New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-17
SKETCHES OF LECTURES.
Lessons from the Life of Edmund Burke.

BY HON. II. J. RAYMOND
The Tenth Lecture If the Peoples Course
wa, delivered al the Tabernacle on Tuesday evening,
by Hon H. J. Raymond, before numerous audience.
The subject Of the lecture was entitled Pertinent
Lessons from the Political Life Of Edmund Burke"
Mr. Raymond said be knew oil nothing more delightful
or more profitable subject Of study, or anything
better calculated elevate and ennooe personal char
seter and guide into JUS. and worthy channels, HUI
man conduct, than the lives the charaeters, the
views and the words, the public acts and pri-
yafe mediiations Of those great men whom God
from age ~ age had given 10 the world 20 enghten
and improve BY their wisdom and yirfue Inc arhst
whom he would form his mind 10 the conceptions OF
Ideal Beauty and train ma fingers % execute with sxll
an embodiment Of those conc pOns, thss CONSTITUTE
eeftye ait deyOtes years OF tOn 4Di study 70 IN con
Temptation Of those great works Of Imagination handed
down 10 Us ages long since past He therefore Thought
he would not be doing any thing that was mol useful 70
us b. directing attention 70 some few points IN the pub
lie lie Of the Wlest statesman England had ever seen
OF one heprOfOund most accomplished ntelecs
toyLch modern ages bad gwen birth His object "as not
10 rehearge the lie oil Edmund Burke, not % follow him
step ~ step IN hs ascent up that steep pain 70 loiJ
he his which few Snong men bad ever reached ne pro
rod nothing than % draw attention y certain
tvrs that might be drawn from bis POI
Htcal lie lie sorry IN thus being Obliged % iinit
the scope Of the subject which the name Oh burke su
gested for nethng was there 70 prevent Us me ana
of ,bemes Amer SEINE general descriptive remarks
showing the political aspect Of the brltsh FNiAn'snI
ard The condition Of the country just previous 70 tne
entrance of Burke INTO public lie, Mr. X observed tnst
a lite Of Burke had Lfen been attempted, pni
never truly written; indeed, the popular eoton o. hs
works was a very cOntsEnpuhe pfodocuoh' Cfoy,
s,Lor a salateI and Tory Of the most extreme
views wrote two pamphlet IN WIN ne so-s-.y - ~
-. ia deduee nom the doctrines a1F1nced "
Bfrke an approval Of bis own pecunar pol-eaI
IL - a. 10 met 10 make eiose Cnufcn and STATE
~ ~ The eyerresdy eloquent and palosopnica sd
yocste Of ngkt and reform ara AllAsoh Ine h-o.'n;
IA he odst assurance 20 bark up this assumption Of
CIV declaring bis pamphlets the best exposition Of
Rtes ur.pcfples ever written After that every one
JcrH tndgs Of his writings and opinions Tor himself
D., maj Part Of his speeches II Parliament we're
- rerorted Enough remained, however % indi-
c,fe he lofty tone Of h-s pubic character and the
pboscUhicaI truth q the great principles which
Faed alike his opinions and ais act. No one could
80 suy Of hs speeches without sgnazement
AZ he great Intellectual wealth they invariably displayed
Gfted mn vast comprehensive mind and resentivs
memory and perseverance, that never wearied, ne
trCurhi 10 the consideration OF every subject perfect
/ .ucwIedge Of is prnsiples and ia efecu-hs saw
through and al around H. and grssped q, glance al
rs relation. to ether topics Els inss 1aton kindred
with that Of Milton kindled and transt1sed all that
! touched There were better deba,ers than Burke
/ Chatham bad q sonoroVs voics and stsseiy
defamation which gave 70 al bis public q
forts much gravity and weight The youngsi
. Pin had more husncy-Sheridsn was eio9aG
| and why Fox easy and polished and no man knew
better than Charles Townsnend yaa Whist 70 cay and
how 70 say IL In order produce the result a which n
sined But Burke rose far v,ove them ell ~ an an
matched combination Of gfn,-a tnat close Cnion an
balance Of powers which Constituted the great orasoi
and which had placed ~ SIDE by sae win tnos
90 WHOM tie homage Vi generations Ps<s Gsa P'ASea -