New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-15

- se a,,re 10 cnp,ivate the hesrer. BY
WITT he nds time also for the general interest OF hu
.sr,ss and especially for the important question oil
se,,;on In regard 70 University reform. .
o-of.ssor Felton, who brings the sublime beauty OF
Col and Roman poetry, BY his popular lectures wsaia
he rcsch Of the public at large DE- cray tae Doaaiss
"a Ws,hingtoo and President OF Harvard College.
c,y "a the close vicinity Of Cambridge 70 the society
~ poston belong that circle OF intellectual noa-
hies in which we meet Mr. Iicknor tne ac;oinpi.sneo
y:so,i,n of Spanish tersture; Prescott OF the Con
- M Mexico and Peru; Everett the well known n
sssssdor at London, who has lately become secretary
- ata,e; Dr. Warren, the celebrated physician and
.,ooyiefor of remarkable COLLECTION OF tossis; and
Ssrs vhose personal acquaintance we have not made
IN London In Paris many more celebrated men OF
.csenee may be found but these capitals Of such
;mmepse extent and many different interests divide
- spt people into sets and coteres that the literary
- ;enfc elements entirely diluted whilst ia Boston
n forms one Of the principal features Of society Love OF
ssenee IL inherent in New England; the Wing principle
,hst the best safeguard ofreedO more 40
,h.n ssndir armies; that, therefore every citizen
hstber childlcss, blessed with many chllrea-mlst
sonsrfs,te TO public education: that the Common
boo must be free 10 every child and that the State
must afford the greatest facility for higher education.
nreyss here generally, even among the Democrats la
tber States they favor rather the voluntary principle
M education; establishing the schools By public money,
but endeayoring 10 make them setsuUpOrting By the
fees Of the students They take the education OF the
children 10 be the duty of the parents not OF the ci
zeps large. IL s through schools and instruction that
ksssachusetn strives against crime and oppression;
and in the regular expenditure Of this State, public
education has the prominent place, which IN Europe
Il oven the army and navy estimate The result OF
this spirit is visible every where New England, and 90
peciay Massachusetts, furnishes tea hers 10 nearly
three ourths Of all the schools OF the United States The
General instruction dfused through the people gives 20
The Yankees this peculiar aptitude for every thing They
are ia turn, farmers and mechanics shopkeepers and
lscturers engineers and clergy men, merchants AMI
sts,esucr Alphonse Karr, the French essayst and
writer has attacked the
pes that II talent alone gets place 10 society and in
Goyernmeni, no one viii remain 10 the humber slrua
tlon Of mechanic, and al inventive geaius VIII rush TO
the poiticI career, mich 10 the detfimvDt Of politics
and Industry He fearedth that expansive views would no
longer be formed among statesmen and tia. stagnson
uould prevail in all mechanic pursuits. Poor Aphonse
KaYr thought really that II ouly the aristOcrsc spirit
of Epelond which prevents Messrs. Moses Son from
becoming ChsncellOrs OF the Exchequer' lie should
come here 10 Boston: he would lind that snopkeeper
has become Governor; coboler President OF the Sc
nate and a cottonboy Speaker Of the House; yet he
would ind with them not only the same good manners
which he thinks the exclusive inheritance OF 9ristocracy
but at the same time elevation Oi mind aud nobility
of sentiment straightforward honesty and devotion u
the cause of humanity which he does not find now either
either in the Chaussee de Antin the Faubourg st
German And yet, the grocery shops lack no man OF
business Massachusetts, supplies shoes 10 all the SCUM
and IN Lowell the mills have never been stopped Tor
want Of workers. The Frenchman would Likewise find
talent combined with the most different Occupations
and intellectual accomplishment with the most various
Duffults and not only win men, DUt UheNlse Win
ladies' whom manifold duties do not prevent from DOT
only adorniDg society by their charms but aiding and
enfiching il also by their requirements.
