New-York tribune., 1884-10-26
"THE EXODUS OCT OF HOUNDSDI7CH.'
pOPERT BUCHANAN on CARLYLE.

ROBERT BIJ1iANAN ON thi'i'' H'''
To IN, Edtt0r Of IN Trtb Hhe.
SIR: have read with no small interest your SC
we're comments on the character OF { r'yle' par
,orI, in reference 10 the collapse OF Christianl-
-, or ~ CarlyIe himself politely expressed IL. 10
,he necessity for an exodus out of ioundsditch;
and my interest is soine;y hat personal since was
amonp the first English writers TO po!n' out Nai-
ve's insncerIty and inconsistency III the reilGiohH
direction MANY years ago, m brst No'ume oi
Fssays and afteTward, IN papers contribute" "
The Contemp porary Rericr, took leave 10 ihd'c''e
what considered and s.ll consider, the offences
of tbjs nretentlous and ludicrOuSly overfated
,r,t.r AGAINST our common humanity; 10 aihrm
tina, he vi y A religious vocabulary forever IN MS
mouth vthfull Delphc credentials ana 1uii ihSs''c
iarcon was the least mystic and most maiadVlsed
writer no ever tried 10 uggle with the alphabet o
nronbecv. For daring to say so much, was torn To
,ioaae Ly an indignant press, by Mr. Ru,hin TN
E,. and bv all the young gentlemen OF letters VINO
,olo ,ogps reputations for granted. lime bring
hout it's revenges and at last spshod Nemesis
so ~, tho ucr,on of Mr.. Froude who has chiDici
H. nrb,;c "a discover in the prophets pcr'ohal
character what | long ago dscoverel TT III! SCH
- his ,rinted effnsons-a voice or sound aro luiS'
| s gnifying nothing. ,..u.
| Tbomos of Chelsea began m0dcstly as literary
| ",ostern for readers nexpert Ill the hter''ur' "I
| rho German poetic revival. He sat at the ice' Vi
| Goethe and Richter, and interpreted ther u''ei
| a,ce into very fair nslsl. a Attie l'er' nov"
",,or 6nd,ng the world cullible. he assumed the
prophets mantle. and inventeh p"e'n %
| crriousy cougloncrdte-a little EhSlSn, q s s"o'
daai of German and a profusIOn ot strong ahhal
dai. scotch Hugely to his delight t'ie pu"'c w.
startled by the novel form OF e1 pieSson, "m
I'll eIf litt q TO discover If much or any meaning
iov uudrri IT. Thencef orward Thomas a>ser teu UI
AID more his savage personality, wa kcn -
tie fields of Journalism IKE SOM Miu al in
Knrder-Gcrcc 1nkenpt. .nnscrupu9uSna.i ~ Iaheh =,
~ 1s'Tcurth Coming suuurb of LONDON lie cscu
trer, as n new Tiinon denounced the age anu w
vanties growed a. all and suhdiy, anu o d.. "u
rarv nnblic oues ION, involving for It's dlscus'io
| the swift and Gear vision OF eeii,ts
WAS houclessly and radically wrong. Bu' y TiLn u,
! aG Tins asscrtivc wr0nghcadnet- was pih'
| = morbid and thoroughly Lowland re'Pect iHl
| wealth ard power. and determination Nh.h w
b,chcr issues OF life Were IN qucstior' Toy w p'
| nia;nsnokeD A truly honest man. q r'al i%iluI %
| p'easIing COS CarIvles opinions on religious subjects
Iwonld have expressed hem boldly; man ol Ipso
ue genius, having dettc Ell aI ne Mon,d have am
| nounce.i MS discOvcry-as NIi Eer' hoDN u',i' ~
| lave done this. however, wpud nave hi'all III i''a -
tvrdom; and Carly e. tnough lie ,,K"' VIC pcr,cv
! TImon. Tiincn petted by an amused arr, ocracN
| had no inclination to become martyr. lie court
| deuounce III nor Sham+, but he never denounced
the crowuing Sham Of ALL which he Sc'vered II
| Gbusfianltv Competent criticism, genetratln
| tbrough the mass of veIbage III when ne ooScurr'
| hlmsclf might announce that me .Wof'hpp.I "
Hoe' ,,ndar n of the might is ri.ht" theory. tn
| historian of great" rs distinguished from Soon
,nen was far away removed from the atm ,sp.cle o
| Christian ethics; but h"inaS oi C:eisea ior 81
| tLe world knew to tbe contrary, might nave oech
very good Caivilistc Christian. All tho time
nevertheless ne reid'Seo "a Totbe and thonsht tina
the true aud only salvation waS-ah exodus ou'
/ | HOundsditch. . .--:... l., Ell, 1,eta,r
rorad hlusicr covering an utter want OF NOR;
! ronrage Thomas Carlyle was not alone III hls gcn
e,,t,on and il Is still one u tho sdudrst hiShs
| top times that m"n OF llght ana tacihe mn " ~ y
remarkable exceptions, think complete n'hes.
