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whether there has been anything in the public career of that country during 

these past eight years�察�or whether there is anything in its present position�察�

at   home   or   abroad�察  �which   suggests   that   those   influences   and   tendencies 

really    do   exist。  As     they   find  the   fact�察 �they   will  judge    me。    If  they 

discern     any   evidences      of  wrong´going�察      �in  any    direction    that  I  have 

indicated�察  �they   will   acknowledge   that   I   had   reason   in   what   I   wrote。   If 

they discern no such thing�察�they will consider me altogether mistaken。                       I 

have nothing to defend�察�or to explain away。                 The truth is the truth�察�and 

neither childish absurdities�察�nor unscrupulous contradictions�察�can make it 

otherwise。   The   earth   would   still   move   round   the   sun�察  �though   the   whole 

Catholic Church said No。; 

       Twelve more years having since passed away�察�it may now�察�at last�察�be 

simply just towards the Young Man from the Country�察�to compare what he 

originally     wrote�察   �with    recent   events    and    their  plain   motive     powers。 

Treating of the House of Representatives at Washington�察�he wrote thus�此�

       ;Did   I   recognise   in   this   assembly�察  �a   body   of   men�察  �who�察  �applying 

themselves in a new world to correct some of the falsehoods and vices of 

the old�察�purified the avenues to Public Life�察�paved the dirty ways to Place 

and   Power�察  �debated   and   made   laws   for   the   Common   Good�察  �and   had   no 

party but their Country�拭�

     ;I   saw   in   them�察  �the   wheels    that   move    the   meanest    perversion     of 

virtuous Political Machinery that the worst tools ever wrought。 Despicable 

trickery     at  elections�察   �under´handed        tamperings      with   public    officers�察�

cowardly attacks upon opponents�察�with scurrilous newspapers for shields�察�

and   hired   pens   for   daggers�察  �shameful   trucklings   to   mercenary   knaves�察�

whose claim to be considered�察�is�察�that every day and week they sow new 

crops of ruin with their venal types�察�which are the dragon's teeth of yore�察�



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in everything but sharpness�察�aidings and abettings of every bad inclination 

in   the   popular   mind�察  �and   artful   suppressions   of   all   its   good   influences�此�

such things as these�察�and in a word�察�Dishonest Faction in its most depraved 

and most unblushing form�察�stared out from every corner of the  crowded 

hall。 

     ;Did   I   see   among   them�察  �the   intelligence   and   refinement�此       �the   true�察�

honest�察  �patriotic   heart   of   America�拭      �Here   and   there�察  �were   drops   of   its 

blood     and    life�察 �but   they   scarcely     coloured     the   stream    of   desperate 

adventurers which sets that way for profit and for pay。 It is the game of 

these men�察�and of their profligate organs�察�to make the strife of politics so 

fierce and brutal�察�and so destructive of all self´respect in worthy men�察�that 

sensitive   and   delicate´minded   persons   shall   be   kept   aloof�察  �and   they�察  �and 

such as they�察�be left to battle out their selfish views unchecked。                 And thus 

this   lowest    of   all  scrambling     fights   goes    on�察 �and    they   who    in  other 

countries would�察�from their intelligence and station�察�most aspire to make 

the laws�察�do here recoil the farthest from that degradation。 

     ;That     there   are�察 �among      the  representatives      of  the   people    in  both 

Houses�察  �and   among   all   parties�察  �some   men   of   high   character   and   great 

abilities�察�I need not say。        The foremost among those politicians who are 

known   in   Europe�察  �have   been   already   described�察  �and   I   see   no   reason   to 

depart from the rule I have laid down for my guidance�察�of abstaining from 

all mention of individuals。           It will be sufficient to add�察�that to the most 

favourable   accounts   that   have   been   written   of   them�察  �I   fully   and   most 

heartily subscribe�察�and that personal intercourse and free communication 

have bred within me�察�not the result predicted in the very doubtful proverb�察�

but increased admiration and respect。; 

     Towards the end of his book�察�the Young Man from the Country thus 

expressed himself concerning its people�此�

       ;They      are�察  �by    nature�察   �frank�察   �brave�察    �cordial�察   �hospitable�察    �and 

affectionate。       Cultivation      and   refinement      seem    but   to   enhance     their 

warmth of heart and ardent enthusiasm�察�and it is the possession of these 

latter   qualities   in   a   most   remarkable   degree�察  �which   renders   an   educated 

American   one   of   the   most   endearing   and   most   generous   of   friends。          I 

never     was   so   won    upon�察   �as  by   this  class�察  �never    yielded    up   my   full 



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confidence and esteem so readily and pleasurably�察�as to them�察�never can 

make again�察�in half a year�察�so many friends for whom I seem to entertain 

the regard of half a life。 

     ;These qualities are natural�察�I implicitly believe�察�to the whole people。 

That they are�察�however�察�sadly sapped and blighted in their growth among 

the mass�察�and that there are influences at work which endanger them still 

more�察�and give but little present promise of their healthy restoration�察�is a 

truth that ought to be told。 

     ;It   is  an   essential    part  of   every    national    character    to   pique   itself 

mightily upon its faults�察�and to deduce tokens of its virtue or its wisdom 

from their very exaggeration。             One great blemish in the popular mind of 

America�察  �and   the   prolific   parent   of   an   innumerable   brood   of   evils�察  �is 

Universal   Distrust。       Yet   the American   citizen   plumes   himself   upon   this 

spirit�察  �even   when   he   is   sufficiently   dispassionate   to   perceive   the   ruin   it 

works�察�and will often adduce it�察�in spite of his own reason�察�as an instance 

of    the  great   sagacity     and   acuteness     of  the   people�察   �and    their  superior 

shrewdness and independence。 

     ;'You   carry��'   says   the   stranger�察  �'this   jealousy   and   distrust   into   every 

transaction of public life。         By repelling worthy men from your legislative 

assemblies�察�it has bred up a class of candidates for the suffrage�察�who�察�in 

their every act�察�disgrace your Institutions and your people's choice。                     It has 

rendered you so fickle�察�and so given to change�察�that your inconstancy has 

passed into a proverb�察�for you no sooner set up an idol firmly�察�than you are 

sure to pull it down and dash it into fra
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