New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-19

p, IKE m neutrality-suspicious. po"e""' '
vi W W. ty NAV be- or be thought o. the sound
ness OF the Positive Philosophy. when hususno
Connie first developed and formulated INTO e0n
! nrehensiye system its working influence To-Day on
thought and literature is 80 great that no gSn1e
mans head will be complete In desrapie knoTie.bv
vithou, nerusal Of Littro's book, AnRHM C0ie :,
D, p6losopiie Positire Litre made acquaintance win
Comte and his system moro than twenty years ago anu
became his personal friend ana S,hsro The sbes
opostlc Of tho system advertising and rendering II easily
Ineligible to ordinary minds, IN lucid anu Po"snn
and defense 81 .o zane
| n cannot DO styled quarre-with the master; and
also. ON tho intellectual sde while steadily as now
maintaining and in his own extended course OF Saauy
s rejects the consequences and applications to positive
it;cs which Comte aimed to deduce from the system.
e. .ro mi, hook is best proved by s contents 1t s
biography and more than biography. This life Is
divided naturally into three distinct and characterized
narts The first comprises the conception (by Comte)
Of tse positive philosophy, the second the realization
cf This conceptions the third an attempt TO render ex-
ncit what is implicit and to dcduce from 1t religious
md political system The divisions OF the DOOR corIe
,fd,nr ~ stages in the life Of Comte and in the de-
Scnme, Of his ideas, follow one from tho other In an
rnfoldiu, series Tho triple theme Of the first and
ma r, Of the volume is the conception OF the post
tive philosophy the outer life OF It's concsiyer ana us
hi.trc or-in In respect Of this last branch OF the
trirle theme NJ Littre maintains that the historic
origin springs from far behind 81 smon whose aith-
pi srilc romie once WIS and in whose ideas IL has
~ ~. ~, vngorly supposed lie the first fruitful
germs Of Comics system. NJ. Comt@ says Littrc on
he ccutrar had for predecessors two 81 the most emil
ucnt and profound thinkers If the eeh.ecSh century,
rucot and Kant. Especially were they such be nam
tHins IN reference u "a" Aisoiea theoIi's M es"e
tal portion 81 the positive philosophy On the strictly
i,rrnul seal side the record a the sorey tried eA.
,ernr c and the vigorous, progressive inteiiceiuii
rctvi,y Of an exceptional man-of his -uiier.ngs ma
-e,kucss and strength, tie cOnscientOusly truhiuI
look is mi OF interest all fellow humans. as an cX
Narration and defense Of tie plsopAeIs theory ms
tory ~ las origin and 81 IT, acceptance ~ other minds
ID n f ~ interest 10 MS lesser ones whether v" accept
H. n pi,,hcr declining it, c"nc'usionS. we regard t'
greet barring q their practical acceptance Dy many OF
Tho sir nr.f n mixers who tod klnr Gt ~ ar
m, rs note Buckle in historical Writing, for one cx.
rti. Tic e, -r,spoudcucc 81 John STUART Min, Of
IlnT.ct Nlriincau ~ Eicltha. with fouie. II imgey
quoted from and adds "rg'! 10 Tic Interest Oh 'Nc
volume.
\, r., sicl, II would almost 81 to arolocize Tor
rein reducing in this corrospondcncc.lo title 81 mans
lie d .rsas. Eut this hsi 81 four yol.mrs' IN when
-. f~nscs g. treat historically The OrgHef dh
Ctrnsrisis- from - exalted personal generation IN
,uic through - stages Of cesonei lti'n GOWN to az
ncrrlaioe IS State religion by touftnIflrc. has be-
como frcciter. as i were. md occasional caus" 81
literary movement 60 Isc conseni'nily ocsr "ofal
which j. cf hlt iie index ~ au incle tDi and moral
movement r Franc" n'll worth our attention Hnd h."y
n absorb - those coming days The attention % 30
called grnrtc'l politicians nld. aii'r The ~ 81 pAosgh'
Seal historians S'oppr~ before booksellers window
81 .le lr. TrOuchot ~, other morning counted no
los u N eight pamphlets hf md 'iitr 1ll cortr0ycr.
,iaiy addressed Remains look Fcr The most part
- ~, hok ard 10 the pre- dcss 81 rtr r"adrr-. For
~ bat ono ~ Use quite nc"upo'e collection Of 20 allied
rrffta'ios or K'nans book are al ci'r nl nuih"isp
And nlarh come Il them a.c 'fiien Nv !eafnel men
f lte crl1in real critical value f' most 80 them
nri~ and the BIT - them in largcly 'rctcntll way.
