New-York tribune., 1874-10-27

failures of another; healthy comPeiuoh woud DO eA
cited and out Of various trials progress real ana SUD
santial might be achieved Tho difficulties n our way
are 40 great that they will be overcome without
the efforts OF minds and as the Issue Of
many trials Such efforts and such trials might think.
be obained under sort Of federal and provincial sys-
tenn Of government do not think that they will he ad'
eouately obtained under the present system
After which, nothing | can quote will surprise
you But the rest of the address swarmed with rev.
olutionary certainly, I'D
social sense If not in political and the fact that
they are political would not deter Sir George from
offering them to Social Congress, may be judged
from what you have already read. This address, 1t
may be supposed, was prepared before Lord Mon
crieffs on Jurisprudence had been delivered. but
there are points of curious identity between them
Lord Moncref, as related in former letter, dwet
on the fact that English law in these days sacrificed
too much to the genius of libertyf Sir George
Campbell says: "In my view the English system IN
all things gives too much liberty to the individual,
even to defraudng his neighbor, and too little pro-
lection to the community" 1t favors the rich at the
expense of the poor-a truth to the illustration OF
which whole address. or o whole Congress. might
be devoted He had been complaining earlier in his
address of Capitalization. but all the last part
sounded like plea for centralizatiOnac cry that we
are not governed enough, not protected against or
ganized extorton and the feones of rich scoundrels
At all costs he would have the poor mans savings
guarded. His insurance ought to be secure, and he
would have the State go into the insurance business
Better local government would mean wiser local
taxation, and on this point we have this valuable
sentence out of the speakers vast experience as
Governor General in India:
It has always been main object OF all my work in In
dia to make beginning among the natives Of sefgov
ernment enabling them to do for themselves by the
aid of local institutions. many things which 1t is mpos-
sble that great government should do for them. And
In this country also believe that the genius of our peo
ple and the ancient character Of institutions point in
the same direction.
Not that. happily, taxation here is excessve-he
does not think that-but 1t ought to be an ever
present subject of discussion in society such as
this-the incidence of taxation-how far it falls
fairly on different classes. how far the great masses
of accumulated wealth, which most stand in need of
protection fairly pay for that protection how far
the cost of wars and magnificent external policy is
laid on those whose influence and whose organs
create wars so as to act as deterrent from such
courses.
This latter point suggests to him the idea of pro-
noting peace by levyng income tax to pay at the
time for whatever war was undertaken. and he POSI-
lively leaves it open question how far. in his own
phrase. nations or governments are justified In
throwing on posterity expenses incurred by them
selves 7" which simply means when and to what ex-
tent reputation is ustifable-a most unlucky stain
on the whole address. He passes instantly to sug
gestion that the whole matter of tenant right or
for improvements in England and
Scotland, must speedily come up for settlement
then to the Game Laws. difficulty Of which nobody
he thinks has yet offered solution las if repeal were
t1a,,f TO fha puln of
taking occasion by the way to pronounce sharply
against women's political rights. but demanding
adequate employ ment for them. With that he ends
save only tribute to Glasgow, which may as well
quote for of Glasgow have said far too little:
will only add that for this subject of economy and
trade this great city of Glasgow where we are appears
to offer greater opportunities for useful discussion than
perhaps any other place in the kingdom. Will not
offend the suscepbiiies OF southern and western
neghbors by calling 1t the second city 10 the Empire
but this may say that while 1t Is at least equal to any
other surpasses any other great city In the variety
of its industries and Its enterprises There Is scarcely
an important branch Of trade and In which
Glasgow does not participate; its citizens are shrewd
and pushing to degree which Is nowhere surpassed,
and in every quarter Of the globe Glasgow men and
Glasgow interests are largely represented.
The first thing an Englishman would say about
this address is that it is too "viewy" and from that
reproach it would be difficult to defend it. The
same comment could have been made on Lord Rose
bery's Were the views those of mere theorist OF
man learned only in books, of Professor, they
would not attract much notice But Sir George
Campbell belongs to class of men little prone to
theorzing or to abstract thinking on any subject.
He has spent great part of his life in India. con-
cerned in vast affairs, ruling over great province
peopled by subject millions. He won an honorable
l. =, .c;I IL xhok
what he says is certain to be read and cannot be
nut aside wholly. His address has the demerit of
being fragmentary. of covering too much ground
and of touching far more topics than could be dis
cussed in such limits But it is sincere thoughtful,
in parts weighty, and is one of three or four dis
courses which have given Importance to this meet
ing of the Social Science Congress. G.w.s.
CLOSING LABoRS OF THE CONGRESS-
AN INTERNAIIoNAusT's VIEWS OF RELIGION AND
EDUCATIONAL FIELD-DAY FOR THE LADIES'
CONCLUSIONS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE AssoCIA-
TIOy RESPECTING THE RESULTS ACCOMPLISHED.
fPRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT oP THE TRIBUSE.l
GLASGOW Oct 8.-When have finished this let
ter which will be my last on the Congress- l shall
be in some doubt whether have written too much
or too little The Glasgow Herald the leading paper
of this city, has published from six to twelve COL
umns day of reports and in many cases its summa-
ries of particular papers have been extremely brief
in most cases greatly condensed, but, on the whole
very well DONE 1 suppose the published Transac-
tions will fill 1000 pages On the other hand. the
last number of the most widely circulated paper in
London finds room in third of a column for all it
thinks desirable to tell its readers about Social Sci
ence at Glasgow. Yet there are no subjects which,
in BacOns phrase come home to mems bosoms and
business as those do which this Congress has been
debating. They are not for the most part local. nor
national merely. A Social Science Congress in En-
gland and Social Science Congress in America
wonld necessarilv dlscus6 many of the game tonics