Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-02-21

judges all aud things accordance With the relations
they bear TO IT, But Macaulay has no such peic., to
sahd GU In hts soul there 10 erucibc with which
test truth and probe mankind la his heart there Is
emotion which throbs In unison and humanity which
~eeps with it, so rows and rjoiccs it, Joys In his
mimi there Is no spirit of unity subordinate, all IN, man.
uod relations OF religious political and social life to the
one great idea OF the happiness Of the people far
tho spiritual nature Of Mse,uay Is concerned IL /. In as
perfect state OF chaos the babsrism out ot which the
present state OF Anglo-saSon civilization has sprung
having no unity N thought TO curb aud master th. facts
OF history he dives headong into whrpool of the.
cts anu understanding 10 perfection the art of knitting
~orus together ani embroidcring them with all manner
OF fascinating metaphors he brings these facts he d,y..
up before the world In exquisite form and most
uhg taste hvety phrase OF Mscaulays in itself AN nc
eophsneI niue gentleman, as rrcproachabc tenure a.
French dancing master, accomplished and ascn,n,
one "t the scions OF an old Whig family on his
ace IN reception room OF Bclgaya OF tie real gen.
sne p'' OF great historian, however. there Is nothing
but there Is the iorm with all the bewchny
OF refined scholarship aud elegant adornment III. ylowin
gnauon too" Clothes his every sentence with peculiar
charm Not the emancipation OF poet in love with this
ideal, but the imagination Of balopst who Ia In Low.
with his brains. and of Wing who il in love with his,
Ser! The halnes which such an EMANCIPATION knLl.,
may burn AS other flames but they dill the air with some
rnatot the perfume OF burnt manuscripts and
OF paper Constitutions There is something sadly coos.
III the movements of intellect which ia thus uninspir
me lofty impulses OF the soul and unmoved by ten
der picadings OF the heart In most desoate grandeur
stands high mp in air. like glacier upon the summit
"i the maaya or ST. Gothad, unuelted by the golden
s VI e sun or the coPous descending dcws from Hea
ven Here are rocks, and trees aud pantc and stones
formed IN Sroupes like the facts of history in Macauly
oa Lake them, We see proud lords aud Legislators
u pomPoas bishops clothed in purple OF eloquencc aud
iiadem OF rhetoric, full of oriental richness and Indian
spcndor but yet cold and barren and souess AS hos.
,0ek and trees among the snow clad heights
mhs Mac""lay pays his homage to these lofty grandce-
OF Britain, the multitude in the valley beneath
"a swayed aud agitated Nv thousands OF passion,
anu emotions millions OF Btaius sweat and
anu work ana sAtve to supply the llustrous clique
oi lovely girls cry their little hearts out knitting tb,r
away to supply the great Wing ladies with fine and che,p
aces millions are doomed 10 the life OF brutes to cult
NAte the farms oil the great Wing Lords; ia a word
scenes are enacted in the valley beneath which max, an
gels weep and demons chuckle. But there il such d;s
lance between that huge mountain and low valley tina,
nobler men than Macauay have failed hear the sob. and
ces OF despair and agony which come from tb, d,pth
OF the woe ami misery Of the people Perlsps W. have
no night 10 find fault with Mr. Macaulay this
rs Lar a. compatible With the equilibrium OF Whig.ry
he sometimes throws here and then. conim,.r,iin,.
peep into the huge valley beneath, and TACT that be-
sides the families OF the Russe Cavendishes and Crews
Great Britain contains few other families is OCCASIONAL,
gracefully limited at by philosophical illusions to the feel
nS OF 1.-The masses, the tendencies OF the working elias.
es and so forth. We don't belong the modern school
OF sentimental socialists but think historian fy,in
IA this Nineteenth Century should have aual6c,os ann
emotions in harmony with the humanitarian snr;t -,
the age We are also aware of the technical distinctions
mserably lu.ic. 10y "
man who h., no spirit Of philanthropy bring to bear upon
he
their dong The OF this century alone brings The rys,
spirit TO bear history do ROT symaa
hIe with his pranr aud his name H.,
die imnuiaee laws OF the spiritual he pafes.Ss
The hi.t,ry
What pity that hundreds Of Intervene hfoe bi.a.
views Ike those OF French Comics become a.
To the other facts. he
up 10 ideas The soul OF the he never condo
d 10 come down from the region Of principles the soul
me clogged that
TREAT Britain required foreigner Lome To .xpln b-r Cn
'non She vi" require another foreigner explain her history
tat Ia the construction Of the undshled Anglo mimi
pheh shrinks from the sprtualng Of si
There u that the decacy of the Connrn,I tt -,
'hnks from the reduction Of the ideal praete How .,rn
and uncouquerAhlc these cmsca
~ the very fact that man like MAeauAy thoroughly
Hth French, German, and Italian spanish history ana
'urc stu remains A. inaccessible to the
the
advance towards happiness a. NH. hr nat,
rallied spirit Remains unsolicited ntrrcouT viii
Tie Continent OF Europe The boast practical genius of Great
mind,
ucng The striking difference between the Contnrn
prval by LONELINESS OF sentiment and gny feeling and
OF England iruEu s-lnhncs
tai rr>eTN- We siisnaEr the Arry. Ton.
81 MI Macaultv n speaking OF all England A.
ohg s rea hain remains largely Indebted Germany ana
all the nnhlrst ideas
a Mr.. Macauay. 5000 - ''
We have been with Mr. Macaulay an historian man
hs slcuii abtiics Invites he
point u, hew-
painter should lee ~orsppyd those that a,,
gone 10y IL tiur TO ahtr lte Of the OLD for .
upon the spirit that Auimar the aud bearing that .pr,
las on humanity. Rather than anal, wriny- pr-.
Ter 10 give an'yso la, nature. The FREQUENTLY
l''' anu Of
OF may .ut,l,
im 10 high rank Ensli-h literature u dazzling essay and
ilc, ~ honor in her l. gnure al
the hight
historian 70 - great nation Ike
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