New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-23
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Hungary. lop of Lombsrdy and vhss IL left Din
ner- table, whist table. and biliardtable. Bon
Austria and Russia and must be reduced 10 tnei-
elements"
cannot choose but quote these touching words
on Italy from the last letter:
Never more shall We two revisit that central city
Of central Europe. where the grea: master and the
greater scholar with stroke Of the pencil resucita-
ted saint and martyr, purified beauty, diynihed as,
crepitude gave infancy foreknovledge, then sailed
out together, and caught the fresh air flaming the
crowned Perugia. Never shall we sec again those
other lovely places, Of which the lOveest u verona
But the generous heart in every land bests strongly
for Italy. From Italy We received, together witn
minor gifts the first ruciments Of eioquence, oe nfs'
emotions Of patriotism. If she conquered our an ces
tors /; was TO cviize them Il she ruled them II "ss
under the tribunal Of the laws. Italy IS the common
country and ought 70 be the common care, OF all the
civilized throughout the world. To neglect ner ~ me
heat iness Of her soIrows in her struggles iof LIE
discracefrl The nearest ought 20 run up hrst to ner
assistance but timely services may se fenuered 70
her by the more remote. 80
Lander concludes these letters with these hnal
words. 81 will now tuck up my skirts and draw
"tbem FIGHT before me, lest they catch fire. The
Man.forest is all ablaze, and who can foresee
"wbere will end the cOnfagratOn " There ia one
ipexplicable thing in these letters. i allude 70
Lardor's laudatiOn OF, and belief in. Louis Napo
leon. But cannot touch that subject here.
Messrs Longman have published second edi
The work is greatly enlarged. make an extract
from chapter on the Social Life Of the early
Christians He is speaking Of the question of
Marriage and the law of Divorce:
Every one is now convinced that reform is
necessary and will soeD take place because the pub
lie mind rocOs from the laxiy Of the principles Of
the last century and because the system of the seven
tenth century is losing ground daily Ignorance of
the ancient Church law, and reactOnary aversion 10
the principle Of marriage by civil contract as il
a.sA IN I'm M H.
cipe wa. reests shed by the Code Napoleon-these,
and not popular RIGHTEOUSNESS, stand in the way Of
effci, Mt reform. Many governments seem to have
sill to learn that Protestant princes cannot aud Chris
tanty as their ancestors were called 10 do, three
hundred years ago, by dctai0ral acts, much less by
the aid of the police. The nuptal benedicon like
confirmation is still considered by iursts of European
reputation. and cO7rt theOlogans, To be more sancti
fed end more sure Of respect when imposed by po-
lice law, than when freely required by the parties.
Every one, not ignorant OF ancient Church law as
are prejudiced and narrOw-mIndet men, -
aware that mairmOny originates In tue well-consd-
cred mutual consent of the two parties when quail
fed 10 form opinion, that 10 say being of age;
and that its contamination the natural consequence
of that consent, constitutes the mystery, the sacra
meItum III marriage, even according 10 the more
approve ed theory of the Roman Catholic canonsts.
The civil contract, well the religious ceremony,
raiifes the pledge; the one insures It's legal conse-
quences, the other haows II in the face of the con-
eregaion by payer and moral admonton. The
State has nothing To do with the second when once
the principle Of intolerance and State religion Is
abandoned. II cannot therefore, admit of religious
ceremony substituted for the civil law Of the land,
having a civil effect Christianity itself can expect
little blessing from act enforced by the law
in order to insure civil consequences in France
perience shows that the respect attaching TO the
lgous ceremony is in inverse ration 70 the police
cOmpulson. The resulis have, before OBJ
served, eDsued in England since Peel legislation
Some two dozen new Poets have made their
debut since ! last wrote Here is one. Silence,
ladies and gentlemen, for Mr.. Longand's song.
What large ear that bird has for music, as Pat
said Of the donkey:
Let God be praised for all His ways
But most for having made the ladies'
lie serves us all, both great and small,
But most in having sent US ladies.
There's nothing in the world sweet,
There nothing such treat as ladies';
The joys of Heaven cannot compete
With those find in tender ladies'
Whatever pain our fate may bring,
While separated from the ladies',
We II fancy every pang wing,
That helps us on toward the ladies.
"Ihe Ravens rich TO where We fly
Brimful OF love and living ladie-;
In spite Of every stormy sky
We II strive 10 die am)n- the ladies.
Blackwood for September, among other articles,
contains one on Mrs Stowe book, Sunny Men,
"ories" Ii is in that style OF banter which Ay-
toun has initiated from Christopher North, and
doubtless by that successful parodist. We must
give Mrs. Stoves critical opinions OF Poetry and
Painting up to his tOmahawk; but We shall not
pass by the following without word of protest:
&" But il may be worth while to show them the sort
of poetry beyond Watts which Mr. Stowe does ad-
mire and she fayors with the following beau
'tiful aspiration IRON an American poet OF the
Of Lowell:
Surely the wiser time shall come
When this fine overpus of might,
No longer sullen, 'ow or DUMB,
Shall leap 10 music and 10 light.
In that new childhood Of the world
Frt.h Mood through Tine, s.,,rnt r,ts. BE- hurled.
And labor meet delight half way
"Beautiful aspirations-ovey lines Why-they
are absolute nonsense and the silent reading of
them has set teeth edge. Try 10 recite them,
and You are inevitably booked for catarrhl In Ike
manner she refers 10 some rubbish OF Mr. whittier.
an American rbymer, "a beautiful ballad called
barclay of Try We have distinct recollection
of having read that ballad years ago, and Of
impression that il incomparaby the worst which
we ever encountered; though, If naked sword were
AT this moment to be prese throat could
depone nothing further than that rising IN fury
rbymed TO Barclay of Try; and also, that Irowning
very dsrkly chimed into the name OF Barclay.
But il was woful stuff and II fingers IN our memory
solely by reason of its absurdiiy.
Because, think that both Lowell and Whittier
will live as poets, national poets when Professor
Aytoun is forgotten, or only remembered asafIst-
rate parodist and an imitator of Mscauay; or
perhaps as professor OF poetry. but certainly
not as a poet. Aytoun has all the smirking dex-
terty of talent but he is far too clever to possess
genius. How clever is his 'spasmodic tragedy"
Just published especially on first reading But
read il again, and YOU are annoyed at your having
beenso pleased before. Ii brings the most sadden
ing afterthoughts, as of the next morning. Parody
is the very lowest literature to shine in, and to be
prince of parodists is not all enviable thing. IL
may be thought something in this time of bur
lesQues and parodies, when Goldsmith, and
Shakespeare, and Roman history. are served up in
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