New-York tribune., 1873-07-04
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The June number OF Inc fOItnlgutiIs VI VIM"
Che reprint is Just issued by Holt Il Williams opens
with vigorous and glowing paper by the editoi'
John Morley. on the death Of Mr.. Mill" Inc
writer appears to have been connected win MI
Nl nv the hes of an intimate personal friendship as
well as of intellectual discipeship. Still he lnouSes
in no eeminate sentimentalsm upon the loss oi Ills
illustrious master He offers tribute 10 ms iiieiu
orv - firm as discriminating asjudcial as tltWere
devoted IN tho discussion OF sclenuhc proplem
Pm, the gravity of its tone does not conflict win lts
tenderness Of expression. Its Keen and subtle
.nalvsis Is combined with an ill-cOncealed emotion
If sorroyy which gives an air of touching pathOs 10
.he iunartial delneation of character The open
ing paragraph is sugularly illustrative both OF the
rosition of the subject and temper of the writer
The tragic commonpaces Of the grave sound Iuilet
note as We for one OF the greater among he %
Xants Of humanity strong and pure light is gone out
radiance of clear vision ana peneuCcht f,,
One Of thOse high aud trustworthy spirits who aiso
tlme TO time TO stir their generation with new nen
impulses the deeper things, has perishe1 rom m bis
contemporaries that physical law works ofr
of moral law, marks with profoundei Gun 10 the
ancient and ever fresh decree that there Is one emu =.
yust and the unjust and that the same slIt @ O nris
SBke the poor dead whom nature or faT and felt
IasslOnatcy and put their reason ~ uOoo ,reatuess
iuness OF gie s eofte9ed oy Of men are so
few the cift OF intellectual Ialno1aUV clorions.
rare il is surrounded by such husulSn 6secerons
uess The loss OF a powerful aud heno4Vo 80
.tsesman' or Of great master in r, letters or
art touches us with many y@tiu @ tnes and vet has
farther something which is netner laeht M nOt I,T,
nud which gives him the mysterious secret vi ~
i % "F,r him leaves deeper sense Of emptiness tha1
Jh,s: nut amentatiOn IS az once sOOtneu auu ee Sa
nv sense of sacredness III the OCCASION Even 'nVse
,sbon, Mr Mil honOred with his friendship, ana VINO
must always bear to his memory the ahecuohste ven
GRAFTON Of sons, may vet feel Their pam at tue
mar they viii see him more, raised INTO hlSnei
mood a. they mediate on the loftness OF NE tak anu
ibe seadtasness and success with which he achieved IT,
II n Is CrevOus 10 think that such richness OF ctuIe
sneh ful maturity Of wisdom, such passion 10r fut ao
justice are 10y single stroke eXhngusheu az ieas
We NAV fud some not unworthy solace in the Thought
Of the splendid purpose they have served ID hetieS
1nt TRADITION of patient and accurate thinking IN union
with unsehsh and magnanlInOhs hNihS'
Mr. Morley presents a striking statement and one
Nv no means Overcharged, of Mr.. Mills influence on
the intellectual tendencies of the age Ihe impress
Of ms mind is visible Oh the most eminent thinkers
whether they are his ayowed disciples or avowed
opponents If they did not accept hs methods, he
a.t4rmiued the subjects Of their speculation For
twenty wears no one capable Of receiving serious
intellectual impressions has left Oxford without
having undergone the influence of his teachings
The chairs OF that university, well as of Others
are becoming more and more filed with men whose
minds have been trained in his principles. The uni
Versities typify his influence on the less learned
Part Of the world. The better sort of journalists
Lave been trained on his books. Even the baseT
,ort have ac0uired "a habit of quoting from them
lie n the only writer in the world whose ueatses
on highly abstract subjects have been printed during
Is lifetime in cheap editions for the people. lie was
read by foreigners eagerly as by his Enghsh DIS
Liples An eminent American who came over on
al official mission which brought him into contact
with most Of the leading statesmen throughout Eu'
rope said 70 the present writer: The man who inn
pressed noe most of them all was Stuart Mill. You
placed before him the facts on which you sought
ais opinion. He took them, gave you the different
WAYS in which they might fairly be looked at, bal
Auced the opposing considerations, and then handed
sou a final Judgment III which nothing was left
ont His mind worked like a splendid piece Of
machinery; yOu supply it with raw material and 1t
tuTus you out perfectly finished product OF such
q man England has good reason to be very proud"
The secret Of Mr.. Mills power, according to Mr..
