latter-day pamphlets-第42章
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ulty； shalt reap in due time； if thou faint not。 Thou shalt have a wise command of men； thou shalt be wisely commanded by men；the summary of all blessedness for a social creature here below。 The sore struggle； never to be relaxed； and not forgiven to any son of man； is once more a noble one； glory to the Highest； it is now once more a true and noble one； wherein a man can afford to die！ Our path is now again Heavenward。 Forward； with steady pace； with drawn weapons； and unconquerable hearts； in the name of God that made us all！
Wise obedience and wise command； I foresee that the regimenting of Pauper Banditti into Soldiers of Industry is but the beginning of this blessed process； which will extend to the topmost heights of our Society； and； in the course of generations； make us all once more a Governed Commonwealth； and _Civitas Dei_； if it please God！ Waste…land Industrials succeedingt； other kinds of Industry； as cloth…making； shoe…making； plough…making； spade…making； house…building；in the end； all kinds of Industry whatsoever； will be found capable of regimenting。 Mill…operatives； all manner of free operatives； as yet unregimented； nomadic under private masters； they； seeing such example and its blessedness； will say： 〃Masters； you must regiment us a little； make our interests with you permanent a little； instead of temporary and nomadic； we will enlist with the State otherwise！〃 This will go on； on the one hand； while the State…operation goes on； on the other： thus will all Masters of Workmen； private Captains of Industry； be forced to incessantly co…operate with the State and its public Captains； they regimenting in their way； the State in its way； with ever…widening field； till their fields _meet_ （so to speak） and coalesce； and there be no unregimented worker； or such only as are fit to remain unregimented； any more。O my friends； I clearly perceive this horrible cloaca of Pauperism； wearing nearly bottomless now； is the point where we must begin。 Here； in this plainly unendurable portion of the general quagmire； the lowest point of all； and hateful even to M'Croudy； must our main drain begin： steadily prosecuting that； tearing that along with Herculean labor and divine fidelity； we shall gradually drain the entire Stygian swamp； and make it all once more a fruitful field！
For the State； I perceive； looking out with right sacred earnestness for persons able to command； will straightway also come upon the question： 〃What kind of schools and seminaries； and teaching and also preaching establishments have I； for the training of young souls to take command and to yield obedience？ Wise command； wise obedience： the capability of these two is the net measure of culture； and human virtue； in every man； all good lies in the possession of these two capabilities； all evil； wretchedness and ill…success in the want of these。 He is a good man that can command and obey； he that cannot is a bad。 If my teachers and my preachers； with their seminaries； high schools and cathedrals； do train men to these gifts； the thing they are teaching and preaching must be true； if they do not； not true！〃
The State； once brought to its veracities by the thumb…screw in this manner； what will it think of these same seminaries and cathedrals！ I foresee that our Etons and Oxfords with their nonsense…verses； college…logics； and broken crumbs of mere _speech_；which is not even English or Teutonic speech； but old Grecian and Italian speech； dead and buried and much lying out of our way these two thousand years last past；will be found a most astonishing seminary for the training of young English souls to take command in human Industries； and act a valiant part under the sun！ The State does not want vocables； but manly wisdoms and virtues： the State； does it want parliamentary orators； first of all； and men capable of writing books？ What a rag…fair of extinct monkeries； high…piled here in the very shrine of our existence； fit to smite the generations with atrophy and beggarly paralysis；as we see it do！ The Minister of Education will not want for work； I think； in the New Downing Street！
How it will go with Souls'…Overseers； and what the _new_ kind will be； we do not prophesy just now。 Clear it is； however； that the last finish of the State's efforts； in this operation of regimenting； will be to get the _true_ Souls'…Overseers set over men's souls； to regiment； as the consummate flower of all； and constitute into some Sacred Corporation； bearing authority and dignity in their generation； the Chosen of the Wise； of the Spiritual and Devout…minded； the Reverent who deserve reverence； who are as the Salt of the Earth；that not till this is done can the State consider its edifice to have reached the first story； to be safe for a moment； to be other than an arch without the keystones； and supported hitherto on mere wood。 How will this be done？ Ask not； let the second or the third generation after this begin to ask！Alas； wise men do exist； born duly into the world in every current generation； but the getting of _them_ regimented is the highest pitch of human Polity； and the feat of all feats in political engineering：impossible for us； in this poor age； as the building of St。 Paul's would be for Canadian Beavers； acquainted only with the architecture of fish…dams； and with no trowel but their tail。
Literature； the strange entity so called；that indeed is here。 If Literature continue to be the haven of expatriated spiritualisms； and have its Johnsons； Goethes and _true_ Archbishops of the World； to show for itself as heretofore； there may be hope in Literature。 If Literature dwindle； as is probable； into mere merry…andrewism； windy twaddle； and feats of spiritual legerdemain； analogous to rope…dancing； opera…dancing； and street…fiddling with a hat carried round for halfpence； or for guineas； there will be no hope in Literature。 What if our next set of Souls'…Overseers were to be _silent_ ones very mainly？Alas； alas； why gaze into the blessed continents and delectable mountains of a Future based on _truth_； while as yet we struggle far down； nigh suffocated in a slough of lies； uncertain whether or how we shall be able to climb at all！
Who will begin the long steep journey with us； who of living statesmen will snatch the standard； and say； like a hero on the forlorn…hope for his country； Forward！ Or is there none； no one that can and dare？ And our lot too； then； is Anarchy by barricade or ballot…box； and Social Death？We will not think so。
Whether Sir Robert Peel will undertake the Reform of Downing Street for us； or any Ministry or Reform farther； is not known。 He； they say； is getting old； does himself recoil from it； and shudder at it； which is possible enough。 The clubs and coteries appear to have settled that he surely will not； that this melancholy wriggling seesaw of red…tape Trojans and Protectionist Greeks must continue its course tillwhat _can_ happen； my friends； if this go on continuing？
And yet； perhaps； England has by no means so settled it。 Quit the clubs and coteries； you do not hear two rational men speak long together upon politics； without pointing their inquiries towards this man。 A Minister that will attack the Augeas Stable of Downing Street； and begin producing a real Management； no longer an imaginary one； of our affairs； _he_； or else in few years Chartist Parliament and the Deluge come： that seems the alternative。 As I read the omens； there was no man in my time more authentically called to a post of difficulty； of danger； and of honor than this man。 The enterprise is ready for him； if he is ready for it。 He has but to lift his finger in this enterprise； and whatsoever is wise and manful in England will rally round him。 If the faculty and heart for it be in him； he； strangely and almost tragically if we look upon his history； is to have leave to try it； he now； at the eleventh hour； has the opportunity for such a feat in reform as has not； in these late generations； been attempted by all our reformers put together。
As for Protectionist jargon； who in these earnest days would occupy many moments of his time with that？ 〃A Costermonger in this street；〃 says Crabbe； 〃finding lately that his rop
