The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-24

in Poland While these revolutions are the result
Of barbsric COVER nment, and indicate low state OF
social Organization, reforms the offspring Of ov-
zstion and indicate liberty Of growth Society Is
safe just its Institutions fexe to proper re-
terms
There are certain phenomena attending the process
OF change which 1t Is deeply important To observe and
study The philosophy Of them will be the philosophy
of many existing States in our midst When reforms
have taken place in the spirit of Community before
they appear In its forms and ins tuions They Turk
in the blood before they break out. Changes, good
and bad really take place ong before they declared
or even recognized In changes towards civilization
berbsric customs maintain their symbols long after
they are tfscsd. TO hang draw, and quarter isyet
the statute Of Great Britain but long since dead in
practice OF the hundreds Of capital offences in her
criminal statutes, few now inflicted Courts used
have suppa ntea the block aud the gbbst changes
toward civil liberty the spirit always outruns the in
,titutop Popular rights are Needed for enerations
power long before it perishes In name. Sove-
regns and councils yields to popular demands under
appearance Of consulting their own profit; so that
zee monarch govern by his people, absolute govern
ments promulgated by popular edicts rulers governed
by their subjects The came is more aufest in
religious progress eng before their opponents change
Nations slide out of liberal institutions to despo
tic ones in the same way Republics monarchioal
fol- whole generations in fact before they form.
Courts in their exterior long after justice
utterly debsuched Napoleon was the French empe-
ror long before he ceased to be simple citizen
sui. Governments have changed in fact long before
they have In appearance They are done with long
before they are removed. They stand over empty
spaces The power which animates society is In other
recepacles as signs and advertisements remain long
after merce has removed the merchandise. That
which is true of progress towards good s alike true Of
gore within than without IL is faint at heart crazy
its b. ain, and thin and feeble In its blood long be-
fore the cheek ofes its freshness or the body its
The spirit of an sge the spirit Of people, is always
in advance Of their institutions. They are always
better than their laws and customs. But let
1t be remarked and emphasized, that the discrepancy
between the real and onditon wibe in pro-
portion to the violence which permits tie change OF
The reverend gentleman then proceeded to point out
special practical views resulting from his gen.
era of remark upon institutions and instsnced
the schools theamily institutions, courts popular le
gtslatiop, and republican FORMS All these hewever
but the results of the spirit Of the age and its
present Irelgion, continued the reverend gentleman,
may exert In our churches the viest corruption may
intest our justice. The worst authority may be I'M
der the face of liberty. The most fatal monarchy is
that which employs free Institutions 1t s therefore,
quite in vain to correct nstitutons-ame1d repair,
whe the evil lies back Of all reforms In the spirit that
animates them. After dwelling at some length upon
creeds and forms of ecclesiastical in which
the edcts of authority still nger in force and to the
he went to say that have every degree Of diver
sity introduced under the same forms. Governments
and creeds are not opponents OF belief or ecclesast
cism. There is more palpable republication than
resides in the modified AmericaniTed form Of epis-
copacy; yet, under such form, it develops the
the other hand, papaoy, rigid vsiiant, slsepess,
Boosting its uneasticity is beginning, in spite Of
rage, and oontortion, and gnashing Of teeth, to
tions-the most democratic liberty Is stirring in Its
bosom. InNew England, We have Coogresatioualism
West Is relaxing its into virtual
Congrt gatonalism. Having entered into heightened
train OF remarks upon this point he Observed that he
should be glad would time allow him, to draw out the
various and dissmlar spirit that animstes our iusti
tutons He concluded by saying, that cur safety is
manfesty in the health and vigor of truth So long
it be free to act-open itself to scrutiny and
scrutnzipg censors-it will afford highest safety.
If the highest truths Of religions which strike the very
fundamental wants of the soul-which lay along the
line Of its whole existencewhich heal its sck
and cure its health-which guard it when in peril and
ish the family unite society clarity and strengthen
justice enlighten and prosper public counsel-f the
christian religion its revealed doctrines it's stringent
responsibilities, its proud exempar bis love and SYM
patty for man-are maintained in free and rational
power, have the sum Of protection 1t will be at
once the incentive to development, and the guard
against vast changes-it will at once, give progress
and conservatism God will be to us again what he
once was to Israel cloud going before to guide us
rear. Blessed IL that people whose God is the Lord
MIR. Buclxingham's Lectures on the Middle
Ages.
On Tuesday evening, Mr. Leicester F. A. Busking-
ham delivered at Clinton Hall, before a numerous
and intelligent audience, the Introductory lecture Of
his literature learning, and religion In tho
established Engish reputation the English newspa-
pers speak Of him with high common dation Is dill
gent and laborious student, and an eloquent and
pleasing lecturers and the profound attention, inter-
rupted only by the frequent applause with which the
audience listened to his Introductory DISCOURSE gives
every reason to believe that the verdict Of the Amer
can public will confirm that which has been already
passed upon him by the English press. The views
which Mr. buckingham proposes to maintain with
regard to the middle ages ere startlinely oppos-
ed to those which are generally received among
mankind. He proposes to demonstrate that at
ligious enlightenment existed in far greater abun-
dance than We have been accustomed to suppose
and that the monks were unwearying in their iabors
among the poor and to disseminate Q knowledge Of
the Scriptures. 1t would be scarcely fair to offer an
opinion to the accuracy of these views before hear
ing the evidence In their support and feel assured
that citizens will gladly avail themselves Of the
opportunity of listening to the testimony which to
the ideas generally current among the public 1t Will
be by advertising columns that Mr.. Bucking
ham delivers his second lecture at Clinton Hall, this
evening.
INFORMANT PROM VENEZUELA AND THE CENTRAL
AMERICAN REruBLrcs.-The steamship United
States, at New Orleans, from Havana, brings, via
that port, the most interesting, and at the same
time the most authentic, intelligence yet received
from this distracted country. The advices just
come to hand are much later, and apparently more
ntelhgible, than those brought by the Paez,at Phi
ladelpha, few days slrce. General Flores, it
appears, has also entered the field again IN war
like manner. The intelligence is translated from
Ell Redacfor de Cuba of the 25h of October.
The forces in the castle of San Carlos, which, as
have informed readers is occupied by the par
tzsps of Gen. Psez, resolved to make expedition
against the ports Of Atagracis where there
Of the troops Of Monagas. After q combat, the at
tsch ing party forced to retire with great loss.
On the 9th 1t was known in Curacao, by the Vene-
zusan schooner Democracia, that on the Sth the
squadron Of Monagas TO leave Puerto Cabello 1t
was composed Of twelve vessels, including steamer.
This force paseed in sehsof Curacao the 10th,
lite way to introduce supplies into Maracaibo, which
stood greatly in need Of tbemi
Pietident Monsgss has convoked Congress for
the 25th of November The elections for members to
take the place Of those whose terms expired In August
have bee for the most part concluded and resulted
favoraby to the and adversely to the
olgarchical party.
"Mousgas has rec omme ded that some plan be sug-
gettt by Cor gress for ira No utilizing the country
&C. Patx remains at Curseoa, not being able to re-
teri for want Of appears that
he counted upon assistance fro Of his parssns,