In　fact　it　was　too　clear；　this　excellent　man　had　got　a　field　for　his　faculties　which；　in　several　respects；　was　by　no　means　the　suitable　one。　　To　drill　twelve　hundred　scoundrels　by　〃the　method　of　kindness；〃　and　of　abolishing　your　very　tread…wheel；how　could　any　commander　rejoice　to　have　such　a　work　cut　out　for　him？　　You　had　but　to　look　in　the　faces　of　these　twelve　hundred；　and　despair；　for　most　part；　of　ever　〃commanding〃　them　at　all。　　Miserable　distorted　blockheads；　the　generality；　ape…faces；　imp…faces；　angry　dog…faces；　heavy　sullen　ox…faces；　degraded　underfoot　perverse　creatures；　sons　of　_in_docility；　greedy　mutinous　darkness；　and　in　one　word；　of　STUPIDITY；　which　is　the　general　mother　of　such。　　Stupidity　intellectual　and　stupidity　moral　（for　the　one　always　means　the　other；　as　you　will；　with　surprise　or　not；　discover　if　you　look）　had　borne　this　progeny：　base…natured　beings；　on　whom　in　the　course　of　a　maleficent　subterranean　life　of　London　Scoundrelism；　the　Genius　of　Darkness　（called　Satan；　Devil；　and　other　names）　had　now　visibly　impressed　his　seal；　and　had　marked　them　out　as　soldiers　of　Chaos　and　of　him；appointed　to　serve　in　_his_　Regiments；　First　of　the　line；　Second　ditto；　and　so　on　in　their　order。　　Him；　you　could　perceive；　they　would　serve；　but　not　easily　another　than　him。　These　were　the　subjects　whom　our　brave　Captain　and　Prison…Governor　was　appointed　to　command；　and　reclaim　to　_other_　service；　by　〃the　method　of　love；〃　with　a　tread…wheel　abolished。
  Hopeless　forevermore　such　a　project。　　These　abject；　ape；　wolf；　ox；　imp　and　other　diabolic…animal　specimens　of　humanity；　who　of　the　very　gods　could　ever　have　commanded　them　by　love？　　A　collar　round　the　neck；　and　a　cart…whip　flourished　over　the　back；　these；　in　a　just　and　steady　human　hand；　were　what　the　gods　would　have　appointed　them；　and　now　when；　by　long　misconduct　and　neglect；　they　had　sworn　themselves　into　the　Devil's　regiments　of　the　line；　and　got　the　seal　of　Chaos　impressed　on　their　visage；　it　was　very　doubtful　whether　even　these　would　be　of　avail　for　the　unfortunate　commander　of　twelve　hundred　men！　　By　〃love；〃　without　hope　except　of　peaceably　teasing　oakum；　or　fear　except　of　a　temporary　loss　of　dinner；　he　was　to　guide　these　men；　and　wisely　constrain　them；whitherward？　　No…whither：　　that　was　his　goal；　if　you　will　think　well　of　it；　that　was　a　second　fundamental　falsity　in　his　problem。　　False　in　the　warp　and　false　in　the　woof；　thought　one　of　us；　about　as　false　a　problem　as　any　I　have　seen　a　good　man　set　upon　lately！　To　guide　scoundrels　by　〃love；〃　that　is　a　false　woof；　I　take　it；　a　method　that　will　not　hold　together；　hardly　for　the　flower　of　men　will　love　alone　do；　and　for　the　sediment　and　scoundrelism　of　men　it　has　not　even　a　chance　to　do。　　And　then　to　guide　any　class　of　men；　scoundrel　or　other；　_No…whither_；　which　was　this　poor　Captain's　problem；　in　this　Prison　with　oakum　for　its　one　element　of　hope　or　outlook；　how　can　that　prosper　by　〃love〃　or　by　any　conceivable　method？　　That　is　a　warp　wholly　false。　　Out　of　which　false　warp；　or　originally　false　condition　to　start　from；　combined　and　daily　woven　into　by　your　false　woof；　or　methods　of　〃love〃　and　such　like；　there　arises　for　our　poor　Captain　the　falsest　of　problems；　and　for　a　man　of　his　faculty　the　unfairest　of　situations。　　His　problem　was；　not　to　command　good　men　to　do　something；　but　bad　men　to　do　（with　superficial　disguises）　nothing。
