The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-18

! and lived to complete it amid the applause
Of the world and the gratitude OF all who
have the grand passion to understand
nature and advance the lofty destiny OF
humanity
In the second Of these volumes a whole
chapter is allotted to the author on the
evolutionary philosophy, in the course OF
which the author points out that ten years
before Social States" appeared he him
self was concerned with others In publish
ing theory OF Regular Graduation. Their
aim was to set forth an explicit statement
OF Evolution From the fact that fve
out OF seven OF them we're soon imprisoned
Mr.. Holyoake draws the inevitable IN
ference that they did not succeed in making
Evolution attractive. The explanation "a
no less obvious. Intellectual photography
was then in an infantine state. Our mega
tives lacked defniteness; our best i'm
pressions were indistinot 1t was not until
Darwin and Spencer arose that the art
OF developing the Evolu tionary plates came
to he understood" This ia equivalent to
saying that before the days OF Spencer
the world Of scientific thought was mostly
without form and void. The orthodox
voyagera, who set out to sea, steered by
q compass which always veered to Jewish
pole and none who sailed with them knew
where he was. Rival theologians con-
structed dogmatio charts. increasing the
confusion and peril Guided by the pole
star Of evolution, Spencer sailed out alone
on the ocean Of Speou ation and discovered
q new empire OF Law-founded without
blood or the suppression Of liberty or the
uoutn NJ mi
dwell without fear or shame" The chapter
ends appropriately with sentence in which
Is attributed to Spencer "a radium mind
which gave forth, of its own spontaneity.
light and heat"
No fewer than four chap Of this book
are assigned to Mazzini and GaIibaldi,
with both Of whom our author had long
and intimate acquaintance. he QUOTES as
prominently applicable to the two revolni-
tionists the words which CASTELAR, addressed
TO the Italian patriots in general: THAT
which julius ii. could not effect with his
cannon. nor Leo y. with his ar ts, that which
Savona rola could not make a reality by
giving himself to God, nor Macchiavelu
by giving himself to the devil, has been
done by you. You have made Italy one,
you have made Italy free. you have made
Italy independent" MIR. Holyoake is we'll
qualified to tell for the first time the story
Of the British Legion. recruited TO help
Garibadi. for he was the ecTetary Of the
committee that organized the volunteers.
1t may be remembered that nobody at the
time seemed able to account for Garibaldi's
SUCCESS in Sicily and at Naples, save on
the hypothesis that he was IAN inspired
mailman" Our author testifes that "his
heroism was not born Of insanity, but
knowledge. His wonderful march through
Italy was made possible by Mazzni. In
every town there was a small hand, COM
posed mostly of young heroic men, who
were inspired by Mazzini's teachings. and
who, like the brothers Bandiera. lei forlorn
hopes. or were ready to act when occasion
arose. l we'll remember, when seeking
assistance for Mazzni. how friends de-
cned to contribute, lest they became
accessory to the fruitless sacrifice Of brave
men There was no other way by which
Italy could be freed than by mourning
this risk. Mazzini knew and the men
| knew, as Mazzini did not conceal IL from
those he inspired
sentative newspapers in England and else
where against the great Italian cor spirat tor
Mazzini that he advised others to incur
/ danger and kept out Of it himself. Mr.
Holyoa Ike pronounces the accusation en-
tirelv untrue. The principle he says,
the critics 20 on il that whoever is ca pable
OF advising and directing Others should do
all he can to get himself shot a doctrine
! that would rid an army Of all its Generals
and all newspaper offices Of their editors
| Jpon Mazzini's life depended the success
81 twenty small cohorts of patriots ready
to give their lives for Italy Mazzini was
| not only the COMMANDER Of the Army OF
! Liberation. but the provider Of it's reserves
! its comini ~ lrat and its recruits Our
author a dds that Maz2ini's life was of price
less value. not only to Italy. but to other
struggling peoples. He was the one
states man in Europe who had a European
mind-who knew the peoples of the Cont
nent. whose knowledge was intimate and
whose word could be trusted, So far from
avoiding danger he was never out Of 1t,
With price set upon his head in three
countries. hunted by seven governments
with spies always following him and assas g.
= ns lying in ambush. his life for forty years
PASSED in more peril than did that of any
other public man Of his time Yet it was
fashionable to charge him with want of
courage, whose whole life, to use his own
phrase. was battle and h march"
NJ W. H,
\ Mother OF Cars.
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