The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-09-30

out OF chaos, establish In soTae sors YER
ment of law, institute an sdminiJtl a
justice, securing the punishment etc Il
protection of life and property. promot pro
| perity, in word, causing marked pt f, IS
the civilization of society, without a,iy lin
nary growth or diffusion of knowlejs aon
the People, which could produce, Or oul
for, snch effects. That knowledge 5e the
to increase and spread, is undcubledII :, f
the institutions of Alfred were adapted els
ly, by direct and indirect methods, 10 = DR.
duction of such result-and that the Heas
of knowledge was calculated to carr wal
the civilized condition which in turn ire ed
is all true-bnt the facts would shoW : th
great agent in that particular instin { th
progress of Civilization, was sing mar
Had be possessed knowledge slons, ioul
never have effected such a revolutit.n., va
the combination of intelligence with don
of knowledge with governing power mad
him Civilizer. But, whence came com
binstion From God, the author IF
Such instances are rare, bus the,f ccur
zation in England or elsewheS deIDe upol
signal and single agencies of thu kipd tina
from time to time they appear d w,,rl per
msuent results in Civilization sresd, His
tory can deny. To ignore = sm, )e Ie W,
have. embraced theory that Il MT lit o
them, is not in accordance With ctive
Philosophy. The acts of iivi1u havt
their logical and inevitable fectIi car
often, with our imperfect Vi IN, tn them
until they terminate in great asults, doe
not follow that such results arb y, Of
capricious, or that they are fully hpre
hended within the scheme greet, vs., o.
whose workings we may cat gBm but
whose full scope and charscte are II only
by Hsm who governs all thing
In the Sixteenth Century, otessa be.
congratulated in England, athol l, tri
unphtnt in France and Spai thus min
ing to a great extent the couf and acter
of Civilization in those countr I. Mr., kle's
theory is, that the establishm' of P slant.
ism in the former was owing the ,ssiou
of greater knowledge by Eng ad tbs the
other two countries. Is this actP she
any men more distinguished T leaer and
solid knowledge than France >Spair Was
knowledge more .diffused an ng her 'eople
than among the People of ese &C tries ?
"here is the evlcence? W knew none
The three countries differed title, ; it re-
spected Literature, Science, 10 .,rt ,r the
art of governing. They wei all Ia ic, al
rude and ignorant. Spain ha on,e wn as
much offree institutions as Ed anC tt knew
she had the advantage in Ii atu-es rance
had been engaged in protrs ed st. lie for
representative institutions, an wa1s nor &c
England in both Arts and Lit Atu 9. there
wero any difference ga to theB lwl,d, fthese
three States, it was too insign cant oduce
any marked effect upon the bot &racter
or career. The doctrines of lie Re-. tation,
700, had taken root IN all Oft m, W. openly
embraced by large number of pt ms in
Spsln' ana st one time seef I'd %, apidly
acquiring an aseendency IN new they
did not pretend to IN EnglaD And t, in q
few years, England became< rotSsta Spain
sunk under the domination 6 CAtho sm II
such an extent, that Protestaf sm wa terally
exterminated, and the Protf ants france
were forever subjugated by sttolic nasty.
What we're the causes of ret lts SO aren't
Me- Buckles theory is at faul ,ere. must
seek sn explanation IL causes sh;cbl philos.
ophy would scorn. Causes, sas, there
were many-but we shall mel y su,e sin.
gIe,one. Suppose Henry the light rays a
Catholic, had not been Just lie, is, i'm.
perious, daring despot that b vas, i at the
Pope had yielded to his dems ii,u ivorce
Question, or that his throne a 40, firm.
ly established, the connections # Eas with
the Pspal See would MOI ha been ldered.
and Catholicism would certai y lave ~ per.
petnsted it's dominion over e Eng PEG.
pie, Or, suppose Henry thel u h., rance,
hsd been able to win his 'oI e, a. at the
sane time to put down the 81 use Guise.
maintain his Professionalism, id give 1uality
and security to his Protesta tapp, nrs, the
whole History of France ou h. been
changed. Or, suppose Char g jhe til had
been as Indifferent to the t. } ,pper, - Rail.
gions as Henry, had not add at d, I, contin-
led in power, excluding u It ing, bigot,
Philip, and putting down HI p<,risition,
how different to-day might b. g position
Of Spain We cannot So " lat y lid Ger.
tsinly have happened had : 1t ce rsu agen.
eies been at work but we c Ny A,tany in.
stances what those agencies %, it y, when
operative. 1t was not the e. sc II knowl
edge, 80 much'as Henry the E h b, 81 severed
the connection between EG Ia ID al Rome
1t was not less knowledge 10 'rAnc INN Eng.
land that kept France Cat,lli }, 20 much az
Philip of Spain, the Hous o. CT. \, and q
French Protestant Prince, ct rnjr ! to win
ais Throne. IL
History is full of instance irs viii the acts
gindividuals, or events, ca ds.ccit Is, have
essentially modified, so far man / Judge
the destiny of a nation, or aasked ,ochs il
Observation-Disclosures in hish Il increase
nf knowledge was an effect aos the use. Il
il easy enough to assume aar Ro lost il,
bold on England and retaiI 4 Il On ance. be-
Cause more intellectual II tn hs been dis
covered end disseminated i 4he.f- ner than
fn the latter, but it is an asst ip ior Yustaine6
bJ facts. 1t is, however, great. st which
no ingenuity can explain ~ thu peculiar
conjunction of circumstant and ncies ex
isted In England, which pr, in,ec., isruptior
os the connection with tt Pap See, and
was precisely adapted to k thai mlt; AND
tpst another conjunction cicuT noes anc
agencies IN France suhvt &c tE rotestan
power, and retained that 'nlry objection
W the fsPai See, and was eeoisA 1apted tc
york that result. 1t is he : il + ,oundles,