zr, 52.] TO CHARLES DARWIN. 491 
But the more that is so, the more necessary it is for 
us to vindicate our integrity, at whatever cost. Let 
us have it out now, even at the cost of ten times what 
it has cost so far. 
I never thought anything of American institutions 
for England. Aristocracy is a natural and needful 
appendage to monarchy. You work out your own 
type, and you will liberalize fast enough, and leave us 
to do ours. We'll make it do, with some jangling. 
I wish we could be shut up, like the Japanese of 
old, for ten or twenty years, only with a weekly mail 
from you and Dr. Hooker. Well, well! 
Ever yours cordially, Asa Gray. 
November 24. 
About Max Miller; surely you can’t wonder that 
the attempt to account for the “first origin of lan- 
guage,” or of eayenmg else, should be ‘the “least 
satisfactory.” 
The use that I fancied could be made of Max Miil- 
ler’s book, or rather of the history of language, is some- 
thing more than illustration, but only a little more ; 
that is, you may point to analogies of development 
and diversification of language, of no value at all in 
evidence in support of your theory, but good and per- 
tinent as rebutting objections urged against it. 
Bishop Colenso’s book will make a noise in Eng- 
land ; indeed, I have only read the notice in the 
“ Athenzeum.” 
You detest the spirit of the “ Times” quoad U. S. 
The “ Atheneum” is just as bad in its little penny- 
trumpet way, every chance it can get, from the first. 
Can you be much surprised that we return dislike 
with interest? But we are pleased to find there are 
sensible and fair writers, such as Cairnes and Mill. 
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