The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-15
BIOGRAPHY.


Thomas BGbington MacaWloy.
This noted historian was the son Of
zachery Macaulay, a West India mer-
chant and wonderful philanthropist.
His grandfather was Sir John Macaulay,
Presbyterian minister Of West Scot
land. Young Macailay was born in the
year 1900, educated at Trinity, Cam
bridge, where he acquired reputation
as a scholar and debater, and twice won
the Chancellor's medal, first, by his
poem Pompeii," second, Evening"
He was elected Fellow Of Trinity and
devoted himself TO literature, becoming
contributor to Knights Quarterly
Magazine. In 1925 he made his ap-
pearance in the Edinburgh ReUiesO in his
famous essay on Milton, production so
learned, enthusiastic, and brilliant that
it captivated the whole reading world,
and placed him in the first ranks OF es-
sayists. In 1926 he was called to the bar
but never practiced the profession.
About this time he was elected to Par
lament, for which be repaid his constit-
uents by setting forth their doctrine in
manner SO luminous, powerful and at
tractive that his adversaries were
charmed, and convinced If they we're
not convicted.
In 1886 he went TO India and spent
some time in the preparation Of new
penal code, but was not very successful.
On his return he was reelected to Par
lament. As statesman be was the
implicit friend Of freedom, both civil and
religious. He eloquently sustained the
Roman Catholic bill for the relief Of
Catholics, and in consequence was un-
seated, but five years thereafter was
reelected without effort on his part. In
1913 he published the first two volumes
OF his world-renowned History Of En-
gland finest history, too, ever
written by ancient or modern writer 1t
was received with an enthusiastic popu-
larity which has been attained by very
few Of the great novelists.
When he published in 1850 his two
last volumes they created such excite
ment in Paternoster row as had never
been seen before. Shortly after he was
elected member Of the French Academy
Of Moral and Political Science, and was
raised to the peerage in England under
| the title Of Baron Macaulay. He
died in 1859, at Holly Lodge, near Lon
don. He was man Of superlative tal-
ent, thorough scholarship, and his ac-
eumulated knowledge was prodigious.
His knowledge Of modern Europia and
especially English history from, the time
of Henry VIII. was unsurpassed. His
style is pure, luminous and exqmsitely
modulated, or musical, while his powers
| Of description were such that his " His
tory cf England might be compared to
the cartoons Of Raphael in the Sistine
Chapel of Rome.
Allison said, "After review Of the
chief characteristics Of Lord Jeof'rey,
Mcintosh and Smith, we find Macaulay's
turn Of mind and style peculiar, and ex-
hibit a combination rarely. if ever, ex-
hibited in ancient or modern literature.
Unlike Jeohrey, he is deeply learned in
lore--ancient and modern. His mind
is richly stored with the poetry and his
tory, both of classical and continental
literature. Unlike Mcintosh, he is emf
nently dramatic and pictorial. He al
ternately speaks poetry to the soul and
paints pictures to the eyes. Unlike
Smith, he has omitted subjects Of party
contention and party interests, and
grapples with great questions and i'm
mortal names, which will forever attract
the interest and demand the attention of
such men as Milton, Bacon and
MachiayelIi The grand characteristic
Of his style is the shortness Of his SEN
tences. He often conveys several ideas
in one line"
A STOICAL INDIAN.
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