New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02
LORD MACAULAY ON DEMOCRACY.
From the London STAY.

From the LONDON otdy.
Sin. In connee'ion with The letter Of Lord MacaulAy
to Mr. Randall of New-York, which you have pub
sbed in The Star of this evening, you may perhaps
think it worth while to insert the foil wing extr1t
from speech of the same noble lord delivered 10 Tue
Home Of Commons on the ID day of March, 1851. Toe
snbect of debate was the Reform Bill and L. rd n =
cauay useo ttose words: believe there are socls-
ties in which every man may safely Ds Admitted 20
vote" g" ssv ST., thst there are countries 10 "nen
the condition of the laborng classes Is such thai they
NAV safely be intrusted with the right elecnB mem
bers of the Legislature" This is said with evident
reference TO the institutions of A.aerca, for little fur"
ther on he remarks that universal suffrage exists "a
the United States without producing any very frgntal
consequences n
And yet, Sir, in the letter to Mr. Randall he is made
10 sa,: 81 am certaio that never wrote une, ana
Il at Ibever in Parliament in conversation, or even oa
tbe bn,t,ngs uttered a word
indicatr al opinion that the supreme authority 10
State oug he inrusted to the majority OF citizens
too by the bead
s,itu,iops OF the american Republic. Now, 5 hnk
that mos; viii agree thai from this state OF facs
OILY differences can DO drawn; either that LORD
MacaulSy, in spite OF mis- wonderful memory mas ior
gotten What he actually did say, or that the letter to
Mr Randall is partially or entirely forgery w,on
| en-, cir 20 7 obedi-nt servant w. II. ALWOoD'
No 2 Alexander terrace, Westboune PARK, eth April
LORD MAcAULAys LETTER on AMERICAN INsTI-
TUTIONs.
To The Editor Of The star.
SIR wac much surprised on reading ths letter SAD
10 be written by tho late lord Macaulay TO Mr. Randall
of New-YOrk 90 not mean 10 imply tnat the ister
is not genuine; but this | eau safely S'y that. "hi
ever In 1851 may have been the opnicns Of Ia, lord
ship on Ameic instntons, III 1901 they were ,t
those expressed in that letter At least know that
to me he gave ut.ersnce to stnments sono"hal ~
fefeut; and he reason VI It wac this:
III 1885, had been year IN the United States, nav
inc previJoey had the great pleasure OF mu;h close
con nupicstioD with his lordshp, while engaged by
him To trspecrbe aUd write the tao first vol lmes OF
his Uittoty OF England His uniform kodness, his
enlarged and comprehensive mipd, aud HE fa-seelng
ipdp1yeDt always led me 10 submit my own hoaib'e
writings to biz criticism and friendly Suggestions
During nv stay in america had collected materials
for a too Volume work on the soS'ai ana poHH5ti
character OF our transatlantic brethren. bave Cue
manuscript still by me, and partly the reason was
never published was owing 20 what his lordshp sad
TO ne abJut 1t.
Liberal and just az then thought my views to be,
found that they were les 70 III relercncc 10 AAsrct
and t,r insiituuoDs than his greater experience aod
wisdOlD pointed ont 10 me they should be. Well do
remember amoet his very words III reference to the
Unrted STATES and the mighty iature in store for tha.
kepunlc Even as i stfouzy recall To mod his re-
marks whe,, the day ct the Frenoa Revolution IN
lSiS coming from the council, hs gave me the hsst
tdu ps that event In bon Case he teeme to me
20 have the cearest and most truly liberal We've de
struck beng friend OF tho poo Va, aud
certainly not at ali such The letter u MIR. Randall
wOCld imply
That be my have altered biz opinions those points
FICe lcN N Nrrf pO--iWe, W iughi poW hpuo oUsrI-
varops h. made to me il 1857, / slyud have thought
not; bus, es,eendpg as 90, the m9ulMg o ole whJm
! ! look upon iu0eed great ana good mau, hivo
vtturec utoD These marks irou feeling of r.speCt
b. his name and dasIo to show that, certainly AZ
one me Lord Aacaulay was at art iosgent adyo-
cas Of the gifts Of tbs psople.
e. pht ado that, daring the months was engaged
upon bis greet work, bad numerous opportunities
Tor closey seIg inO, and nuoers@ndi0g bis wonder.
fu nindesen 30, perhaps, than any othsrs had
aI0 con rive Several me nuCrs In conf cpatiNn OF
wbst have rere wnttenj but, need cay no more a.
! pretebt except tbis.
The eyio Of tho letter TO Mr. Randall is partly such
! "a beloogs 10 Lord Macsuliy and parY not. Heace
infer ibst msy have been written hastily, or 1jder
that illness from which he veriug jas about
the time It ID dated. am Sir your o ld'n, sy't,
". PARKER SNOW.
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