New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-31

the men read OF IN Herodotus should have done So
History had made the variety OF opinions among
kind fact familiar TO me- and this was but proonga-
ton of that fact Ths point IN nv early education had
In giving me an opinion contrary 70 that OF the
which co1ld not prudenty DC avowed TO the world.
This Lesson OF keeping my thoughts % myself at that
early age attended with moral disadvantages
= remember two occasions In my boyhood on which
felt myself placed In the alternative OF avowal or
hypocrisy, and IN both cases avOwed my disbelief and
defended It, The great advance liberty OF discussion.
which Is one Of the most important differences
between the present time and that OF my childhood.
has greatly altered the mor,lhes Of this question.
Ga religion In particular. che time appears 70 me 70
fed in point of knowledge. have mature considera-
ton satisfied themselves that the current opnons arc
&C least II they those whose station or rcpu
tation, gives their opmoa chance OF being attended
TO- such an aycwa would PIT an end, at once ana or
ever TO the valgsr prejudice that what Is called very
ties either Of mind heart The world wOnld no aston
lshed u II knew now gIeat PROMOTION o. ne sf
estimation for wisdom ana virtuo-are complete ssep
tics III religion; many of them reiTaining from ayOWa'
less from personal considerations than from eCnscie
tOus though now, i'll my OpiaiOn. most mistaken APP
preAensou, lest by speaking out what would eela 70
weaken existing beliefs, and by consequence vas hey
SUPPOSE existing restraints sney should DO Marin stou
WHAT liz THOUGHT OF nrNTTIaNIss.
After residence OF year ia France daring which no
became deepy inbued with Continental Liberalism Mr.
Mill returned 10 England and resumed his studies, ana
the which at this period had the greatest ehoc upon
his subsoque DGnonts Haite dc begisia-
%,
than.
"The reading of this book was an epoch in my
lfc OF the turning points IN my mental history
My previous education lad been, in . certain sense.
standard of 'tbe greatest happiness was That wlch
had always boon taught ~ apply; was even familiar
unpublished Dialogue on G0Verhmeni, wruoh w my
father the Patonic model Yet IN the fret pages Of
lsenthan II burst upon WITH all the force
of novelty. The feeling rushed upon me ina, ,nat
ali previous moralsts were bupersoieo, anu tnat
here indeed was the commencement OF new era m, IN
Thought. This Impression was strengthened by me
manner in which Bentbam put into selontinc form tuS
application OF the happiness principle 10 tue morlV o
actions, ~ apaly 1iiN4 se n5t.Vu o on" tiot fne
their coDse0uenceS but Wh.I s'ryoH NV az 'S ,h a.
OF all she Classification or Ohenses, when Is
rd4cHoH than In th6 or ginal work of Bentnam from
winch il was taken. Logic ANA tho oiaeetcs OF Plato,
iug had given strong relish for accurate cassifea
iou and when found seieDtlhc classification apphed
to the great complex subject Of Punishable Acts
under the guidance OF inc etesl pinelp2 Oh fISn ,b
bic and Painful Consequences, followed ooG III lhe
method OF detail introduced into these SUBJECTS ny
Bentnam felt taken up TO an eininenee from whiSh
could survey vast mental domain, ana 500 sueeu.ms
The Traile had become a different bong. now
had opinions; creed dociriue philosophy; III
among the best senses OF the word, rehgOn the ncu
cation aud dfu OF which could DO made the prlne-
pal onward purposc Of life. And nal grand con
cepoh Laid before me OF changes to be eeeed IN the
cOndtiOn Of mankind through tbat doctrine"
In 1873 he was appointed clerk in the East India Com
pany service and soon began TO write for tho news
papers. On this latter topic he says:
"Wrting for the press cannot be recommended as q
permanent resource to any qualified 90 accomplish
anything in the higher departments OF literature or
thought; not ouy on account Ot the uncertainty OF TINS
means OF livelihood especially u the writer has con-
science and viii not consent 10 servo any opinions
except his but also because tine writings Dy when
one can i've are the writings which themselves i've
aud are those which the writer does MS best
Books destined to form future thnkes take zoo nuoh
time 10 write, and when written come lO genera, 100