| religions matters mex cdient" No hViIe wiz
| of ans prcten~ioIs. for example, u more sc'P.o
, | h. teinperament and by education than VII. Ma
tLey Aruod vet Mr.. Arnold has pecii acccp'teH d
The champion of creed III winch he mas no ia,1
and the upholder o, an ee, rottSS S,d1est
oil is the eagerness with when the so-chiie
Church Of CHRIS accepts the jan1ty coSpetallon
eli free lauceS. little realizing now we poito"o
-.e,g,us they carry are deciinatilg me fthkS
tb,si ,gj., fpht wlth then on IN. religious slae;
Christianity m tne highest ana jesi sens oi tnI m
beautiful word. IS The ~" oi hn,at NUM- ,1 sye 81
r | iii ellldfen II one Unkn0Tn f'"et hi
: that ihe only hey. q tie human 'ns
tety ia ~ he found ~ love anu fYuW
= tI,s t,, nrs saoiLtt f. lloihdsdhch m Aihen
. ! finn Ihtisea ~ Mahtobs, tbs iaw pftyaHs. ~
thong 81 nsiy iai ~ ige np :" ~ u T. ite
y ~ bfisli ,i,ity greatness ah1 iDHtf abh ihiFh
4 | sbjoji the rhe'sta seef wOtshWtl :" Hfs, y
, | nsttispj ihe e0Hit9be-f stteht Naf, HHh W'
= ayd IGgasiF jB bls iittit faHsfd }ss gtiWtifht
y ! uis ar,d laie, isfls ~ Nte Wgli lnd tts
n | tIDuaif lbai thls difiBG lirh1 Vas ftflpistf
- | XII =. b0Y II has yauGGlshed bimi stng siA
: snd 6s,e by is ernel gei mlylHL r1iifsa he ne
~ su.ct.ris ty an gels 40 weep over, v hai a li
y | ',,,.mntil,le "A Ilinonl o. Is well iOT q
,'oT nord and wei lor NM 100, when ali Is dope ll
= we shomld kpo", hn as Ne as, ,asosn,]IlnR a,I ~
g the sD,rlt winch drrdes hhmah progress ahh iel {
4 .iie ST., ST. ,,uInsn symvatiy Is not genius, or
j. do'n or even worldly shre "dne,s pat - sht
, ysnIty, yoIatIon, ana gnashng OF leetn. cai e'
,. no' -, 81" ~ ps,tn ,ne power which cuts down
d W. MSsinso,lious aud rewards the humble OF hea
h With the religion which says tiat ine w1,in I
hc saved moi by AN exodus out of houndsdI'cn, u
l. nv Inc faith hat Is IN 0undsiitci, as III Israel
D. law of Love Is great and must prevail ~.
y A~" VI / an .Ic.. RuBE1I BUCHANAN
"A Ma. York (hu UCt. IL 1854.