New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-01

one seed from the Past 10 be lost. He 10 anxious
to gather and carry beck with him oil tia, will
bear q new climate and new culture Bore will
dwinde others will attain q bloom and stature
unknown before. lie wishes To gather them clean.
free from poxous insects He wishes To give them
fair trial In bis new world And that he may
know the conditions under which he may bes, place
them in that rev world. he does not neglect to
study their history in this
Tho history Of oar planet in some moments
seems 90 painfully mean and little, such terrible
bafhings and failures to compensate some brilliant
successes-such . crashing Of the mass OF men
beneath the feet OF few and these. too often the
least worthy-saoh q small drop Of honey 10 each
cup OF gall, and. In many cases. mingled. that
IL 10 never one moment IN life purely tasted
above oil, 90 little achieved ior Humanity q
whole such tides Of war and pestcnce interven
ing to blot out the traces Of each triumph that
wonder If the strongest soul sometimes psuses
aghast No wonder If the many indoensly console
themselves with gross joys and frivolous prizes
Yes those men are worthy Of admiration who an
carry this cross faithfully ,hrough fifty year, it is
great while for all the agones that beset lover
OF good, lover Of men It makes q soul worthy OF
spcedier ascent more productive ministry in the
| next sphere. Blessed are they who ever keep
that portion Of pure, generous love with which they
began lie How blessed those who have deep
ened the fountains and have enough to spare for
the thir,t Of Others Some such there and.
feeling that with all the excuses for failure. still
only the sight Of those who triumph gives mean
ing to life makes its psngs endurable, we mus,
arise and follow.
I l. 81. ~
in these European Kingdoms. great theme never
lost sight Of mighty idea. adorable history 10
which the hearts Of men invariably cling, yet
genuine results grains OF gold in the rivers
sandy bed Where s the genuine Democracy to
which the rights Of ali men are holy' where the
cbid-ike wisdom learning all through life more and
more Of the will Of God where the aversion To
faIsehood in all its myriad disguises OF cant van
ny, covetousDess 90 clear to be read la all the his
tory OF Jesus OF Nazareth Modern Europe Is
the sequel to that history. and this hollow Eng
land. with its monstrous wealth and cruel poverty.
its conventional life and low. practical aims;
this poor France. full Of talent adroit yet
shallow and glossy still, which could not escape
/ from false position with all its baptism of blood
see that lost Poland and this Italy bound down by
treacberous hands in all the force Of genius see
Russia with its brutal Czar and innumerable
slaves see Austria and its royalty that represents
nothing and its people who, as people, are aud
| have nothing Ii We consider the amount Of truth
that has really been spoken oat in the world, aud
the love that has beat ia private hesrts--bow
Genius has decked each spring time with such
splendid flowers. conveying each one enough OF
instruction in its life Of harmonious energy. and
.l.ll fat
has striveu to burst into fame and light up the
Univ erse--the public failure seems amazing, seems
monstrous
Still Europe tolls and struggles with her idea,
| amt at this moment all things boJe aud declare
new outbreak OF the fire. to destroy old palaces OF
| crime May 1t fertihzc alec many vineysrds'-
| Here at this moment successor ci 81 Peter after
| the lapse Of near two thousand years. - called
"Utopian" by part Of this Europe. because he
strives to get some food the mouths Of the ieaHer
OF his flock. wonderful state Of things. and
which leaves as the best argument against despair
that men do not. cannot despair amid such dark ex
periences-a nd,thou, my country will thou not be
more truei does no sreGter success await theel All
things have 90 conspirsd 10 teach, TO aid new
world a new chance with oceans to wall in the
new though against interference from the old -
Treasures Of all kinds. gold silver, corn, MARBLE to
provide for every PHI, steal need A noble. oon
! slant starlike soul an Italian. led the way to
| its shores, and in the first days the strong the
pure those too brave too sincere for the life OF the
Old World fastened to people them. A generous
struggle H. EN- SHOOK of what was foreign and gave
the nation gloriods start for . worthy goal Men
rocked the cradle OF its hopes great, hrn disibter
ested men who saw who wrote, as the basis OF all
that was to be done statement of the rights, the
nborn rights OF men, which, fully interpreted aud
acted upon. leaves nothing to be desired
Yet oh Eagle, whose early high, showed this
clesrsight Of the Sun how often dos thou near the
ground how show the valture ia these later days
Thou vert to be the advance guard OF Humanity
the herald Of all Progress how often hast thou be-
trsyed this high commission. Fain would the
tongue in clear triumphant accents draw example
from thy story, to encourage the hearts OF those
| who almost faint and die beneath the old oppres
| SONS Bot we must stammer and blush when we
speak of many things. ! take pride here that
| may reilly say the Liberty of the Press WORKS
we'll and that checks and balances naturally evolve
J from IL which suffice to lie government ! may
saw the minds OF our people are alert. and that
| alent has free hance TO rise. IL 10 much. But
dare / say that political ambition IL not a. darby
sullied a. in other countries Dare say that men
Of most Influence in political life are those who
| represent most virtue or even Intellectual power
10 It easy TO had names in that career OF which
can speak with enthusiasm Must | not confess
in my country to q boundlsss lust Of gain Mast
no, confess to the weakest vanity. Which bnsties
| and busters at each foolish tsunt Of the foreign
press aud must | not admit that the men who
make these undignihed rejonders seek aud Ind
arty sol Must | not confess that there 10 "
We, no antdote cordially adopted that wili defend
even that great ricc0untry against the evils that
have grown out Of the commercial system In the
old world Can ! cay our social laws are generally
better. or show a pobler insight to the wants OF
man and woman l do. indeed, say what be
Ieve. that voluntary association for Improvement
!. a. -. o.y,;rulars will bs the grand means tor