  On　the　whole；　what　a　beautiful　Establishment　here　fitted　up　for　the　accommodation　of　the　scoundrel…world；　male　and　female！　　As　I　said；　no　Duke　in　England　is；　for　all　rational　purposes　which　a　human　being　can　or　ought　to　aim　at；　lodged；　fed；　tended；　taken　care　of；　with　such　perfection。　　Of　poor　craftsmen　that　pay　rates　and　taxes　from　their　day's　wages；　of　the　dim　millions　that　toil　and　moil　continually　under　the　sun；　we　know　what　is　the　lodging　and　the　tending。　　Of　the　Johnsons；　Goldsmiths；　lodged　in　their　squalid　garrets；　working　often　enough　amid　famine；　darkness；　tumult；　dust　and　desolation；　what　work　_they_　have　to　do：of　these　as　of　〃spiritual　backwoodsmen；〃　understood　to　be　preappointed　to　such　a　life；　and　like　the　pigs　to　killing；　〃quite　used　to　it；〃　I　say　nothing。　　But　of　Dukes；　which　Duke；　I　could　ask；　has　cocoa；　soup；　meat；　and　food　in　general　made　ready；　so　fit　for　keeping　him　in　health；　in　ability　to　do　and　to　enjoy？　　Which　Duke　has　a　house　so　thoroughly　clean；　pure　and　airy；　lives　in　an　element　so　wholesome；　and　perfectly　adapted　to　the　uses　of　soul　and　body　as　this　same；　which　is　provided　here　for　the　Devil's　regiments　of　the　line？　　No　Duke　that　I　have　ever　known。　　Dukes　are　waited　on　by　deleterious　French　cooks；　by　perfunctory　grooms　of　the　chambers；　and　expensive　crowds　of　eye…servants；　more　imaginary　than　real：　　while　here；　Science；　Human　Intellect　and　Beneficence　have　searched　and　sat　studious；　eager　to　do　their　very　best；　they　have　chosen　a　real　Artist　in　Governing　to　see　their　best；　in　all　details　of　it；　done。　　Happy　regiments　of　the　line；　what　soldier　to　any　earthly　or　celestial　Power　has　such　a　lodging　and　attendance　as　you　here？　No　soldier　or　servant　direct　or　indirect　of　God　or　of　man；　in　this　England　at　present。　　Joy　to　you；　regiments　of　the　line。　　Your　Master；　I　am　told；　has　his　Elect；　and　professes　to　be　〃Prince　of　the　Kingdoms　of　this　World；〃　and　truly　I　see　he　has　power　to　do　a　good　turn　to　those　he　loves；　in　England　at　least。　　Shall　we　say；　May　_he_；　may　the　Devil　give　you　good　of　it；　ye　Elect　of　Scoundrelism？　　I　will　rather　pass　by；　uttering　no　prayer　at　all；　musing　rather　in　silence　on　the　singular　〃worship　of　God；〃　or　practical　〃reverence　done　to　Human　Worth〃　（which　is　the　outcome　and　essence　of　all　real　〃worship〃　whatsoever）　among　the　Posterity　of　Adam　at　this　day。
  For　all　round　this　beautiful　Establishment；　or　Oasis　of　Purity；　intended　for　the　Devil's　regiments　of　the　line；　lay　continents　of　dingy　poor　and　dirty　dwellings；　where　the　unfortunate　not　_yet_　enlisted　into　that　Force　were　struggling　manifoldly；in　their　workshops；　in　their　marble…yards　and　timber…yards　and　tan…yards；　in　their　close　cellars；　cobbler…stalls；　hungry　garrets；　and　poor　dark　trade…shops　with　red…herrings　and　tobacco…pipes　crossed　in　the　window；to　keep　the　Devil　out…of…doors；　and　not　enlist　with　him。　　