New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-20
THE RELATIONS or EDMUND BURKE
TO AMERICA

hear the l.etare announced TO be delivered by Rchsrt
H. Dana IT,, of Bostou, on Edmund Burke in his rels
tiors to America, the lecture being the second Of
course given ssder tn. auspices of the Nev Eogand
Soiety.
ATS o'clock ssr Dam made his appearance OF the
rostrum. being introduces by the President a>d was
received with mansfstaiica, of favor. Mr.. Dana is
about 40 years of sge rather below medium stsure,
of full form and face, with high and prom5ent
forehead His hair rs inclined to curl and is nesrly
black he has gone far in irsovaton upon the Bcs-
ten cut as TO cut the razor AVID the result is an W
Pu,,anic beard and mustaches. The lecture occupied
an ho,y and twenty minutes and was delivered with
out notes Mr. Danas delivery is ready and his style
elective; and frequent quotations IRON the speeches
and writings of NJ. Burke and ms coeemporareS would
indicate in him an extensive read,ng and superior
memory.
Nr. Dana commenced BY stating the. the contempla-
ton of great character was at all 'irnes ennoonng
and should be more so than the contemplation OF mere
iraniuaie nature In view of this he asked the atte-
ton Of Tire audience the consideration OF the leading
traits OF the character of Edmund Burke. Born an
Irshmsn and educated in the University OF Dublin at
the age Of twenty he went TO London to enter
upon his public life, which not to commence until
the age Of thirty six Sixteen years he employed him.
self in ts preparation to which all literature, all art
and all history contributed Though at the age OF
twenty-five he wrote his treatise the Sabine and
Beautiful, and was much chagrned at its failure, yet
failure with him only the inducement TO labor the
more for success. When at last be did enter Par
liauent il was under great diff mltiss. IL was
before the act of Union, when TO be Iishmau to
be almost foreigner and Burke was an kishmar. He
was without wealth, high birth, name or reputation
But his motto was, Struggle against odds. The al
fairs of our Colonies met him al the thresh Nd OF his
resr George III. determined upon taxation az a part
of his colonial policy and all interests IN England IA
vored it, and none admitted that Great Britain could
successfully conyit out. Burke against all these
Na.rhf Af An
plausel The Stamp Act and eoncomitant measures
now regarded by the whole world the turning points
of Liberty but then they were hsrdy regarded
worthy Of consideration; and thus Burke in the
stand he took. had not only to defend Ame-
rica but also to convince Parliament that
the affairs of An erica were worthy OF being noticed
He told them that they could not conquer America
IAppausel. lie saw our rising greatness lie had
studied the character of our people and growing In
st,uous He had already published the first volume
of book upon America and, indeed, at one time had
contemplated making our country his bome. lie to'd
that Parliament Of the extent OF the education OF the
coonsts-of their knowledge of the principles CT law
end of government He told them that more copies OF
Blackstone were cold annually in New. England than
in Old England. So well, indeed did he Understand
The nature of people that he toresaw our division
into two types of Characteristic class represented by
New England and the class represented by the slave
holders Of the South ard he that these two hostile
elements would unite against the Crown-that the love
of Liberty il the North and the popular pride and in
pdence of the South, would lead then make com
mon cause against the tyranny of the mother country
Several eloquent selections from the speeches OF
Mr.. Burke, eulogsing, the character OF tIe COL
onists we've instanced by the speaker as indicating
tie high este in which he held them, and as exhibit
ing bis knowledge of their inherent love OF independ'
oDce progress and enterprise which would lead them
TO a final success When the successes of the royal
armies oy the cooi lists announced In Parliament
Mr. Burke had refus ed to join in the general congrau
laiion Especially did he deplore the employment OF
German troops TO subdue the descendants OF tue FL
III hafor he
war, a conciliaiory policy with America, but 1t was
rejected contemptuousy, and by none more than Lord
Suffolk: but as the war progressed Parlla nent was
too glad, when too late, to accept MIR; burke poncy,
ard even Lcrd Suffolk dispatched his secretary to
ak Mr. Burke cooperation to secure the adoption OF
that policy. The vein OF whitening sarcasm 10 whca
Mr. Burke adveted to this fact was alluded to by the
lecturer and extracts from the speech gwen. we
well knew the lecturer continued, under what diff
culties a statesman ebored In this country VINO OPP
uossd a war in which the country was involved Inc
dissolution Of the old Federal party followed QUICK
upop lis opposition to the late war; while the difficulties
OF Obtaining condemnation OF the Mexican war were
fresh in the memories of ALL WITT these facts IN view,
we might estimate the position OF Mr. Burke In the
House Of Commons a foreigner, aud almost alone OPP
pospp the war upon Colonies. And when the
war as closed he among the first TO congratulate
our country upon having achieved It's independ-
ence Almo.t the f.st letter % ,nr the an
was penncd by Mr.. Burke to Dr. Franklin
His he art beat as quickly when he heard Oh tue
victories of the American arms as did our own
and in II days Of our fathers bis name was as much
reyer,d as those of many Of our own leaders lie Stood
too almost without popular support. Inc Boston fort
bill ard the Stamp Act passed the House ot Commons
with only 40 votes out OF 6OO against tnef passage.
He entered Parliament as the representative OF the
small borough of Wendall; but, as his greatness be-
cane recognized he offered the representation OF
Bristol and accepted it. But in this he was beset win
dificuliee lie opposed the doctrine OF instruction;
and In soeech he made he set forth the true features
of that doctrine go ably that, from that day to thus
there had been nothing sad to add TO IT,
For six eas he represented Bristol with honor 10 MN
self and benefit to hi. constituents. -Four times ms
consistency vas put to tet and because OF dferinS
with his constituency he lost his reelection. nd when
hose points of difference were KNOWN it would now
create surprise in the minds OF ALL for tnere were
net ten men from Lands End to John o Groat mouse
who would rot advocate the precise measures Tor
which Burke copter ded. The points OF difference were
/. Burke favored the gradual abolition of the slave
trade, liz which Bristol was largely Interested
.. He opposed monopoly of certain trade by 10
GUS to the latter without being beneficial to the former
In this monopoly Bristol was Interested Hi. -,
3 He fayoied the ameioration of the condition oil
tie honest nsoveLt debtor who, by law, was al ule
mercy of the creditors but Bristol was a commerce a
c;,v and therefore city of creditors, and Mr. Burke
policy found no favor with them. uu
a lie favored practical religious liberation lie wen
knew, from his reedDg, that the Puc'lc la~s VI IA
in ferocity add tyral those of England against Tue
Catholics of IreaLd
He therefore, ia, ored the emancipation OF the Bnt,
isb Cathocs but Brsto being under the influence OF
The Lord Gordon mobs, and the No'PoPery riots, OPP
need Mr. BuIke in his measures, ADD he was not re-
TUNED He bad hin self truly said that he was rejected
because he carried the principles Of Justice too far
Brittol did Lot Low occupy the position among the
British cities that it then did, and it may be that 10 the
future it will be known better the place where Burke
made some of his ATTEST Ieeches than for anything she
has evsr done for science art literature The fact Of
NJ ~. hill for tha extension Of i1ry trial having