me quite clear that the facts which you cite to prove the excellence of purely democratic institutions ought to be ascribed not to those institutions, but to causes which operated in America long before your Declaration of Independence, and which are still operating in many parts of the British Empire. You will perceive, therefore, that I do not propose, as you thought, to sacrifice the interests of the present generation to those of remote generations. It would, indeed, be absurd in a nation to part with institutions to which it is indebted. for immense present prosperity from an apprehension that, after the lapse of a century, those institutions may be found to produce mischief. But I do not admit that the prosperity which your country enjoys arises from those parts of your polity which may be called, in an especial manner, Jeffersonian. Those parts of your polity already produce bad effects, and will, unless I am greatly mistaken, produce fatal effects if they shall last till North America has two hundred inhabitants to the square mile. With repeated thanks for your present, I have the honor to be, Sir, your faithful servant, Macaulay. Holly Lodge, Kensington, Sir, I owe you many thanks for the amusement and information which I have derived from your Life of Jefferson; and I am much more inclined to pay that debt than to trouble you with criticism and controversy. In truth, the work of criticism and controversy would be interminable. I did not know, till I read your book, that the odious imputations which have often been thrown on Jefferson's private character originated with that vile fellow Callender. In the absence of evidence, I supposed them, as I told you, to be either wholly false or grossly exaggerated; and I certainly shall not be more disposed to believe them because they rest on Callender's authority. 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CHECK-LIST OF EARLY ENGLISH PRINTING, 1475-1640, IN THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY INTRODUCTORY NOTE Long a somewhat indefinite project, the printing of this list at this time comes largely as a result of a request from Mr. A. W. Pollard for help in connection with the union list of Early English Printing he is now editing for the Bibliographical Society of London. It includes all works published in England, Scotland, and Ireland, whether in English or other languages, and all works in the English language published abroad, through 1640. The basis of the list was the shelf list of the Reserve Collection, supplemented by further checking in the effort to obtain a record of volumes not embraced in the Reserve Collection. Unfortunately the Library has no complete catalogue of its early printing and doubtless some titles have been omitted. Certain discrepancies in the form of entry and a certain lack of uniformity will doubtless be observed, due to the fact that it was possible to examine personally only a portion of the works listed, reliance in other cases being had upon the printed catalogue entries, which have not maintained a complete uniformity throughout the years. In the case of certain works, notably the Bible, where the entries have been much abbreviated, reference has been made to bibliographies where fuller descriptions may be obtained. This, it is hoped, will aid in the easier identification of the editions listed. The principal works referred to in this connection are T. H. Darlow and H. F. Moule's "Historical Catalogue of the Printed Editions of Holy Scripture in the Library of the British and Foreign Bible Society," Lea Wilson's Catalogue of Bibles in his collection, Francis Fry's "Description of the Editions of the New Testament, William Tyndale's Version in English," and William Cowan's "A Bibliography of the Book of Common Order." Much help has been obtained from the British Museum Catalogue of Early English Printing and the Henry E. Huntington Library Catalogue of Early English Books. |