slowly intO notice and repute 10 be relied on for suDss
euce. Those who have support themselves by Their
pen must depend on literary dfudEery' or a. D9st gu
writings addres 10 the mutude auu can employ III
the pursuits Of their own cnGee only sueh Tune as ey
the leisure allowed by office occupations, while me
The first writings Of mine which got into PRINT were Two
letters published the end OF 1884, an The 1r9Defer
grew into The Globe and raUeLcr by the purchase and
Incorporation OF The Gi0b then the property OF the
himself wrote much OF the political economy VI ms
paper; aud had az TINS time made all attack upon some
fathers nuguOn, attempted au answer and Couison,
OF consideration for ny father agd good VIII 10 me-
inserted u. There was reply ny 1OrIehs, u Wlch
again rejOined soon after attempted something con
sderably more ambitious. The prosecutions OF Richard
Garlic and s wife and sstor for publications hostile 10
Christianity, were tlen eAelilnS muoh attention ana
nowhere more than among tho people / frequented
Freedom o. discussion In politics. much more In re-
Ugon at that time i4r mon, being even IN theory
the conceded point which IT ~ least seems 10 be now
and The holders oD1Oxous opinions had TO be always
ready argue and reague for tue liberty OF expressing
them wrote series OF hye letters uhaer t1G sshatuIe
OF Wicklf going the whole lengn and breadth OF
the question OF free publication OF all opinions on re-
siO, ana offered them ~ TIE I0rlHg ChT0HN.e IlreS
OF them were published in January ana February 1875
HIS MENTAL DETECTION AND ROW 1T WAS CURED.
In 1926 q crsa occurred in his mental history 1t was
IA the Autumn HIS nerves were unstrunR. His object
In life was to reform the world He thus describes hs
condition:
"In this frame OF mind II occurred 20 me to put the
question directly to myself suppose that all yOur OD
jects life realized that ali the changes III insu-
buttons and opinions when you looking forward u,
could completely effected at this very instant would
ths be great joy ana happiness to your Aud an ire
Tessibe selt-eOnsciousHess distinctly answered., NoI
At t0ls my sank within me the whole foundation
on which NY life constructed fell down. All my
happiness to have boen found In the continual pur-
suit end. The end had ceased to CHARM ana how
could there again be any interest IN the means
seemed 10 have nothing lett TO i've ior Al nIst hope
tho cloud would pass away Of ltseli put II dld not
nights sleep the sovereign remedy Tor the smaller vexa
lions OF HE, na9 no elect on IL a"oke 70 renewed
consciousness OF the wotul fact carried u with me
into ali companies into all occupations Hardly any
thing mad power to cause me even rev minutes
oblivion Of It. For some months the cloud seemed TO
grow thicker and thicker. Tho lines In COIerldges
'DejecuOn-I was not then acquainted with theln--
exactly describe my case;
"A grief without 4 pang voii. dark and dresr
Whch asi ,' 20 asoIsi Quite, Or fsisf
In word, OF sigh oritaI'
In vain sough; relief from my favorte books those
memorials OF past nobeness and greatness from which
lad always hitherto drawn strength ana animation.
read them now without feeling or with the accustomed
feeling minus ali Its cnaTm and became persuaded
that hove OF MANKIND aud OF excellence ior s own
sake had itself ont sought no com ort by speak
ing TO OF what felt IL had loved any one suf
should NOT have been In the condition was felt, too,
that mine not al interesting or IN any way respect
patty. Advice IL had known where to seek it, would
have been must precious. The words OF Macbeth to the
physician occurred 20 thoughts. But there
no one ON whom could build the faintest nope Of such
assistance. Two lines Of Colerage in whom alone
OF all writers have found true description OF what
felt were often in my hOughts not at tbls time Tor
had read tbem) but la later period Of the same
mental maiady:
Work without hope draws nectar Sieve
And hope without an object cannot hSe'
In all probability my by so peculiar
rs aoeied 1t, and doubt not that many Others have
passed through similar state put TAG ldlosyhcrasles
of my education had given 10 the general phenomenon
special character which made II seem tile natrai effect
OF causes that IL hardly possible for tine To
freq ueuty asked myself, could, or If was bound