New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-06
WHY PUBLICATIONS.

prCse and verse. One OF the leading articles ls de
voted to the character and position of the late TheO
dore Parker, from which we take the following
passages:
THEODORE PARKERS HUMANITY.
The fret 'hirg that strikes observer in listening
TO the words Of public and private feeling elected by
his depsrure, is the predomoance in then all OF the
sentiment of love. His services his specu atoms, DIS
contests his copious eloQueuee, hs many languages
these come in as secondary hngs, but the predo
testi opy is emotional Men mourn the friend sven
more than the warrior. No fragile and lovey gW, |
fading un'imely into heaven, was ever more pAsslou
ately beloved than this white haired and world weary
man. Az be sat in his library during nus menme, no
wss not only the awskener OF tnous4oo nv,
lects bat the center Of thousand neartsi ne
furnished the natural home for every foreign refugee
every huoted slave, every stray thinker, every vexed
and Z, rowing woman. And never was there one OIL
these who went away uncontrolled, and from every
part of this broad nation their scattered hands now
fling roses upon his grave
This in mense debt of gratitude was not bought by
any isolated acts Of virtue; indeed it never is 80
boz gtt; love never is but by nobleness
which pervaces the Gfe In the midst of his greatest
cares there never was moment when he was not all
too generous of his time his wisdom, and his money
Borne own by the accumulation Of labors, grudglng
az student grudges the precious hour that once ost
can never be won back he yet was always hodlng
husek at the call of poor criminal at the Police
Office sick girl iu suburban TO wn, not OF his
recogpiz parish peThsps but longing for the ministry
of the OILY prea lher who had touched her soul MOI
mere Wholesale reormer, he wore out his life by re-
tailrg its great influences TO the P9ores. Conner NGt
generous in money ouly-thou ID the readiness OF h
ber eHcepce in that direction had " equls-hs always
FASTENED pact that minor beso cal to ask there were
not some other added gift possible some PERSONA ser
vice or CORES pondence ebood in short, to ne
lsyished in some other form 10 exc out the already
liberal donation of dollars.
HIS ACTIVITY.
Ii lie inevitable 10 desc biDg bin, to characterize DIS
life first by It's quantity. lie belorgeo 10 Tue true rave
IS ha
every pore and bis desires were unsuitable NOT per-
haps pre,ocious in boyboo1-for II Is not precocHy 70
begin Latin at ten and Greek at eleven TO enter the
Freshu an cass at twenty and the professional school
AT twenty .thrte-he eqnaied by few students IN
the TIE DsDdous st which he pursued every siu5y
when oDee beguo With strong body and great consul
tuoDsl Industry always acquiring and never forget
ting he wss doubtless at the tine Of his death the most
ysriousy Learned Of living Americans az well as one
of ,be most prolific of orators and writers
Nby did Theodore Parker die He died prema-
turely worn out through his enor nous activity-a
warning re we / as an example. To all appeals for
mo3er dur Dg the latter yesrs Of his lte, he oad
but one eT-that be had six generations OF long
lived farmers behind him, and bad their strength to
draw upon. Az bis physical habits except In this re-
spect were unexceptOn Abla he was absemious IN
diet but lot sscetic kept no uuwhoeso ns hours ted
no dangerous exp rimtns committed no excesses bnt
there is no man who can habit1ally study IRON twelve
to se venieep hours day tis friend Nc Clarke con-
tracts it 70 "from Fix to twelve but oaye Mr. far
kers own statement of the fac without ultimate sen-
desrutop Nor was this the practice during his period
of health aoIe, but pushed 10 the las! moment
he continued in the pulpit long after wthdra"al wss
peremptorily prescribed for him; and Qhen forbidden
10 leave hone for lecurUg during the Winter OF 1855
he strsightway prepared the most abOrious literary
works Of his life for delivery lectures in the Fra
territy Course st Boston.
He worked thus, not from ambition, nor altogether
from principle but from immense craving for mental
labor which bad become eecond nature TO nj n. Hgreat
omuvorCus, hungry intellect must have instant food
new Languages, new satisfies, new rhetorical invss
hgdt' Ms, scientis discoveries new systems OF
Scrp'url exegesis He did net for day in the year
hour in the " make rest matter of principle
nor did he indulge il It pleasure for he knew
no enioyu cut so great LIB r. Words worths wise
passi Se0ess wss Dtterl foreign TO his nature. Had
be been student this had been less des ructye
But 70 take the standard Of study of German Pro-
ftssor and superadd to that the separate exhausons
Of q Sunday-pTeacher, lyceum lecturer, q radical
leader, end practical phauhropst, was simply to
apply balf dozen distinct suicides to the abbrevation
of si gle life. Ard, bis younger companions long
sipoe assured him the tendency of his career was not
only to Kill himself but them for each assumed that he
must at least attempt what Theodore Parker accom-
pisbed.
1t s very certain that his career was much shortened
by these enormous sboFs aud it not certain that It's
value increased 10 sufficient ratio 70 compensate
for that evil. lie justified his incefsant notwithstanding
BY the fact that the whole country his parish,
though this vas not an adequate excuse. Bat what
right had be 10 deprive hmstf even Of the accustomed
respite OF ordinary preachers, and waste the
golden July hours in stu yiog Saavouic di .lects! No
doubt bis work in the world greatly aided both bg
somewhat disdsDfnlly said. the &tsdge of Greek
and Hebrew wss 4" convenience ~ theological dig
cussicns; but after bill, HE popular power did not
msinly depend on his mastery Of twenty languages,
but of one. Theodore Parkers learning nndoUjt-
edy q vsluable possessi, to the community, buS it
was not worth the price of Thodore Parkers life.
his LEARNING.
His great lbIary,-the only private library | have
ever seen hich remn Ted Of tie Astor-although
lattery collec cd more for public than personal
was ore which no other mau in the nation, probably
had sufficient photographed knowledge scge-handed
to select sBd We have very few capable of fully
apprt csiit ito scho larly vslue, stands 1t
If ts posses'or, putting s his pac cal and popular
side into his e qnenCe snd action, hadinde nplted him
self by investing all his scholarship In library OF
which le.s than quarter of the books were IN the
gist 'apRusRe.
the same iesti0ony-thst / never went to Mr.
Parker 20 talk over subject which had lust made
specially, without indog that on that particular Iatsr
he happened 10 know withou 6ny special investigation,
more tisn did This extended beyond books, 20 ne-
times sreci ing int things where his qusstlon9r op-
portuntts of Knowledge had seemed considerably
greseT-ss for Instance in points connected with the
habits Of native aUinals the phenomeu3 OF Ou-
door Nature. Such bic wonderful qoickoess and
his DfaUble memory that GLIMPSE OF these thog' did
the world Of books that this woodrful superiority vas
chiefly seen, az tire folowi exarpe may serve as
ore Of the moet str king among many.
IL happened 70 me- years since III the course OF
some historical Inquiries 70 wisb for fur Information
in regard ~ the barbarous }euda codes Of the Middle
AVee-ss The SSc, Burgnndian, aud Ripuarisn-betpTe
the tine Of Cherlensgne. The common historians
even Hallam, gave very satisfactory information
and referred to no very available books; aud s1pposng
II 70 be a matter Of wbisN every ~eiLresd layer
would al least know something, asked help OF the
most scholarly member of that profession within my |
IL H. md hio iuQb tie on