New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-21


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The Puritans have often been udicuIed. and as
often eu'o-ized bat saloeyo On them has never put
forth finer or more solemn strain than this
The exercise Of private juigmen, on matters Of re
hgiou 4 L sometimes produces superstition more often
overthr0ws error Il = iaat Intellectual seton sm0ns
people. which gives Vitality % their worship and
creeds T. prevents faith from 6egeueratnz into
emory ard transfers oeheftroru TIE lips - the soul
Il j. almost the only limit % the besOued bgotry. or
the smooth indifference which 80 often accompanies
unggesfOre1 religious c0gmas Il . always most
when the established frm q re zion most tyrsn-
nical or most deha.ed And il is the school in when
true manness and true goodness Of character
tured. The faith thst tas grown up in a mans SOU.
which he has adopted from his own investigations or
bis inward experience = the faith thst susisins
In Temptations and in the blaze OF the ires Of
tyrd0m. 10 faith Ike this, perceive the heroic
element IN the character q the Pur,sns u i this
which endows their history with many Of those con
secrat0ns usually considered 20 belong exclusively 70
poetry and romance To persen VINO sees tnroEgh
the shows % tninEs the annals Of the Purians
repiete with the materials of the heroic There =
aspect ~ human nature more sublime than the specta
Gle Of men DARING dfsfh and things than death
under the influence q ns ptrstiou from on hign Their
actions, thus sprngiug from religious prrcipe, ana
connected By mysterious link with the invisible rea
ties Of another world impress US with deeper veneer
alton than award q the most tremendous strug
giles for terrestrial objects That D. no common hero
ism which fears nothing but Gods justice which braves
~
ism which Breasts the food Of popular hatred which
bsres IL forehead the thunders ~ dom rsni hear
ches hch alike the delusions Of worldly Pcmp
and the commands Of worldly governments. which
= nsensibe % the eer Of the scooter and the curse Of
the bizot which snites II vckedness yrded round with
power which Is strong IN endurance well as IN &C
tion which marches O. battle chanting hymns OF devO
tonal rapture and which looks with uncl0uded eye
D. heaven amid tho matdenng fortunes ~ the rsck-
Men who have thus conquered the fear ~ death the
love OF ease the temptations n the world, Who nave
subdued All the softer passions and AT the sensual appe
tites % the control Of one infexibs mora purpose
Who have acted through life under the that there
il power earth more authoritative than the oecis
ions Of councils and mlehter than kings. at the
for whom placid hcoogisDs can aford % profess con
tempt
With one Illustration OF our authors vehement
manner we close our extracts. The following pas
sage, from the paper on q" The Romance on Ras
calty," has the heated force OF Juvenal:
"The great compensation Tor All the evil which this
kind of literature produces found IN the fact that
10 cheap The cheapness must be- acknowledged BY
the progress Of science and improve ment the most
economical misery of beings IL enabled TO crafty
bis taste for mental degradation and his peuchaaf for
moral ruin, At the extremely low price Of nncpence
Who will commit suicide when poison i cheap '-
What keeps people from blowing out their brains but
the high price of pistol. Formerly u seems sciide-
strucron luxury 10 be enjoyed only by the rich,
but now Il Is placed within the Of the humhest
Formerly, blasphcmy was held Al high rates and few
could indulge IN scong but the purchaser OF Voilare
and ID iIObach this elegant recreation Of pride
can be bought for penny. That great doctrine Of
equality for which certain old gentlemen In 10 periled
their honor lives and fortunes has It seems been I'M
perfectly understood until the present favored age
They fought for equality IN evil as well ss good
They poured THEIR blood that the people might have
perdtion and death ~ low prices They fought against
monOpoies in stupidity. bssphemy. immortality and
damnaiion. Their most resoundne defamation thun
dered against the enormty of allowing the rich prece
dence in catching Al the deecahe bas of sin, and not
giving the poor opportunity OF having Satan >
hook last fixed In his bleeding gils They wished
10 elevate the abOriDg classes but u was by allowing
them a fair competition with the lazy classes IN the
great object of getting hanged The force OF TINS argu
ment for cheap wretchedness and ruin, VIII depend
much on the natural disposition OF those b. whom Il Is
addressed Some men, doubtless have athe0ry OF hu.
man life in which happiness is synonymous win low.
ness and journey the road b. ruin Is considered
performance ~ the whole duty Of man On such a
road it il important have cheap fares In order to in
crease the travel
Manual OF MiNERALoGY including Observations on Mines
Rocks Reductions OF Ores, &C By JaAEs ID DANs
NewHsven, Duryre 4 Peck New'fors' ClaS 4 Aus
TN and Putnam
Those who are about embarkiug for the gold
region. would do well % furnish themselves with \
copy of this work Much time and labor might be- saved
by proper knowledge Of the science Of Mlneralogy-
and we can recommend this work OF Mr. Danss as
has appeared The author NOW Professor in Yale
College, was attached to the exploring expedition in
the South so.s-snd his opportunities tor observation
while on that voyage, appear to have been well i'm
proved.
THE STORY % Little JoHN Trsnssied from me french
BYE O SKINNER. Appleton L Co
This is one of the Juvenile publications OF the
day which is destined to have more than " the Ho-
days popularity. We question whether more enter
tanning and useful little volume for children has made
its appearance since the publication Of Sanford and
Merton.
~ "SARTAfS's UST0N MAGAZINE for January
has been upon our table for some days II magnh
cent number having for Embellishments three Of Sar'
tsins renowned mezzotints one Of which-Psges
Mother and Child lis most lovely picture There
are 80 pages OF reading matter from the overpopuaf
pens OF Street Tuckerrnsn John Neal Rev A. Barnes
George II. Baker Hosmer, Duganne, George = Bur
leigh. Jos R Chandler W. H. Furne.s, Be,hune, Mrs.
Kirkland, Miss Lynch, Mrs. sigourney, Mrs kinney
Mrs Elet Mrs. Osgood and fourteen others Mrs
Kirklands Sigh, Seeing in Europe" Is very spritediy
descriptive and Tuckermsn's Newport Beach mu-
sica with to use his words the eneireng pres
ence OF the sea The Editors Table and Book Notices
are very sgreesby writer and more than MAINTAIN tne
previous reputation Of the Magazine
~ HoLDEN's DOLLAR MAGAZINE Tor jan
usry. ls4q Is great advance upon the issue OF mat
periodical for lsis. The paper !. hne and white aud
the printing equal TO that Of much more expensive
magazines The illustrations are "Genesee Fails
from picture by Cole, admirable wood engraving
portraits Of Louis Blanc Dr. Turner snd Prof Chester
Dewey. beside = full length OF Horace Greeley. exc
cuted in style equal 70 thst Of Gsvsrns sketehes-
Among the contributions, a0tce an amusing satire
on American authors. with comic silhouette h1strA-
tons The Reviews and Editors Table Of Holdens
Magazine are always spicy spirited and very readable
The circulation Of the Magazine Is already very arge
and rapidly increasing
The World A IT MoyEs. The third num-
her Of this valuable Weekly Magazine has been aid On
our table There are In j, seyera articles OF much IN
tere,,-. The Nun and Cardinal, "reminiscences Of
Campbell Republic Of Liberis, and Foreign Mseel-
lapy translated for Berford. World There IS no
Magazine Of the kind superior in solid interest TO this
We learn that 10 circulation already very large and
stl increasing
rS- THE PICTORIAL NATIoSAL LisRARf
for the present month Il embelished with very faith
fl and striking portr at Of RosEEr SEAAs, Esq Of this
,v-a uubli,ner vel known among Us for his tnde-