The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-12

: IL REV. T.. II. CHAPLIN ON John HANPDEE, OR THE
PROGRESS OF POPULAR LIBERTY.
On Monday evening the Rev. + H Chaplin delivered Q
lecture the above subject at the Mechanics Institute
az Broadway. The apartment was densely crowded
The lecturer saidThere persons whose influence in
history has been immense, whose names upon every
tongue and yet when search their biography
disappointed AZ the raeareness Of the detail At
tie lack Of vivid and startling incident the truth IT,
their power did consist in striking Incidents but in
the FUN Of personality. Some qualities circum
stances made them the gnetc centres OF their
and party. This the with John Hampden. AL
though his il familiar the lips Of every lover
Of freedom household words but little be found
respecting his personal history and hs memory is chief
/, associated with the affair Of ship money. Yet un
aestonab in the earlier part of that memorable strug
gle which resulted in the death Of Charles the First and
The Else Of Cromwell man regarded than he
man more able TO bear up Represent the popular
Idea His history in fact, is history Of his time to
Gen born in 1894, Of rich and ancient
family, in Burkinshamshire, and it is interesting
with Oliver Cromwell and related 10 william Penn
Ills first appearance in pubic life representative
until the death Of James l. Who died in March 1875 And
here lot pause and survey the existing circumstances
which began to gather oinouy about this period Of
English history It was at time when the spirit Of
liberty fully awake for the 40 parties contend
ngthe king and the people two principles, at issue
the royal prerogatiye and popular rights Talk about
the Angio-saxon VIII without stopping
discuss any chronological ansly niicatng by this
that energy which has peculiarly developed itself neither
in a country purely sexon Celtic but in England
America-tak about the Anglo saxon race az we win
Liberty Is her legitimate heritage cloud applause II
nurtuTed among the stormy times OF bsrbarsm and
grew with the oaks in the forests u Germany rooted
deep In the conciousne Of individuality and drawing
sap from the popular heart il has expanded into that
broad tree of constitutional fr aio upon which hang
day fruit Nagns Chars, the TN Of Rights, and the
declaration of dependence. (.pplaise) viglant
alike against the encroschment OF anarchy and ty-
iaDny, in the town raectrS and the debating society
a. in Parliament and he Senate i spirit whose colo
rjes wherever planted blossom into independent states
aaordino The sp.ctace a orr liberty ami r,ared la,
AID in this critical horr 4 the world this keeps alive the
electric veins Of thought and hope and confrons the
theories and III bayoLet- Of despotm With free press.
free speech and Tree schools (Appause) The lecturer
then went contend that the Norman invasion was
not fatal TO liberty but that il Ike the injection of
trap rock into prInsva granite. He hen ted The
history Of James the s. and EIz.bett-Tamc ;oothed
phle Hzab.1b .rritsted tic popular mind. He then
sketched Far.isi histor- IN connection with Hamp-
cen until the cee'rst Long Parliament what ,soci
aucns, said lie, does thai Long Parliament call out
What To rhrg memories u glory and OF SHINE WHAT
a. sorda ncie- and VIA. roey objects pas along the
sttDs scene Of that great rsrs-tne graceful plumcs
ard iorg love o,@s If the ta,.hirths Leayy tread Of
Tho steeicAa len 81 ne s1vc..ns AM thc campthe
cetout CoEyr Seti =, u the hYur p sacher
Singing the q Pc through his nor he ien reyeler
Rupr an. Godi - b1l octa OF 'oe cavalier AMI
,ictures a'c pfcre8tsd. The doom Of Lald AMI
~ sor1 t!e Ca u HanI len Tia execution OF narle
yrQ he trump. q IroD sell ANON the great sh)
,c,cd in bis ~ IL uiud.n PRE- eminent .he
rcter rcf'-g as Iatu.on, ''uIon ahom ths eyes Of
y, men we're sAld tie plot Tat mlst steer tho ve,-ei
rough dc rocss sd daigegs HAT M atened t. Tie
cyn gar nov ooke out AUD he royfl standard
fIrisd II nottingham, sad those Who maintained the
rights of tie t. PIE gAths "a In tire ranks u tsrlia
pen. Hampdel. TIC poishei scholar d!sn.ere, ed
ynt,ioi the profound sA.tsrnhn G. popular leader De
uo~ s.l'er. IL he aosa d is regiment ,hc
tnctc Get OF u net he stuck, ~ al armed haad
tor tEcsc EbrTtl TO- Aneh vn.l had spoken and
sacrificed E,.A .csiea, bone upoD Il stsnasd the
Iaotto Ct its leaoes. ara thai Of liam ,den yllG
resesa -errs''s here arc no. prints backward
tnd tnis g nos nfh. aes aip aoSo ~Lich Lord SAnon