The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-17
Literary Notices.

ALISON Bart author OF History Of Europe. &o. Panl,
new series. Embracing the hrst volume OF the Edin.
burgh edition. New York HARPERs. 1858. PIP, 1876
Price 90 cents.
This history is published uniform in style and APP
peaIanee with The work of which il s continuation.
The fame OF the historian, and The Importance OF The Pc
Rod whose annals he has collected. being that wherein
the revolutionary storms which ragged throughout Europe
in 1915 fomented aud brewed, unite 10 gathering
general interest around this new effort OF his pen.
II it is asked What the views and criticisms OF
the distinguished author upon the progress the world is
supposed have made during the period OF which he
treats 70 IL Is enough 10 say in answer that he belongs 10
the hgh-tory party in English polcs-to that party
which Ito borrow the language OF learned divine OF our
city," turns lis face TO the past and lis back to the
future" OF this powerful and epressive party Sir Arch
bald Alison is OF the most faithful followers. Being
learned and popular wiiter his adhesion has been
warded with proper honors. His services have been ap
preciaed at their true value and his future exertons
cured IN the same direction with his past. To our
minds il is clear that the high conservative the peroga
tive school OF the old arslocraces, possess ADLER ad
vocate than Mr.. Alison. How many there are in
America who can find themselves al home and in unison
with the reflections and conclusions Of this tory writer.
we do not undertake 10 say Independent OF any sympa
thising opinions. his book will meet large sale in
country because il with the prestige of past
and clothed with all the authority which arisloc
racy never fails 10 claim, and. we were going say
never 10 gam LOT pIOeecS A6 history oil
rope. do undertake dispaage its just claims nor
dispute its statements OF facts; but when The author
speaks OF America, we beg larger liberty. For the pur-
pose OF showing the anius OF the author towards the
United States as The land OF free Institutions and equality
in civil rights. we desire TO quote single libellous para
graph from The opening chapter:
"America, where republican institutions and universal
suffrage have from the foundation OF the State been
tahlshed affords equally decisive proof the ,enden-
cy OF such institutions to produce class and
unjust external measures. The principal States of The
Union have by common consent regulated their State
debts as the storms OF adversely blew and they
have, IN some Instances, resumed the payment of their
interest only when the sale of lands they had wesed
from the Indians afforded them the of doing So
without recurring 10 the dreaded horrors of direct taxa
ton. The measures OF Congress have been generally
directed by self interest that they have, in than one
instance, brough The conederacy the verge OF dssou
ton and the threatened separation OF South Carolina
WAS only prevented from breaking up by the quiet con-
cesson OF the central legislature. subsequently,, the
selfish career OF unbded democracy has been still more
clearly evnced Without the veslge OF title they have
seized on Texas and annexed TO their domnons
by conceang their title. which negatived their claims.
they have obtained from Great Britain the half of Maine
they have done their utmost revoluonize Canada they
have only been prevented by melancholy tragedy from
revoutionizing Cuba; and when the Mexcans took up
arms to ayenge the spoaton OF their territory, they
vaded their dominions and wrested from them the half
OF all that remained to them. including the gold laden
mountains OF California During the last years they
have, though attacked by made themselves mas
tiers, ~ fraud violence, OF 100000 additional square
miles OF territory being nine the area of France;
already the mutis uie beAunt has become popular
among Them that the very children in all parts OF the
Union play at soldiers democratic passions have found
their usual and natural vent in foreign aggression; and
America has added another 10 the many proofs which
history affords, that republican, far from being the
most pacific, are the most warike and dangerous all
States"
The object of the author is TO prove that the present
effects of representative governments the two countries
where they have been longest established and been
successful, may well suggest serious doubt whether.
in their pure and unmxed FORM they do not induce more
evil than they remove" His facts being false OF course
his philosophy is unsound False facts" and exagger-
atoms abound throughout the writings of'ths partisan,
TO the constant dsparagement OF equal privileges and
free government Equality and progress are in his ey Is
like demons who threaten to destroy society and perver
the laws of everything Providence He labors as
if he was commissioned TO Withstand them every
where he wages against them unrelentng 1t is
astounding hear Engshman in the nineteenth cen.
fury declare that the disastrous results OF free nstu.
tons in England and America have difused very gen.
eral doub, among thoughfsl men, whether the whole
representative system IS not deusion, and whether its
general establishment would not be OF the greatest
curses which could be inflicted on mankind They have
been weighed in the balance, II is said, and found
wanting" This Treason to the spirit OF liberty is prop
erly followed by defence of Russian intervention in
Hungary being called for by the people The oblqai.
ty OF moral perceptions which allows entertain
and teach such views, units him for the solemn duties
historian. He is unsafe guide through the events
Of the past, and dangerous counsellor for the future
But there be danger that people will be
duced by such fallsces Alison wieds yield their
control OF government TO confess that property the
only OF rights and the only for authority
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whole country. Men still remember with what breath
less soicude IL was listened 10, and how that, when
the last tones OF the orators voice had died away
the listening land, all parties felt that Of those great
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