New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-21
HEW PUBLICATIONS.

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illustration of two important periods in the
,,oIitical history of England. The public
careers of Ppm, Cromwell, and William Pitt
are the subjects to which the volume is devoted,
and they are treated with the originality Of thought
hberalty Of sentiment, and viyacity Of style cIar-
acterstic of the author.
His remarks at the outset are pertinent not only 10
the immediate theme Of discussion, but are singular
ly applicable to the questions OF social progress
Revolution. he maintains, Is IN Itself p'oiic '''
The secret of wise craftsmanship Is the at OF sccu4
ing calm aud regular progress in its place me
energy which revolutions call forth is PAID tor OS
the assitudo and political infdeiity when iollo"
them. The great spirits of the English IeNo'u''on
were succeeded by the corrupt and lcentious nCh'
who rose into power under Charles H. INC
moral elements in the French revolution were iost "
the chicanery OF Napoleon and TaLeyran0' bu' 'Hc
prime movers of revolution are not the Iaha'lcS u
progress, but the blind and incorporate oppcseTS
of progress; men who strive to recall the rieNoca-
bic past with no sense Of the inevitable iut'ie VINO
chafe to fury by damming up its course the stream
which would otherwise flow on TRANQUILITY between
its banks.
If ever revolution was redeemed By its grandeur,
Mr. Goodwin Smith argues, it was that which was
opened by Pym, which was closed by Cromwell, ana
OF which Milton was the apostle and the poet. Inc
greatest member Of parliament that ever lyed' the
greatest master OF the convictions and the feelings
al the House Of Commons, was not Robert Peel but
John Pym.
He was Of twelve deputies Of the Commons when
James cried. with insight wtlaS spleen, set wal
Dbl. t,al SrS UIli-. lie bal r,COd among
tie foremost of those c,i,cinTercd spirits" VINO pro
q tie crown, hut the br.lcht Of Encnshne ana VINO
Sovcd as lie said. that ne would rather suffer for neHs
To UuthtAou tAc truth sho.l su,f t9[ N. ioSt
inc. lis greatness had increased an I1 s.i e-G nv
Charles lie had been one OF tir eirI mum tls vi NJ
iuleacAE{ M o. 1,,.'- '', gu -,'s isonneIt
lie had acCI used .iauwaltn& nc hai Ii'Iu HH, o
days he ana straiord were dear friends and lcloT.o-
CieS The same cause Bat Wri int HV"n % iIO5i5
sriI,bt an iifeTvew with Pym at Greenwich and whom
they met BEGAN TO Tax against danet4our cou.'' "C t ~
pm cu him short: "You need rot use al this art To tel
what ttl vou-ycu are going to be undoue. Andre
member al,J That though You lea'e u.s. VIII ne t wave
feasf was tie story current in the succeeding age Of the
lat Interview between tAc Great Champion Of Freedom
Fyn vas Shire gentlemen Of good family;
Hriit from good fomc5-snch families 30 least as
revolution sra-. note 10, not 80 claim for pghcle he
That priIcipc must have been which could u.qs move
birth and wealth away from their natural bias III j. sun
hard Tor a rich enter Into the Kingdom Of hSayeE
aud whcI rich men entering intc tle h.Slon o.
heaven lazrdiDg THE enjoyment OF Wetl i'r the Ske
foII wa te Mace of Pvn's education and there he
CIt accomplishments SO that oxford poet calls him
the fayOrite OF Apollo.
Mr. Goodwin Smith is fond Of historical parallels
and he forcibly presents the comparison that Is sug
gested between the battle Of Edgehill and the defeat
of Bull Run.
Toward the end Of October. lCi2, whatever there may
have been on Pyms brow deep care must nave betb lh
heart the King moving southwark ON London
Essex waiting Oh his march, aud battle was al
hand Accordingly on Monday, the oath, came flrst
borne on the wings OF fear, the news OF the great dced
then better news. then ncVs again; then Lord
Wharton and Nh strobe from the army, win authentic
tGngs Of the doubtful victory or Ld-cblu Edgrnl Cue !
Kings evening halJnglacc, looks out nom ths brow OK
ately below lies The little town Of Kclou. tie evening
haltngplace Of LsscX Between Ldcelll ana ho!HtOh |
sand Eli isinne, slam by English hands. among them,
tiicrGv Tie fj.It lIf he lad fallen In the carJuc
vain avoided, OF bis brother There, on the sabbath
day. October o. Roundhead and Cavalier dls ued the
bitter taste of c.l From o'clock I'LL nie.iol the
plain Edcemn foot and Koynton was fled with
troops under inexperienced commanders The action
was, however sort OF eilCme OF tne var y , seT
mentary horac Fortescue, ramcd by his sponsors
carried an before him. rode headl0ng on in pu su and
returned with his Neancd Loselueh u ma iae Fra-
nleutay infantry in possession of the field, and the Kings
fVallpi 10 ioi it's Ground thar icf and tie next day
thus The seulauce OF q ylctOTy-a sclnblahce
which tine saving Of the causC-ly the zeal Of the
country people. eagerly brought them prov Sons,
were tnocked upon tle head Bur as yet there was no
Cromwell in command ard me servinemen aud tdpsters
in the army were too many, ne ronsdcs were too few
as
OF NevYor. and too little of Illinois. Edgehn was in
fact, our Bulls Run. The panic Of the Parliamentary
horse the first charge of tie Cavaliers shameful
some have fed s earlier if there De any truth IN
ClarendO's statement That though the battle began 50
Gers Of rink we've in ST. A6ans before nicntfan Il me
TaeSS spOndent had been there he would certainly
have reported that Englishmen would not hglt our ma
ton, Ike the American nation Of late had 10 go through
greater trials and be thrown more upon It's nOOler SELL
before it could deserve victory
Tie character Of Cromwell as ruler of the English
nation is treated with nice and Impartial! d.scrlmiua
ton. His share in the execution Of the king is
fully ceusured as a fatal error Of policy. which was
probably determined by his sympathy with the sol
dlers in their fierce and hard Old Testament senti
ments The slaughter of the garrisons Of Drog-
heda and Wexford was also without excuse |
as it included the innocent as Wei as the |
guilty. Of Cromwens genius there is little |
question; such presence as That of the Puritan sol
der has seldom been felt upon the scene of history;
bat of his honesty there is doubt. Still it
impossible to distinguish in such complex charac-
ter the impulses Of ambition from those Of devotion
TO cause
Cromwell was fanatic and al fanatics are morally
the worse for their auatacism: they dogma above
virtue, they take their ends FOR Gods ends and their
enemies for his But that tAs mans religion was
sincere, who doubt! 1t not only ls his most priv
ate letters, as Wei As his speeches and dispatches, but il
pY IL s family. well TO do IN the world, he turned out
with his cndren ard exposed his life 10 sword and bu!
Jet in Jrnsnes wei as in glorious fields. on
his death bed ms thoughts E'ueIed nor g lh'c OF Ma
pOeOn among the eddics or battle or IN Inc naZcs OF
btae-craft, but among the religious questions OF his
youth. Constant hypocrisy would nave Dce laal 10 ms
decision The dOublcmnded man ~ unstable III all ms
ways. This not unstable many OF his ways his
course IS straight that Of great force OF nature
There something not only more than ANIMAL but more
men Of the world in council il IS partly oecause they
throw the die Of cart - dGEtiiy with steady hand as
t1ssSS Sl whose 4Ie-t Treasure is not here ,,,...,
Walking AMID SUCH peris not Of sword ana bullet only
but OF en1iOns factions aud intriguing enemies on every