New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-16
ENGLAND.
The Coming Religious Struggle.


The funeral of the Duke of Wellington is
over and the people have quietly returned to
their usual state of busy drudgery. Ii was a
tolerably fine day for this season of the year in
London and everything passed with becoming
order and solemnty. There were no demon
strations Of grief, nor apparent consciousness OF
our national loss, but the whole seemed to award
the most sincere respect 20 the late Duke, and
admiration ofhs general character, as a soldier
and man,of judgment. The general impress
sion among the masses, was, however, that OF
grand sight and general holiday. All the shops
were closed, as on Sunday, and business en-
tirely suspended. While viewing the funeral
procession met Louis Blanc, and the first
words he said TO me were, Mais CONNIE le
peuple angais est froid pas lie molndre demon.
stration dun sentiment quelconque nj de iris
tess nj d'aucun sentiment proiond. Quelle
difference en- France 81 vous ayiez va 10
peuple de Paris, quand les cendres de Napoleon
turent transportees aux lnyaldes." ms Is
quite true The English are NOE very demon
stratiye people, unless very much excited but
there are also times and seasons Tor excitement
as well as for everything else, and just now
people are somewhat tired OF excitement In
every part of Europe. Even in France, the
correspondent of The Times observes that he
truth of the matter is that the public appear Tor
the moment TO be indifferent TO politics or par
ties. The working classes have as much EN-
ployment as they can desire, and commercial
speculation or amusement chiefly absorb the
majority of the others" This is also pretty
much the case in England, as well as in France,
and partly accounts for that state OF apparent
Indifference on the part Of the public, observed
by Louis Blanc among the immense crowds
of spectators attracted by the funeral pro
cesson. In this country the general feeling Is,
that the late Duke belonged TO an age which
ia rapidly passing away. Something new and
extraordinary is expected to take place In Eu'
rope, and perhapsin every part OF the habitaole
world What this novelty may be, nobody ex-
actly knows, and the laboring classes do not
seem TO care, but the upper and the middle
classes fear that il forbodes no good TO them. In
France the same vague apprehensions have also
taken hold of general thought and feeling Inc
Socialist. the Republican and the Legitlmist
| Pretenders have fallen below the mark OF what
! will be required by new contingencies OF peace
or war. as the great drama Of modern progress
i, developed in the world. New elements Of
strife and conflict are appearing in the general
horizon of society Religious strife and con-
troyersy are seen looming in the future, as
| elements of warfare and disturbance. The Jes-
uits, who are the special soldiers Of me rope
against the "heresy Of Professionalism" in the
| Church are every where most actively Prepar-
ing for struggle with their greatest foe "Deatn
10 Professionalism is their war cry, ana LOUIS
! Napoleon il their man. England Is the Car
tbace Of the modern Rome, and, as OF yore, .ne
cry Of Rome is still: d.lenda est Carriage; ms
il the next great act of the modern revolution
sry drama, vaguely discerned looming IN the
future" BY the people, and hence thdr ieelng
of the inutility ofsocialist, Republican and mere
Legitimist protests against the coming power o.
the Fmpire In France II is not a want OF sym
parby for liberty and progress, which cause. the
peonle 70 seem Indifferent to the sppeals Of 50
r;alist Republican and Legitmist Chiefs and
Pretenders, but a feeling Of the insufficiency o.
these men and of these parties, as they are nov
constituted. TO grapple with the questions and
difieulties which are now arising in the nations
and particularly the religious question which Il
almost overlooked by all Of them. This ques
ton is beginning to perplex the politicians ofal
parties, Wing, Radical and Tory, Socialist, Re
publican, and 'honntts mOders." They wouldlk
to put it down as troublesome and useless, bu
it Is TOO strong for them. The English Churcl
is in a state Of spazm from long inaction an
abuse oftemporalindulgence. The Convocatior
which has been suspended practically for som
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