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"The one Idea ¦ which . History exhibits as evermore developing itself into greater distinctness is the Idea of Humanity—the noble endeavour to throw down all the barnsra erected between men " by prejudice and one-sided views ; and , by setting aside the distinctions of Religion , Country , and Colour , to treat the whole Human race as one brotherhood , having one great object—the free development of our spiritual nature . "—H-umboldfs Cosmos .
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REVIEW OF THE WEEK— va . qb Miscellaneous 587 Limited Liability 591 Shakspeare's England 605 * -i i-n v «¦ two Postscript 587 Major-General Sir "William Fen- Gustavus Adolphus 696 Imperial Parliament 578 PUBL | C AFFAIRS- wick Williams , Bart ., K . O-B 592 The Doctrine of Inspiration 596 Ainerica \\\^\\\^\\\"" . * . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . " !!!!!!!!! '' . !' 68 O Defeat of Government in tho Ame- OPEN COUNCIL— THE ARTS— ? The Bankruptcy of Mark Boyd 581 rican Policy 538 National Society of United Trades . 592 The Character of lago 597 Our Civilization 582 The Warning from Kars 588 The Return of General Williams 585 Dead Men Tell no Tales 589 LITERATURE- The Gazette 898 A Blind Man ' s Journey 585 The Roebuck Union 589 Summary 693 commercial affairs— " ~~ Continental Notes * 585 More Dark Hints 590 Calderon 593 . C ° ^ 5 * ' \ , /\ - Kaa Naval and Military 586 The Suez Canal 591 Ferrier ' s Caravan Journeys 594 City Intelligence , Markets , & c 898
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flVtLE course of events in Downing-street and the JL Parliament has been the natural sequel to the American -despatches of last -week . We have already described in general terms the nature of these papers , and the reader will find that our description was exact . Mr . Marc y announces pn behalf of his Government that it is satisfied With the explanations of our Ministers touching
the enlistment , but that it has additional proofs of 1 & x . Ceampton ' s personal activity in the unlawful collection of recruits , and that his coniinued presence in Washington was impracticable ; and , in fact , he has been sent home . Another despatch responded to that offer of submitting the Central American question to arbitration , which is said to have originated with our Government . Mr . Makct does not think it necessary to
render England and America parties in a litigation of which a foreign Power shall be the judge , but he proposes to refer the particular points , 6 uch as the rightful ownership of Ruatan , the true limits of Belise , and the extent of the Mosquito rights , to persons—probably intellectual and scientific men—who would be competent to decide On such questions . We have not the rejoinder of Ministers on this proposal , but it seems too seneible for acceptance according to official routine .
When we went to press last week there was the utmost doubt as to the manner in which they would reply to the dismissal of Mr . Cbampton . The choice lay before them of self-destruction , by retaliating with the dismissal of Mr . Dallas , pro-Toking a rupture with America , and calling forth ftn indignant burst of protest and resistance in this counti'y , or of submitting to the course which their obstinacy had forced upon America . The y submitted . Lord John Russkll . had plainly enough intimated to them , that if they did not
submit , they would have so much of the public as he could lead ; besides , of course , " her Majesty ' s Opposition , " the manufacturing interest , the Peace interest , the commercial interest , and , wo may add ; the great bulk of the people , who would regard a war with America as a diversion in favour of European despotism . Wo havo repeatedly exposed this tendency of the official policy , and WQ are delighted to find $ hat thevquostion ia now distinctly undoratood by leading men in America , who neither nfftfibo to the English people the misconduct of our Government , nor arb" prepared to
assist in getting up a diversion which may serve despotic intrigues in the South of Europe . So far , then , the immediate danger has passed for the day : the prospect we have discussed in a separate paper . By the Himalayah we learn that Mr . Buchanan had been nominated in the Democratic Convention for the Presidencv . There were several
candidates ; but it was reckoned that if he were nominated , the Democratic party would remain undivided , its majority at the final election would be unbroken , and the candidate would be sure of being placed ia the Presidential chair . What is more , Mr . Buchanan exactly fits the actual position of the Union at the present day . In his conduct of the Legation in London he showed that he
could be firm and independent ; whilst it is notorious that ho entertain 3 no unfriendly feelings towards this country . He has a practical knowledge of business matters , and sees the crime and folly of permitting the two nations to be led into mutual suicide by their official managers . He has been a vindicator of Northern opinions and Northern policy within the Union , but he has been no Abolitionist , no Fusionist . He has respected the independence of the Southern States ; he has respected , we may add , the difficulties inevitably thrown upon them by the existence of a slavery which they did not create . He has resided at
European courts ; he has lived in the midst of the commercial centres of Europe and America ; he is personally acquainted with the distinguished men of both continents . He is a strong , practical , far-seeing man , who takes an enlarged view of political subjects , but is not led away by unapplied theories . If he is President , he will not consent to be governed by his subordinates ; ho will hold himself responsible to the whole republic , and will act by the lights of intelligence , conscience , and experience . Our Government will find him no pliant negotiator , but it will find him always ready to defer to tho dictates of justice and generosity . If we blame Mr . Cbamvton and tho British
Government for creating a confusion , and in that confusion a diversion from duties which we owe to tho Liberal cause in Europe , how much more must wo condemn those madmen who , imitating the bigotry of tho Abolitionists in times past , positively identify tho defence of slavery with the defence of republicanism , invade States to enforce their views with tho bowie-knife and revolver , assail individual statesmen with violence for the expression of opinion , and actually
threaten to divide the Union by civil war ! It is quite impossible that these men of the South can actually succeed against the majority of the Union ; but they may succeed in giving a holiday for despotism , which it will know how to use against the progress of mankind . Lord Palmebston has assured the House of Commons that the naval force sent to the waters of Central America is under no instructions which will lead to hostilities . But a naval force has been sent , and our navy is kept up to a high strength , while already plans are under discussion for reducing the army which we can want in Europe alone .
The complement of the Sardinian Loan has been duly forwarded in Parliament , but what steps have been taken to support Italy against those Austrian aggressions which have been as bad , and have endured much longer than the Russian aggressions upon Turkey ? If the Government , at Constantinople merited our support , how much more the Government at Turin . Over these questions all is darkness . We only know that rigours continue in Milan , Rome , and Naples , and that Florence becomes daily more Austrian .
While the waters of the Rhdne are falling , the fireworks rise to celebrate the baptism of " the Son of France . " The Prince is elevated above his father ' s head to receive tho homage of tho people , while the "Third" NArouEOW ia negotiating to bring home the exiled remains of the unhappy Duke of " Reichstadt . " The proceedings in our Parliament have not advanced much the business of the session . In
some respects there has been a tendency to undo work done . The reduction of the array is talked of , but talked of in a manner which implies a compromise between a mere return to tho status quo ante helium and a little " reform . " We expect that if our army should not be called upon for service in a comparatively brief period , it will return to the state that it presented three years ago , with a . slight improvement in deference to the demand for better education , examinations ,
and so forth . Mr . Walpolb has stolen a march upon Ministers and upon the Liberal party . On Tuesday evening he moved a resolution recommending an extension of tho aid granted for the Nationul system of schools in Ireland to certain other schools , the special objcot being to extend it to tho schools of tho Church Education Socioty , an ultra-Pxotes-
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Leader (1850-1860), June 21, 1856, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_21061856/page/1/
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