, 1873-06-09
LITERATURE.



LITERATURE,
$500
Lfborty, Equality. Frntcrntty.
With tho oyont still frosh in our sympathy, Of
thn fontb nj Ay|unon. of Il o,e of tho foremost
thfn1,ors nnd statesmen Of modern timos"-a
man whose oxoutaito poreonnl worth, with its
etory Of devoted affections. Inns furnished tho
poetic countorpolso OF his 9ratgrinl phlloso-
phv.-nothinu can 1,o rooarlod with indifforonce
thnt 1,na anv vital connection with tho lfc-vorls
Of Jol,u gtuart MIL. At this uomont. WHOM q
uonoral intorost ia oxcitod, and closer attention
iu directed to hia yiowg. thoro appears among
tho now publications IA onrrost opposition to
tho political doctrine Of Mr.. Mill, and its o.
pougal by party oreod, from tho pen Of an Eng
liah iuriat, aud 1ttoratour, Liberty
Equality, and Fraternity" by JamcB Fitz-
jamcB Stephen. This volume, plannod III
India, and resulting as tho author states In bis
predatory dedication, from tho reflections OF
many yoars, found strong confirmation Of itB ar-
| gunents In an ndian experience. "Tho COM
monpaccs, ho writes, and tho voin OF eontt-
ment, at which It Is loyelod, appeared peculiarly
falso and poor "a road tho European news"
papofs OF 1a7o-1, at the headquarters OF tho
Government OF India"
Tho renootIons aro tho offspring OF mind In
|
cation In tho extension Of political principles,
| and nrdontly Interested In practical teetg Of
onest,one nnon 7vhich donona tl,o monao,mont
,,7 stsa.t,erp - ,.s. IL MI ~ ... -. ~,
oook, aa Expressed IN tho clono Of tho chaptor
| upon fraternity, III to examine tho doctrines
| hintod at rathor than exDresHed bv thu n1,rnHe
Iibartv. Eonn]itv. and Fratornitv and to oaaort
Ill A,a o,e ~ t,eao,' .,
m,snrespeo. 70 Ihom Ihose t"oproposltlona; tlfss,
that, In tho prcHont day, oven those who use
tnose "ofda moas fationally-that 1a TO Boy, aa
tho names Of clements Of gooial lifo which, like
otneie, Aaso tnele aosa"saeos anu o1baaVantageH
according to timo, placo, and circumRtancon-
havo dispoaltfon to oxasgorato thor advan-
tagce, and TO deny tho ox1stonco, or ut any ratio
taoos No~t M .bot .vIa,ovor s,on't1canco ~ @ % ho ~.
t"beH. NoA's 'uttt "AateEeE s'enlncaAeo w IT.
tached to them, thoBo words aro ll-adaptcd to
Nv 'no ofoou u lonelon tn"' .ao 'e'nsa "nicn
thoy denote arc not cnds IN themselves; aud
that, whom ugod collectively, tho words do not
,.h,ni roasono,,a o., ,a,,t - ro.,ora 4r;ti,
".su .eA'ou1u,o ,uan o"su' " "oe"Ao "'''
ehtnuslasm Or eof-doVosion.
The order followed In this examination, which
noEtnoaa ;a :. Tbo ,;at;uot;on hotwoor tha Tam.
nohtno50, 10; ano ola'i'io'io.. pos"oon sno toa@
pofai ana spiritual fo"of ; tho ooctrne OF Lib
orty In ita application to Morals Equality !;
tho doctrines contondod for. thrown into a 1osI-
tive form, md couductod oourareously to thoir
ultimntun,. 4 noto on Utilitarianism closcs tho
| volume.
throughout tho whole discussion liberal ouo-
tations sro mado from tic writings OF Mr. Mill !;
ri drcntnasa INV f|c11roa ~ sneco1, aro 1,aofl i,
occasionailv' howover1 n motani,nr IL omr1ovcd
in lie hoat of attack rs Wien Mr. stephon d.
olarog. in Its chaptor On Libo1tg in Hoiation to
Morala;
Tho Drahntns. # in aa,d bc,no tnonrcssea with Tim
tmnortcncc n cattie 10 nDcuitTc tamot ne1 ~
thwartod, even II ho put his noao into shop and nto
tho sllop-ieopcra grain. H. must mover bc killed,
Syon N mercy to himself i be slips oyer en and
ia 1riisI Govornmant hNs acnt haI} r.. hnv hn, ~
Mohammcdan butchers, and the other hnlf to draw
comMiasarat wagons, h1any matters better In con-
aeaHence o. taa asransgnen! ma IN par"
nae ,11 fo'0 ~ "o's' 20 'At '14' 1't"'i-
In defining Humanity which, in Mr. Mills
aco1,iro dominant inannonco-wAfr. stonhnn ~,
marla with n diacriminntion thnt viii raa1iIv ho
ncconted ag iust. In viowinr n sentimental nj,asc
| Of this moral devoionmant. lit frnnnont1v En1v
means dietaste for tho present, IIo tiet toyoth
MT hia hrnthor wbom ho ,ntl, aco1, ia nnon1inrlv
ant to auprnaa that 10 ]oyoa hjn distant cone;n'
whom ho hath not eeon, and noyor Will Sec Mr..
MILL for instance, mover loaos an opportunity of
oil social arrangements" tho low state Of society,
and tho general pottineBB Of his contompore.
RIGS; but ho looks forward to IN age
In which nll-embraoing lovo Of Humanity will
rcgonerate tho human race" Elsewhere Mr.
Stephen rcmarks "Tho grent defect Of Mr..
Mills lator writings eoems to mo to be- TINT he
has formed too favorable an estimate Of human
nature.''
Altogether, mr. Stephens bool, is tho TOUCHES,
outgrowth Of "o1d, hido-bouud Toryism !" thai
has appeared sinco Hobbies Loviathan. He
shows himself utterly unable to comprehend