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*• The one Idea _^ wiieii . History exhibits as evermore developing itself into greater distinctness is the Idea of Humanity—the noble endeavour to throw _doifrnCell the barriers erected between men by prejudice and one-sided views ; and by setting aside ths distinctions of Religion , Country , and _Cqloi _^ r , to . treat the whole Human race as one brotherhood , having one great object—the free development of our spiritual nature . "—Humboldt ' s Cosmos .
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OF THE WEEKDeath of thet Great NEWS The _PAGB Of ... 886 .. ' 889 Duke Wellington ..... _;; letters from Paris Continental Notes . * , . . Cod _. _fifihing WI The Colonists and the 891 891 General Cass on Intervention .. Bobert Lowe at Kidderminster _i ..... Lord Carlisle Lecturing at Morpeth Emigration Doings .... ' . ; ... ' ............... Mrs . _Chisholm'a Speech . on Board the BalleDgeich Progress of Association ... The Jesuits in Sicily ..................... 891 892 892 » . 892 893 893
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Corsica in the _Nineteenth Century Operatic Association Paddle , Screw , and Sail Miscellaneous Health of 7 London during the Week ... Births . Marriages , and Deaths .... POSTSCRIPT - PUBLIC AFFAIRSWellington French Threat of Invading The Next Wellington 892 894 894 894 896 896 896 897 . England 897 898
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Italy and land .... the Italian Catise in The Christian Herod The Emigration Controversy Bradford Policy and Speeches Slavery Leaders ... George Dawson ofthe . Anti OPEN COUNCIL The Temperance Cause The True Theory of Property The Progress of Infanticide .. On Temperance in General .. Eng- 898 899 ;"" _^ . 899 900 900 gOX 902 902
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LITERATUREEamhles in North and South . America 903 Sir William Hamilton 904 Books on our Table 984 PORTFOLIOLetters of a Vagabond THE ARTSShakspeare and Kein Ende ! ... 905 COMMERCIAL AFFAIRSMarkets , Advertisements , & c ... 907-908
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THE overpowering event of the week , is the sudden , and — to the impatience of a nation ' s sorrow—even premature removal of Wellington from the busy world of his conflicts , his counsels , and his glories . His death at Walmer Castle , on Tuesday afternoon , had the effect of a surprise ; although his rapidly failing health had long been noted by the watchful jealousy of public affection . It is not one year alone in which his evident decline had been the subject of anxiety : it had , we believe , been apprehended , more than once , that he mig ht drop the massive sword of state in one of those ceremonies which he
attended with the unfailing fidelity that found nothing trivial in duty ; and those who have come near him in official relations , had observed a heaviness and lassitude , as of sleep resisted , but inevitable , persuading gently to the last well won repose . Still the actual hour of his departure was somewhat sudden , and it had not been broken to the national solicitude by any special premonitory intelligence . Although the great Duke had ceased to take part in working politics , his firm and faithful counsel had proved available on many occasions , even down to the latter part of last session ; and his very lofty and exceptional position had enabled him to justify , with an
increasing moral authority , the confidence in his _^ ver honest and impartial arbitration . On these grounds , fur more than on those of his past political successes , or even of his monumental victories- all sections of opinion had come to regard » nn with veneration ; and thc announcement of his death is accompanied , throughout the land , b y tt _» unanimous burst of mourning from the nation ' s very heart of hearts . ihe Chief who bad filled so conspicuous a place Hi till' _l _* , l ., r . .. C I . l - 1 1 _i . 1 . . . 1 " 1 _K azc of Europe , expired in almost the solitude common to extreme old age . In rugged old aimer Castle , stern and simple as the man , _"Imost in si ght of his ancient foe , and rocked as were b y that sea whose every murmur is a pican to _Ifa _gluiid , our Hero sinks to sleep . A _younger sou and that son ' s wife were the only c and dear friends b y his side to close his eyes u catch hia latest breath . The heir to the title Was ti _> i _«» r .. n : _> .. _ _*¦ _-. . a _» travelling in Germany , and even his address known , when the woeful message was to be [ Country Edition . ]
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despatched . It is our consolation that , by a death so timely ; reverently interceding ( as it were ) with a decay so lingering and so calm , Wellington has escaped that living dissolution , pity for which is scarcely exempt from shame : in this regard more happy , as in all more pure than Marlborough : but we do not pardon Death , however painless , that sudden silence of lips , whose parting accents , prophetic as the grave , and solemn as the Life beyond , mig ht _have _^ xhorted national union , in the message of a patriot hero , and even have strengthened . our faltering counsels with the wisdom of an Immortal .
