New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-16


for routine, which is part Of their nature. re,
arc positive metbodical, cleADIy, devoted 70 ss,.
venta vsy,, and memorable on points Of form- Il
an EpQlshman yoa are sure OF neatness ssdd d
ns,,on.l decorum. A CO, tain order and coupIsA
,rcprie,y is found in HE dress and in his beIoas
;nes No merit counteracts The want OF keepAr
tho p,op,ieties. which ia Indispensable as etSa
linen. But We have alres dy seen. according to NJ
Emerson. that an EDglishmsn may Z" wesra Nd
die or .tand on bis head without causing remark.
Another discrepancy 10 tee English chx.
acter. a drawn By Mr. Emerson, IL rnore Ggn'6-
cant, and ia c mmented on, though briefly, 10 As
concluding chapter. Although models of truth N
private u'e III. r public system is tissue OF a.
.iies. Their socisl institutions are in TIE highest
degree Artificial Their law iss network of6e.
tions. Their property 10 q scrip for interest %
money that no man ever saw. Their social classes
ere made BY statute. Their ratios Of represest4.
tive po~er are historical aud legal. Pority In tho
tle,tiye Parliament is secured by ths purchoe d
seats TIE D. uper lvts better than the free lsborer-'
the thief better than the p,uper- and the trans.
port.d f,lon better than the one under imprison.
mtnt. The crimes are fsctitioas, rs smuggling,
noscbiur. non conform nifty, heresy, and treason.
The sovereignty Of the sessis mant'inedo the i'm
nrsssme, of resmeu. Solyency is mlintiitei By
means of q national debt. Th ir system of educa-
tiou Ia factiious. The unistr-iies galvanise deaf
ansu.ses into u semtance Of life The Church
4 artificial. English life does Lot grow out OF the
Atbana.isn Greco, or the Articles, or the Eqcha-
ri.t. The religion Of England is psrs OF COED
bre,ditg. The church is the church of the gentry.
NOT the church of the poor. Their faith s quo
,s,;on their church is doll and any exs niastion
is ipye rcicted with screams Of terror. Tne Anglican
Church is marked by the grace and good sense Of
ts iorms, by the manly grace Of its clsrsy. II has
a general good lame for ameniy and mildneH.
The GOSPEL it pr. aches is "By taste ye are saved.
TIE doctrine of tie Old Testament is he religion
Of Enelsrd. TIE first leaf Of the New Testament
il does not open 1t believes in Providence
which does not treat with lev ty pound stsring.
The En-, lsh, sbhorring change in all things, a'-
horiirg it oSt in matters OF religion, clny to the
lat ray Of form, snd are dresdfully given to cant
The Church at this moment has nothing lefs but
possession Tee religion which Ii breaches 10
are supplied By the property. man. If bishop
meets an intelligent gentleman and reads fatal Ia.
terrocs,ions in bis eye, he has 10 resource bat to
take wine WITH him. False position introduces
can't perjury, simony and even lower cls,s OF
mind and character into the Clergy, and when tho
hierarchy is afraid of science and education afraid
Of piety afraid Of tradition ana AFRAID Of theol,gy,
IL Lo, .Ix a4x
church. Counteiftis prevail eq lally 10 m,tera
thipQs England is aghsst at the disclosure Of
fraud in the adutersion of food, OF drugs, and Of
almost every fabric in her mills and shops She
fnds that milk " i'll not flourish nor sugar sweeten,
ror bread satisfy, nor pepper bite the tongue, nor
glue stick. Thus in truth loving England, every.
thing is false ard forged. The manners and Gus
tons of society ore art 6cisl-msde up men with
made up maDncrs-the whole is Birmingham zed
and We have nation whose existence is work Of
ltt-a cold, barren, almost arctic sIe being
made the most fruitful, luxurious, aud imperial
lard in the whole earth.
Such are the main features in Mr.. Emersoa's
por'i allure of England. IL i, rarely shss nation
il usde to sit for It's likeness to 81 severe, 20
cold blooded and 81 impartial On artist. Web,
Fave that every line has been drawn, every colo.
blerded, with high sense Of fidelity to the orig
iral This active conicientiousness is doubsle.
the secret of TIE cel.y OF the volume. Mr.. En-
trson's words often have the air Of oracles in
their weiebty aid impressive manner, though free
fiom oracu'ar ambiguity. Whatever protests may
be .c!ared sgarst the correctness Of his della
a'iors, no one can hesitate to proto Ince then
tie faithful transcripts of bis ewn m ,ress,ons. He
bas written wi hou. compliment, without dwelling
On tie saircst aspects OF his subject, without d.
'u,pg or Disgusting bis thou. hts but also without
passion, without bitterness, without tinctnre cf
national prejudice, and with the "sad sincerity"
Of profound conviction. The s.yle Of tho work is
in tie peculiar sent ntiOus manner OF all his
writipgS, possibly with trace of superior mellow.
rtsa, end licher aromatic fsvor. In matters Of
rtre dctor, Mr. Emerson is usually model Of
idion atic purit Notwithstanding the racy origi-
LslitY Of his illustrations and turns of expression.
We therefore wish that he had not lent the author
ity Of bis e1am;le to such a beggNly phrase as
IN tbs conn 1ion," which, though often used BY
eminent Boston writers, is certainly not English.
The mechanical execution Of the work is bad, and
we wonder that the fasidious author .houid have
been willing to appear in 80 mean dre&.
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