New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-28

tbese resolutions he adhered fos twelve years. Every
dav after breakfast, he shut himself up for four
bonrs with his experiments and his invesIlgations
and sfteward devoted four hours TO Analysing
sbe s,yo of the best Englsh authors, inquiiug (as
he saiN where II was that wrote worso than
they" He studied not only in England, but IN
Germany and other European countries lie learned
all the languages which ho knows tand he knows
nearly ali ever heard on without the aid OF mas
ter IN any. excepting German. 10 which he began
with n master, bal coon dismissed him, because he
bindered more than hsped. Iie read Hebrew WIN
a Jewish rsbLi, but that was after he had learned
tina language lie considers tho knowledge OF IAN
guages valuable only as the stepping-sonc 10 oher
Learning and spoke with contempt oil person IN
Egvnt Who WIS mentioned to him rs spea Ii1g eight
languages iamilia.ly.
" las be done anything
"No."
"Then he is only fit TO be q courier"
Buckle is not a univeisity-man although both his
father and grandfather were educated at Cambridge
lie has long since abandoned the practice OF
writing ut night aud now does not put pen to paper
after 3 o'clock in tho afternoon When MT home. III
London, he walks every day, for about TN hour and
half, at noon; frequently dimes out and reads per-
haps All hour after coming home. lie goes exclu-
siyely to dinner parties because they take less time
than others. When BIO is engaged in composition,
nc walks about the room, sometimes exctedIy, ne
mind eugrossed with bis subject, until he las com
posed an entire paragraph, when be sits down and
writes it, never retouchng, nor composing sentence
BY sentence, which he thinks has q tendency TO give
an abrupt aud jerky effect to what 10 written
Traces of this, he thinks, may be found IN Maeauays
style.
HIS RELIGIOUS VIEWS.
February l6.-The morning WA gratefully de-
voted 10 rest In the afternoon, attended service al
the Miason, where the Rev. Mr. S. preached an in
toresiing discourse from John Nv. IA On the way
home met Mr.. Buckle, who cBme in, and was per-
suadsd TO s,ay TO dinner. In speaking OF religion,
he sad that there is no doctrine truth in Chris
tanity that had not been announced before but taa
Christianity is by far the nobiest ren9ion Ia exist
ence The chief point VI It's superiority n Inc prom
inence il gives 10 the humane and philanhroI'c eie
ment; and in giving this prominence lies IT'S origin
atty lie believes in Great First Cause, but does
not arrive at bis belief by any process OF reasoning
satisfactory 10 himself. Paleys argument, IRON 'ns
evidence OF design, he regards 40 fntiie; .ne
beauty Of this world indicaIos creating cause VIC
beauty Of that great cause wonld snsSest shot"sI'
and SO on. lie believes IN q future stare, ana ue-
cared mos, inpre,sively that life would be ln'uP-
portable to him. If he thought he were forever TO DO
separated from one pcrson--alludng IL h pgooaoi',
10 hls mother, 10 whose memory he osdiVd'es she
second volume OF his book lie has no doubt That
in the future state wo shall reoo lie one anoihei
ybe,ber we shall have the same bodies he has no
opinion, although be regards matter No ind.Hructi'
be lie declares himself unable 10 fora any Jlds-
meni as 10 the mode OF future existence. Religion,
he says il on tho increase IN the world, blt theology
ia declining.
We mu,. also find room for Mrs. Howe's
noble poem on
THE FLAG.
There e flag hang. over my threshold, whose folds
are more dear 10 mo
Than the blood that thrills in my bosom its earnest
Of liberty
And dear are the stars II hsrbors IN lie sunny held
OF blue
As the hope Of further heaven that lights all our
dim lives through.
Bat now should my guests be merry, the house ia in
holiday gUise, -,
Looking out through It's bufnShed winio"i ike
score Of welcoming eyes.
and IN Elm
Cons hitbet. ye pilgrims OF Ns;asol my heart doth
invite yoa IN.
Ny wine is no, Of the choicest, yet bears !, al hon
est brandt
And the bread tina. bid you tighten break With
no sparing hAnd;
But pause, ere you pass TO ,aste II, one oct must
accomplished be:
Salute tho hag In iu virtue, before 10 sit down
with nc.
The flag Of our stately battles no, struggles Of wrath
Ito stripes were holy Lesson, i's sP.ngles death
IT WIS rcd with the blood Of freeucn, and white
with tho fear Of the Zoe,
And tie stars that fgh, IN their courses gn:nsi
tyrants It's symbols know.
Come hiher thou sou Of my mother We were
reared in the self-samo arTns
Thou hast many pleasant gesture, Thy mind hath
but my heart /. as to question mine eyes
Of sorrows full
Salute the lag in ito virtue or pass on where others
rule
Thou lord Of O thousand acres, with heaps OF un-
.eount@d gold,
The Steeds Of thy stall are naughty thy lackeys cum
ming aud bold
envy no jot OF thy splendOr, rail a. Thy foller
Salute the flag in s virtue, or leave Lay poor house
alone.
Fair lady with .ken traPPings, high waving thy
stainles, plume,
We welcome thee ~ our numbers, mower OF cost
Gest bloom;
lie. hundred maids live widowed TO furnish thy
bridal bed;
But pause where tn. flag doth question, and bend
thy triumphant head.
Take down now your Haunting banner, for scout
comes breathlsss and pale, =,
with tho terror Of death upon HIM Of failure Is ell
his tale:
" They have fed who the flag waved DER them
they have TUNED 10 the foe their backi -,
They are scattered, pursued, and slaughtered the
fields are Oil rout ind wrackF
Pass hence, then, the friends gathered, q goodly
company
All ye that have manhood in you 60, perhh for Lib
ertyi
But and the babes God gave me will welt with up.
lifted hearts,
With the firm snil. ready to kindle, and the viii to
perform our parts.