The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-30
THE LECTURE sEksoH,


MENT ON THE INDUSTRIAL GLASSES"
The second lecture Of this ivsred Tues
DAY evssisg, 1t ths Of the Ioiru.s No. Bowsry,
by the Hon John Dix the above subject. Tho
hoBorsble lecturer he sudsnce by MI
PWdy, end said Mr. Presd.ss Ladies and Gentiensn
The nmsxks propose {, address to you this evening
the organization oo,l'ias system Its nfu
ence upoa the Industrial Giles The Of per
sstustbg Il. The tmes app~si TO invite to such
discussion spd certainly there 's NO subject which
De Of deeper intersst to - rhs distinguishing char
nctersto Of the ego sc'isiy and daily walks
beset with svi6ssss sf the add s,ctous haste
With which ths nuiarstons Of iooustry performed
Railways pour Into the very hoem Of cities
1ess flow OF and merchandise. whsh the and
uhs land receive and give bsch zach other Upon those
Zines Of wire slender that they scarcely Visible
currents Of thought iuossUty passing delivering at
distance Of thou, ands OF miles sa the rspidity flight
Joy which al up the measure human experience Our
nabtasons, public edHcee squeducts works Of
luxury which I'LL ~rlnss ell denote spirit Of de-
yeopemept In civilization ard art which has other
motion bat the creative ~ thu mind itself With
ahs spirit end with NO arbitrary restI auts to oontrolt
The social coalition the necessity Of the
rass, be quiescent. There bc Improvement and
It BE- prcgrese It will b. reaction aers them lies the
great prbem Of SODA Condition. ShsIl De rcacsOa
proyresse The solution Of tn,s problem depends In
great degree. upon the witch shall %
able 10 msintain-pot IL mere sxtsreA forms OF or
ssnzats but the sor@ity Of the social improve
ment 20 the principles 'hich 1t /. founded.
In philosophical view eyst- social order there
pre certain si@entary pnoy-s or rules OF political
conduo which Instantly present to the mind
OF the observer better ceu. "a than sny other to a
6uenoe It, sottcu. and determines Is character The
khrce great prsoacal rules ~rtoh our system OF
Dpmest in the United st.tss 6rs
popular representation fensded uuver. sufrage
ecosd the equal Inheritance children and tho sbo
Htion q entails and tbiro tue of tbs rule Of
ahreuS voluntary n. nc d. stosrsl laws In
New York and mot Of the states those principles
are carried cut e their fnlrt ~,.nt !. other states
abe approach to them 70 that they may justly DO
which the social And poit cal sys~m Of the United
abandoning social a. we'll poiucsl distinctions 70
Rqualiss tho condition Ofcs,s reudrr the co0mu-
msst has ever existed .soa ...ogoa. to Il tIsss
Aaspg principles In Athens tn modl OF the Gresk 70.
hos public ensoy ~-rs "a IL tss hands q
3he rtch In kome the insortr classes we're equally
uegreded ln botn. the sov-rD"sas wAs FOUNDED on
social oistncicns and The conflict o-s~.eD them and
She popular denotes OF the OF ~hch they were
part were alike fatal to TIE feudAl systen ~as
uAavOrabs than sDy form OF that had
people The rise Of the f..s os or the sufranchse.
ment OF the towns tie step IN the
rpAton Of the commons. industrious clssses The sys
ten Of cenaisstion in Europe obec onabls as
Is In mort respects In progress Of
human right But ordsls o. Nobility exclusive priv
1he burdens Of government, still oontinu.
nd In existence, and prpetuS-a rociAl ineQuali.
~. The pIegre@ OF ju-. opinions Ia Europe,
notwitlataDdisg all resotoSs aud o,scoursg. men hes
been yer, rapid during the Last H. years The political
eiatudss SI years ago ths .pr.os It sisgie bouud
nom system Of exclusion 70 aSiv-fsA suf age After
yss3s nofS sne tesu.nsd :. ns o.d sys. q ~.
6nterval Of two years her ra,tu-d by deliberate
vote ths fosctbe overhro- u tue they had
xhemsives Instituted The iss step In the process Of
1etrog has been taken ana they dud In the
shadow Of their imperial sp-pdor oompaus for the
liberal INSTRUCTIONS which they msnoess
nphcld; and yet no country Burop. respect,
better fitted to maintain free government Uf thirty
nv mions o. people trsn., Nil. p s""ns 70 ths Sl,
some forty az atty thousssd large propri-tors How
remarkAbe do those two iDstnoe, coatouu the deduc
4oss Of paitcal science by provi hat res Institutions
nust b lsd Rot extended snatitutiou Of landed
property aens bot thu. 1t mnst B. lad in train
ing Of the great body the pc pie gov
Rrpnsst The present aspect OF Europe IL ex,sedi1gty
discoura&tng to the friends OF lio-rsl Institutions
Threuehous nearly tho whole csstusot power
2phela By military force Ia trionpnxat Foe late
patton IN France dsspstes for the moment tho last hope
sf eesstitutioosi liberty The people have not ouly
9uiesoea In it. but they have rAsh-d II by their votes
They not To mere pssvs anta Of the usurpr
abey ere his aosvs wiasers In obit-satins the last
vote . dsepot than s3ssitutional President. 1t
= hs hrst Instance IN the history OF the rsco 10 shso
pscpss ID tan. o. psseound pssSs neither "s
Sfor red repubcsEiso had been sneotusy overarosnl
have renouncsd self fer osspch This great
amor shous not bs pu,ed to thu French people .
fault % much - misfortune Thay have bsen educated
1nder systsm q Capitalization which has drawn al po
htcs peser TO itsef not leaving to tAom the man
agensnt OF ther own local ooncsrss Usdsr suoh sys
Aen al practical notions Irrational liberty are almost I'M
attsinAbs In tho general wreck popular instltaoas
and patriotic hopes the est pripope has happily been
saved ~ subnittng to the Preach people the recent
ehsngs u their govssnuent the doctrine Of the
Swine right OF Kings has be'n prssticAy repudated
FORMAL recognition OF the popuAsr vii .. tns basis
N all political power and tas assertion Of this greet
principle where 10 almost universally denied and
practically defeated 10 ons compensation tor the radi
cal errors ard herescs with which has been sooom
pointed In the history OF the German States striking
lesson TO be learned Forty years ago the soveregns
OF Germany promised their people written contributions
n guaranty q political rSsts in sonaderaon Of the
Efforts and sacrces they called make for the
overthrow Of Napoieou Bonapsrts These Efforts were
successful and tho of Europe oshed
Let Us how thu German soveriyns redeemed their
pledges Tho Gefmanc oonsdsrnsiss consists Of thirty
eight States thirty -four ~ which mosarchica In
form The other four free cities tire remosu. Of the
Haueetfc lrugue with population Of sc0ut four hum
dred thousand phabitants The OF the