Motley was the remarkable union in his mind Of
tbe ideal element with a rigorous scientific sense.
BE combined the brightest hopes of human improve
1oeut with an intelligent view of its conditions aud
laws
This completeness OF the secrets Of MI Miis
JsouiI attraction for Young men, ana Tor me coHPara
tirung enough draw them % his books. He SATISFIED
thc ircenuous moral ardor instructive in the
lcs natures until tae dust OF daily LIE dus Ur eXiu-
sTs lt. and al the same time hc sdUSucu the ranou-
sstic qualities which not less marked III the youth
a. teieraInert Of those VINO byand.bY do the work Of
world. This mixture OF Intellectual gravity Win
passionate love OF improvement IN all the aims ana
Instruments of life made many iutelhgences alive who
would otherwise have slumoered or SUNK elher ihio
ry Telantry Oh the Que haud, or Winay miscItNous
I.IiauthrOpy on the other. lie showed himsru so
wholly Iet nom the vugarliy OF the sage. tie could
hope Tor the future, WITHOUT tahlhs ms eye liom lH re-
slies the present. he recognized the social deStiHa
ton Of knowledge, aud kept the elevation Of the great
Of social existence ever before him, as The ultimate
Ind % an speculative activity.
Another rare combination in the character Of Mr..
Hill was that Of courage with patience Of firm nom
conformity with silent conformity. He habtually
preserved the wise medium between timorous
caution and seliiudulgent violence.
lie was unuvaed iu difficult art Of conciliatns as
,ucb support possible, aud alicuaiing a. little
stIupdihy ~ possible for novel aud extremely uupOpu
10 opnions. lie was not one Of those who strive TO
spread faiths by brilliant play Win buttOucd
zOils and he not one oi those who ruu dmuck
smOng ne idols OF Tie tIDe ana i1f nalhetPIaee "nH
who key 70 he persuaded 10y his reasoning, with
stimulating a corresponding degree the energy OF
persons whose convictions ne attacked. TIus he hus-
banded thu strength OF truth aud avoided wastefu me
rIou. Probably English winter that ever lived has
vBe 80 much MI MIL 20 cut at the very root Of The
Theological spirit yet there Il only one passage M the
whole Of ms Wrtiugs-I mean well known passage in
the book on Liberty which could possibly give any OF
1enss a. the most deyOut person His conformity, Que
NEED hardly sav never went beyond the negative de-
e 90 eye3 a.se6 hevoud he conformity OF silence
That gUity and grieyousy comn0n pusillanmlty Wmch
Beads 10 make act hypOcruca professions, al
WAYS moved his deepest abhorTence
But bis courage did not arise from ger or leVity
az ignorance Of the peril. His tolerance an ac
saisltOn Of reason and conscience He keenly felt
The force of prejudces. lie knew that they were
often bound up with the most valuable elements Of
character and life aud hence he feared the violent
tggeTy which i'll eradicatng false opinion fatally
wounds a wholesome feeling
The value Of this wise aud yirtuOus mixture OF bold
sess with tolerance, Of courageous speech with
sgeous reserve, has been enormous. Along with bs
diTeet pleas for freedom of thought and freedom Of
speeeb 10 been the chief Of that liberty of
MN IA lar Ofilu
social persecution, winch is now 30 nearly complete,
bIInsen was AZ last astOuished by IT, The
nr bis dalectic firm and vigorous the dialectc
Was ~ matter, has gradually introduced mitigating
siemeDte into the atmosphere Of opinion Partly, no