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    ! THE aKfiPK JB^rixtli NOTION. SpjiK^eek...

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    Bellot's Monument. "A Monument To Bellot...

    tkose terrible regions . But the ^ rneii who , s , ^ and there— -whose best footing is the slippeiry ; , and unstable ice—whose surest path isHhaf directed by courage—^ whoae command , of life lies in their ability to conquer , day by day , hour by hOur ^ the clangers arbund . them—^ whose very home mig ^ it be crushed in an instant , but for the extraordinary exertion of foresight , vigilance , promptitude , ; and strength—these men do hot shrink from facing ihese dangers , from continuing to face them ,, from repeating the enterprise . Jt'is not to be , * i » -i 4 ^_ ~ J » ~ J ¦ J . T . -: X - X >_ 11 ~ x . J ~ i . ¦ ' . 2-- ^» »^ u-. « i- *< X ? ¦ -iT »* i ¦ t 4 * t . a

    which he had to encouriter- ^ tiat he ' was unaware how incessantly that fate watched his footsteps , to seize hira on an unwary or hesitating step ; nor was i he alone . There never has been any difficulty in filKng up the posts of these expeditions ; and from the character of themen who have sought them , with perhaps one lamentable , excejp-i tion , it is to be inferred that they knew far better what they had to meet than any general reader can possibly do . Yet they jcompeted for ihe post . Naywhen Captain Peel was one

    , young © f the competitors ; it is to be supposed that & man of Feel ' s slow , but distinct and vigorous imagination , would thoroughl y understand : that to which his son . proposed to risk himself ; yet it is not recorded that the father impeded the son in his honourable ambition ; Franklin , who is now gone , had encountered those dangers repeatedly before . Ross has been twice . In short , many ^ pf these officers knew their hardships and perils , personally and experimentally , and yet they have not hesitated .

    What is it , then , that impels men to depart from a country where life is said to be rendered inof e comfortable than in any country of the world 5 where , with the opportunities cominaiided by men of ability and connexion , it is possiWe . to attain distinction through p ' aths of ease ; and where indeed far greater ordinary distinction may be attained by easier paths P Was it the lbve of rank ? There is many a noble family on the list of the Peerage whose history would show easier and Idwer paths to rank and wealth than those selected by the Arctic voyagers . Indeed , an Indian campaign presents but a comparatively

    small share cither of endurance or mortal risk ; in comparison with an Arctic voyage . Is it the love of being immortalized P' That' might suffice for the leaders , but it cannot operate with all , nor can it operate With any mail in the most trying hour . It is possible that the troubled dreams of Franklin and his companions , when , amidst that cruel climate their sufferings were aggravated by the feebleness of actual starvation , may have been alleviated by their dream ' s of a country ' s respect and gratitude for their endurance . But there is some motive more permanent still than

    any one of those , by which a man altogether withdrawn from the world , never expecting to rotfern to it , hopeless of realising , thp . sense that he is recognised ; fearing pei'hapa that accident may erase his name from , the roll of history , is still upheld under those privations . It is not even the love of science , for although that will draw him on so long as an object remains to bo pursued , it cannot sustain hira when the pursuit ) of that object is ended , a , nd wb . cn nothing remains before him but

    liia own destruction- —a fate which so many an Arctic hero lias confronjtcd , epmetimea to survive it , sometimes to attest his fo'i ^ jfcnde even by undergoing the extremity . There is still , then , some motive which can sustain men at tlieao last hours , and enable them to endure , in , the icy solitude of an Arctic desert , the highest dignity of their nature . That motive , though unrecognifled perhaps by themselves when . they aspire to ioiji these enterprises , is pi * obably the most abiding and the strongest .

