New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-16

authority which made them faithful dogmasts for the
the same that made them poemic
IN religion, made them republicans IN p0itcs During
Switzerland by the clear placid emsn" in the reec
ton Of light and shadow from the eternal monarchs OF
sodated their ideas Of the social civil framework had
become coded; they would have sovereign In their
mated to their interpretation Of Him. the phrase goes
they would have Church without bishop s state w an6
they could only In enforced by great and original MINDS
nation. Now If YOU follow the history of the on
which these views were acted out, you and that these
may think that added the acquired character Of
astute, wary and stubborn statesmen. As reng1omsls
iaionists they carried crerythng in their way and
with high hand, with none TO obstruct them as poll
grad"ay over tie sea- cn1eoped them in darkness and
shut them in to their wits end. They Obliged to
and all the way from about 1910 to 1859 you observe In
the directors OF these provinces growing genius Tor az
sense of Diplomacy. when the mailed hand of royal IN
resist. they Fabian in their policy and wardcd OF
the hour. On grave occasions they convened ther sy
mods and held i1eir iasis put these became school anu
who preached altogether on the right side so that al
S nS U % ss's Sd 's Of er h that we Should
have now in our best chosen constitutional conventions
progenitors OF history than their studied use OF d.
pomacy IN the years covering the fall OF the first Charles
period requiring them TO act parts so delicate and so
evening With the policy for the next morning Great
suits hung suspended on the action OF the ministers VINO
newspaper published III America till the 18th century
and they rapidly became masters OF The situation more
sp,red power in theology They were preparing their
generation for day Of greater power when The bell oil
revolution might safely strike the hour:
That beyond question the educational period OF the
country az youth is the period for character IN the III,
dyidual life. Ii her education under the champions
OF her freedom lifted by endowment and culture to carry
Sueh W. Al "A
medieval port and men, something ike an intellectual
monishrd others against the authority Of kings
MOBILES but they did not renqush the authority due to
themselves chosen vessels OF the divine purpose for
the coming nation Under their troatmrp OF kings and
paramens and commissions their constituents ana fol
lowers inhaled their hist conception OF an american
nationality. Out of that robust and ausiee school came
the broader culture ana swee'er dispositions OF ,e
dark features had become scftencd by another educato
by s n Of eoas s pTS s from
the university at Cambrde but we ought never 10
versity were established by them. Time was dhus-
ing their mind Ike the waters of irrigation,
source took inc warmth of the open field and the sparkle
OF The cheerful Mankind could not long live and I've
happy under the frowns Of purltanca thcOcTdcy AT
the school Of the Church and the state as II a
preached the middle Of me eis,eeh,h century eHD
laid md transmitted to different generation society
would he necessary before she could welcome Walter
Scott AMI i'll America before she would trust ncrscli III
that was sllpcrsiiilous cruel whimsical in the day
OF Cotton Ma,her had been burned away in the cXpiory
and it rose with fresh glory il, e grandeur OF Ed
wards. the learning of Cooper and the heroisn OF May
tinctively and assembled 10 the respect OF Chris,
str"ngth Of John ADAMS the magnetic e MUS OF Quincy
and Warren the wisdom of franslin ahd ne cunie OF
l,ut all that larger gr with and attraction all that wider
range of tastes and ambitions expanding grandy toward
the hard taught product of the human mind the human
will under leadership of the age that had gone to It's
rest.
RULE OF MIND.
more critical urgency for action had now arrived
better combined of moral forces than that which
colonies in the last years of their deendt and
the of their union might search the centuries to
discover take for granted You with me that the
more cultivated minds take the lead i'll civil life There
is theory that public revolutions proceed upward from
the body of the people, aud CONTROL enforce the orders
OF intelligence above. do not so read orr own or any
other history At all times. as it seems to me- perhaps
appecaby TO our obscry alton in times OF great
urgency in human affairs the reasonngs and generous
sentiments of great ntcllects work their way into the
common channels of the general mind, and fill the Office
of IL directory. and The attempt TO make our own coun-
try exception 1" the rule Is snggeson OF nat,ry
which the people do not ask and illusion when Tie
truth will not bear The nature OF men has not changed
since the old cSsayis' declared that i'll the coalition OF
human society noiniGs more pleasing to oo Oh hioie
agreeable to reason tnan that Inc higncsl hhu shnud
could not advance npon individuals nor enlightened
progress upon nations The lower strata oil MIMI draw
are better princes state passing through It's
crises They supply intellectual aliment TO its thought,
they mpat sympathetic activity 10 It's torpid faculties
Their speech betimes
Inspires the general heart; its beauty steals
Frightening and purifying through the air
Or common life
And there il another part OF this law governing public
opinion to which the whole race is subject mean te
authority tine law OF faith, Of confidence III superior III
WE are 81 Us an Of eay ms ssS
puts this truth home to every one OF us aftcr us own aD
ra r more must mem always have their chiefs their
guides Man. as if by miraculous magic, imparIs his
mvsterios truth this disposition to initiate to lead ana
10 led this imossiby not TO lead ';nd pe ieu, Is he
And the globe not borne another people VINO pald
greater Difference TO such guides than our own; tr Is
here that this law Of our nature has 1ieer ana ule
play than the countries which are 1Nersh'uonM ,
ana i naaacs art arhcai extending over generations
their charm While single mono ia%s I the
administration OF England during generation, Chatham
was admitted to power only be:aiise the Almighty had
clothed BIN with characteristics when ONeFtwtu man
Kind, and Burke ned any 1ist-rac ONCE ht al
under government during the whole OF Ills haghnceht
lie. But III lns country, RANK having no ehs.cn'e;
uo;ing else conventional kind has taken ITS pace ana
any pretenson 10 Withdraw for ngih OF ilne 'ne POO!
of its citizenship from following the directory oi wisdom.
In the long Of time you cannot IAN 10 see a. lo
heroworsp OF our counrymen taxes 10 some uncommon
dc gree lcttcrcd fame some rare combination oI ei
ecual powers. form or manifestation OF special
genius general capacity Ol our country nem raw
ing by thousands III loeIsn lahd Whc one sh ; as'u
frO
WaterIv ten others make the longer journey from Lon
don TO sI ford to pay tribute Oi their yeneratOn al
tie tomb OF Shakespeare.
PREPARATION OF THE PEOPLE
Ireturn then TO rny topic that in the dawn of this ma
tonal indepeudcncy there was at work upon popular
opi,;on a wise brilliant and effective array OF heads
which is not easily paraeled The colleges were in tune
with nc urgency and the pps were filled by minis
try OF patriotism toned by cult waited wisdom Ihe
field of civic discussion under the training OF Class
4, ,tn Vlo
e hest oc couInonweahs at the most brilliant OF s
periods the same representative scholarly statesman