New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-26

TuE Or,kERs.-The resolution of the members Of
the Society Of Friends TO rar the srngency Of their
standards concerning plsnness OF apparel and plain
ness of speech. is not nearly 80 important IN praos
teal sense here in the north OF England, where tho
bo5y il so numerous and so influential. The original
object of the Quaker mode of dress was to fix on that
form of costume which should mark the wearers sim.
picty and modesty OF character by being the lesst
Conspicuous and discernble that could be put The
Consequence, however, Of adhering with pertinscty
TO tho letter Of the first arrangement and refusing in
the slightest degree TO yield to the varying currents OF
fashion and habit among men, has been thN by de-
gees the esrb chosen r its ordinayness has become
sigDally conspicuous and extraordinary. OF a Ike
tenor Is the history Of the heting and hoaing Men
Of sober and let US admit, so far sound and correct
taste, took umbrags at the fashionab!e euphnisms
ana aectatons of the age, and at the ambitious lite
rary effects which were embarrassing the plain English
tor que with tropes and pleonasms The rule adopted
by them was one Of perfect simplicity--to speak In
good grammar and Use no useless words But forms
Of grammar are liable to change, becoming first obso
lete and next Legitimate, until The good grammar Of
one century is the bad grammar OF another, and In
the mouths Of the great grandsons of those who
adopted il fer its goodness and sinpcity It becomes
cnspicuous for its badness and afiectedness Those
who would be simple in mere human institutions must
90 in some measure With the world, remembering that
the makers of all Of them are but nen with imperfect
capacities and that il is too like assumption Of in
f.libity 10 maintain the haudiwork Of our own i'm
perfect faculties absolutely Ight and those OF the
multitude as absolutely wrong. Nor arc these pecu-
harti.s OF the surface al that occurred TO remind our
friends that they could not rose themselves on solo
platform far above the Gins and folies of mankind.
They had their share of there, which have presented
then selves in all the more grotetque and sometimes
fOrB liable aspect from the antagonistc elemon1
among which they have developed the mselves. No
external crust of broad brm or brown cloth could
keep pride spd venity and love OF wealth and power
not to speak of the grcsser fsiipgs OF humanity
from entering the Qoaker heart; and when they got
into that guaroed sanctuary they made wild Work in
IL. Toward a class VI meI, however, whose general
charact. rstcs have been nobeLess and goodness We
are not gopg to take the upgracious tack Of casting
No suft the deeds ct bose sinful brethren who
have reminded tLem from time to tiIns that they ese
not entirely removed above the Ioyel of the rest Of
mankind. TIE ,rotesque shape In which it he's been
found necessary for t.ose who kept themselves 70 rig.
idly apart from the Ordinary forms OF human vanity
az weakuess 10 yield TO these faings when they did
Weld is a more leg mate and less uncharitsbs sub
ie.t for annadyG rron; aud we propose to conclude
.ih a Characteristic little anecfotei not generally
known but 10 b. found N curious book OF tho last
century called DoRg,ds's DeScTrptioa Of tie Eat
Goa oT Scotland. II relates 10 Barclay of Mathsrs,
the father of the Apoogist, who had been colonel
under Gastavus Aiolpkus, bat become Quaker 10 bis
old days. The descendant oi fierce race, which In
later days produced q Russian leld-narshal and
English pogilst the colonel had strong hot blood in
hm. neghbor trusting too implicitly " the re.
s,raipts Of tie order found eaoroacning ON Bar
elays marches. lie argued about Justice and prop.
ery in vain. TIE neigbbor DIT rmined 70 support hs
ment by force, and brought following 10 the
SPOT Bsrclsy also went thi'her with some OF his
people, and, Dsrcbitg forward with grim serenity,
ssd Friend, have long since renounced the wrath
full prn ipe, and wish 60. ~ quarrel stb thee; but
il IL persist psrcbance tho Old
Adam within me, end I warn tree that be may provo
too ,tropg both tor ne ard for ttee." This 0mlnous
warning Of the copsls cobt.Ils liability 10 the fra.
ties VI iAs q, 30 Prudeosiy moved and actsd on.
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