The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
VII.

with tho possible cNccptinn Of Nr Gardiner
there is no ono who has made m ore carcful study
OF the rerod OF the civil war than has MIR Gold
win Smith In the chapters which treat O.
Charles l., the Commonwealth and tho pro,cc-
tora'c, he is retraversing ground which he made
his own many years ago, when, nj nm unusually
early age ho was appointed Rcgius Professor
Of Modern History in the University Of Oxford.
Nowhere has 'hc process Of luminous condensn-
ton been carried further than in these chapters
They arc literally packed with tho product Of
research and thought Note. for instance tho
following comments on the probable intentions
OF the authors Of the rebellion: Those who give
tho signal for civil are bound 10 have It's OBJ
icct and the conditions Of peace clearly In view
To put out on the ship OF State on a raging sea
without knowing for what port you ere making
would be the height OF folly and crime What
did Pym and liampden mean TO do with the Church
and Commonwealth when they had beaten the
King? Tho Church, Of course, they meant 20
mako Puritan, probably with IN cpiscopate un.
mitred and reduced in power for neither of them
wnsin principle opposed as were the lrcshytcrians
anu independents, To- that !urm o! thur II govern
mcnt As to tho Commonwealth, both Of them
were monhrchts,s, though they wished to nut
the monarch under parliamentary control Yet
they could never have set Charles again upon his
throne That no faith could he placed in his
pledges and concessions however solemn. was
Their motive and Justification for drawing the
sword Probably they would have done what
was done by their political heirs in lGsS, they
would have kept the monarchy. but changed tho
dynasty. Lewis the young Elcctor Palsttno
son Of that Protestant idol the Elcctrcss Eliza
beth, hal appeared in England and the eyes of
the people had been turned to him. II seems not
unlikely that, had the party Of Pym nnd Uaup.
den prevailed, he might have been called 20 the
constitutional throne 10 which the patriots Of 1858
called William OF Orange"
Was the execution Of Charlcs l. justiNablcp
Let us hear Mr., Goodwin Smith reply 10 this oucs.
ton, which has been debated by so many his.
tornnS Tho trial and execution Of Charles
l. were tho work OF n small party OF men dccmIrg
themselves the instruments of & ID and acting with
iron resolution in the face Of a horror stricken
and parnIyzed nation The members Of the
High Court Of Justice had precedent in tne
execution 81 Mary Queen Of Scots besides He
brew examples Of the punishment Of idol,tr,us
Kings, which were probably more present TO
Their minds But the HNfulncss Of the net 10
married. by the abs'enIon Of hall Of the men named
as Judges by the long struggle which evidently
took place In the Painted Chamber 10 which tho
Judges retired before sentence could I've pronnurccl
and by the difficulty found in collecting o,t -,
BODY oil one hundred and thrty-hvc named MS
Judges h'ty'eighl signatures % the death whr.
rant II seems that an alteration hoyir, bccoroc
necessary in the date o. the warrant when soma
had already signed erasure and nterlinea,ion
were preferred 70 re cnyroSsmcnt lest those who |
had signed once should refuse to sign again. Fair.
fax attended only a preliminary meeting and re-
fused TO take part in the riHl Iis'royalIst wife.
who was present nearly drew the lire Of the sol. |
diers upon The gallery by her scorniuI ejscuIa. |
IONS That part Of the proliI indictment which |