New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-02
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well a, with the classics Of antonity His deeh wiz
bo widely regretted He was long power IN the NE
erery and political world and has left behind MIN an
unbsshsd character fo- honesty a1d stoadfasine ~
purpose Those who had once seen Mr.. Fox were nos
likely to get hi A fce Ike those OF the old Prrfs
tsps sar,,opnt.l an almost dwasfsh fgurA the hea4
seeming 10 be set on the broad mssive shoulders whs
on. tho interpretation Of any neck; whe the long graz
hair psrted ia tls middle. and the plain dark drosAt
contributed TO The general effect We hare tasa
lost" says tho Spectator" I" in ths iats mems
Der for Oldham. Mr.. W. J. Fox. the rhetoricio1
OF the Anti-CoFn.Lsw Lesgue-tbs orthodox ciN
.sntLg minister whose career was not sitsge'hc1
unlike that OF tho Churchman Horne Toeke AZ
IN earlier period and in whose pulpit religious cxhorts
ons gradually shaded of into uninixcd political dia'
tribs-the Norwich weaver boy who raised himseh'r
force u sheer talent into position where nc was
disseminate every Sunday, with considerable enccs my
rtead Of tho Gospel Of Christ what coaycrsave Churchs
men world certainly hayo thought, and rot ahossfhez
untruly ii eaa. as 20 the latter clause gospel OF
dillon prlvy conspiracy. and rebellion, false dccTinS
heresy, ana scbismhe Ereat oneIny Of conventonHit
ties who ossatatously put modern secular literature
on lsvo with the BibIc ;nd read 10 s congrssation
from scrsp book, now an improving reflection ION
Leigh HINTS poetry, now psalm Of Dayid's taking
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re have lost VIC coy in the late W. j. Fox man q
oe mark in hs time whose career would exactly in
ustrae tho ideal of aaerch; liberalism es 1t presented
lts.f 10 the ChHrohmsn Of 1872 is orsioy wss deg
voted 10 making its aud the care occasions Tne9
the pa-est writer in ts raw admiration Of Doy bc00
for the great Ieae orator heard bis public sersics9
az Fslary Chapel the impression, doubtless ossty an4
ha,sh len upon bis mind was that tho only religious
sany taere consisted in tho gratitude CT tbs orator
for the number OF hits no had been ennsled to rrsf
aud Of the rather fast whscoated audienos for tnos
which they lad been ebs 10 take. AR. Fo1 psese3
rapidly from orthodox Dissent through the 's"oa4
stages Of kindly and philsnthropc bat external unit
rianism to the podtioa we have described OF aesc
hel esiaroh who preached more On politics saan s"aS
ON ethics or the rcliginn called natural -wHc'
shaI. set I'D FOX himself At that tine nc rousas Y
every way 10 sppear unique. A shilling was cnefses
sr admission tho pulp.t was asraiied PLATFORM oa
,bieh ufiie library was established and large sraN
chair placed FOR the speaker during The nus'esi peta
f,rnaneos we remember the ACCOMPLISHMENT VIII
which We heard the service begun BY NJ. Fox fisna
from bis seiair leaning over the platform sna say:
ing wish that reiterated ctns On every sccond wore
which always made tis orstory sound as II No weIS
scanning the meter VI his sentences, NO. 30 "ne
tina. greatest OF poets famous old Chsacer THIS waa
the substitute FOR hymn. taken from little coeet'n
~ poaas chiefly remarkable FOR being byInna and
yss chanptcd by I've e'oir bir Fox resuiDng hs ses
Then there .es an extract from tia sorspbook, sD2
the psalm read with view 20 Ignoring ths diyisio1
into yerscs which cost hin a greet and almost etef
whslming effort Of articulation, at times. rhapsody
took the place Of prsyer aud then ths great event"
th. address. vAieh bsgsH usually With soma psiss.-
poiu aud wss frequently interrupted by excursions y
the lbfsry ron which M FOX took down books, %
yestesdsys Times whatever hs needed TO Illustrate
his argument. Judging by he Latest speeches and
writings, we believe Mr.. Fox learned ct last to cog
something Of the vanity Of eo4uepcs 70 get simp'3
Of that true eloqusncs which, Pascal says 'moosl
a. eoquenee to clean the mislssding rubbish OF fsss
entithcses aud rhetorical bits ont Of Ais minr and
reach thar respect FOR deep principles etfalf IN Cog
which eione justiies the Liberal creed" /
The death Of Mr.. Hawthorne Is appropriately
alluded to IN the English journals The following peI
graphs offer an indication OF their general tones Ameg
ics has lost hez greatest end most original author. M
thare Hawthorne was found dead In his bed In scouDt5
house at plymouth, New Hampshire wldsher he LAG
gona 10 recruit falling health the 10Th Lay His weTq
romauces aud tales all on the mystnry OF tho con-
Eotou between mind sud body and treat that subject
with peculiar and ALMOST prying Imaginative oart
osity were that the effect is never small OF insin
niGesnt, though oftsa painful. Tie man wss ~
syery respect singular. With handsome pres
rnos, and no common powers Of pleasing, whs9
once q way forced 30 them Che word Is moi
too srong) no hid himself from his popularity and IL
privileges With sbynsss which might have been mia
read for aectsilon hsd Il not besn persissntor fog
sullenness by those who saw tie bright candia
smile and never heard the genial telk IN which lie coud
indulge when he could prevail himself TO break the
spsl But this happened rarely 1t may be qucstioncd
whether, daring his years OF residence In England.
when hos pltatcs and offers OF service, distinct noQ
the vugarities of lonism weTe pressed on him BY tho
best of his llteresy brethren. he male personal ss
quainance with dozen among them. though he knef
and appreciated their works. Those whom be dd NEED
could not bot he impressed fsvorsby by his bearing
and conversation. 1t may be added. as close to hasX
sketch OF q subject sngulafy difficult and delicate "a
treat at a moments warning, that Hawthorne was %
fortunate Gs he Wac ariaho In bis domestic lie He
leaves We repeat wide and deep void In the rank q
American authors" 4
The work OF cur consul at Peris, Mr. Joha
Birelow entitled 1.-THE United States Of America Il
1869 compendium of statistical Information conccrH
lag our country has been translated into Italian eng
published at Milan. 1t Is atro seed by preface by 0
Csnt1 who commends e to the attention Of his country
men az eubodyng instructive Lesson on the benefits %
popular government 10 The Of the preface ~
siVess brief review OF the progress made by our ccu
trvmen I'm literature and science. which In his view
almos. as remarkable as the growth Of oar ra'iohS
power and prosperity. ~
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