New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-23
THE Law Of Haman Progress.

T. me Eduor ~ Tts Iribaqs
have been inst shown a Communication (suits-
bly, sequestered in your Supplement- cruelsns my
comments Mr. sumner. Grafton. Il seems due 10
that gentleman rather than to his advocate, that |
should say word 10 reply.
A your correspondent appears not TO have gone %
deep int the In question az even the Biblio
graphical Dictionary. I condne myself to such Of his
m. misconceptions as may be- reouaed by the Vocabusr
Dictionary OF DR. Wooster
And fr-t Tor this term sBlosraptioaL he would have
me- .-y Biographical Bat VA. .pesking, you may p.
20 ler % theorrs-whch things 10 be- traced IN the
summary account Of 5os rather than m the hiogrsph
ical n0fices 0f men Ny criuc then must have mis-
token toe meaning 20 the word-i'r ~hlrh reler him,
very respectfully. % the repository lurt named
liz second mistake d.. ike unto the nrst The con.
fusion complained OF 10 Mr. sumner be funnily ~.
torrs hy pr tending that ryst contound the theory
Of Condprcst with that of Machi4vel. | however de
scrihed he latter system Of Oscidf0Hs and the
other ln t- Own technical phr--e ~ pifehae perfect
ability Not having expected such readers as your
CORES pendent thought 70 indeed unnecessary 20 cN
plan that the movement Of pendulum 10 not the IL
rrcuou % lmlue-s hne or the current OF ude Ike
current = Moreover. this grave omission
respecting the terms might have been cured ~ my
sfinCLun 90 the things TOR these we're stated 70 b'
not merely contrary forms Of the general theory. but
a-o placed nesrly the two extremltes OF the scale
0t Development A.. however all this sppsars TO
have been Greek 20 your .ponf"nf the re-t thaf
boz done Is saD % refer him 10 the learned authOr
lfy aforesaid. for the definition VI "OsciAatOry" and
indefinite motion.
To the.e corrections. merely grammatical may ven.
rura 20 add another OF somew bat higher ami historical
nature. Your correspondent does not see how Shak
sp-are, l0r la Magazine slang, Tho " swan OF Avon,
could have tched from the tongue % him unknown,
OF Mschlaveii Did be never hear OF the well ascer.
tanned t.ct that shskpea did depredste largely upon
several obscure romances Ia the same language, and
which had never OF course found their way into kDg
li-f Whereas the Dlscourses on Ivy had been, !
doubt not translated by the time u Shakespeare and
we're ~ sll events OF the most familiar books IN
Eng-h literary society witness the Essays and 9th
er works OF Lord Bacon
Bur beyond thi. historic pitch shall not remoustrste
with my critic. HIS knowledge OF Coute amounts a.
having heard that he ss French atheist " two points
20 doubt oi profound relevancy question Of abstract
science But mistake he knows, moreover, that bis
ineory Of social pnosophy Is that Of George sand and
70 simon % this there h ofly % say, that were Sr
sumner. be tested by the Information Of his cham
plon ne would have deserved mu harsher CRU
.iIn than had sny spOstOn ~ deal or rather would
have meriied criticism - al But no the gsntle
man seems r0iuais1 10 commission as well as skiil
add / only wish Nr Sumner wOrthser representative
To such should De- happy 10 hear from either attOr
ney or principal for Ia these things am but learner
ant have never put up for a lecturer
ln conclusion, I would remark generally that my
structures based not upon the book i'seli OF Nf
which have not seen, but only upon Tae TribVnss
abstract OF n This proylso took every occasion u
reterarng from consideration 20 the sutn0r. Ills
TREND h0Neyer after Joining Issue upon this ground
-eems 20 quote 90 however little purposey more
once from the original As 10 the charge OF dis
courrr.y I overlook Il. that desperate refuge Of
.rgumentstive impotence an appea al rere cHad'a~
FIR Mr = in person / have nothing but respect
and any expression looking other wise only alluded
accordingly % certain smisble and excessively &C
commodat.ng disposition. which. though 10 be small
virtue in dandy hold 10 be- great vice Ia phiioso
Dner even suhscr0e b tns democratic Ogy " hi
trend and ecno that he B. scholar and sent.snlan
Oniy would remark the former 10 term Of large
elasticity according % the speaker and the place. A
10 the zenuhty IN such Connection IL is, lie the
atheisun" Of Comte. consideration az for only that
literary .u.fnalculs called tosdy" o.
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