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

operation from all who weii-dsposed towards
religious world, and behalf OF morals, TASTE and qu
e'ude. was extensively responded TO- o SOM h a,e
ny and vice of system of party snpenneneenee OF me
press But this tyranny and The vicious phcple o, tne
Significance and of the enterprise Engl'shmen soon
took the control of press could be proper members
of OF final appeal As censors OF the press, they
EneIiJmen soon began inquire what become OF
their liberties if a rich association of great
spread its police of spies and niormes over the land and
prosecute every poor uadesnan who might offer to sell
what they considered basphemous and seditous works
might deter any uadesman but sou-hear,ed here
and there from selling any book paper which they did
they mbers of this association taking their
places in the jury box in trials for libel and the of the
tice Of compelling juymen declare upon oath whether
they members OF the Constitutional Association, be-
society had sent circular to every justice of the peace
throughout the country, offering their exposition and APP
be universally made known, It's Diffusion would be
considered ia aggravaon of punishment in convictions
uted many uton., hlown gayhared men, starving
women. and ilconditioned adventures into prison,
desperate there, and do double mischief when they
came out agan they had usurped the office Of the Ao
General nterfeIed with the administration OF justice
and laid hands the press and about
povocation, counter association in conflict with which
the peace temper and manners OF society would probably
have given altogether when at this point the Tavage
stopped Exposure was all that was and
lion was formed in Doee@Ier 1870 On the Esd Of 'hs
May Mr. Brougban directed the attention of the House Of
Commons its proceedings. after of lis
legality and morality, few nights afterwards vigor
cayed and before another year over find spo-
aud danger practically ennsuished. though The
citation disbanded. When we consider what the
resources this society were, funds, numbers rank
and influence. the support good principle and feeling
however misled and msappedwe cannot but be struck
liberty and grateful for the security afforded by its vigil
lance.
Let us be thankful that there is a Providence that
| ,tch>a thaIi If Tha aafa
will the good time be much longer delayed Let not
spoil it BY Impotence. To Miss Marneaus lot il has
ters of Peel and Canning The former she commends
for his perception of the law of progress On the extra
ordinary effect of Lord Londonderys death, too, she is
thus graphical:
| DEATH PUBLIC ENEMY.
King to his Chancellor of the melancholy death his and
had destroyed himself SIN common with everybody
writes the Chancellor ~ am oppressed and much affected
"much AFT c,ed" but every body was not oppressed
The relief to multitude extraordinary and poren-
love to carry wonderful news w,,ho" Haoans what il
means, were astonised at the effect of their tdng and
saw by the casped hands and gsenng eyes of aliens in
English towns, that there : meaning in The dings
beyond their comprehension. There some now who
what they saw and heard tina, day They could not know
how the calamity OF ono mana man amiabe, winning
the recesses of world, calamity, but as a ray OF
hope in the DIST OF thickest darkness This man was the
The screw was drawn and the mmovable despotsm
might now be over.hrown twas not only the sufferer,
who thought My great object continues the King
his 0nnnesoL great "a, obsc1 my good friend in writ
eoo and Do s not to "s x TO TO ANY,
arrangement chafeusr, until my This in
suppose have mos. eody in he sp as yOa
will require the most prudent foresight part relative
to the new arrangements that must ry Ike
place You may easily judge of the of my mind"
From the time Of the Holy Alliance as Miss Martineau
remarks The class OF soverelgns and Of peoples led
lives as different as if they had been of deren.
Canning adopting the principle OF peace proposed by the
quieest MEANS to dissolve this same Holy Alliance II re
CURED the revolutions OF last however complete
MARITIME pronounced What the one began, the Other
ended There never is any difference in great minds
Miss Martineau does justice to Husksson indeed she
plextes of 1924 and 1925 eketched with great power
there is living and breathing interest pervadng the
relative paragraphs Much sincerity also marks her an
madveTsons on capital punishmen-, and her pleasure
IN the gradual ameoIations which nave taken place in
our criminal code In reviewing the superstiions that
s llnger among the people, Miss Marineau wisely OBJ
scientific men to class OF facts which belong to sense
OF mystery, and attempted be explained away
as they ought to be by those capable OF such analysis
There Is then painful record of the prosecution for
oplnions-the cases OF Shelley, Lawrence, Wright Car
lille, being the foremost; but against these Miss Marti.
neau sets the founding OF mechanics institutes and of the
London University Slll mere painful is that of the po-
litica differences between Lord Grey and Mr. Canning
With the latter Miss Martineau Justly sympathizcs
throughout ms careerand does that honor his memory
which rightly belongs TO the martyrs. To her he is the
Hero OF the History OF Peace This is indeed the moral
OF her book-and with this statement we close our ey
animation, commenting the work before us as one de-
serving OF universal perusal II is delightfully."- written
and prousey illustrated with the best portraits and mans
This is not the place to dilae on the public merits of
the protector OF this book and of hundreds of other vol
umes mat have done much TO promote the cause of prog
ress and order. Miss Marneau has, in her brief but
sensible preface advered to this subject and we cannot
oelter express our own sense OF Mr. Knights valuable
contribution TO the rapid advance OF the aye in nteec
tna elevation, than by quoting her remarks
| THE DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE
Ihou4h lett entirely free to do my work as I thought
proper there is one subject which, from the circn-
stances oil the case have felt liberty speak: Mr.
hniRhts own relation to the history OF his lime One
Dressed result oil the peace has been The leisure
uny ~ has afforded for the cultivation of the popu.
var n'eHence and In this mighty work, suppose il will
DC aoWlted on every hand that so much
as me- Under any other of pubca ton
review oil his behetctions the would have been
aken IN me eleventh chapter OF the third book
ION win the notice OF the Society for the Diffusion of Useful
knowledge lgr,eves that such statement should no,
appear IN Its proper place and do why should
make some reference the subject here, without his
knowledge, though at risk OF dis pleasure have
ntoned IN the text the leading publications the DIu-
sion society and may here explain that many of the
most I'M portant and influential OF them owing Nj
Knight - - -
Before he became connected with the society," the plan
his junction with the association his inventive
MS sagacity, his knowledge OF the popular mind and
needs and his disinterested toll long
es oil valuable works which forms fine feature OF