New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-08
ClcER0's LIFE AND CHAKACrER.

THE FIRST OF A COURSE or MORNING LECTURES on
TIE GREAT CHARACTERS OF HISTORY BY DIR.
JOHN LoID-FEATUREs OF THE AUDIENCE AND
THE LECTURE.
DIR. John Lord began yesterday at CHECKER
inc Hail a course Of lectures the great characters OF
history intended illustrate the progress Of society
from the Roman Empire to the present time. 4 few
wears ago Dr. Lord delivered in NewYork lectures ola
somewhat similar character. which were evidently vel
remembered for yesterday morning ~ III oeOcR Chfk'
ering Hall was almost allied by an audience I'D WHICH
young ladies were greatly in the majority several
scholar. and ccrgymeD. like the Rev. Dr'. William
Adams and samuel OSgoOd were present Many ladies'
well known in fashionable society also attended; the
puruose OF the lectures being to interest and 10 assist
,dcs and students 10 concise and elevated view OF the
more important phases OF history majority % me
seats m the body ~ the ball nave already been reSrta
Il the course which includes twenty le lectures 10 Vo
drliypred at II Il. H. TUESDAYS and Fridays
The course begun Yesterday WITH a popular ae'
IN civzaiion Fridays lecture viii describe socrY IS
il existed in cd Rome aud prominent subjects through
CHRISTIAN theology: Leo the Great or the Papaey ~ 40
institution; Queen pnppa and the dave oil chlFaiyi
Thomas Cromwell and the English keiormers queen
TIizabeth or woman ~ a sovereign; Richtieu M tN-
pontnt of absoutisn; Madame de Mllnitn9n or S0nrh
i'm soety: Rousseau and the iGcas Oh TIE fftnch h'O
luton; Madame de stael or literary women; NtpDeUn
Bnnaparte and the French Empire and Danle webster
the expOunder ~ the American Constitution -, -,
Dr Lord held the attention OF his audience coscy Ior
over an hour. making no attrplt ~ ~ 40, % ~,
| Dut dt'id''lltf ~ -. - ~ seufeuces
tlnJe Marcus Tullis Cicero" he said, In the
st If rent beneacors not because hc was hrs 70 dc
rinrr those truths which have signalY m"dht' human
bn,nf and changed the current OF human events, but
h,',ss bis ,.icat influence exerted To conserve
b,I VAS precious IN the realm or hlhu a1u- tho
,rricut uatl rs lie the great eXposOr OF 'tccl5h
hisunly while ~ orator and statesman ne TOOK tDr
hlsncst rank In presenting TINS imlh"Iiil i'Oidn.
have no novelties ia To show N0vetIe> are Tor 'h',
who bore away lifetime ~ slng ir hole ana sex
fame Dy producing hat is new rather thah %I"t n
rnr Ccrrn-I Ike that Old fashioned name better man
! 'kikcro or ChIcherOwas born III yoiutohafS ass
when the old Roman constitution was Den uSi MN tS
lie was yOGtnfnl prodigy IKE ilt ana & 10 - IN
chose Jaw the only profession next 10 tha oil ~
witch a man could arrive at elnlheDse. Al tNSuiyy
hr defended R"-ciuS agahNt Ile ",
the most powerful man in Rome ANA TINS a'sda'o"'ueS
| brought him into notice. . -, .,..a
! scholar than q popular public speaker: The k"h'Nh
lawyer was essentially poitlclan by ne SUI mid
public prosecutor OF pecuI9o1s Wat t
amaze modern NEWCOMERS, Cicero gained more 1tia'
than Burke dad frop the prosecution OF warren ,
Ii made Inn the leader OF the kolnl' b"i' "a
letters the b. Il pictures nave OF the M nhets I'M
habits Of the Roman srlstocracy date nom ins p eoo
They reveal 10 vices, no tlecHe' S.i;o OOO
vanity, vaclation ana nsiucerty. tic had e=ouo' 49,,
palace and hiteen villas IN different paris Oi Inch
1h, would imply MAT bis i1eOne was totlIoua, md
larger than that OF modern proic >slOal iun r
d1y IN his character A consul he defeated the con-
spracy OF Catalina and received the hghes' tribute ~
could offer. lie aid much 10 ward on tor liie @
iall OF his country liberties Government by The cV
pie and through the people was hnmiliatns ialn, s
AT Rome. Popular liberty Is lmpoSSlbie II tuS rns
corrupt and ignorant for they become the ieols ~
victims Of ambitious aud INSCRIPTIONS poilli'i'iit "a
What capacity or inclination have ignorant masses
select able aud good To govern themf Nheh toni
falls To ring OF demasosues, then iareweI 10 'u'
! fare OF y city a state" ,a
The remainder OF the lecture devoted TO rsR.
sketch OF Clcero'S downward political carer ~
death of ms daughter, the mtdeiity OF his NlT h
reduced him almost madness, and IN his slAue'S
year ne married young lady Of nineteen, q unVh u,
MAY and December, which OF course failure 80,
ing to divorce. II illustration OF the lact M a
the older grows the greater fool he becoheI nm,
general thing so far as women are concerned III hu'
acemn United sorrows Cicero turned 10 literary ao ~,
and wrote those works which are his most yaluaoe
quest 10 posterity Unshaeked by the death oil CTss
Cicero appeared once more IN the Forum, anu IN En-.
ishrd for hi. attacks ON Mare Antony. Cicero was
most industrious and studious man OF his age He W.
master OF all the knowledge then known lhe 49, -.
stone, who knows more fancy, than all inc mcuhV''
| OF Congress put together