    The , Hailor in tho hiimorous song , who comphtiua of iho . diingora which . atton 4 the traveller at . hpinc , utters » iloop ami beautiful truth . It is tho converge pf that sensation 1 which , evcry man of iiorne-keepiaglifo has felt , when he ' ' comes at find ; from Jub . . op u Harmon ' t , . goes ; forth , amid the purer tjliimenjl ^ , un . d is , ep ' usoiOua of the indraught oflifo * yhich ho : takes . in with hia breath . Jiii-Mian life is sustained by th © some Ijiwh that

    sustain and diroct , the element in their wildest moods . The fiercest wjn , d that Woi ^ over hill anjti dale , lan d ami waf ; pr—povor the teatring 'forestf a « well as the whistling ice j > innack >—dnd sweepb destruction to drgunifi life , uleO oouyoya life to the living creation , roinoving ' . the ( Wisob that nbato that life , and renovating if b sources . •> Organic exiflt-« uu ; o hw boon forintxl ; to dpvflpp © itself nwifat tjle " ¦ '¦ .., * . ; ' ' / ! i ^ l' ¦ " ' ' ¦ , ' : ¦' ' 7 . . r ' . '

    Bellot's Monument. "A Monument To Bellot...

    changes of the elements , and jit < Jeri ^ es its fuUest strength where ii is mpsthealthuy ^ ed . Health , therefdre ^ rfi ^ er challenge ^ th ^ trial than avoids it ; V feeis Con ^ ciiouS of its ; own strengtli in meetjng what ittmgixi ' . ( eoia < g [ uet ' . ; ' .. iaiid J ^ Pws £ nat it is iner ^ asmg itssteengm same healthy life shrinks wft ^ a kin & <^> $ ur < 3 y apprehension & pm the btfserpauses th ^ saD the vijg ^ w W eiistehee ; an < 3 i vthe liome-lceepmg \ mter , wHq doubts the utility of these . A ^ ctac . expeditions , is felt fey ; the ^ i ^ a g ^ r , tg be himself ; sur- ; r & uild ^ d . by vpdi ^ o * LSl ^ nd pnteryating iiifluences iniore' ^ ^ ^ iterrible ^ to ' -aJiealthy love of life than any

    ruderwiiid or sHppery , pathway in . ithe Wildest regipn o ^ the noirth . ; It is a love of he ^ ltb ^ y life * ¦ therefore ^ tifedt leails ^ eil forth froin the midst pf ^ uietiidei in ^ pt ^ t er ;^^^' ^ eir ^^ e ' . ^ ii ^ s ^ epjgiih j ^ t tlie midst of perils and endurances . / . . i ^ ut if the motive stonpedt there , being a selfish one , ^ it would tie insujfificient for any such sustaining virtue as we see in ^ hese : enterprises . Physiologists hiave observed in . the artiheial changes . wMcIi civilization introduces in abatement pf natural tvries , that there is a constant tendency to and

    return to the ^ ^ ' iiatuial type ^ that tendency appears to be . ' st ^ ng in the spirit as it iaM the flesh . In thq ! mutations of society , seets rjlse and fall , with tiie , shiBiing tendencies of htpnap . know ledge , i ^^ %% e biief religious , ^ ^ e , lem . ent at th ^ e kernel is constant , and is cbntinta ^ y cprrecting these temporary and collateral , " aber ^ a ^ qpLsL \ Artificial manners set wp iipw objects , '< W $ . ty ?? B of " morals ,, new , s % ndair 4 s pf wiue ¦ ';¦ jbiiit sjtillin , the midst of ; ail ; tKesediptatieSjtnei'e is a constant tenjieney in the mind to

    go Jbabk , to the ; instincti ve standards ,, anq . to revolt agaio ^ t . artiheial ^^ substitutes . ; "i- " .. ! 3 Eli € ^ jnuman fpot will ^ ver to the ; nipst cultivated : apprehension be more beautiful iq . its natural ibrm , wnen ^ preloped by free exercise into 'jfull growth , than the broken foot of the plpnese wpman ^ or the narrow flat in whicK "English women prefer that the figure of Venus should terminate . : Sp it is in morals . At one time society sets tip the standard

    of rank to worship ; at another , the possSessioii of so much in Consols leads the " general mind enslaved ; but the nobler spirit , which is full of life , labours with the constant impulse to break away from these things , and to recognise as the qualities of the true nobility towards ' wliich it mxist workj the very simplest impulses of liuiiiaii nature—courage , love , obedience to the laws of life , exertion for the attainment , of good . Jt appears to be the strongest impulse of that ^ which"has beeii called natural piety , to bring b 6 th body iihd mind into' direct obedience to' the laws of the

