New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-02

o,,, revolutionist, in France at tho present day.
Inc Convicion that live by analysis
oIone gave its fire 10 DO Maistres powerful ata6h,
a i,s immense force TO Burkes plea for what he
c Snd 'S preadice But the Indispensable synthess
need never be immovably fixed, nor can IL soon
@ no ono for our western civilization for progress
Consists in gradual notifications Of it, as increase OF
knowledge and unforeseen changes IN the current OF
ever progress Is law the stages OF mems advance are
unequal Above ALL 1t Ia monstrous to suppose that
because q does not accept your synthehls he is
therefore being without positive creed or coherent
body OF belief capable of guiding and inspiring conduct
There are new solutions FOR him, inc Ola are anyn
dumb. If lie no longer believes death to be q stroke
from the sword Of Gods justice. but the leaden foot
fall Of an nexbo law OF matter, the humility OF ms
is dcepencd, and the tenderness OF has pity
made holier that creatures who can love 50 muca
should have their day3 80 smut round win wan ol
darkness. The purifying anguish OF remorse Will be
stronger, not weaker, when he has trained himself 70
look upon every wrong In Thought every uuy ohiI,Vu
from act each Infringement OF the inner SPIRITUAL law
which humanity is constantly periectng Tor It's own
tribunal. than an ungratefn Injection
weakening and c0rrupung the future OF ms OrolheIs
and he Will be less ehectuaHy iaNel nom lhnos'
prostratiOn Of soul by doubtful subjective recon
ciliation, so meanly comfortable TO his own lndl
vduaity, than by hearing iuH In the ear the sound
OF the cry of humanity craving seeplcss suceor
from her children. That swelling consciousness OF
height and freedom Win WHEN Inc old leEehds OF ah
omnpotent divine majesty fill the breast may still re-
main for how shall the universe ever cease to be
sovereign wonder OF overwhelming power ana SUPER
human hXedneSs Of law Ana man wli be already III
paradise, If at the hour OF sunset good hope
can fall upon him like armonies OF music mat me earn
shan still he fair, and the happiness OF every feeling
good cause yet find worthy defenders when the memory
Of bis own poor name and personality has long been
bOtted Of the brief recollection OF men for ever.
The sum and purpose Of Yoltaires life, in the Opn-
ion of Mr. Morley critical, rather than positive.
He never designed a social revolution. He was no
radical rcfoTmer bent total change in the pres
emf organization of industry and culture. His single
object was to reinstatc the understanding, TO eman-
cipate thought and to substitute cOmmon-sense in
the place of vain traditions. In this respect, he was
the reverse of Rousseau. The one was content with
the lucid demonstration Of ideas to the conviction
of the ntelect the other devoted the power of his
singulaIly sensitive temperament TO the concrete
wrongs and miseries of the human race. They thus
became the founders of the two great revolutionary
schools; the school which appealed to sentiment,
and the school which appealed to intelligence. The
principles of Voltaire found their political outcome
in the Constituent Assembly, which was the creation
of the upper and middle class, while the spirit OF
Rousseau impassiOned at the spectacle of social
DEGRADATION in the manhood and womanhood Of
Europe came to life and power in the Convention
and the sections of the Commune of Paris which
overawed the Constitution.