The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-11-28
FIIHU BURRITT.

OF large military establishments, Is mol SO ScheIai
as we have been LED to suppose.
Boston Advertiser.
Zone OF the most remarkable men oil our time
has just passed some days almost unknown in
Paris.
s'Born in little village OF Massachusetts, with
out any resource but his hands, and that public
instruction which in the United States is the
common fortune OF all, Mr. Elihu Burritt is liv-
ing proof OF the great results which may be OBJ
tanned under the benignant influence OF liberal
institutions. He gained his bread by his black
smiths forge, and the few hours which he could
spare from his rude task were devoted TO the Gull
tivation of his mind and more especially TO the
study Of foreign languages. After years of eff
fort he master OF more than thirty. Unlike
the celebrated Mezzofanli, Mr.. Burritt has had
no opportunity of practising the languages in
conversation, and he does not therefore produce
upon the vulgar observer the same sentiment OF
astonishment as does the amiable but somewhat
superficial Cardinal but also, unlike Mezzotanti,
he has endeayored to render his iabOrs useful to
science and to humanity.
'He began by composing certain essays on the
comparative construction and genius OF different
languages, but soon felt that his efforts should
take a higher direction, and that the propagation
OF ideas themselves, was far more important than
any disquisiton upon the mantle in which they
might be clothed.
"For a long time many serious minds in the
United States have been occupied with the pos
sibihty OF codiyng the uncertain regulations
which now compose our public law, and OF form
ing, II not complete code OF international inter-
course, at least some thing which shall be ore
clear and positive than those uncertain traditions
the final Interpretation of which is now made by
the voice Of cannon The United States have
| proved by their own example, that it possible
to do Tor nations what ST. Louis accomplished Tor
individuals, viz to abolish the gage de battle
and substitute for it regular tribunal. This idea
is no longer mere nebulous conception; it has
become positive fact. The "Supreme Court
OF the United States decides between thirty Re.
publics, all those contests which in Europ4 are
settled, not according 10 recognized principles OF
justice, but by brute force or strategic skill =
by violence or by cunning. To the adoption in
Europe OF this pacific institution, Mr.. Bunitt has
devoted all his talents and all his energies
"Io aid in carrying out his plan he has found.
cd journal called the Bond of Brotherhood
several thousand copies OF which circulate in
England and America. By series OF facts, an
ecdotes and clear logical arguments, given with
the penetrating simplicity OF Frankn's Bonn.
h0mme Richard, are shown the folly OF war-thc
long series of national disasters and OF uurecom-
| pensed private misery which are its consequence
| the sacrifices required for military establish.
ments, kept up by the people at the expense of
| the general production, and in consequence OF
the well-being OF the masses the sad effect pro-
! duced on agriculture by abstra citing from 1t the
! most robust part OF the population, in short the
| absurdiy, while there is SO much excellent land
In every European state still uncullivated, and
| whlle thousands die annually from starvation, of
! employing two three million young men
strong and hearty, in walking three steps forw ard
| IN order to walk three steps back,-in turning
halt or wholly round on their heels,-and in lit.
I ng up muskets, simply to put them down again
| "Day by day, we recognize more and more
! mat these enormous masses OF armed men, in
| stead OF being as has been pretended, the guard
| ians oil peace, are on the contrary one OF the
! greatest Incentives to war, they being the con-
slant source OF international dlstrust, jealousy
| and aggression. Let US hope that the time IS not
distant, when the efforts OF enlightened men ,sus.
tanned by those OF prudent tax payers, will be at
tended with success, and that the various gov.
ernments may be obliged TO diminish their mill
tary eqpenses,-to restore TO agriculture the force
which they have so unwisely taken from it,-and
to establish some international tribunal whose de-
cisions shall be binding on people. The public
force which might at first be necessary to secure
the execution OF the DEGREES of this tribunal
would be, comparatively speaking, so small that
Its subtraction from the productive forces of the
various states would not aggravate as at present.
the misery of the working classes''
After recounting the efforts and the success ot
Mr.. Burritt in England, the Presse audes to the
organization OF the Brussels meeting. and con.
tinues:
"Received in Belgium with distinction bv tba
Minister OF Interior, Mr. Burritt was permitted
to assign as the rendezvous for the preparatorv
meeting the saloon of the Minister: and tho
most eminent men of Belgium, Messieurs de-
Reffenberg, Visschers, Ducpetiaux and RousseI
Ohe distinguished Professors OF Penal law) un;t
ed their efforts to his, for the organization IF tho
conferences. Special trains tcere provided at
the expense of the Government at the differen,
railways, for the conveyance of the delegates.
''We publish the circular signed by Mr. Rurr;tt
and by the delegates OF the English deputaton
1t seems to US worthy OF deep attention. The
institution OF sort OF Amphyctonic council
which shall regulate the differences between tne
various states of Chrstendom, will no dopbt an
pear chmerical to the greater part of those who
are self'styled, practical men. 1t must NOT no
forgotten however that IN the month of March NJ
this very year, fify-two men, subjects of var;ons
Kingdoms and principalities, assembled snontana
ously at Hanheim, and there arranged the bao;o
OF what seemed then not whit less cbimericai
viz, the unity OF Germany by means of renre
sentative institutions. Three months atter
German Parliament commenced its sessions =.
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