    Oreatoias they are themselves worked out with the least adulteration . Atnidat our own society nian , guided , by shifting standards of mbnils , may become the servile tool of a spiritual priesthood , or the slave of some " legitimate" fool ; may be by turns a revolutionist against tyranny , or a tfait ' or to ; the revo-i Jution . But in the rougher scene it is still tho naked eleriieilta , arid the primary qualities of

    human nature , with "which' im en deal ; arid then scelting this ehtei'prise , not onl y identify tliem-Belves with tliat which 19 noblea't ul their race , but become a practical ovi denee to their fellows , that » that' which is noblest ever si ^ eks to identify it « elf with that which is most riatiiVal , most 'constant , ; and mioat simplo . It 19 irti '^ oss lblo for any living floul US look forward to > the time' when the narrative of the simple tenauranee undergotae by l * l \ anlclin , or M'Clure , or tnc devoted'bomracfe whose ; death all the bi-ave hearts of Eti ^ ropo Vip ^ vlament , and envy , shall ccaaC to possess its intorewt- ^ sliall cease to toat ; h man ihoiiriOH ' t generous and li ' ealthfiil . emotions' of whicih ho W capable ' . ' It is impb ^^ iblo to suppoflo a'day ' when }) otl \ France iih ' 6 s ^ nvuttc hpn , cefor ( h ; bolonga to both , and wlio could declare m the face of 'deiii / h , fiiandiiig on ' tljb uibufc' uiVatable Toofhifr tluitthb human iiWflgiria , 1 ! i 6 n ieou'ld invent , that , ) fo ; tttill 'di ^ irod ti > ' bo' wheit ) lie wjp erhBpdyi , ng _ a dutyyBtill relied updh' 1 W » Winch" "toWHatts lh ^ glit bring his death ; but ! which eye * Anstam . tho'life' of mankind ; w tht ^ l do tliegovorliiticJnt of the uni-TCrSO . 1 ¦¦ ¦ ... - . ¦ . ¦¦ . * .:, ; ¦ . - !\ <•; Cm ;' i ; 1 ¦ " " I i 'W : ¦ .: ¦ i , ¦•• ' ' .

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    ' ¦ - ' •>• Oo-Ol-'Eratig N'Awd Strjickk...

    ' ¦ - ' •>• OO-Ol- 'ERATIG N ' AWD STRJICKK . . WmtK ctefon ^ : iiA-rfeU O ^ K wW fWWP , ' nnd tlio . poli vy ¦'< # " ^ : abo ! n 4 pning ; Sfti MkWto ' - ' # l tomojitm to -, VpH , put is tt'riucflCioii ofpolicy : f X \\ o pm \

    of ; cp ^ pperatipnr . We beliey © ihat it is , qn admirable plan , and tfyat , where it js really caamejl out it is sure ip bring benefit tq ail engaged iii it "Sfhileii fl ^ uatrates for Pwys ' .. a spun ^ , princi ple which m )» y . < iutin ^ tejy elevfttp labpur to- a rank infijpq | ely ( aljpye its prfisentpg ^ itioni ,, ^ t jthe very ieiason 8 ^ t % itvmaike . ^ s , reeai ? d ftjie . stride ; > as a weapon not ^ fbe . ab ^ tlie . nipst ^ , v « duable of prinqipies for : deve ^ opins the returns pi : indusia ^ r , makp usalsoregrejb anyabuse

    ofagood weapon , pr the minghng \ p f coipperation with the lieat and haste . etf . contJBst ., .,, ¦ . , . y $ f . p . ^ piibt whether . ; tte cottonrtrade can ajffbrd higher ^ . wages ,. because it-, has , undergone serious $ sturbanc ! es , m < k ;^ bere , has bejen a progressive ^ eo ^ pmthe valup of ^ tbp TOanu ^ ttoe ^ , article But tppress a , demand whiciL cannot be apf ^ nted is tp ensure defeat , an (| . thus , . while wasting the present , resources of the men , an 4 dimn ^ ishuiff the YPry iund out , of which they have tb . he pai ( 5 it is damaging the moral effect of well-conducted

