of this new Jewish State! This remarkable man, with his invincible troops, could not absolutely do this--but he did completely overawe and rule the State, causing himself to be declared _Protector of the Commonwealth_! With the death of this strong man, there being no successor to his ability, repression soon relaxed; the Aristocracy came out of their seclusion; the gloom of fanatical worship brightened in the natural love of rational life. _Society_ rebounded from the low depression; ancient feelings, habits, sports, reasserted themselves. Communities do not radically change, at once--such a thing to be beneficial, must be cautious. A tree, though misshapen, may not be plucked up by the roots violently, and forced into uncongenial soil; to improve its beauty and use, a different method must be sought: only, if the tree be actually dying, possibly, a complete and radical change may save it--at any rate it is the sole chance! The troops, wholly devoted to their late great General, found no one on whom they could rely; and another portion of the Army in the far North, was induced actively to assist the Aristocracy. These, joined by the middle classes, who had wearied of the too gloomy worship and severe _rites_, hastened to recall a Son of him whom they had not long before put to death, and place him upon the _Throne_. They declared him to be Sovereign-pope: they restored the old form and name of government; and rescinded nearly everything done by the Commonwealth. In this _Restoration_ (as the English call it) is another event, considered by them, of great importance. In this Restoration (a natural effect of the _fanaticism_ largely charged to the greater ignorance of the lower castes) the High-Castes again became predominant. They again took influence and power everywhere, and retained the fruits of the civil struggle in their hands. _They_ had aided the resistance to the arbitrary will of the Sovereign; and they now grasped and enjoyed the power wrested from him. They, alone, could impose taxes. No Sovereign would again dare to tax the people (that is, the High-Castes) without their consent. But _they_ would levy and raise taxes when they pleased. Thus holding the _Purse_ of the State they had become supreme.