New-York tribune., 1879-06-11


Reformation, and any rational history of Germany,
such as may perhaps exist in French or Latin, but
is not believe, to be found in Euglish" Again he
writes in September and october. 1875
am at present scheming ont my occupation for the
season. and here among the first items come upon an
essay Luther which has lain in my head for several
years, which l at time thought OF making into
book, but now mean TO set forth review article
reserying TO myself ther right TO repubsh II at some
future time IN certain projected book OF mine whee
with much else OF that sort IL tud its hes place
The thing l had In view was some picture OF
and hOtc he wasa matter. you observe, Of peren-
nial moment aud requiring perhaps to be renterpeted
interest for therefore but at the time OF great
compass ana difficulty.
characteristics was called out by Thomas Hopes
Origin and Prospects Of Man." and in proposing TO
print il Carlyle says:
Whether Hone NAV be worth reviewing am doubt
ful II seems 10 be the work OF deep, earnest man.
bears traces OF ongcontnued, tosome, faithful medi-
printed in any time or place-the highest eliminating
point Of the mechanical spirit Of this age. The doc
rines here forth Tin characteristics y have mostly
haps only within the last twelvemonth that the public
uternnce OF some OF them would nave seemed duty.
have express myself with what guardedness
posSble and as there Will be no time for correct
hands. mighty work HIi lies before the writers
0i this time have great faith and great hope that
The LdiH6urCh Rerietc Will be wanting It's part.
but stand forth IN the van where has some right to be-
On February 16, 1882, he writes from London OF his
fathers death as follows: "The hand Of death has
yours painfully reminding us that 'bere we have 10
continuing city, The venerated friend that bade me
farewell cannot welcome me when come back. Ibave
father in this land OF shadows" OF the author
OF tn little volume Of Corn Law rhymes which he re-
viewed Carlyle says His rhymes have more OF SINGER
ity and genuine natural fire than anything that has
como in my way OF late years Both himself and his
writings and their social and moral purpor there
several things be said for he is what few
and cloheshorSe" There letter from Carlyle
after 1882 until june 1S41 which is the date Of the last
that he wrote Carlyle then offered 10 send article
George Sand and other French writers, but without
success il seems:
For good while past II has occasionally seemed to
essay on that phenomenon consisting Of George
sand Abbe Lamennais, etc, with their writings what
Goethe well names the Literature OF Desperation"
find enormous temporary mischief and even radical
struggle toward Indispensable Interior good the taste
for II among radical men, especially among radical
on III these circumstances were worthy OF uteFngI
MACAULAY AND BRoUGHAM AT LoGGERHEADs.
The volume furnishes good many racy suggestions
of what these great writers thought Of each other.
Broughams judgment of Macaulay is perhaps the most
remarkable OF all His Jealousy Of him has been an
open secret for fifty years. That Macaulay complained
bitterly of Brougham is well known TO readers of Trevc-
yan's Life of Mscaulay. where a letter printed in
which he says Broughams language 10 the Editor of
The Rpietc whom translated into plain English, this
81 must write about this French Revolution, and will
write about It, II you have told Macauay do il, you
may tell him TO let 1t alone II he has written arcles
he may throw it behind the CRATE. He would not him
self have the TO compare his claims with
mine. an man VINO act prominent part in the
world he is nobody If he must be reviewing, there is
my speech about the West Indies Set him TO write
puff that. What have people like him to do except
TO eulogze people like met" Eight years afterward
Macaulay writes mot in Treveyan): know and have
during the last years, have gained any reputation
either politics or in letters have had any in
fe IT has been without his help and countenance and
often spite of his utmost exertiOn keep down."
Both men, in 1885, wished to write on the Earl of
Chatham. BrOugham's article was accepted but not
without msgivings lest It should enrage Macauay and
his friends To that effect Mr. Napier wrote letter to
Brougham, and received On immediate reply. Says
Brougham;
That You have done anything very ADVENTUROUS in
don't much apprehend That has any better right to
mOnSPNhze Lord than doubt & Ta Ro
when he never is in search Of be better IN history than
towering sentences. and producing effect by eternal
done poor as it is: may stand by any he or Empson
could have done What right can any Of these
truly is-against the Holland House theory of Lord
treated 1t with contempt / know others now living
who do too, and know that 30 stout a WING as Sr
Chatham personally. 1 had every ground believe
that Horace Walpole vile malignant and unnatural
wretch, though very clever writer OF Letters, was
nine-enhs the Holland House authority for the tale
knew that bassr man IN character or a moaneT in
in those days Of oG and mediocTity Why then wa;
family have inherited his hatred OF a great rivaIi
When Macaulay returned from India he did not
call on Lord Brougham, which seems to have annoyed
Brougham not litde. He says, however; AS he is
the second third greatest bore in society have
known and have little time be bored, don't ut all
..fr1yr f,af
spsed for It, he is pretty day to hear" In
the same year Macaulay writes OF him ITO be sure
he done wonders this session. mere tongue with
out party and without character, in unfriendly
audience and with unfrendly press never did half
so much before" In 1912 Brougham writes again of
Macaulay as " bore in sOcetyi
He is absolutely renowned IN society the greatest
bore that ever yet appeared. have seen people come
aOle 20 say nothing but, Oh dear, oh mercy" Whats
the matterp being asked. " on, Macaulay." Then
everyone said, That accounts for it-youre lucky
he alive" etc. Edinburgh celebrated for having
gwen the two most perfect bores that have
been in London, for Jack Campbell In the House
Lords is Just what poor Tom Is IN private society.
An article from Macaulay on Lord Chathom was pub
lshed nevertheless, In 1874 and the last he
did for The Rer,ec. jeffrey pronounced 1t "a great
paper" In April, 1S43, Macaulay writes that
Brougham is all but mad One OF his freaks has been
making up violently to me- After a complete cut-for
we had not spoken for years-he in the House
of Lords TO the bar caught my hand capped me
the shoulder all but embraced me- praised my verses,
urged me to speak more in Parliament, and so on"
Jeffrey's judgment OF Brougham is this Who would
not mourn BrOugham and who does not rejoice that
the time is not yet when the land is to be dark
ened by the extinction OF great light wish to
heaven better ordered glorious planet
he might have been, but disdaning TO be less than
sum- he has the wild career OF comet threatening
all eysems with disturbance-and what Will the end
be g. Macauay had httle sympathy with Carlyle "As
to Carlyle" he says IN 1892 he might well write
in Irvng's unknown tongue at once" jeffrey found
article by Sir william Hamilton on Cousin beyond all
doubt the unreadable thing that appeared in
The Repte,c" and times mystical than any
thing my friend Carlyle ever wrote and not half so