    . strike ^ . .. ¦ --. ,, - ;¦ , , ,, ¦ :. - : v . ' . ; . - ;¦> ., : , , .. : ; :. , ; : .. . , -, „ ¦¦• , .. : -. : ' tllie question pf . jco ^ operation is still more ^ erious . - Ppr '¦ working . men , rtp : ¦; ^ cplleet ^ theip modest capiiai , to beein ; , the work p | " production for th ^ emselyes , anS thus ; , Twjbile i ^ ing . profits as well as wages ^ tb become iheir ' pw ^ i iftasters , is , to shpw ' thbway tpwarct ^ real ii ^ njend ^ nce . But the work is ^ ovie that reqi ^ ires , jaiqe care in . the planning , g ^ eat prudence jn jnialpng tie commerLcement iiot On too great ja . scale ,. said infinite patience in carrying it put witn zeal , perlinacafcy ,

    and temjjjerv A strike is riot a favpurable jprelude to aiiy . such work and to base a co-ppjerpitive enterprise on a conflict , is fat risk the failure of" a conspicuous experiment , and , so tp „ aild anpther instance , to the piany whichi nmke the pubhp depreciate co-operation ., lit niust , at the , jbest , entail disappbintnient ; A class of . men . depending op . weekly , wages , neither comniand tli 0 funds nor thie cpnnexipns , to supph ?; capital , sufificient to absprjb . the labour -pf the wholeI an < j Jhence the vast majority must be left put of the speedy benefits . ,

    There are , besides , other ijiodes in which tlie condition of the working classes can b , e nnprpved . Better information has made Rasters & w & y ; e that willing workmen are morp vaipabie ^ than , unwillinig ; jience a growing disppsitiou tp . cotai ; the good will pf work-people ^ by , attention t ^ tjieir wants arid comforts . Frpni a 'Birmingham master p ainter , who raises the wages of his ; men , on . demand , to " William Dargap , who vplunteera to do soi and to Mr / Salt , , of Bradford , wt , o surrounds his hew ffictoiT-palace with imprpved dwellings

    for liis people , there arc many dejgrees in tjus cooperation between masters and men ; an ^ it wm advitnee , as' the principle . of conceH advances , by faVour of eiilightejinient and . mutual jgQod fa ^ h . A still more direct source of independence for the nien ' wjir . be to obtain inforwatimi Gn tb , e value of labour , —just as dealers ya , hides , or sh ares , or any ' other commodity , orrangp , t ] ic » r prices , by ascertaining the dernand for the article , ^ inA the amount of stock pn hand . , Mcn h ^ ye . ofteii heirlected , through icrriorance , to presfir . ^ rataancte

    ^ hich would have been siicccssful ; . and , tl ^ oiig ^ the same cause , they have ' presse ^ , pemancja cl ^ stincid ' , from the necessity pi )(> jrcum ? tance ? ,, to refusa . ^ Tlib corrective to ' tliege' mistakes i vouia be Bound mibrriiation . Uoaters in labom ;

    ! The Akfipk Jb^Rixtli Notion. Spjik^Eek...

    ! THE aKfiPK JB ^ rixtli NOTION . SpjiK ^ eeks ago wo gav e on ou tline of tJMV / Cljcpok ' J ^ mpiro notion , " ua it is dissomuiated uy itoq advocates . , Wo ( tjieu promised to discuss tuo ftue ^ l-ipn raprp ^' ully tw , Qc ^« aiou xm ^ M «* malK {' paid t l ^ o ' tiVei » . cpm ^ wJien ^ « ilc « co ^ puld'Po cu - p 4 'l « - « : Jit , } B u H 8 ; to eon « e » X bh g fact ot me o ^ isfconcoaf ;» ItuesianMm . in the Cttbmofc ^ and 1 ™ ,

    pop ^ iblo , to t < lo , ubt jthij-totliemisl'a'ip ^ y "V ? cpimtry WJ ^ p ^ Waibp yvtilmg to pnxcinme poa « o aro nion wlio would , floerifu ^ e -the fiwtlvioj ™ y *™ tional cum emen % to $ w $ ovd } s \ intewets W ^ 4 \^ - { h ^ e ;^ tate ^^^

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  • Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 15, 1853, page 12, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_15101853/page/12/