By the Duke ' s death , two immediate public consequences ensue—it is necessary to provide a new Commander-in-Chief , and a considerable amount of patronage is thrown into the hands of the Derb y Cabinet . Perhaps the windfall is a small compensation for the heavy responsibility . The many offices which the Duke held , with the consent and approbation of all , the orders he had won so bravely , and the honours he wore so well ,
may be valuable to distribute amongst political friends and personal adherents . But the Derb y Cabinet is in this position , that the friends who are disposed to serve it are alread y pledged ; and that others not so pledged will scarcel y be bought , even by ribands , for so precarious a service as that of the present Ministry . Hence , valuable as it is , the patronage falling in by the death of the Duke is not so valuable as it would be to anv other
Government . On the other hand , the choice of a Commander-in-Chief has heeome so important , that mere party considerations can scarcel y prevail . The influence of the Court , we are anxious to believe , could not over-ride important public considerations ; but if the Cabinet should be called upon to make a selection under supreme authority , it could onl y escape from that compulsion by making its own selection on public and national grounds ; and it has been expected that even the renegade Protectionist party will not venture to bend to any more questionable influence .
In the presence ot death , the ordinary politics appear more than commonl y flat and unprofitable ; although at any other time , thc speech delivered by Mr . Robert Lowe , at Kidderminster , might have attracted no small share of attention . lie handled the topics of the day with considerable power . In the old council at S ydney he proved a capacity for grappling public affairs with vigour ,
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with practical ability , and with an eloquence calculated to win assent ; and at Kidderminster he showed that his powers rise with the extension of their field and the magnitude of their responsibility . Hitherto he has been knotvn to the British public chiefly through vigorous public writing , scarcely anonymous , in the foremost ranks of English journalism , on the subjects , we believe , of Colonial affairs and Law Reform ; it is expected that in Parliament he will principally distinguish himself in the advocacy of Law Reform ; but two other subjects on which he spoke with much
force possess a more general interest . He foresees a continuance , if not an increase , to the vast emigration which is already making its effects felt in the labour-market of this country , and he warns employers that they will have to readjust their relations with the labouring class . He also warns Lord Derby ' s Government that no set of men can check the progress of Democracy , if Democracy should take possession of the public conviction . This strai g htforward speaking is necessary at a time when we seem to be approaching great events .
For the " war of princip les" is advancing with g iant strides , which Canning could scarcel y foresee , and England may before long be called upon to make her choice of one of the extremes , unless , at the eleventh hour , by positive and energetic action , she can make good her stand in " the golden mean . " While Mr . Robert Lowe is talking Democracy in posse to a compan y of English gentlemen and electors , an active emigration is going on , not only from California , but from New York , for the Australian di ggings , and , like Texas , Australia will soon have its regular supply of recruits from the Union . The fishermen of British North
America are protesting against the settlement of the dispute in which they are interested , and are doing their best to prevent the British Government from hushing it up with the Government at Washington . It seems probable that , at no distant day , England may he asked whether she intends to be Democratic or not ; an awkward question to be put to any Downing-street Ministry b y Colonists and Americans in alliance .
To tbis subject belongs the demonstration of General Cass nt New York , on behalf of Pierce and King . The manner of the Democratic " old fogy" may seem eccentric to our more decorous notions ; we can hardl y attach any idea of influence to a man who takes off his coat , and then his
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 18, 1852, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_18091852/page/1/
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