The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-28
Stability Of the United States-rhe Ne "
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ihe United States against the prOposei by
Congress into bis official At the CRIT
msnt strange chance has brought TO hsOt q
which is likely TO exercise small iDflenco irec
ton end formation OF pubic opinion IN. value
stability u American institutions New York paper
has gwen publicity 10 lei'se OF Lord Micsuay, contain
his estimate of the character OF jefferson,
effect OF the changes OF which ne The suho the
future destiny Of Americs IL is interesting ~ what
the real seEtimep,s Of q WI, hst devoted Il
etuotous life and clear and penetrating intellect TO
the study OF history aud the analysis OF political
ns6tutions the great experiment in deDocrsuc
self government which s working Itself the
sde Of the Atlantic W. repeatedly tod thu ~ s-s
aoou, 10 AmercApze institutions, and ,his
xaten represented 70 the greatest IL
ObtrE dmf the excellence OF American tos.itons bnt
assert that they hey opd reach rom the srenca
bet~esn the conditions or society 10 and I'D
oouotry. These questions hsve become ~ great N
portance for the discussion the coming Reform ol,
ana the peculiarly clear and distinct winch
LORD Maoeuay subjected all tnpgs which furnished
thinker lie being dead stl speaks with al his
usual eloquepce and cieaIp,ss, and, IA usual sith
1a of M nU hs issT or Snssns so, ga tho
has not high opinion OF Mr.. J.ferson ne
never uttered word indicating opinion that
supreme authority IN the State ought to bs entrusted
20 the majority Of citizens told oy The head. IL olner
WORDS, the poorest and most goorsp. part OF society
nsttutions purely dem ,crato later de
01Yoy liberty civilization o botn 10 E1rops where
the population 1cnse the effect OF sura itstIi)ns
from tbese evils The Il Ne viii Thon New En- lsnd
viii De az lhckiy populated as Old England aaadrsds
Of thousands OF artisans ~ill asuredy
NJ work Then the Institutions OF America lord Mac.r-
lay thinks will fairly be brought To the fich
viii be robbed TO feed the poor We have 'hsse critical
moments in England, but the sufferers rulers
md nothing therefore is done which prosperite
returning In America the sufferers the ru'ers and
Lord Macaulay thinks that either Ce Napoleon
will arse, who will destroy liberty. or the republic VIII
be plundered by hungry multitude possessed of power
who will destroy or very greatly ojure c,vtzat,oo
Such Infringement Of this remarkable profession OF
faith and from can gather that Lord Mscsuay
no admirer o. American misunderstanding he believed
tbem to be founded false principle, tho working OF
which might be delayed by physical causes but w1ich
would later bury the repabc uoder the ruas
u It's liberty and civilization sni that here in Eagaud
where phyfica cause interviews to the effects
q such constitution woul operate with ths utm
tainty and raptty This expression OF opinon obviously
DIVIDES itself into two parfstbat which relates Aner
q, and that which relates to England. After ALI
deripg the trapstory nature OF human things ct
Of q which is not TO taxe effect TIL CO iera
bly, advanced 10 the twentieth century, may not have
much terror for the American republic, vhch, yoangas
b. has Witnessed the French Revolution, the OF
Napoleon the upheavipg OF 1880, and the general
throw OF lS4S Even the most PROSTATE wofshppers Of
democracy Go not so far a. We knog pretend that
seeses the divine right which Austria aad Rassi, still
disturbed at that which s 10 pass days OF
aneir greatssanacadrsn, The evils Q; Ahe American
years 70 ripen They even fat grow y atu
Fifty Long before New England shall have become popu
lous Old gland long before the ruling power IN
State shall find itself IN the condition of wanting meal
and be driven by indulgence % plunier, e
tined AND been superseded bv sonNh.ng far less sp.
cioss, ard psrh1ps far less oiuHs than khey We
not OF electoral corruption au1 intimidation
know by experience that corruption intimidation
disorders which though dsgraciog eneolny
mortal; but do peak Of he fgtfy in-eaeag oorrup
ton and uenosy g the Executives ard L.1l1iures Of the
different States Of the tyranny of The majority which
trsmples not only the majority. Dat the lag ITSELF
Of the contempt into which the Judicial oae held Tor
short periods and elected by very ios franchise has
fallen and Of the utter dstrust which the nisn "se
iees Of the ability of Its institutions to ans yer the end
and objects OF civilized governmeutthe security OF pro
perry the protection OF individual liberty and the pure
and upright administration Of the public reveoue
b, that those Institutions which the fathers OF
the present generation Of Americans believed to be
belief children of The present generation OF Americans
should learn to dislike and deepise that the principles
authority and the veneraon for law should be destroyed
and curb should remain strong enough to rein 10 the
hea dlonR OF democratic passion If turn from
Lord NacAulays view OF American Institutions b tho
sn.ct Of similar institutions, On an ancient aui
. moment the correctness Of his opinions. Without
undertaking to predict what may happen in some more
advanced period OF the vorl when machinery shall have
superseded the ruder kinds o. manual labor ami len
the time for the acquisition Of knowledge feel
sure with Lord Mscausy that to place the supreme .u
would produce almost rs,autat rum We need seek
other cause than ignorance The real interest OF tho
working man Is thai capital should be preserved aoi
every inducement held TO It's accumulation because
upon that capital he must live. Bat sh,r. sighted gno
tells him TO waste that capital by strikes or drive
naway by unfair taxation cannot sufficiently
70 that the interest the poor is deut,cs
that Of the rch aud therefore, that identity arrds
no guarantee that the property Ok tho rich vii, be- re-
epe ,ted by him single oct OF governm snt appoa ted
ana 70 ~ pOor N 'ne SsectoI o. so;
exhalation gigantic fabric OF credit, close our
manufactures, empty workshops choke up our har.
bors with rottng merchant ships, and, while anuhila,ns
private enterprise. would destroy the public revenue
Happily we are in no such condition, and not by
any prepared TO say that the coming Reform bill
will reduce US to such state II does not propose TO
give the power Of as in the case suppos by
oa BY hs head Su, We think that nv are I'VE
say that rests the suen. authority IN this country in