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We extract the following lstterof tie great
historian to Hemyss. Randall, eEsqssfrom ar
articles in the .Soat1lerm>&Litevary Messenger
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TO HENRY 5. ,RANpAIL. ESQ.
HotLtlLQPc Keasiqqtea 2, A91den' ,aae' 3
- ap..a. ;,,,s,e Il, May. May p, ,.Is59. 1921. :.
T You are suiraprrised Il to f fssra 'that IHase not
high opinion iniion Of Mr.. Jsferson;,- anna
little surprised AT your surprise 1. am-'cer1
tain that EneYer wro.e.a line, and that l.neR-
essin Parliament, iu]cenEersation, or .eHenien
|. the hustines,-a place Where itisahe fashion>to
. court the populace,-Suttered aaword. indiea=
ti1g@an opinion that,the supreme authority
in State ought to be; entru:tc to. the Ina-
ioritv Of citizens told BY the Head, In other
words, to The boorest and post ignorant part
of tsociery. s1have long been, convinced that
institutions PSrely democratic must; sooner
or later, destroy liberty, or civilizAioM' or
both. .''a-'y.@ ~ {
In Europe, where the population is derse,
the effect ofsnek ekinstitiiions;Rould be aims;
instantaneous: Mflat aliappenef1 lately in
Franceis auseIamble. 'dnslS4Ssa Fure.depl=
ocracy vas established there: During q. .shoEs
time there .Was@rrason to- expsct. a general
spoliahon, a national bankrpPtc!Er,s n7W Par
tit0n of the soil, q maximum OF prices. q ruin-
Gus Load OF taxation laid on lhe rich for the
nurp9sc Il :.ipp,ling The poor in i'lleness.
Surli .St .sSEsti.rii would, ia twenty years, :, have
made France az poor and barbar6us 'as TIE
French4bSt the Carlntingians: :. Happily t1e
fla.rger wassap-Ned: andanow tberuis q dis
4,csis nj; asiien: .ribunes fH9 enslasc.i .aprcs..
Eilseetr.iss ;shut civilization. i:.s zen
ssged.. l haze .n9t.lhe smallest doubt. thai,
i! we. had a pg1als delnocratie government
I,rre:, lie cli$tcs would be The same. Either
tie pJoT wottA plnnderiths riaH, and cyil:za-
::3c world pcf;sh;cr order andpropefty would
lie savatl'b77 strong military government,
ami 4itertgswsnld.p perish. .'s:;f 9 AZ
ssYoaguay think tEnt sourrountry eEjuys-.f
exra,p,inu :lrt,.n t&cse evils; X viii. frankly
.,an o:sou that.I arn Ola veryadiiferent oRia.
"a. YJuri i-t" believe to becertaii,, though
IL IS i.!irred bv pn. cause. As long
- ~ ave a. bonndlgss.estenEof fertile and
:. .s<,y,:a. s..,' land, :4ynpe iaborlng population
,s..:..,, ia !. ...prc at east Haa :1ke labor4g
l.Jpu.,..sv.. ciI, ,lg oltiSworli; and, @tlc tla,
is :u4 cas- the JlEsrsQniaa ;,o!itg may coi.
Linuc to exist wi'htut cail'ifs ary fatal ca
lamity,, . Blu Tie 'fim.::wiil eo.ie when New
EagIsnd Will s 4; fb;ealllf; 'paop!el aS '0'd
Eisland. >: wiil,.bs as,low, sad VII
fucluafe rs mueh@,tG. OIL as with rs. iau
wiil.haye rt,ur bianeheaters ard Birmiughanls;
and in those Manshe-Iers' and ihrininghains.
hundreis of thSu.ands IF artisans will assrr.
{ Nv he somefimestouto work. Then your
institutions will b- wlybrousb. to the test.
Distress EVERYWHERE snskss thu laborer mu
tinuus, and ,dIscont.a ~ a;d -! 'ies him 10
listen W wiIlieagern9!> - a. :taitrs VIII y
lin that It X munttr.;i& if'' J thi' on.
man Should Have miElirn Wits aiihthercan
not eet afiill NEAL II, -b;i'; %ea,s there i,
plenty cafsgrunibling here, sauN sonesiintsa a
ittle!9Fiaiar:s But it matters little. iu'
here the sufferers are not the rulers TIE
supreme spower,is in the lianl.s Of u class. nn-
mero,lssideed, but select, Of an educated
class, Of Glass whichis, and kn1Hs i:sefto b.,
5lscpjy interested in the secpritJ Of prnper!y
and the maintararce oforder. Accordingly,
the 'ualcontcnts. are firmly, yet gently, re
strained. The bll time is SGT over wthout
rohbing the wealthy to relieve the indlgent.
The s:,rings Of na;innal prosperity s,'';" begin
to flow again: work is. pen5iul: wages rise;
and alIls tranquility an.bchse:ful,)ess. haye
seen England pass three or four times through
sncn critical seasons, ss i have described.
Through such seasons the United States will
haze to pass, in the course of the next centl-
~, If not Of ,his. How will you pass through
them? 'Ih@artily wish you ag,od deliver.
ance. But nv reason and my wishes are at,
wer: and ] cannot ielp fore5oding the worst.
Itsis Quite plain. that your government will
never be.ab;e to rrestrain distressed and
disconnected majority. For with Jon the
mai9ri.y is the government, ant has The rici,
who ere alway: q minority. ,aGalii;;ely a; "
mercy. Tic day viii come Wlea, jn NLe State
Of New York, -nultluils ofIMp!e, =; nnns Of
whom hns had more than half a breakfast, or
expects to h:ve more'tliau half a-dihncr. will
fcbm,se,s 6 Legislature is it nu>sihIe Ia doubt
what S,l4 ef iesisiatare VIII be chosen? On
one side isa statesman :preaciiing patience,
respect t(or vested rights, strict obsersancaot
rnbl,c faith. Ga tbe other is. "a dsinasoguc
"a ting ahout tAsly:anh5 oi capitalists sad
lsurers, and asking why a;,ybody should be
pcrpited to drink chsmnagne and to lillc in
.. carriage, while thousands Ni Honest iO!?is
::rc !, Wa::. of nsctssaries. Witch OF ,hs
;wo caudi!a,as is likely To he prefer red by
40 king man who tearshs c!Sliren cry / :"
nli,re bread2 Iseripusiy appreaen,-i,a nat yo,:
will, ia some such season Of adsersi;.A ss |
I,aye described, DC .hinse which will prcs@nl
prosperity from returning; that yoaswili ACT
ike people 0!.o should, in q year Of scarcity,
,!tsoura all iha scs'i corn, and thus make ;'h'
pex,. year year, not Of fseavritY, bnt Of absa
lu.. i;.niuc. T!aere will be, fear, spolieiion.
'l:ne sp l!;.,;on sill increase tn" ,;:s'reSs. Tn
ls,:ess .ll i;Foauce flesh .r'lia'io:i. There
i, noliihs - s'"p YOU. Your CoDs'iia;:',a is
II! sail sr,!-nn anc;!ar AS | s"id bcfare
yl.,h il ,oui, u ;,rs entered on thi, 4 wnward
ur.:sres.. e::tac! civilization or liberty uus!
nar,sh. lithtr.st me Cesar Or Napoleon wth
LIZ. The rein- Of govegu!aapt with strong
land; CT yhnr republic viii be as fearfully
.rluu!ared :.nil laid by barbariens in the