, 1876-05-29


We ever heard. Men illtl women are healthier
III their ttlfes, happier In their aomr6tle nn'l
Ecial relations, tti,,rc rDntrntel In tllclr estate,
n,nrN ambitious II, enlAsHa thetF opportunities,
moro eager IN acquire kuowlcdE,, more klui
md limnnc IN their sympntliles. 1norc rrnaon-
able In thcfr expectations, than they would !laye
been II Margaret Fuller, aud 1sslrl, Wal'o & En-
aud bronson Alcntt, and tic rest of their fel.
lived"
The system Of Tra'lsccn'1cnt a1fsn, ns !. fou!p'
t3prrsslnn In New Errla!Nl, Is defined by Mr.:
FrOthlngham III practically "nD assertion tf
tho tnallcnnl,lc w1rtI nf ,,nu;" md tlIcnrctl-
Gully As "an assertion uf tho imlnancllce VI d.
vnty In Instinct, tho trahsfercnee Ut hupsrnat.
,lral attributes To The Natural cousti,utin of
Inankim." its doctrines w'rc et.irlatcd in
tho rstays, nfresses, un'l p.ru's nf EntrH"n;
In various c,ntrl'ntlons To the Ehrfattd" Exam
conversations nf Alr.,tt; and especially in The
Uial, quarterly "MaEaztne FOR Literature,
l,h!Io.orhy, nl,l R1s!igIon," ct" BY ~ MM9rgGret
Nfr, IL weekly Journal published by ttse Rrouk-
farm rlanlx It's practical tendencies were tx-
hlbIte,l In tic Individual lives Ut It's disciples
and III the impetus II gave to tls!r efforts tt r.
iientty illustrated In the lahors "nf Encrson,
| who las been unu at thu most industrious
! teacurs uf hls generation, aud ono of the most
a y n1pTst u ret III es w5.e o. M s sFc W
| qu!ckenng ils'nd of intellectual influence; of
Bronson Alcutt win, every winter for yrars, has
curriel llta sce,l4a'ri, tn tho Far West, seeking
only receptive flrrow for his treasllretl being;
pf study, Ills souls plasion for knowledge Ills
honorable ambition to ae!ove scho1ars fame,
IN order tint his country, in llcr time If trial.
might not want what b. 'sas alhc to give; u
William Henry Claiming, 70 whom the Thought
Of humanity Is an Inspiration, nnd saert1ye nj.
a!l-auite5ing joy;. of George Ripley, who offered
linself, MI tint l,a l,a and was, that the ex-
pertinent of ~ honest, friendly society might
One 1t Tie most interesting outgrosths Of
Tral,sccn'lentalikn was tl,c Fraternity IT brook
Es ns'r D., nS',on wlS " o nfnt1,ining f1
mu,i'ts1n Is cntircly feasible. Tic effect ot the
rllos"pl'y upon The Religious iattl, Of i,s DIS
siples ,Wsas, as,snE!llng TO- Mr' EIfti,g,., :"
render the aasuraslce !nprcgna',le u the a5-
assaults III doubts. II also cnahic! them yaatly
to bclioyu in miracles, hcea,,se they believed
hesst h s ys Stfsy Sa l ppt spt1s =. Gs.o sws
(irorgc Ripley, Alr. Frutt,ingla,, shows Inv tho
.loctrincs u the new philosophy were e1emplll-
the Grille, tic preacher, und tic ,nan of luttyrs.
This portion of the volume, with thu cconrlud:
Ing SECTIONS, treating q the nin"r rnpl'ets a''tl
uf tl,u literature Of Transccn'lcntalisln, IL Of
tho liscs si tho rct5iasrs, II It iiinstra!us the
purity unsl tlnscltsh1.css Ut the t!eurtcs that
inspired them. As the nutllor justly rclnarks
in hfs cpnclu.l!nE eentcrsces, Trasesntlentalts'n
disciples They knew hettcr tllannnybody what
they wanted; they were h.st acquainted with
their own ideas, mud should bc permitted Ia
rprak fur themselves: Enrncst naen aud 'so'no,,,
women did mt live In America; they Mcry we'll
burn, well lu.turcl, we'll endowed. Their gcla.
crutlon produced no warmer lenrte, nu pu:cr
spirits, M9 ''rS artlet eonsssc!lces no more u
but it produced aohic clIuratters md .hllinn,re
lyra Tho philosophy that takes itB plRre Llay
rest III more scientific foundations, It will nut
more completely Justify Its cxistence Or honor
Its day."
H4AIDoN.
LFE LET1ES ;ir ATp TA9LETAK E o. y
! nuuAHu .llEs,'r. sroppAnn. lomu;, pp;;, al,
s1.H0.
III 1858, the life of Ilaylon, the gifted and
willful English painter, WIS published BY Tor
Taylor, IN two volumes, taken 1nalnly from ths
autobiography md journals Of tho artlst.~ Dur
Ing tho present yrgr second life, also In twt
volumes, containing Correspondence ulll In
ble-Talk, with Memoir" of Hayden, has hce1
published by his son, Frederick; Wordsworth
famous US to WARRANT two sucl bulky b!usr,
plics, and tho American, publishers have dom
well to cnnlcnsc the second work into single
small volume, rather tlian to reprint IL IN th'
Original form. A number OF the 'Sans-S -Souc
Series" thu sncxessurs Of the "Rrlc-a- Drac," l.
quite utnple enne! III size to hold ali tic wnrl,
now enrcs tu know Of one who, though llr lsu.
undoubtcd talents Of a lne orlcr, spoiled hl
life, mid at last destroyed II, because n,ankint
would not aecor'l in the cxtravagaut cstin,uL
llu got upon himself
Benjamin Robert Haydn, was lorn In Plyr,
outh, England, Jnn. Is, l7s0. IIo WIS the sol
Of booiscllcr, mil was In lis you'll, apprc1l
ticed to his father; hut, Il passion for Art sud
denly breaking out, le left hts home at the ng
!, Of 18, and went up IN London to bec.'nc
: painter. For six months hc slltlt himself Up Il
Ills lodgings, with copy IL Bells Auntou.
! and few casts, and pursued tic study q
urnton,y and drawing with sort IF furious IN
.. dustry. At thc end Of that titar, his 'scalt
giving way, he left Ifs ecrnslo,l, and sought I'd
yleo Us to Ills coursu trn Nortlcote, OpIr, MI
other experienced artists. Tllulr opinions col
1cting 'sit& Zach other, and nlso with his owI
| to rcsulrcd to let his genius alonc guile him
aud went back to hls solitary studies. Aftc
two years of constant practice, Iaydon aaotcl
mined to paint picture, and, looking alott fl
: L subject, chose that Of tho "Fltght int
, Egypt .....
Thu painting was exhibited at the Nationa
Cutlery, and brought its authQr dlstuguisho
notice. Haydon's second picture, cntitlc
"Dnntatus,n was refused a fuvoI
, ablc place In the Exhibition c
!. 1860; and tlIencctorth tho artist divided hi
} | energies between lighting the Directors Of tn
/ Academy and producing ambitious histQrtc1