New-York tribune., 1877-06-28

W hen the iate war was just ChuCu, anu w
were tnrurg thoughts the question Of building
restored oIaliry upon the fields Of our great sns
Gle remember being struck by remark OF one of our
couutrymcn abroad In letter leading newspaper at
home lie said the thing most desired to 90 was to
commend hrs fcll)w-citzcns 20 prayeri study - his
tory Ills words pthIly expressed the feeling which sa-
cacos men must very commonly have haG. that tho test
of our political wisdom upon MS; tie great c2nger
was that We should be too much uuied by passion and
prejudice engendcrei by strife. failing 10 remember the
lessons which past might each AMI so shond ial
into wrongs bundcrs that would bring train Of eys
which could only redeem ouscNcs az great cost
ant with great suffering.
was evident TO an who would think that the work of
yachca,n ana Of adjusting the Constitution Of theconn-
Try o.ho new circumstance OF the nation WIS one of
great Ginruty and delicacv, hut it very far from
being evident whether wisdom would he listened 20 ana
The fundamental laws Of human nature and h0maa So
ciety be regarded IN the legal settlement
make
The soncitude oi our ccuntr,men abroad there
fore mos. natara snd douoes. shared by The true
friends Of cVi liberty and Of progress throssAou CHS
tendon Now have their hopes been iustifc and tbor
fes,rs happily disappointed! We aic Just closing tLe
great epoch Of our reconstruction and 10
Inappropriate TO compare points PERI
those Of Other nations. and to inquire wo her
oar history las confirmed the general maXims which
uistsr have drawn conclusions irOn N con-
duo, Other peoples in times Of revolution and convu
Ron. propose further 90 ask attention 10 the
tendency of even the most enlightened societies t,fogot
these O. experience the very Time when they
my most useful-that is 10 say, 81 tho time when
they passing through events similar or at least
analogous. Co tnost Of Other times.
In Goie tlis shah Of c-sy limit mysef 10 mat
tiers winch may iaIy DC tIeaied rs already settled ny
the couse of sycus and shan avoid those which may
either sn the subjects Of partisan political discus
s.ou, which, like the great problems Of tire ultimate
Relations uj he diverse races of among us.
h,r tno .st or are ,et 100 lar from ultimate settle-
,,
mont
TRUE fErHOD or STUDYING uI-TORY.
We usf beware also tat We 10 not mistake the e1ifit
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c"'' P'o'""io Io>"A 81" H'''"n o"u"'' W." 'iA '''
constance EXIST. We mast aVoa tahin- he record OF
to i-, in wa hCtcfl in1,l,f 9 n'toii,a va Giin$
,i Ieay.s the symptoms for poitica dasrosi, ana
&c g, ..aCs for plcscupto1.'
49, hc., a. tist'ri,-I booi,s v,r1t,rn iy men: ,bi
have te pnllo>onlc character. ana who hayo
"i'.n 1 i'i J.G'eal s"inS oI Jqisueit "l'u i',.-
i.r.,s and p,i,.fr i,yt.i,o3S of flct necessary 70
l.y t- frc fouuaton tor broad and inst e.urralza-
'''r sd fety ot ,,rse ,ri,rrs baJe Mad tne snll
.r-f.rr .ivIuta., of b.in- tcmselyes a.'ar.. and
De,,s .na ,,e,r tgt-,..',,t. srd onir','. conc
.. b., with ths sitG..tv T.; lhl1sopI.s rs aud
rt.-rs1p.r Vlcu a t,.y.ii 'liscour,cs of thc crai
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ti.r,d l ~ experience cx,.ndiIs thr.ga the period %.
most ~arr. Ii,,Is boz hs own country "a W dom
,.r' -, g. MS ,f rnSre i,,, hat :, cen
my of Il. .. to Ia FIrro t1a .rt.csi flih M coi-
..t,tou. .,y.lilncnf Iu listening to suel "a teacher
~. nre ti,lr,c tp combine fh, practical advice ~
,t M r... . ,.r,..t ,n.er.!u.pt win fac ,e
.t.r,-i,r. az t rit, al ,gacl,us scholar aualvzin-
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~ fs.te,t 70. cg, a.ic a.. .onc-t! ln great crisis
usoi OF -tc Guidance 81, nulipi,j at lhs VcT time
sacu 10 B.. nIo,f scout obtain Iiie Iucu whose
tirrr,f ,you be- calm enough % l.-b. Do valuable aIe
400 ,fu r,-sc.tG Siit aisayar because th,y do uc'
, tte ,.. .Ir., .+ uonulaf g. X.eilrut Iie b.fa OF
4sc Gle . ina who iu ,guri or act most completely
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in, mas .,. tho -.er y of Secr,r M tIc begin III
1'oc ~ III. I'm, M, c.icr, non elci NJ g..t draws
fron .b. a.. cei of E.vkr t,i " 10 iaai is VI sn Do ac
,.afgi u revolution winch deeply moves tie DRESSES;
slo swell fi-s i' tions oi 'e;',S hh' De 'n'1' Keep
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~ f sid ID du..on of iniciliesncc ana ciliir lion
f.4t ia makes % vtoie nation A. selfrcstiiiucd
ami und~i.fe iu conduct Tie chosen few
t,..r, 81 '--u v,. p d.qcr.nt thing from tne
t H., -., n. ,,.. III ,,l,,i1 i,d nr,,ated by inc
l,.tI ,''..,.. ~ t'.il f'rj,r. nd tn,,1rj, tie
a.. I,, t., . riDpo..i "a course the vein, as inn
,. u, now ia. ii me- i,-. century better knowledge
{r.,, ,.,l-oi .rt me- te,,le whom ,,e r,el
=, ,,r ,,,,,,',.. oi ,,.a use ,i freedom slelrl
~ i.,, -t ,. r.ti.l the lesson Of roi.ilc.l
tol. r. .nd of frh in r, .on more than m violence.
mo ~ of legislative D.. eofm and uc5tcful cOAsli-i.-
rt,neI tr.r.. seem IA ia, opcu tn them an1 we may
,,af fn treu rs "a convincing pfOof The study Of
Iasl mistakes 8, hut.uI m present wisdom.
Flly iuttms. therefore, that in tire very gust ana
,rttr ~ u4 Sion one can mo- more reason with IN angry
rr, tl. u s..a AN angry man. ID stif holds true that
,.n 'ta euO,,t fsscrs I'd is good To reflect upon tue
... a. e,n,. n md corrai ,sou that every troubled
, \. f f gor is only can we cet Yes solaie ag.ur-
' i, - ,-.,,, liz -, ,vi-, self ,opfr,i and nak,
s,' r't'', -. a.'., = worthy Of n beffer ..,c
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