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to accompany the expedition, Of being under cove
nant Of works.


sraors ss formerly presented respecting the Po-
htical poeton Of the Colony and the dssigns OF The
leading snong its founders. The reader has been
reminded that when Winthrop and bis sssocistss hsld
their meeting 60 pregnant with events At the Engsh
Cambridge the Parliament which the infatuated Ring
bsd proclaimed 10 be perhaps bis Last he'd been DIS
soved. ard Laud as Bishop of London and virtually
primate had had three years pue 10 develop his
oiious policy. Desrotisn, ecclesiastical and civil,
seemed destined TO carry toe day in Eoglasd. Some
wise and religious ESglishmen proposed to cave tine
tressnre they had mimi 10 part ~ith by abandon
ing what seemed 20 them sinking ship. To 81 the
sharers r the enterprise-pecuhsryto some OF 'ne@
e1pstration wss a heavy ransom II pay Tor the rights
of their minds ard souls. They easly con duded taai
the purchase was fully worth the price; but certainly
they had 20 intention 20 pay so great Pnco LOT
nothing, OF 10 encounter the remen'ous narusniPs
a wild continent 10 be no more free, after al, haa
they had remained at home II Is not 10 Dc imA&mee
thai the Massachusetts founders ever lost sght OF the
persecutors from whom they had fed, OF ofased 70
present they We're relieved Partially protected As
yet by distance and obscuity they never forgot ths
as hereafter they should emerge into consequence
and notice II would be peoess.ry for them 10 confes
safe the mmunitles OF nsign6oance by the sscanty Oh
power.
The heroic pioneers hoped socn to have their tssks
hghtensd and their wisdom yindicated and rewarded
by large ircresse of numbers. II they could make
the experiment seem promising in chs eyes Of those
whom they had left behind, feeling the same wants
and the same lopgipgs themselves, its later steps
would be facilitated and its ultimate sucoess made
probable. In the circumstances, it would have been
no extravagaut hope OF theirs, that whatever in Ea
gland was most worth saving from social wreck
would before long be transferred 10 American SOIL
that new England would more tstn revive on anoth-
continent the gores of the doomed and dying en-
pire. The first steps Of the experiment hsd been, ON
the whole not discouraging. Among those expected
to engage in IT, if things went on IN gland In the An
tcpstea way full representation OF that class to
which, from wealth and hereditary position a. vel ~
Ill 70, nA Ami.
nent agency in the conduct Of Affairs BY some such
the design known to have been olosed near 10 the
point OF execution; and 1t would probably have been
preserved in notwithstanding the denial OF condition
which was proposed had affairs continued much
longer to appear desperate at home. Depending, %
the young colony did, on the good word and active
patronage Of its Puritan friends in England and look
ing TO them anXously for increase OF numbep, and
Of power could i'll bear 10 be represented 70 them
as already rent and disabled by factions. Nothing
more intimately concerned ts welfare than the crea
ton within it Of such state Of things a. would justify
report in England suited TO encourage large em-
grafton Of of the desired character and means.
II might not be safe TO say that an absolute pot
cal independence of England was distinctly intended In
the scheme of which the conveyance OF the Masss-
chusetts charter across the water Was part. Think
ing and competent statesmen as the leading found
ers WERE they could not fail 10 that the tuInent
Of such vision must be left 10 the chsnces Of the
future or rather as they would more truly have said,
10 the arbitration OF gracious and almighty Pr0vi.
change they could not but regard this contamination
as possible and earnestly to be desired, and,
with all perseverance and skul treatment OF events,
TO be watched and sriven for. The charter was val
liable 10 them for two things. II gave them claim
tof no great practical value, perhsPs, as mstssr:
stood TO English protection against the hostility Of
European powers-the French, Dutch and spanish
soyereians of their neighbors on the north and tho
southland to considerable extent 1t tied the Kings
mischief making hands In respect to Interference With
thsm, while they usiDg means to consolidate and
develop their order and their power, and obtain the
validity Of prescription ior those interpretations oil
the instrument which sorted with their large and long
sighted purpose.
1t was great task Of craftsmanship TO play hope
fully this game OF prospective independence Of En-
gland. IL was policy only TO be carried out BY much
constancy and courage. AL care was to be takcu,
from the beginning that the Government of the parent
country should acquire no control the governmsnt
Of the plantation, and no foothold within It. Attic
same time, internal administration TO DO 20 con-
Quoted as TO strengthen the young community BY tho
energy OF an harmonious and Jealous public spirit, ~
well as by the abundance Of its material resources.
he althy consolidation Of the social system would be
obstructed by the disputes of enthusiastic theorists.
II was only to be effected through such fellow feeling
ard Joint action as could hardly sustain the wear and
tear of irritating discussion Of novel opinions and
passionate censure OF influential men. Ihst thoro
might be readiness for a'vigor0us advance Whenever
the time for it should come 1t was needul that yoush
should be trained under the influences OF resouts
authority and Of concentrated local patriotism, both
of which would be enfeebled by unchecked strife.
We must now take our leave Of this volume.
which cur readers will perceive 10 the commence
ment Of most important and valuable work on
prominent portion Of the history Of tho United
States. II is written, for the most part, In style
Of Judicial dignity though BY no means destitute Of
picturesque efIect-an aim, however, which the
author does not very sedulously pursue. Every
page gives evidence not only Of conscientious re-
search, but Of that historical ssgaeity, without
which the most painstakiog fidelity 10 Of little
avail. We believe that DR.. Palfrey has penetrated
deeply into the spirit Of American history, I'D
has thus given certain harmonious unity 70 the
annals of the New.England fathers, tho want Of
which has made the narrative of their fortunes, -
usually related by the early writer, so arid con
fused, and repul,iye. It il SCARCELY blsmisA %
the fair proportions of the work that i may oecs-
sonaly suggest questions 20 the mousins students,
who shine in the pages Of "Notes and Queries"
For instance, WAS Sebastian Cabot born in Bristol,
according to DR.. Parey, or in Venice, according 10
other authoritiesi Did the Lincolnshire Boston
derive it's name from 81. Botoph's Cathedral, or
were both town and church named for St. BotOlph
himself, who 10 said to have founded monastery
there some six or seven hundred years before the
erection Of the cathedrall
KANSAS IN EJGHTEEN FIFTY-EIGBT. BY wrLLilsP.
TonLNsos. limo. pp SEA II. Dayton
The author Of this volume left st. Louis in the Spring
Of 1853 intending TO make hmssif acquainted with the
Territory Of Kansas from personal obssrvatioa and
inquiry He arrived at Kansas City about the frst Of