New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-16
Letter from Charles Lane.
of The TrIhuua

LONDON, Tuesday, sept -, ls4s.
DEAK FRIENDs Spiritual ex pectstion still waits
upon material exisency. few months back oil
Cur long cherished hopes seemed bursting INTO
BLOSSOM bar severe season OF physical oppres
sion has niPped almost every howeret. Those
wise prophets who so safely utter their predictions
after the event will inform as that the efforts to
establish a better order were premature. The
world, they now say, is not prepared for national
or township .communah workshops, or for coaS-
ton 10 Industrial and domestic affairs. Yet they
knew not two years ago whether, as then seemed
probable. the foundation OF a better system was
not 70 DO laid. Ye, here Is some truth IN the dark
sayings Of the retrogres.iye prophets 1t 10 a.
ways premature % take away the infant from its
mother sud expose /, in the street. The most pro-
gressye iiea born IN the soul 10 this infant. AZ
every child not oaly Ia the - Of its parents bat
In tact, participates the Christ nature, and 10, %
the extent VI It's divine organization, Jesus 40
the same may be said Of every Godborn idea.
There il an infant or innocent nature IN Us all
which should be cherished and not crushed To
this nature tbo dectTine OF universal sympathy 10
neither strange l0- repugnant snd state OF soci-
ETY. in which ibis doctrine should be se.ed os.
tegonistc syste IA, hich daily coniesses and groans
over its self generated mis,ortunes.
Some hope 10 entertained that out OF the won
derfu improvements Ia mechanical science which
distinguish this age, Moderation OF our social
system may 2-lre; but IL Is not yet visible. The
old domination evidently feels no alarm st this
progress Nor should 1t for - long "a Il holds
the rens Of public opinion IL can sit at ease in the
carriage AMI guide the steed at its will Not all
the mechanical and chemical contrlyances and dis
coyeies which have been o. may be developed,
will open one door for msu 10 escape from sbo
house of bondage. Not even the press itself csn
be conserved 20 pure and holy uses, but is peryert
Cd aud battered BY ignobe souls tor mess OF pot.
tage. There il perhaps nothing more deplorabs
nor more bsse than to see a hunes belng-seDsbe
Of a worthy missiOn-COnsci0us Of the hign and Do
Die capabilities Of the human race-sel hn God
len. faculties through the press Or the pulpit, to
purposes which he cannot but DO aware must de-
grade both himself Gad his victims. When talent
"a genius proves false TO liberty and elevation the
heaven appointed prophet betrsys tho people,
Then, no, the blind but the far seeing leads tue
blind into the destructive ditch
Yet il sesms 70 DO from the psltrest motives
that ~ are thus betrayed The attractions VI
Vanity arc potent tn so the attractions OF NH
,us For what 10 called station in society men
vii give up station lr the grateful memory OF
ages snd their own conscientious satisfaction. II
tyranny and the Oppressive power bad no more ad
vocstes than I'll that position from love OF the EN-
pioyment. many pen now active would be ssil,
gnd many busy tongue az pesce There are, is
"a true, lev OF os y no are a. all times ready ~
sacrifice every self feeling tor the ssks Of pure
goodness; but Oh the other hand We have ths
consolation that they are 4 stiil smaller namber
who would spontaneously devote their energies 10
human Degradation IL is the liberal share Of the
spOll winch tho old cause allows 10 Us advocates
that keeps tue system on rs iee.. OPinlon so Tar
iues the world, that this dsgraceal soul selling.
more than any one other thing, now obstrucls n1-
man progress For who can contradict The asser-
ton that all genius and all talent belong 10 the
new or progressive world believe II 20 be
simple fact that not q line Of those numerous tai
ented esssys which CONTINUALLY pour rom The
sewsoeper press Of this metropolis against The
Advancement Of the People, bat IL the production
Of hireling scribe. ! may be IN error o1. 90 l
have in private communion, ever found the IN
fet,ered mind always desirous OF freeing others,
conclude that IL is personal weakness alone that
enlists 90 much talent On the wrong side and 10
reality against itseif IL Is hard 70 believe that any
man on " bonn g d has bestowed talent enough 10
produce clever essays IN favor Of slavery should
20 &C. from the mere love q human degradation IN
either blacks or whites. The Intellectual Po~s'
= from shove bat is unfortunate sinister spPh-
cation 10 attributable 70 the oaa oifcums'
We have mad from time 20 time sood many
s.r,ka. .rong artisans ] should IKE 70 zee q
s.rke If ~-irarr speakers ard artstsi not icr
bigEe- wages bot altogether sgsinst the system
of accepting hire from the wrong master. be
iiave the whole fabric Of tyranny wOGld speedily
,.u = ,bis airport were withdrawn.
On tbe Cou.inest Of Europe the case mas not
80, 40 bad a. 10 Old England, where the ia
sasncs of veslth rucs paramount over both
Courcb and State wherc Tie importance Of money
= preached into N with our mothers milk, and
bs.nrs 70 20 The grave. ana Tor ausht know. be-
vo1d It. This 10 the GeGcepary key 10 English
oroceediDgs Whatever measure e promisefQi Of
gain - the holders Of wealth has q chance Of be-
ing carried ~ IN tie oited States, whatever
.he Slave power estsems conducive 70 its supporI
may be relied On az pretty sure 81 IN Ergiard If
free trade brings more 70 the pocket than monopo-
y !, viii be carried II peace IA more prottab.e
tlE4 xsr lt Eiil prevail Bat II the conse-
sIcuces were diHerentthe measures would differ.
Inis q siogglariy proved az the present moment
~ 4 e state of the Peace Q1-stiSn, which . pat
ronize1 b. msny who would never racritce VIZ
90 ceiling rsr single penny Tor .nsr they con
sder nev-isnglsd notions buE they Percei'e tbsf
mr. properly would be deprecated, perhaps mar
dss;-oyed, by var. The friends Of peace y 90 taAe
stand on ,rua snd holy ground cannot on course
riiase the rappor, Q. ,aeh Gssocis'es because VI
true that peace is more conservative oil property
aud cheaper than war. S.ili, Il would be very de-
vsive to measure the progress o. pure love OF rosn
Kind BIZ the popularity Of the Peace Question MAD
Mind ever he's 10 earn from the lowest sfoono
Pure Christianity hss al along evidently been 90
lof,y .o- hu Gan seton. IL always pas been sna
E5s IA moro Or less s.o; I'd with nundans " ns1'