Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-13
MncauIay Predicts ( SaesariSm.

MncauIay Predicts tesariSm.
Uarp.l's Magazine for February viii con-
tain 4 Dumber of letters from the late Lord
,lacaulay to II. s. Randall, author Of the
Idle Of Jetferson,' that, although written
nearly twenty years ago, are particularly timely
~ ths ,ucmeut. Macaulay did not believe III
.Jetiersou or the JctfersOulau policy and he ex
pressed himself very freely to Mr.. Randall.
quote iu advance Of its publication a few
extracts !rom letter dated NJ ~ %, 1857:
You are surprised to learn that have not a
high opiniou OF Mr. jefferson, and | am sur
pr,sel ut your surprise. l am certain that
never wrote line, and that never, 10 Parla.
meat, III convcls satlun, Or even on the huSt.
lurs-a place where Il Is the fashion 10 court
thc popu!ace-uttered word Indicating an
cpiuou that the supreme authority 10 State
ought 10 be intru>ted to the majority OF citl
zeus told by the head; lu other words, to the
poorest and most ignorant part of society. |
have long bccG convinced that institutions
purely democratic must, sooner or later, de-
strov liberty or civilization, or both lu Europe,
where the population is dense, the effect OF
such institutions would be almost lDstautaDe.
Gus. x You may think that your couu-
try enjoys an exemption from these evils.
| will iraukIy own to you that l aln OF
very different opinion. Your fate | believe
t. be certain, though it is deferred by
physical cause. As long as you have bound
less exteut of fertile aud uuoccuplcd land your
laboriug population will be lar more at case
thau the Iaborlng population OF theOid World,
and, while that is the case, the Jefferson poll
lies may continue to exist Without causing any
t.taI calamity But the time will come when
fn AZ
o.d Eosl. nd Wages wi! be as low, and will
Auc;ua!c as nue.! with you as with Us. You
Wi! have your ManchcSte!s aud Birmlnghams,
aus: IN those MAnchrsters and Brmlughams
hundreds of thousands Ut artisans will assured
Is b. sometimes out ot work. Then your ln-
.:;tutions will be fairly brought to the test.
1t is quite plain that your govern
t.cnt will never be able to restrain distressed
anl discontented majority. For with you the
III ijrity is the government, and has the ricn,
who are always u minority, absolutely at It's
N .r1y. The day vii! 2ouls when 10 'he~Stata
.! New York multitude OF people, none OF
whoul has had more than halt breakfast, or
,xpec;s to have more than half dinner, will
choose Legislature. Is II possible to doubt
wh sort OF Legislature will be chosen 20
on. side is statesman preaching patience, re-
~prcl for vested rights, strict observance OF
;uhhc faith. Gu the other is a demagogue
r,a,ing about the Tyranny OF capitalists and
u.urrrs, ,aod asking why anybody should be per-
mated 10 drink champagne aud ride IN car
- rc while thousands Of honest folks are 10
:gaor Of nccrssaries. Which OF the two candl
dl g is Likely to be preferred by workIngman
W . hears his children cry Tor more bread |
..,iou Nv apprehcud that you will, IN some such
.,ason of adversely Us have described, do
,h.aes which will prevent prosperity from re-
n alag; that you will act like people who
>l ud III year of scarcity dcvour all the seed
corn, and thus make the next year DOT OIL scar
cl,y, bot OF absolute famine. There Will be,
rc,r spoliaton. The spolalon will Increase
,n~ stress. The distress will produce fresh
sn,t,aioo. There is uothiug to stop you.
Y ur constitution is all sail aud no anchor. As
Id before, when society has entered on
u. : downward progress either civilization or
Il, rty must perish. Either some Cesar or
\ nocon will seize the rcius OF government
" h strong hand or your Republic will be as
Ir ;a!ly pluadercd and laid waste by barbarlans
in The twcnteth century as the Roman Empire
w.. in the fifth. with this difference, that the
lu.s and Vandals who ravaged the Roman
+. pi:e came from without, aud that your
II l:.- ana Vaudals will have been eugendered
w,rin ycur own country by your own lnstltu
tirus.
|, this not prediction Of C;e arisu ?-Nev
Ink Herald.
\ ScoTCu I,AD FoRGETS HIMsELF.-At a
dinner iu Glasgow, certain occasion, DR..
Naeiay sat next to the Provost of the city, who
related to him the following ediyng story =
a rcmcmbcr,' said the Provost, when | was
i la!. aud travelling iu my fathers business, l
made the acquaintance Of your father, who was
III ,uaserof the theatre Of Newcastle -upon.Iyne.
Tie itvitcd me to sup wi him at his lodgings.
|, was on Sabbath-just as this ls-and he
hal no other day to receive his friends 10 com.
fort | was ma bae at that time, and went
without uuckle scruple. There were eight
or nine people, and they drank, and smoked,
ami i..lkeJ. At last a game at whist was pro-
posed. was shocked Tor while. All my
Scottish notions were outraged. and thought
| wad gang awa but did ma. | just lookit
on. and wondered a wee AT the wickcdness
ar.,nn.l M. Your father aud | were the ouly
ones who did not play; but We both lookt on,
aud watched the game. had a full share OF
r,.a1i water. and so | think had your father,
n.. sas pa' tou, nor near il, though might,
as Hnras says, have had just a Wee drop 10
nv e.. and [ saw one follow playing so badly,
AMI ID iug mis- money, that when the rubber
eni.d, and he said he'd play no more, ust
wi,hont nu kle thought on the matter, resolved
tn,.k a aand myse. forgot a about the
Sa,i,ua, aud before a was done, had cleared
ra>a upon seventeen pounds by the nights
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