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Chapter on Almsgiving , and in so doing has identified himself with the thoughts and inspirations of the reverend author , who , we anticipate , will thank him for having supplied the hiatus . Mr . Montgomery , in his strictures , does not spare his own countrymen , the soi disant free Americans who are slave-owners . All should read this inestimable book , —were it possible that it coulcl reach the eye of the Queen of the British isles ! over which Providence has destined her to reign , what signal benefit to humanity might result ; what a contrast must such a book present to the revolting deer-slaughtering scenes got up for her amusement at Gotha .
Plan of an Improved Income-Tax , and Real Free Trade . By James S . Buckingham . Ridgway . As dire diseases require strong remedies , so does the pressure of exhaustion on the body politic require stringent means for its removal . Few men , if any , have lived to see so much of their ori ginal views adopted , although , when their views were originally divulged , they were considered to be as hopeless by some as dangerous bothers . From the
y Eastern hemisphere to the new world , Mr . Buckingham has gathered his experience , and has brought it home to England , where we fear his experience is too much needed not to insure attention b y many who , but for the threatened danger , might turn a deaf ear to the warning of truth . To his plan of an improved income-tax , which is founded upon an honest mode of levying , we have only to suggest , that even the humblest
should contribute their mite , in order to ensure the just taxation of the man worth millions . Let every man that can earn his 20 s . per week pay Is ., he would save indirectly at least 6 s ., and thus gain 5 s . in pocket ; the collection could easily be made by the master , ancl paid quarterly to the assessor . But will the nobleman pay his ten thousand a year ? He maybe compelled to do so . It is begun to be felt that there ought not to be one law for the poor and another for the rich . Mr . Buckingham ' s views on emigration are strikingly clear : we wonder , as we read , how such views have escaped the attention of the Government .
Herald of Peace : a New Series . Thos . Warc ! and Co . Thirty-eight numbers of this truly Catholic serial have met the public eye , ancl must have tended to direct the thoughts of many to that curse of mankind—WAR ; which " has ruined the world , crimsoned the earth , and cursed our species for ages and ages , " while education has proved incontestably , that military ambition and moral excellence are incompatible . That British soldiers may be the best disciplined we do not
question : but as the lash is the schoolmaster , we shudder at the serfdom , as well of him that awards as of him who endures the punishment , fit only for a brute . The society for the promotion of permanent and universal peace may find their annual account of good to prosper but slowly , but it will progress ; ancl when once the balance is proved to be in favour of its objects , we may admire , as we shall surely shudder at the exploits of a AVellington and a Napoleon , while we shall glory in contemplating the peaceful actions of a Penn and a Howard .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Literary Notices, &C.
Chapter on Almsgiving , and in so doing has identified himself with the thoughts and inspirations of the reverend author , who , we anticipate , will thank him for having supplied the hiatus . Mr . Montgomery , in his strictures , does not spare his own countrymen , the soi disant free Americans who are slave-owners . All should read this inestimable book , —were it possible that it coulcl reach the eye of the Queen of the British isles ! over which Providence has destined her to reign , what signal benefit to humanity might result ; what a contrast must such a book present to the revolting deer-slaughtering scenes got up for her amusement at Gotha .
Plan of an Improved Income-Tax , and Real Free Trade . By James S . Buckingham . Ridgway . As dire diseases require strong remedies , so does the pressure of exhaustion on the body politic require stringent means for its removal . Few men , if any , have lived to see so much of their ori ginal views adopted , although , when their views were originally divulged , they were considered to be as hopeless by some as dangerous bothers . From the
y Eastern hemisphere to the new world , Mr . Buckingham has gathered his experience , and has brought it home to England , where we fear his experience is too much needed not to insure attention b y many who , but for the threatened danger , might turn a deaf ear to the warning of truth . To his plan of an improved income-tax , which is founded upon an honest mode of levying , we have only to suggest , that even the humblest
should contribute their mite , in order to ensure the just taxation of the man worth millions . Let every man that can earn his 20 s . per week pay Is ., he would save indirectly at least 6 s ., and thus gain 5 s . in pocket ; the collection could easily be made by the master , ancl paid quarterly to the assessor . But will the nobleman pay his ten thousand a year ? He maybe compelled to do so . It is begun to be felt that there ought not to be one law for the poor and another for the rich . Mr . Buckingham ' s views on emigration are strikingly clear : we wonder , as we read , how such views have escaped the attention of the Government .
Herald of Peace : a New Series . Thos . Warc ! and Co . Thirty-eight numbers of this truly Catholic serial have met the public eye , ancl must have tended to direct the thoughts of many to that curse of mankind—WAR ; which " has ruined the world , crimsoned the earth , and cursed our species for ages and ages , " while education has proved incontestably , that military ambition and moral excellence are incompatible . That British soldiers may be the best disciplined we do not
question : but as the lash is the schoolmaster , we shudder at the serfdom , as well of him that awards as of him who endures the punishment , fit only for a brute . The society for the promotion of permanent and universal peace may find their annual account of good to prosper but slowly , but it will progress ; ancl when once the balance is proved to be in favour of its objects , we may admire , as we shall surely shudder at the exploits of a AVellington and a Napoleon , while we shall glory in contemplating the peaceful actions of a Penn and a Howard .