Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-02-17
Gerato Of tDe Ginles
Rh0DE.I lander;
NEWPORT.
Thursday Morning, Feb. II, 1913.

The second and closing Lecture on the Lift
and Times Of Cromwell was delivered OF
Thursday evening last, by the Rev. DR. Choule
to crowded, attentive and gratifed audience
DIR. c. took rapid glance of the Protector
career, tracing him with spirited hand from
his Birth, at the close Of the 10Th century, hi
boyhood, academic and collegiate course to hi,
entrance into public life as member of Parlia-
ment, where he soon.becanc conspicuous, anc
whence he repaired to the tented field and
was the great means ofthe final triumph of the
People over the Kings forces, after many
severe Battles in none Of which did the great
Captain ever suffer defeat, once only expo
riencng check from Leslie. DR.. G.. justified
the Rebellion as indispensable to the welfare OF
the Country owing to the tyrannical acts of the
King and the famous " Star Chamber who
oycrrode Parliament and the Courts with their
oppressive Edc,s. lie represented Cromwell
as true Patriot and Christian, and loval
enough 10 attempt restoring Charles to The
Throne that indeed he was actually ncgo,ia-
ting with the Monarch to that end, when cou-
ricr from Charles was intercepted on his way
TO the Coast on horseback with letter, con-
cealed in the saddle, in reply to one from the
Queen Qlenrietta) who was an exile in France,
and who had urged the King never to part with
his prerogativcs. The King replied that his
Consort need have no fears on this score, for
though he might amusc Cromwell with the
promise of STARS and GARTERs, he would give
him Hemp as soon as the Rebel should be with.
in his grasp. His jesuitical course (Which we
suppose tire monarch thought justifablc to-
wards RebcD sealed the fate of the King
Cromwell, continued DR.. c. no longer trusted
to negotiation, put like Moses, Gideon and
Joshua, relied on his true sword to achieve the
freedom Of his Country, intent alone on doing
the will of the God of Battles, in which all
personal ambition was merged. The Lecturer
justified his giving no quarter in Battle as the
best means to accomplish the end in view, with .
the least sacrifice of the blood of his Country
men. He regarded the execution of Charles
the First as bold but just act, and, in reply
to the oit-repeated question " what good did it
do ~ would answer that il had saved Peo-
PIES cars, when they dared to repudiate the
Athcnasean Creed and the divine right of Pre-
la,cs and Kings King-crait, he thought, was
destined the world ovcr,to signal overthrow. 4
Cromwell would no, have aspircd to the Throne,
as he assured Mr.. Whitlock (whom he after
wards sent on foreign mission,) but that he
thought, and the result justified his opinion, 1
hat the people were not prepared for free In
'tltutions. The Government of the Common
wealth was respected and feared by the crown
d heads Of Europe, and it was a Proverb in
france that Cardinal Mazarn, the Premier
If Louis the lIth, was more afraid of Crom-
veil than oflhc Prince Of darkness. The bravery
I Cromwell having been impcached by his en-
mics, DR.. G. appealed to the &" Self.dcnying {
when the army was re-organized |
nd the old officers dismissed, Cromwell on
, being rctained) as refutation of an mpu-
i'ioh NoitS tlC
'ur own impression is that, the General was /
in the act, under strict constructions,
nd that he held OH 70 his position notwithstand- l
ng. We cannot assent to the sentiment of the I
.ccturer that military men are never tyranical,
S History has numerous examples to the con- l
AIRY, and Cromwell was one Of them. The
reccding is faint outline Of the ground he
coupled and our memory and limits prevent
Iller view oft
We would yield our entire assent to much
nat is claimed of good to our race from the
reat conflict of the 18th century, between the
lonarchy and the Church of England on the t,
ne hand, and Parliament on the other, which
nally resulted in arousing whole People from ,
he slumber oflong ages ofopprcssion. That =
rugge was, in the main, productive Of the
ighest benefit to England and the world,
british Freedom was won by it and civil and
'ligous liberty received strong impetus in
ther lands. The still more happy results yet
} be realised from its further development are i
| the womb Of time but, the Patriot and Il
he Philanthropist look, mentally, into the flu I
ire for the fuller manifestation of its inhu- |
nee, though they cannot now withdraw the \
ell and witness the glorious reality. The Pc h
cd of the Commonwealth was prolific of mo- b
lentous results. Cromwell's sagacious and c
mind gathered around his Gov "
fnment many eminent civilians and those who n
ad done the State some service on the land t.
nd on the ocean. His Cabinet was adorned with
ne ofihe most brilliant names in British His =,
'ry. We refer to the Secretary of State,
lllton, who shone as a star of the first magni-
lde,-at once the Poet, the Statesman and
le Christian, whose Heaven-inspired genius :,
nd immortal works have associated his fame
ith tho matchless Dramatist of the Elisabeth
, age; and their names will be forever en- :,
He'd together and identified with the Ian :,
iage in which they wrought their imperisha-
e Monuments.
While we would not withhold the need of '
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