New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-09
PROFESSOR NEWMAN's LETTER.


On the 10Th we seemed to have the first day
Summer, which was even more enjoyable by the sens
BILE coldDes OF west wind. But to-day IL blows again
from the east and from morning till evening CLEAN
OF sunshine has been Dry cold has thrown
vegetation back Yet the general opinion Is that our
long dry weather this has been good for the wheat
aud that have saved the hay 1t may
seem that Mr.. Gladstone, as Chancellor Of the Ex-
chequer will not have hs enormous difficulties aggra-
waited by weather such tina: OF last 1t is to me
curious fact that begins by essenng the duty wine
and taking off the tax malt exchanging the latter Tor
a tax on beer. He expects the Exch equer to lose By
each operation; but to II bonus % the great
brewers In his former tcnures OF this otco he won
popularity by remssions OF taxation 1t looks as II lie
were resolved TO earn popularity still In this and
II he have to the income tax and land tax per
haps will have nearly much lTi Tor an increase
a little less for q little more.
The English question financially is OF very minor
importance. until begins TO claim improved s0brety
for the nation. But the present Ministry has mind
to risk a pound Of revenue that tack. The tone in
which they defend the opium tax is OminOus. The
dreadful problem Is with India where our ambition .
sefcOnceit our Jealousy OF natives, our enormous
military expenses and natural blunders have so in
yolved us. that remedy Is apparent, even II the
Indians be set the expenses OF the Afghan
perhaps twenty millions III we judge by the analogy
seems 10 longer possible deny that through the folly
Ser the climate of large part Of India Is seriously
damaged since tine East India Company was ousted by
the Queen Lord NorthbrOOk date Viceroyl throws the
blame " Providence" which no longer yOuchsaies
the Usual rains Indians will lay the blame elsewhere.
Unless we speedily admit Indians real and large
fuence IN our councils afnghtu thought 10 the classes
which have had all power to themselves our rule seems
to me to have Meme TeEeI written upon IT,
While hCse terrible problems Of Turkey. South Africa,
Achanstan ana India torment our Ministry and Plrl-
ament, Nation is much rather tormented by what
was sadly IN hurry when be announced himself "qute
salts
beug namely get iii Il lie 3nsei shops for uOXicat
inc inuors: Guaranteed and licensed harIotry win
compulsory outrage women by and 10y their
compulsory imprisonment and meflcamentr; also com
Is1rv acciuatiOn fso caIle): also OpuCstou 10 the
10 prohibiting marriage 10 deceased wlrc's sister.
Others have az their crOtchets % get rid Of StCte
Church and of ceused yiylsertiOn and 10 have ulster
laws land Others, attain Justice q married women
property and control 0fcnldr,n justice to women
from Parliament and from magstrates ,and with view
10 this wOuens equal suffrage. / am inclined 70 think
that OF Englishmen who nave any independent lOliu-
ca Thought an actual majority dominated by one two
or more OF these "crOtcIeta-" 20 In FOR most OF
them only nave no zeal for m immediate separation
OF Cnrch and state Other things seem be first
needed; that is all.
Meanwhile, it clear that in religious opinion vast
change has taken pace in the last thirty YEAR, aud y
going on with lncteased rapdity. am gaI the
report from Oxford that the Atheistc and Agnootic
tendency appears there have passed its zenith, ana
has visiOy declined. But the Rituasts more aud more
disgust our statesmen as IS well as vast majority o.
our lsty. The "tbeOogy Of the Reformation" which
was tnOught sacred by earnest Pro not long ago.
is now largely renounced and denounced-rst because
eternal fire no it, basis secondly, because ~ the
Cavilism Inherent IN Ii but now the battle Is open
between the believers in eternal punishment the
side sud the other triple host: a, Uniyersa5ts;
b. Believers in conditional immortality o, Those who
hold all dogrratsm abouta future lie unwlse Those
who nod are nearly on the ground when occupied
dfy years ago. sun think II the most srr;rtural
I homogeneous and seIt-eontlst"ht thlDk tnat lif
breldth and Doldneis of argument are now used
than in the past minis appear 10 me 10 be growing
more earnest IN the ranks below the h Ghest.
Our vegetarian movement is ever spreading: Vcge-
pos,ol" to start them Ile public holds quite changed
tone toward US F.wN.