The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-12
0lr Edward Bulyvcr Lytton rs q Prophet
OF Dtsunlen.

From the London Times Sept. co.
The annual meeting OF the Herts Agricultural Society
was held yesterday at Htchin Tho dinner held at
me Corn Exchange at four O'Clock Mr. w. Giles Fuller
presided supported BY the Right Hon Sir E. b Lytton,
Sir Z. B. LyToN in his speech sad-Gcntlemen thank
you for the honor you have done to my colleague
Ia not the least agreeable feature OF these meetings
that all the differences of political party susp led
and that you can thus combine in good wish those
county and who sit opposite benches In the House of
Commons. But, gentlemen, 1t Us not in the Old World
Cd you Many Of you viii remember that when took
the chair ably flied at meeting in this town,
shere came with me- as my guest and as yours Mr. Dial
United States of America Yeu will remember the enhu
siasm with which he was deservedy greeted, and the
Appauso that followed every afectonate alusion 10
oar republican knsfolk, with whom nevertheless
share WAS at that moment there has been
pftep before one Of those Irritating questions in which
much sernly asked by young Brother Jonathan and
mildly conceded by old John Bull. Well Englishmen
respected the giant republic in Us apparent unity and its
faNcied strength and no true Englishman will be mean
enough TO exut in the pangs of its separation and the hor
rors Of s civil But sven then, when Mr. Dallas was
guest never conceived do understand any
farhinking statesman could conceive that frh pd,t Of
Tie sa'th could long be held under imperial fo Of soo-
Emmsent That separation between North and
about by civil have long foreseen and
foretod to be inevitable, and | venture 10 predict
that the younger men here present tcf lre 10 not too but
al least four, and probably than oar separate and
sovereign CONFERENCE.-The arising out Of those popla,oas
schich year ago united their Legislature under one yesi
dent and carried neir merehandise under a sinole
flag. And SO far from thinking that these sepasa
aons win be injurious to the future destincs Of America
or inict blow on that grand principle Of self govern
mort in which the Substance of liberty consists believe
thst such separations will be attended nth happy results
% the fy9 Europe and the deUeopen,en Of american
Cvilisdon II Il could have been possible that poplr
zion and uedah increased all The condns7 Of Amercd
sCh her mighty eaboard and TIE fleets toica her incra ina
assbttion yell as her attending uoud hase
formed and armed could hare remained Under form If
government, in Which the Enectics has lille coty9
poprlde exceedingly adj INJURIOUS and ercitoJe iohy
then America ,ooud haze hung Europe like gather
sr0 and destructu s tat,derctoud No single Kingdom
in Europe coatd haze been strong enough 10 main
tain itself against nation that had cortsoi
dated the gigantic resources Of quarter Of the glote
And this unwiedy extent OF empire would have bcn "a
fatal TO the permanent safety and development Of
RIGA herself the experience OF all history tells
empire too vast to maintain the healthy circulation Of its
which II spread. BY their own weight the
old colossal empires of the East fell 70 ruin. II by
her own vast extent Of dominion that Rome FIRST lost
her liberties under the very armies which that extent
OF dominion compelled her TO maintain and
nnay rendered UP her dominion itself to the revenge Of
she lsns she had invaded The immense monarchy
founded by the genius Of Charemagne fell pieces
soon after MS death, and those pieces are now
the Kingdoms OF Europe. But neither the empires
of the East, nor the commonwealth of Rome
nor the monarchy Of Charlcmagne could compare
IN etent and resources nth he continent ~ An,s,;o ,nd
you cU remember hat The United Soies cio,m r,It ~
Tie whoe Of that continent and Tie ue.s fs,e ~ Ann ,a
usder one feeble Erecuuehe feeIsi Ey 'ne 'ea,
syer knoon in civilized conrniiy,ro,d MI ,maas
exception 10 the truths Of history and Tie ln,os of nie %
IN proportion a. Ae7cd shall tcome stirfded into t,dr
st States each Of which is large enough for
larger than an European kingdom-her aaJtssn ,oH b.
les formidable 70 the rest Of the uerid, and do not
doubt that the action Of emulation and rivalry
between one free State and another, speaking the
language and enjoying that educated culture
which inspires affection for all that enightens
and exas humanity win produce the effects upon
art and commerce, and the improvements In prac.
heal government which the same kind OF competition
produced In the old commonwealns Of Greece. Heaven
grant that my convictions may not be erroneous am
not then Of those who say that the impending sepa
ration Of the American States proves the failure her
experiment Of democracy Any other form of govern.
ment would have equally failed in keeping together sec.
tons Of community geographically cast with int.
rests antagopistic 10 each other But this may say