New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-07

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among other things In this address or these
gentlemen of African descent. and singular believe
among all similar addresses called forth by tie "ord
sympathy IN gu, nations loss tat 1t IL addressed 10
the Congress and not the Presdeni-to our nation's
larger representative: though these men Of African
descent WHO 0nder the despotic Nhpoeonie rule. Cd
serve are Just as free and wholly citizens as the
whitest OF degenerate dough faced Caucssans, had
sort If fine republican instinct in them.
The first Two sheets Of Napoleons second vonmo OF
historical aoey for self and j. Caesar are reported In
press. III. first two of the seventeen hSs. lett oy
Proudhon a-e published-en essay on the Political Ca
paci,y Of The Working Ciasss ard another Art and
At Citicisn-both readable paradoIical and stimulan
Of independent thought in the readers mind Here as
awoys Proudlon roughly tears Of the soft, easy ponl
tee Of old formulas and ciaps blister piastcrs on the
very raw Of brains Out OF many good or In some
wsy noticeable books published in the last SIX months
the mere neglected list Of which don't dare 10 look
back on-et me hold up this ones NaAoaet ct ls korsn
Mabomet and the Koran, preceded by al Introductory
Essay on the Mutual Obligations Of Philosophy and
Religion, by j. Barthelemy St Hilaire.
religion that has existed 1900 years, thst
counts to day 100 0O00 600 oonfessors 10 worth
knowing something about What do most OF
rs know about it aud its fonnderf 80 little that we
fancy him q monstrous impostor. and the iniposi-
ton crumbling 10 ruin. The book whose title has
Just been given rsfutcs both these errors. The moin
Of it originally printed In successive numbers o.
the Journal d SavaHn review or series OF reviows
Of the recent works Of A. Spreuger and W. huir ara
the elder work of Caupin de Percera. Now collected
and revised with additional help the chroncd side.
from the Sirat. -Racoul-copstanty well supported
for facts by citations from and references TO
the works above mentioned and some others Of
less note and the Koran itself for conclusions by
the reasoning of q singnlarly calm judicial mind nj.
ST. Hiaire has presented Us in moderate sized octave
en- accurate aud for the ordinary reader sufficiently de-
tailed history aud an excellenty sound philosophical
study Of Mahomet and the Religion he founded. IL
desire" he says in one place Ito dwell particularly on
the character Of the great man. and study thoroughly
enough TO comprehend by what he really was the e.
traordnary influence that he has exercised on bis CO.
temporaries and posterity. desire ~ show. and
think it will not be very difficult to show that Mahomet
was the intelligent religious and mcrcifu Of the Arabs
of his time and that he owed his Empire only to his
personal superiority; to show that the new religion he
breaches has been immense benefit TO the race that
has adopted IT, and that. far inferior as II s 10 Chris
tanity IL merits far higher estimation than Is generally
accorded 10 It," few hours reading which in any
cnse will be well spent, will enable you TO judge whether
NJ st. Hilare succeeds as think he does In assuring
these propostiohs always bearing in mind. as he
wisey urges. the media Of time, place and people In
and on and by which Mahomet must needs live and
work. Not that author is an indscrimi-
nate euIogist partisan advocate Of Mahomet. As
sready SAID. such Offices not in his nature; |
he is as calmly Judicial Hallm. Speaking OF the vi
tally Of Islamism be remarks I'VE are too much In |
the habit Of identifying the desines OF Islam with
those ofthe Turkish empire. Turkey may fall and not
drag it to sn 1t did not rise and need not fall with
the Ottoman, whose reign began in Constantinople cen
turtles after the religion broadly established. The
extreme rarity of sions from Islam Christianity
or any other faith, and the intact religious
fidelity of the Mussulmans in Algeria for the
past thirty years of political subsection TO &
Catholic patton are sdduced fnr.or iiIustrations
The volume closes with copious extracts from the
Koran, inteuigbly edited, and making the essential
passages Of that most unreadabe Of books Bunsen con
fsssed that he had vainy tried get through M easy
of To return now to the Introduction
an independent essay on the mutual relations Of
Philosophy and Religion of Reason and Faith-I have
only room to insert here tie author. own summary Of
conclusions from its argument 81. Philosophy and
Religion have the same object; they differ only by the
methods (Irootdts) they pursue for its attain
ment-one cultivated by intehgences that are
necessarily isolated; the other accepted and main
tanned by whole peoples. Philosophy is as It
were religion for individuals; Religion 10 the
Philosophy OF a nation. 2. Religion Is the realm OF AN
thorty Philosophy is the boundess domain Of liberty
authority and liberty being equally indispensable to the
webeing of society. Hence the dogmatic immobility
Of the one and the constantly progressive mobity OF
the other B. Philosophy and religion are sisters and
1t is dangerous undertaking TO attempt the substitu
ton Of one for tue other Reason and faith should CO.
exist without conflict, il their respective representa-
tives could only be duly just and tolerant Finally
the Sprualist philosophy ought, In presence OF Chris
tapty to have for it more than the respect which 10
alw avs due to religion In any time and county 1t
ought to cherish the most profound and sincere admi
ration for Christianity. It's Office is not to defend
Christianity but it would be false to itself L ,sn'er) to
Join its enemies"
Need say that these propositions are equally con-
demned by those who whim themselves to DO the
special attorney Of the Deitysher Deity-diheward'
ems against the inevitably rising tide OF scienoe-and
by the tyrannous preachers OF ra,ionalismi Which
makes one think there may be much good In them.
FROM LONDON.