aneo Contemporary is Journal Of
progress but tempered the good and wise think best
In conformity with the will OF best Of Princes and
the wants aud expectations Of the public.
There are men rooted in old bsbit. absolutely hostile
TO every innovation These disorder and anarchy in
the most attempts progress suggested By the
zeal for humanity the mos. noble and generous Chris
nan love The Creches ssylums for children houses 70
provide for children when they leave those asyums a.
sociaions to aid lsborers who cannot find work say
ugs banks societies Of mutual aid for artists and art
sans penentsres for prisoners houses OF refuge for
young offenders Sunday and evening schools for the
people and the Ike good works which the glory Of
age, have always been opposed by them Nnsi
wonder If they are Hkewse hostile to steau-engines
railways banks Scientific Congresses and other means
taken BY modern civilization in aid Of commerce indus
try and knowledge
These are not usually bad persons they enjoy rather
land always without ground) the reputation OF being
good but they are coEardy In soul and ihoughts-ser
vile 10 the excuse 1t has always been done thus and
fear deadly ambush in every novelty SO the ancient
OF the Demon Of Revolution which ct the snnunciaton
of ANYTHING new. trembles est new Robesperres
70 NOV off human heads With this class Of tlmd ret
rogradsts since the civilization Of the day not for
them and thank God need not fear them, we wage no
war consiserng all thatss good buried in the brains
Of childish and decrept minds and forgotten By the
great living public
There are decoitiu men who feign moderation, and
IN whom silence the best
There are abject souls over whom any and every sue
ce.sful opinion has swsy. The C0utenPoraHeo will pay
no attention to these who are the drees and disgrace Of
society There are men eager and impatient for novelty
sgtated by lively passions mos ty moved by generous
intentions but so ervent and exaggerated that they can
never see an obstacle but must effect in single day
all desired reforms These by nature formed
for good who ought not TO be opposed and repressed
but rather enrolled In the ranks Of Social Progress
taught to temper that heat by prudence and work by
reason rather than impulse To those who constitute
the greater part OF youth the COHfPoraRso espe-
cisly addresses its affection snd lis thoughts az being
the journal Of Progress II must hope TO be the journal Of
the young Il invites all minds 20 sacred league In aid
of this Social Progress will receive into lite columns
all Italian writers who may desire 20 study measures for
the aid of society snd will accept al those who wish 10
proclaim principles OF progress the temper Of mode
ration.
Through discussion it desires to prepare minds TO re-
ceye reforms so and far they favored BY the
law of opportunity.
Every attempt which is made contrary TO this social
law mustfs 1t is vain to hope fruits from tree out
Of season. and equally in vain to introduce the best
into country not prepared 10 receive them
And so on. intended to have translated in full
the programme but time fails and the law of op-
portunity does not favor, as my opportunity
leaves for London this afternoon. have given
enough to mark the purport Of the whole. 1t will
easily be seen that it was not from the platform as
sumed by the Contemporaries that Lycurgus legs
lated and Socrates taught that the Christian reii-
gion was propagated neitheri its reform by Luther
The opportunity that the Martyrs found here IN the
Colosseum from whose blood grew up this great
tree of Papscy, was not Of the kind waited Tor by
these moderate Progressists Nevertheless they
may be good schoolmasters for Italy, and ere not
to be disdained in these piping times OF peace
More anon of old and new from Tuscany *