And　it　was　by　a　tax　on　these　that　the　Barracks　for　the　regiments　of　the　line　were　kept　up。　　Visiting　Magistrates；　impelled　by　Exeter　Hall；　by　Able…Editors；　and　the　Philanthropic　Movement　of　the　Age；　had　given　orders　to　that　effect。　　Rates　on　the　poor　servant　of　God　and　of　her　Majesty；　who　still　serves　both　in　his　way；　painfully　selling　red…herrings；　rates　on　him　and　his　red…herrings　to　boil　right　soup　for　the　Devil's　declared　Elect！　Never　in　my　travels；　in　any　age　or　clime；　had　I　fallen　in　with　such　Visiting　Magistrates　before。　　Reserved　they；　I　should　suppose；　for　these　ultimate　or　penultimate　ages　of　the　world；　rich　in　all　prodigies；　political；　spiritual；ages　surely　with　such　a　length　of　ears　as　was　never　paralleled　before。
  If　I　had　a　commonwealth　to　reform　or　to　govern；　certainly　it　should　not　be　the　Devil's　regiments　of　the　line　that　I　would　first　of　all　concentrate　my　attention　on！　　With　them　I　should　be　apt　so　make　rather　brief　work；　to　them　one　would　apply　the　besom；　try　to　sweep　_them_；　with　some　rapidity　into　the　dust…bin；　and　well　out　of　one's　road；　I　should　rather　say。　　Fill　your　thrashing…floor　with　docks；　ragweeds；　mugworths；　and　ply　your　flail　upon　them；that　is　not　the　method　to　obtain　sacks　of　wheat。　　Away；　you；　begone　swiftly；　_ye_　regiments　of　the　line：　　in　the　name　of　God　and　of　His　poor　struggling　servants；　sore　put　to　it　to　live　in　these　bad　days；　I　mean　to　rid　myself　of　you　with　some　degree　of　brevity。　　To　feed　you　in　palaces；　to　hire　captains　and　schoolmasters　and　the　choicest　spiritual　and　material　artificers　to　expend　their　industries　on　you；　No；　by　the　Eternal！　　I　have　quite　other　work　for　that　class　of　artists；　Seven…and…twenty　Millions　of　neglected　mortals　who　have　not　yet　quite　declared　for　the　Devil。　　Mark　it；　my　diabolic　friends；　I　mean　to　lay　leather　on　the　backs　of　you；　collars　round　the　necks　of　you；　and　will　teach　you；　after　the　example　of　the　gods；　that　this　world　is　_not_　your　inheritance；　or　glad　to　see　you　in　it。　　You；　ye　diabolic　canaille；　what　has　a　Governor　much　to　do　with　you？　　You；　I　think；　he　will　rather　swiftly　dismiss　from　his　thoughts；which　have　the　whole　celestial　and　terrestrial　for　their　scope；　and　not　the　subterranean　of　scoundreldom　alone。　　You；　I　consider；　he　will　sweep　pretty　rapidly　into　some　Norfolk　Island；　into　some　special　Convict　Colony　or　remote　domestic　Moorland；　into　some　stone…walled　Silent…System；　under　hard　drill…sergeants；　just　as　Rhadamanthus；　and　inflexible　as　he；　and　there　leave　you　to　reap　what　you　have　sown；　he　meanwhile　turning　his　endeavors　to　the　thousand…fold　immeasurable　interests　of　men　and　gods；dismissing　the　one　extremely　contemptible　interest　of　scoundrels；　sweeping　that　into　the　cesspool；　tumbling　that　over　London　Bridge；　in　a　very　brief　manner；　if　needful！　　Who　are　you；　ye　thriftless　sweepings　of　Creation；　that　we　should　forever　be　pestered　with　you？　　Have　we　no　work　to　do　but　drilling　Devil's　regiments　of　the　line？
  If　I　had　schoolmasters；　my　benevolent　friend；　do　you　imagine　I　would　set　them　on　teaching　a　set　of　u