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movement here, nothing would be left to distinguish the 

 American reception of your labours from those of other 

 countries. In specializing the Americans for this honour 

 you therefore compliment the wrong thing. We have no 

 claim to it, and it would be unjust to your sincere friends 

 in other countries. Nothing in the whole history of the 

 case can compare with the nobleness of Mr. Mill's pro- 

 posal to you. You have a large generosity of feeling 

 toward the Americans; they are a great way off, and you 

 know little of the ins and outs of things here, while many 

 of them undoubtedly deserve your kindly regard. But 

 they well enough understand that they are the indebted 

 parties in this matter. Your sensitiveness, however, is 

 natural, and it found ample expression in your letter to 

 Minturn, which ought to have been published as an act of 

 justice to you. I did not like to ask him for it for the pur- 

 pose, as I had been meddling so much in the matter. I had 

 some time since resolved to do it, however, and hope soon 

 to give it to the public under suitable circumstances;* and 

 this will make the dedication unnecessary for the purpose 

 you have in view. 



Your philosophy, Heaven be praised, has no narrowness 

 or taint of nationality about it. It belongs to the world's 

 civilization ; let it not be blemished by any external mark 

 of partiality. 



In saying that you have a few friends in this country I 

 only refer to those who have been active in the service of 

 your works. You have a very large and growing con- 

 stituency of students, who are becoming more or less deeply 

 imbued with your views. You are becoming both widely 

 known and deeply felt in these communities. I yesterday 

 received a letter from a young man in Philadelphia the 

 point of which was : " I have Motley's histories in seven 



* It has been given in full above, pp. 217, 218. 



