The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-13
MISCELLANEOUS.


The History Of Engiand during the Thirty Years Peace
lsle-is4o By Harriet Marhneau. Vol |. royal svo.
c. Knight.
This history, thus Attributed to Miss Martineau, is
partly writ,entha is the OF the first book-by
Mr. Charles Knight who presents us with the narrative
the books comes the
before us, and carry the subject down TO 1880. Mr.
Knight had many advantages in his portion OF the sub
startling interest and grace He has, indeed shown his
OF this by his first paragraph which consists OF
brief sentence, thus printed
"The world was at peace"
Yes; Napoleon had fallen the Holy Alliance had
risen England had attained the height OF her glory ana
Paris, just relieved from foreign troops. was as gay as
she had never been conquered From this yea, 'ne ,o
tunes oil its shopkeepeTs to commence MANKIND
yet lar from being held in bond OF common lneI-
esls. Conventions and protocols were me solder Oh so
cety and the cement OF nations SuJ "och and from
that time ra as was the bond of union, there has been
no general war in Europe But there have been revoa
tons in particular states; changes OF social arrange
ments reforms and Tegenerations effected and projected
earthquakes in act and earthquakes IN embryo; the sha
king Of thrones, and mutations OF dynasiIes England
meanwhile. gained nothing but thirty years OF rePose,
and opportunity OF cul.lvatng the arts OF peace THIS
How has this opportunity been turned 10 account! The
conflict by which truth is ultimately be established pro-
ceeded the Of party and of sect was not yet suspend
ed There peace in the political world in the
in Church and State. Here is history of the comba-
tants. These be some OF their names. recorded in
Mr. Charles Knights section: Taleyrand, Whitbread
berfoTce the Princess Charlotte Cobbets Bamford Cart
wright, Burdett, Spence. Miranda, Bolivar, Romilly
George ILL., What host OF associations are conjured
up by the mention oil these names With the de-
cease OF the last was there not really cycle closed
With this FACT the first book of the record before fit
ly concludes
During all this period. the power Of the landed inter
est preponderated in the councils Of the sovereign
While raising the cry Of agricultural distress, concurrent
with the existence of Astounding harvess, the country
in he of II
means Of numerical force. The commercial and man
ufacturing interests, which had carried the country
bers They had yet 10 become a political body Mean
while the various operations Of defective and IRA
o1s system s s was eng alternate ma
of these disorders accordingly became formidable :" il
was not" says M CapeGgue "a few outbreaks easily
repressed but displayed itself in masses of hundred
thousand workmen who destroyed factories and paged
houses. 1t if the earth tembled, ready TO swal
low up the old arsocracy Paralysis OF industrygave
the beaconghter who announced the general peril the
breaker only the pioneer whose operations pre-
coded the advance OF an invading power: The acco9n
OF the HamP1en Clubs given by MIR. Knight is both in
srucve and amusing; but somehow do not like the
tone, which is too contemptuous The movement wal
not only a reform, but revolution, and was not over
rated by the government Bat therefore it 10 bs
put down there was the political error of the time
that 49, not to be put down long moral onl,
support their cause eher BY moral OF physical strength
as the case might require" Whoever introduces th
physical element into such traitor TO it. Fo
this end the Castles, divers, Edwardses and Pow
ellis inuded into popular demonstrations, that by bring
ing dlscredt them they may their just effect,
indeed turn away their CURRENTS, that they may al
together
"Lose the name of action"
The State taken 1917 to suppress poltica
lbelling were nfamoassuch to threaten public ber
~. But the trial OF Hone and the victory of the defend
cal event OF the only second to that OF the death
the Princess Charlotte. Mr.. knight considers that al
tina, was hoped for from that magnanmous lady has beer
realized for us by Queen Victoria. We doubt t-much
Miss Martineau Is an historian OF sterner order. Ii
treating OF the character, trial. acquitta, and death o
Queen Caroline, she had difficult task but she ha
performed il with determination and vigor Nor has sh
neglected the picturesque and dramatic in her narrative
QUEENS
That summer is distinct the memory of those wht
heat Horses dropped on The road aud laborers il
tho fields Yet along the line of The mail. crowds stooe
waiting IN the burning sunshine for of the trial. and
horemen YaorPed over hedge and ditch carry the
dngs In London the Parks and the Wesend streets
crowded every evening; and through the bright nights
Jny neghbofs were visiting anohers houses to lend
IN his palace unable forth danger meeting
tue Queen OF OF hearing cheers IN her favor She had he'
provincial mayor-now a county barone,-now Il
popular clergyman come npio tender his homage and
the people in airing and, on her days the going
down to the House Lords Elsewhere were the Ira
were seem driven fast to back doors of the House Of
House. there the earnest attention of the Lords tc
the summing OF the Solicitor General (Copey) previous
To the production OF the witnesses, the
eclipse when the ph and marrow Of the dis
posed oil, and the rushing back presently during the
rnlngl ny OF his voice the close with the sound OF ht
drums and flourish, announcing the Queens arrva;"
men the reception OF her Majesty all standing she
tered and took her seat hitherto he crimson cha
oil sate three feet from the bar -
OF the interpreter and the Introduction Of the fret
at whose entrance the Queen looking another way
Dat on pcrcetyng whom she uttered an nartcuate ex
oiamauon. and hastily retired. She had nothing fra
from tnis Witness however; for his evidence the
lace oil H. so iudicrousy Enthusiastically, that his
(MaJocch) became IKE throughout tie country The
poor wretch admirable theme for the mob outside
IN the intervals between their to the
ana the peers, and all who passed House, to "re
member their Queen" remember their sisters" the
wives their daughters" Then there the perpex
ity OF undehing. how to The sentnes at Carlton
her Maestys carriage passed. e soldiers at the Treas
ury did not Daily was the fervent "God bless
peaed ten thousand times. from the
the iahest point OF vision and daily did the
pear exhausted by fatigue and anxiety, on returning
from nearing or being informed of the disgusting cha
me ume Tor reply ing u which hat yet we'd Those
VINO remember that July and August, when mems minds
were eveTed with passion enthusiasm, and the Their
hometer was ranging from 81 deg. deg tho shade
can always be eloquent about the summer oil 1920
On the Catholic question and OConnell Miss Mar
neau Is equally outspoken and bold But she deals with
the man, we think, too hardly. Human limbs are moi
made OF putty, and the artist cannot twist them to lis
own IDEAL tie must take Nature as he finds her defect,
ana all UConne was man, though an errinp one
Win mission a!sO though he exceeded il Nor are ve