New-York tribune., 1878-12-31

pepal life into the great tnat echoes round % tne
world Aud yet further, It is not only in this more
subtle and indirect manner that the writings anu .ne
voices the guide the opinions ana passlons Va
the many 1t is by those direct lessons Of wisdom ana
moderation which now aud then the fe% & hsSe s 70 We
come In these latter days IL has been sometimes @ u
piled that the uneducated classes are Always Fen ahN
tho educated classes always wrong
THE NEED OF HIGHER INSPIRATION.
But in every neghborhood and not least In ths great
centre OF popular life from time 10 time we meet WIN
instances which reveal to us, with lightning nash'
the need OF higher inspirations. The most widely spreu
and deeply rooted Of popular illusions in our time re-
ceved, II mistake not, its first mortal wound when
an eloquent voice from Birmingham, beloved also in
America had the boldness to denounce 1t as ground
less and miserable mposure. And In the close OF the
eighteenth century It is to be forgotten that tho
last the Pilgrim Fathers, we may call him. who was
England 10 America, took refuge In the soli-
tudcs of Pennsylvania driven hence, not by
haIn-the Ilustrious mar,yr OF freedom and science,
Joseph Priestiey We all now that the mob
Pricstey right. This ultimate Difference to ma,
TO tvate the Institutes OF great English towns
as the United Stntes of America IL was only this
wear that tho venerable sage who stands at tho head OF
American literature yentured In lecture on the
Fortunes OF the Republic to point out one
10 express hi certainly that tLeir civilization
il yet incomplete, that IT has not yet ended
or gwen signs OF ending in hero 1t "a this mOdesty
tns Of mcOmpctcnrss that entities him to close
with the expression Of the calm Trust IN their future
"Our Hcim lie says, "s gwen up 70 better hand t1ah
oar mile wherry Is taken IN tow by the sh
Of the Great Admiral which knows lts way ami hls the
force to draw and states ana planets TO tnGr goa
surh AMI 80 potent . tn5 ngu m"thOd Dy WHICH inc
Divine Providence yeis the cirest benefits under TIE
mask OF calamltes that we shan not Oy any PerSerse
iuIculuty prevent the blessing"
In igo manner Il was OF the most striking fca-
o that blaq let at Sae OF which spoke at the
beginning OF thi- address 10 hear the lnpassJned rcc
tgfiou O! vigorous ode by gifted sculptor aud poet
native ot that American village, 2ut well-Anown IN thls
couutry AMI in Europr, VINO spoke to bis cOunirymeh
not with Reproduction AID aversion, but with significant
and universal applause He evidently mad III bis maud
puDlic an rs whcu though happily not yet seen amongst
olrfcvrs, "A said to prevail ac least In the Northern
Tho careless trust, hat happy luck
W.n save us, come what may
our % ry', dearest interest struck,
Dreaming that things viii right themselves
That brings di,may.
"Nol things Will never rsnt themselves,
Ii. We must put them rtShL'
lie rebukeit osa wHJ
Apart IN selfish Silence stand
ianrg tlg danger agi , he h. wrong,
Ana do the duyG, tiat Orio1E
To those Who would be irgr.'
He called on ,hr
High, low. ySuns. o,d %G@rc%sr YOU may be-
And sc' your uand, 10 30 t e task
H. badc incm
"Clr,nse ilc Augcau s:l N politics
BrcaA the rings whore commerce and rots,
Purge speculation of it, .lnAcrspots'
lie Dadc ais s,ccping country iisc
OF sshlgn dc-tiul,s"
words Ike these. uttered aud so received, cannot
bat brgct hope that the country Tor "hlch th,y were
written aui ~ which they spoken, has yet within
the instruments OF rcEencraon aud thc germs OF ii-
greatness. Aud they give forcihlc perhaps too
tuIvlUlc, representation or the dnsels ana thc h"cs
w en- me- WAR up Pn IN G Of %y Gc Oh haye before =, pc @
wuich unics hC TWO countries together. venture 10
quoc ncm heie In ho feeling mat by analogy they arg
applicable also 10 England Not oniJ they III thelr youth
and freshness but our green old age need to be
rchihdcd at we Hio' III ,Pe 81 our & lOG va.
dit 0ns, and " the ancient inbred Integrity OF me fJS-
h nation have Eudrcd dangers threatening us on the
rleht nand the left our sacty, IkC theirs lies
IN listening to the voice OF those icw nope sous Hul
ni-h ntclgcnccs who rise above the passions o. parry
anG the s0dd interests Of the moment VINO have the
wisdom not merely 20 denounce nut 10 discriminate
and the desr not merely 10 preserve or DESTROY but To
improve and bring TO perfection tue Inheritance COM
mltIed 10 our trust
Sympathy IN THE QUEENS AFFLIcrIoN.
When spruking OF the common sentiment which ami
mutes nation III the presence OF the deeper and higher
characters and deeper thoughts should not be doing
Justice to your feelings nor may add the feelings
the great Republic which have been considering,
n id not toucn OF the mingled grief and respect which
will have pcryadcd ali English hearts on either
sdo OF tho ocean when thoy hear Ot the stroke
OF sorrow with which the Royal family of this country
hl- been visited day already sgnazed as the most
muurniul iu the annals OF their house. she who IS
from u, first became known 10 the pIbe OF Eng
land through her noble conduct by tho dcathbrd o Ter
!athcr Oncc well known In this city, and sire has now
iallru sacrifice, every wIic aud mother III this as
Scmbly will feel Ia the devoted care with which sue
nuTscd her husband AMI her children. But she also be-
long,d to tt higher order ot intelligence aud goodness
ui winch lave been speaking. she cared for all
that could cvate her fclOwCrcaturus and her exalted
rank her larger of making her brnencrni IN
iusuCc felt "a wi not bc gTudg'd to her ia home
any Asi ution, whether Uf the Old Gr Of the New
World Hex III" Will not have been spent ~ vain
IL it has Shown what Enghhw oman can do
by the un-cu-h discharge Of the duties OF her sta
tOn-hrr dCIih VIII not have been In vain II I.
has cad,ed many hearts Ia bc { IN closer sympathy
with tie solitude Of dcsOatc home, and Win
tue surTUWs Of "a family which tine whole Ang'OS.NOn
throughout the world CLAIMS as lts own pcctl ar
property. Ia that banquet at Shcm To which have
already referred. there one moment, aud one only,
when the whole assembly To their feet aud stood
respectful reverence. it wgJ wUcn after proposing
4" Our Old homes" there was sung the English national
anthem, God Save th" Queen" That str!e sentiment
viii, Hur", inspire thousands OF American hearts
respond al tHs season In yet deeper aud more sol
o. the PRAYER which We all joined" God
save uGd bless the Queen
CHURCH CAPTURED By STORM.