New-York tribune., 1876-03-11
THE LECTURE.

THE LECTURE.
One of the notable and pleasing phenomena
attending Centennial is the utter absence Of bitter
in relations with the nation from which were
severed Only few years ago might have been cona-
IDENTIFY predicted that this hunredth anniversary tho
old would all be remembered aud animosi-
ties renewed. But the time has come, aud tho
first cordial expression Of friendship came from
England. Strange 10 say, found by Centen-
NAL crcising Washington rather than Downing st., and
scrutinizng President Grant rather than George I'LL
This is as should be- IL is time should realize THAI
England is country of whose long experience We
the heirs, and on whose shoulders standing. s
time should understand that England has shared
almost equally with ourselves the benefit Of Reyolu
tiOn. George III. the last King that ruled over
America, and he the last king that oyerrued En-
gland He the last king who dared To set his
viii against that OF the Commons That which pro-
ceeded by revolution here proceeded by evolution there
The English monarchy retained By them in name Do
cned through few civil commissions into mere glded
and historic hgurehead TO really popular government,
and every day since has contributed TO make England
what it has been called by its poet laureate, "a crowned
republic"
This hopo TO make clear. But first wish to say has
the process by which England has worked out her
freedom is not without some advantages as compared
with the swift process of revolution Neither county
chose its method That chosen for them by crcuni
stances But the advantage Of the gradual method to
trace not only OF events but OF maured principles and
precedents based on those events We speak of her
written constitution. but IL is written in the only lHes
that are unmstakable, ages Of urevereible bis-
tory, the historic tendencies that mold
nations heart and brain, habits OF
mind, customs Of life, legal determinations Which have
gradually written their constitution in every English
mans blood and bone We Americans have had soms
lessons OF how ambiguous written constitution may be.
The relations the Federal and state governments
were eaborately written in ink and yet had 10 be ro
written In blood As every sect reads It's own views In
text every party will read its own views in tho sen
tence OF written constitution. The written COnst-
tuition OF England is ncarl the only one about whose
meaning there important dispute. For IL is all tha
emergencies that been passed. It is the accumua
tions OF facts and experiences IL has no theories
that which il essential To the national life.
The thlrd-term talk has made the American people
familiar with new phrase. We hear It said that third
term is con rary the unwrten law OF the land" H
is a significant phrase indicating that country has
reached an emergency concerning which our Constu-
ton has nothing at all 20 say. We have 10 fall back Ike
the English upon that which Is unwrtteD, er-
cept in the instinct and feeling OF the naton-
And this ia but instance out OF several
which have occurred in recent years, proving
that we must go the old highway and derive our most
real constitution from experience. The freedom Of tho
slaves the equality Of the races, the immunity Of this
continent from old world agreSsons, were not included
in the proyOn OF ancestors We have got to add To
their theoretical Constitution also the liberation Of tho
civil service from partisan control, the temptation or
every President 10 devote his first term 10 occurring
another and number OF other things which, when they
are incorporated into organic law, viii be the moro
real part Of our Constitution because that part which
will represent tine outcome the growth, the necessity OF
our national life and condition
| REASONS FOR MAINTAINING ROYALTY IN ENGLAND.
Now in estimating England IL is important 10 reflect
that she been made and cmade over snd over again
by similar nccessit,s 10 those which slowly rcmod-
ing u.s. Her ancient constitution aud laws have dlmn-
ished into mere antiquarian symbosthe judges wig,
the woolsack the forms OF royalty are hardly more;
they a mere antique fringe around the actual power
o1 tne @ hnt their service 10 Indirect and they no
longer characterize the nation For instance we might
sons Crowned republic" IL contradiction IN
foIlns. How re- ublc preserve erownt
Well, it cannot preserve real crown, Dut Il may
be preserved by apparent crown The show Of q
crown in England Is kept up by the environment Oi
England and not by any reverence Tor royalty England
ia Eurorean power, aud il has had harder work TO de
yeop aud maintain free institutions amid those ancient
desDotiSms tlan we may thhk. For manI years II mas
been dreaded and hated oy the other powers
OF Eu Ope for which should win the fcsecJ OF
Amcrca-hated because II maintains llce lhoushl ana
free speech because IL has given aSy um ANA rOtcct0n
u tne hunted patriots o otter lands, e. Hcrzen ana
Frellgrath, and Kari Blind, and LOUIS Blaze and iaL-
Znl; mated because II has opened an questions
Of the past TO the tribunal Of the present and
sheltered with the asis OF lts power saeh re-
muiseltss inquirer who has brought ancient ceeos,
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and questiOn-hOm Hume aud Beutlam 20 NH and
.dagh. For this IL uas been mated ana dreaded and
IL could never done tuis had jt lOWled ancient
symbol OF sovereign independence and cquhtS -tno
gI,Wn IL the throne Eus gland should Dc declared
y,.r to-uortOW an the Presidents ln the No1C could
nor reyrpt las being niled before the year - O, ana
g;lct hv sotue occ,ant VINO would have 20 keep ~ BY
lcspotism vEculcu Entl,5h tht"ho "ouu instantly DO
S .,, ar of All a.. pUuticdl Uulguts OF EaiOiC Just
Ia U.l, German rriucco would pCli down tncr mody
u that tIeg had dD uh lurelOnape fSnb
an ~, cspu TO t. Alter qnlrehns as To WhieA sh1ud
.ucI nOr-e some tentA cousin o ic georges
,ld ,llv iu..lf win al the Cont ncnt aud
noDI.ty Of England. and oio nist Eish'h IIeSluehSs
nr.I would Jan. It4hh a. trOnI"clts.
Tho Iu.lislt icuplC uudtsiud very Wen uIdt ~ IA nee
s.ary at tntir throne e.aI be occupied ny dummy,
iI A. ust be occupied. They ina that the 81 ghtest
Nny fn scure thsC their m.narchy shall b. alwNs nisd
IN dummy ~ O Keep it hereditary lie can't clalih tne
| dangerous AapUlcUuc bass Ou popular VIII Even II
h,, could ma ntan Presidency auiid sue hubkfy ~! al
yui.ures ot Euiupc, NVuu tiuk Oi such cnaIbe
vIl horror FUr the theory President ls thai ne
shall b. AN able and determined lOitlrsn ieadtf ana
-Rl not be dummy. Sometimes thls LOOMS Nei5 t'V,
,t.csi indeed slll II Is precisely what "a. EhElsh
40 lie 40 Mt want in any once ABOVE ihat Ol -
/ Pfuio Minister, the r'a ana Ohiy ffesiuehe
.cafi EursI statesman say uiat iLe Vih9 posaivo
dan .e tAt could ever IRON the thfoue NOua 20
n "A yrre 10 Ds inherited DAY Dl cohs'lebuous
md ung-minded uau, dahser Whlch Jes, nov
NY unuh,l, to arise. suoh man might m1sl'Io Wiz.
an, free prowtn and sclguyenlntut "i lhe u".h hn"
80 nI,i to Ar i.t ns much N were slyitu ftchlocns.
Ias,. Aapoleon was elected es a fiSs'o'h nv shu VIC
boA-n 'IiS,r1 prr,iirni Of france has ciuagSd tsf
IN sSN - rcd pulhc meetings hnpossib,e, and un.h
ie9 80 lee nous has been rilins ftah,e "ilh an hoe
,nS snc, "a lnglahd HVui0 not toeiAt hf . sh"ko
haiu' g. Ihe knuish queen has DOl Onr-Ich.u w.
uay, ar OF The Presiueut oi the Ihito S'HVesi sho