.,, II, ho furh rss IN cnrr'f' to show flat NJ. Re-
mani. i..k is f.n - error than 20 ylp-nd It, author
~, ang is dr7s nrc erroneous. blt i'ry arc GRO
-,ol. ,-curc lc 81. bad man AZ dos rnt silccicy
o.. stit rrrt iicfccr. who will no' fia, I'm.
p,' r ~ syA motives uny cnbticr AN W. cent and
aaa ssg I'D coiirofDrsy but en- never asi'ti" WIN
tho rec.slfy ~ replying to lis arT4m'lt- nor with
~. ,i.cafrr,ss = rruifrlrnr lis ot',ons" AZ
,..fn. and sample end 4 arrc class treatment that
Keran AID hs famous volume meet iih. quote iofn
letter n the Hshop II Laval vrit'n Ia cure ~ BIS
diocese shO asked II Dis Superior l'I~.,.l'h :" rrad
have not vet had tlc courage g. rad tho ncg h1s
ricir- ~ tie Wrctchei ngosiN" have MT yci been
ahc force mys'f 90 road tie new m',s ~ Us new
lscafu. otLcTRirrr than IN n" ylriuGs frfaint.ons
wllch enlightened mlrd. snd ulr-hi hearts b.shors.
pr,,s and iarfnen sincerely Christian have published.
4" tAinl LAT mu,t no, Accord the permission that
roc demand. You tnow how grave The laws 81 the
Church on tl.s point And u Il grcai disgrace.
as ell rs great misfoTtune that an ahomnatc book
s thousand rad tharth~ best Of writings.
and tia, an insocn, enemy Col - truth ard ~ the
rost SACRED duties DO only seeks fr fame and money
,hold tia, receive What De desires and should be en-
Outraged y decent peoilr and good Christians,
I'm pursuing his fatal course. You vii not then. read
the book III qurhtlor. and ought Co rad ~"
Another probate hlio.taics the author Of pamphlet
entitled LIrsaFi ssloa Rfns. on hnvilg rcr'ed the
,Acrieelou, box q tie guilty Eenan. zach Of yonr
-.
truth 10 brand stamped by your indignant faith on
the forehead II tbs Nrcich sc. "Ihc sncgllegious
book !. Ia l.. sHih edition already. The publishers
ssy they have Gold ~ 90 copies which shGnld imply
- Or reader The Ordinary political and iiersry
journalists q ~ grades are occupied with Il well
f rel .lfrs writer fie theme If ciitn-
rals ln Ctsrr1ri nnd F1ar0 and J. Ncl 10 well
10 !n ne stately Rtrse afs ptE H.nass writer IN
Do Jolrrcl drs Db4f' n iho bead e whose article is
tide stpod exclaimed Voia 10 coHfror6s, raigtsa's hau-
fe-rrls afollff o.sf notf nosro slsrfaf 90 RE
dfrs noffe .saon II - therefore welcomed ,, a nn.
sfuns cfss man. Il Whose members aritiyc.y
Indifferent 20 ~ Intrinsic Truth or error many # HON
qg atlon ita sat'ifcnis aId deny its conclusions and
deprrcaic even Is hrierdo1 teaching. These welcome
i Dol q" o'cnalof cause for provoking on ACTIVITY in
firi Intellect temporarily barred ou' from the Pll'i-
cal spi,Fc and turning upon high order OF religious
and philosophical questions. This viii b. d!alcciic
schooling. crercHlrg nud sustaining The ,for 81 thc
national mind IL lnF 10 ready 20 struggle m the pllti
rAi arena thli rlast fo1nrr or later be- rcopcned.
Romans celebrated work can no more be considered
~ the original cause Of the religious movement In
France than a." celebrated Esfhys and RogieWs De
regarded tie cause Of the movement that Is now
turing Tng ia thoughi but 1t notably contributes 20
swell ant hnson ~ France. ~hero has hitherto been
siurFiah than IN Germany and Lnelnnd The eur
European tendency through proouudcr criticism
and larger ohcr alton than tho churches and schools
admit toward somc more broadly established religious
-y.iefn tendency that ia oftho most striking and
the mos important features -! the age. But "a enlarge
on this theme. the steadily widening divergence In
France elsewhere ~ newly gained scientific truths
from the old ecclesiastical formulas ~ rc cous truth
the yawnng gulf Of intdey that lies between on the
chances Of toilsh compromise bridges attempted TO be
thrown and on the chances II rational recon
element on tie base Of common progress In parallel
lncs-ths would run me quite over the margin Of my
imperfect catalogue ralsonnce.
Dido, las Just put forth the fret volume 81 work for
which bcnoofurth place must be mnde On the Library
shelves already richly Furnished by 81 Simon Drngenn
DaI bier AID the Due ~ Lnyncs IL belongs between
Dangcan WHO Tossps and grunblcs AID grayely re-.
cords iLronch the gnyet.s and sad GRANTEES
Il Louis NV. dosn 10 l72o. and De Luyucs who be
gins viii 1885, II II the Journal Of Matthew Mafais an
nd, ocaic 81 The Parliament II rHriA faithfully k,p,