New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-09
~ The President has recognized William
Henry Ladson as Vice Consul pro tpore Of Denmark,
for the State of South Carolina to reside at Charleston
Genius OF Milton.


The attendance was respectable, but not very nu-
merous
On being introduced to the audience, Mr. T. COM
menced his discourse by observing that high up the
seex Of Parnassus, In close conguity, lowered three
statues chseed in eternal granite, and wreathed with
the bays of immortality--Shakspere Milton and By
ron the first two by the unanimous suffrage of the
world, the last by oil but those VINO permitted
their adherence of moral deformty to destroy
their appreciation of splendid mental endowment
He referred to Byron a poet not as
man--to the gush Of his glorious genius, bathing
hill and valley, stream and mountain in hues of unut-
terable beauty weaving his garands the lghtnngs
wing and talking with the thunder; throwing his hands
across the finest chords of the human soureveng in
the fountains of sympathy and feeling, and awaking the
widest pastion soothing them into tranquil calnness
OF the moral to which those powers had been ap
Piled the lecturer would say nothing; but the powers
themselves were confessed. Shakspere, if he wrote
any Of the plays attributed to him, essentially the
poet of human nature and of oil time He swept with
a master hand the whole field of humanity and left for
his successors forever to reap behind him cleaning but
kernels where he bore away the richest shelves But
the object Of the lecture to speak of John Milton
the erudite scholar the stern oftymnded statesman,
the hater of tyrans and hypocrites the ncorrupibo
man. the earnest virtuous, devoted patriot the cham
pion ofberty and truth the poet of Heaven compan-
ion of the high imaginings of power supernal
historian of angels archaDges opponent of thrones
and municipalities, the Reformer whose influence
upon the moral and political relations of
men hnd hardly as yet seen its beginning. The Lee
turtr then took review of the early life of Milton detail
ing many particulars relative TO the birth and education
OF the poet and the social influences thrown around
nj ind
which, to a considerable extent went TO make up the
character of the and patriot in after years
Mr.. T. also succinctly referred to Millions travels
through Central Europe enumeratingth acquaintance
ships which he formed with many of the distinguished
scholars If the day-Grous Gallileo, Dioda &c, &c.
When Milton returned TO the shores OF England James
had fn.hed his pedsntry with his life, and Charles had
asccnded the throne entertaining the same narrow ty
ranpca notions upon the doctrine of the right Divine
which rendered bis father at once despotic and con-
temptible. Milton upon his return home opened a
school in which he was ostensibly engaged in the
education of youth but still found time to throw to-
sether those papers, the publication of which whilst
thew startled the entire nation did much toward direct
Inc the public mind In the proper channel social
and political storm upheaying the bosom of society
10 its prooundest depths and the sword the people
was clearing its way through the corrnptions ofthe
st;e through the ell powerful Star Chamber, the ar
rogant preacy until il finally reached Charles himself
The impulses of the public mind at that Juncture'
needed dircction-he ship Of Statc--a pilot through
those unknown seas in which she was now careening
Millions became the guiding mind-his word became
ONE of exhortaton and command; In his hand lay
victory not for an hour day. but for all eternity
Hh voice rung out in trumpet-tones over the
hills of Old England awaking the dormant ener-
II brao fra nd
Se e,a strength into the public heart. lie
believed that now was an openingfor the people 10
secure real freedom and not sham mocSery OF such'
and a, .be same time free themselves forever from
ti,s,v ard prelatc despotism. With noble devotion
nbis country and his race he stood up singc-handed
IN the great breach that the fiery sword of Cromwell
made md constructed new dcfcnses for the people,
which, had they been true TO themselves, would have
saved ,hem and their children years of boodshed and
serpr and secured TO them and their posterty those
cu,xn elements of happiness and prosperity which
were only 70 he found in nations freedom In l6il
IA attacked Prelacy. in lis well known work on that
sul;ec,-not "a with a small sword and standing In
sMs SINNERS His messages were not like the feints
dan accomplished fcnccr but like those OF the battles
ofAe coda Calm and undsturbed, he surveyed the
s,ke field Of public discomfort and beheld the cons
tshm.ty of the realm swallowed up in the unprnci
Dad extortons of the Sovereign, while the Church
Ne corrupted to its core by the arrogance and I'M
nosality Of q disgracciu priesthood He sought 70
divorce her from the state and with hrery whip to
ehast;se the thieves who would ain and and sell the
cred wrinkles upon her maj stc brow. The lecturer
Aes made a pas sing allusion to Millions marriage with
Nm Mary Powell, and the unfortunate issue that so
Reaily awaited that conneXioD. A turn OF the wheel
dkrtune placed the Presbyterisns in the ascendant
sahke the many who had bitten the dust beneath the
ecof the oppressor they in their turn became cruel
trl,,s.,ers Down went the nitro, cassock and pre-
hev Milton. who had no sympathy with sectaranisnn
ID much as lay in his power to soften the RUE Oh
Ia in mower His advocacy OF the complete
erv Of the press was fearless and went further than
hss Of sny who had preceded him Thousands oil MS
eosnmpcraries raised their voices against shpslohey
sdte Star Chamber but few saw the effects oil morai
slavery among the masses. He considered thN the
tele could think for themselves a. well as tax tneh''
seavsA About this time he published his AreopasSl
fNior the utmost liberty OF the press 1reat e'en's
wN new sweeping on 10 their termination |aaii7
~ promised and broken bis word 50 otoh'
IA the nation came TO the conclusion ei'ner
snqGer him, OF be conquered by hun. lis
essnion oath WAS OF no avsil lie seized members
ssiaent for words spoken in debate anu nc gave
T&peeple to the mercess extortions OF eorfup.
sssaocd. The consummstion was at hand-,he hea"
1sres FELL Nevertheless his execution, no mater
xpeoient II tnsy have been on the score oil sound
policy, 1touished the nation, and was looked up.
49, serleee and treason. In order to counferae'
seney Of the public mind TO swerve back TO us
,'ruty-consequcns upon the stern measure
hv farlament-.he pen of Milton was again
- N mo reputation; and In l64s his treatise upon
'''are Of Kings and Magistrates" allayed the fer