We spent three weeks In Boston, amid society 30
varied In attractions that found more time 10 enjoy
than 10 record onoyments la the drst days of
stsy had evening party at Mr. and Mrs. LOrings
where we became acquainted with the numerous CIRCLE
of their relatives, the Patnsns, Lowels Grays Pea
bodys Jscksons,-all names Of literary reputation
The venerable Mr.. Quincy was also here, the postum
nous of the great Josiah Quincy. the patriot whose
writings and personal influence directed the minds Of
his country TO political Independence. The present
Josiah Quincy is the inheror OF the spirit OF his father
His agehe born in l774has not broken his facul
ties cooled his enthusiasm. He was the second
Mayor Of Boston, md, like his predecessor Mr. Phillips,
he administered the new form OF city government with
prudence and vgor which recoDced the population
with the representative city government introduced by
the Legislature instead OF the primary meetings La
the Quincy Market established through his energies,
and through tho direction he gave 20 the enterprise OF
the CITY, be has connected his memory with OF the
most splendid improvements OF Boston. For long
series OF years he had been the President OF Harvard
College, aud is now honored in Boston as the patriarch
of the city.
Several Of our days wholly occupied by calls we
received Eveyb seemed interested In our cause
and in our lot OF the New England GOODNESS aud re-
serve so often mentioned in the South, found here
trace; yet In respect society differs much from
that Of trans Chesapeake Statesthe prejudice which
regards d1ellng mode OF res sabshng questioned
reputation docs not exist here One of the greatest
Statesmen of Massachusetts, when chivalrous Souther
beT who deemed himself insulted by some expression
on slavery challenged him 10 fight duel rs gentleman.
Is said TO bavc replied cooy that his adversary was
mistaken in supposins him 10 be a gentleman; this
title coupled With the duty OF dneilDg belonged to
moumchies, not 10 democratic repubhos
OF our new ncquaintsnces nons prOvet more arcc'
tOnate and actively kind us than Mrs Htlard She
met us not as rangers but friends, whose fortunes
she had long watched with anxious sympathy. One Of
those thoroughly benevolent natures weld Of all selfish
ness who ever seem 20 please themselves only when
they confer benetiiS others with the modest mitity
Of one who claims neither attention nor thanks, she
untes the energy which rarely fails 10 carry lts ends
The deep affections OF her disposition, not being concea
irated by maternal cares or she chldless) expand
sunny Kindness ON every one whom she can assist or
obiee She enjoys the happiness of her friends nc
warmly a. she snpaihizes with their sOrrows; and
every Is 30 her eminenty friend who oppressed
who strives against injustice.
We spent a pleasant morning a, Mr. r. Winthrop's,
the descendant of the celebrated rs Governor of Mas
sachuses He Is one of the chief leaders and most i'm
portsnt Statesmen of the Wing party in this state aud
is English In his manners and turn OF mind than
moot Of the Bcstonians in his house we almost forgot
that we had crossed the ocean We spoke about the
clams OF the different naiionsles In the United Staes,
and Mr.. Winthrop justly remarked that the Americans
ere eminenty mixed people, aud that Ia ridiculous
here to make national distinctions IN regard the white
population. lie himself, for example, VINO surely must
be taken for the type OF New EngAnder yet by HIS
msterna ancestors also OF French and Of Irish descent
We dined az Mr. PTescotts. Everything IN bis abode
portrait Of Cor,ez Spanish Princes Queens ana
knights meet eyes the walls, and rich histori
cal library. containing the works Spain and her pos
sessions In the sixteenth century, with large collection
Of manuscripts OF that period, all his study. Mr. Pres
colt by the natural weakness of his eyes and per-
haps likewise by the amiable mildness OF his temper
prevented from taking active part in politics. or from
becoming regular business He devoted his time
TO ersfure and parting from the Spanish conquest Of
Mexico and Of Peru his researches led him TO the hsto
~ OF the splehdid reign of Ferdinand and Isabella He
u now occupied on that OF Phlhp H. It's gigantic
task for the history OF Spain under that King also
history OF Professionalism in Germany, OF independence
IN the Netherlands OF liberty In England, ct the strns
gle between the power of the crown and the local insr
tutions In France and in Spain drama OF which We
ourselves have not yet witnessed the last act. The
author who viii accomplish this task adequate TO the
grand subject viii really DO "a pr9Pas turned back
rsrd as A. w Schlege has termed the true historian
family rehc in the dining OF Mr. Prescott had
peculiar interest for me, evidence OF the impair
esl way In which Bosionans LOOK upon their revolution