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Front Page  Titles (by Subject) TO M. CHARLES DE RÉMUSAT. - Memoir, Letters, and Remains of Alexis de Tocqueville, vol. 2
TO M. CHARLES DE RÉMUSAT. - Alexis de Tocqueville, Memoir, Letters, and Remains of Alexis de Tocqueville, vol. 2 [1861]Edition used:Memoir, Letters, and Remains of Alexis de Tocqueville. Translated from the French by the translator of Napoleon’s Correspondence with King Joseph. With large Additions. In Two Volumes (London: Macamillan, 1861). 2 vols.
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- Memoir, Letters, and Remains of Alexis De Tocqueville, Vol. Ii
- Letters of Alexis De Tocqueville.
- 1835: To M. De Corcelle.
- To Count MolÉ.
- To Lord Radnor. *
- To Henry Reeve, Esq.
- To John Stuart Mill, Esq.
- To the Same.
- 1836: To the Same.
- To Henry Reeve, Esq.
- To the Same.
- To M. De Corcelle.
- To M. Gustave De Beaumont.
- To M. De Corcelle.
- To J. S. Mill, Esq.
- 1837: To N. W. Senior, Esq.
- To H. Reeve, Esq.
- To the Same.
- To Count MolÉ. President of the Cabinet ( Prime Minister. )
- Answer From Count MolÉ to M. De Tocqueville.
- To Count MolÉ.
- To M. Gustave De Beaumont.
- 1838: To the Same.
- To the Same.
- To the Same.
- 1839: To the Same.
- To the Same.
- To the Baron De Tocqueville.
- To M. J. J. AmpÈre.
- To J. S. Mill, Esq.
- To M. J. J. AmpÈre.
- 1840: To H. Reeve, Esq.
- To the Same.
- To M. J. J. AmpÈre.
- To H. Reeve, Esq.
- To M. De Corcelle.
- To M. J. J. AmpÈre.
- To the Baron De Tocqueville.
- To J. S. Mill, Esq.
- 1841: To the Baron De Tocqueville.
- To M. J. J. AmpÈre.
- To the Same.
- 1843: To M. Gustave De Beaumont.
- To Lord Radnor.
- To M. De Corcelle.
- 1844: To the Same.
- 1846: To Charles Buller, Esq. *
- To M. De Corcelle.
- 1847: To M. Dufaure.
- To N. W. Senior, Esq.
- To M. De Corcelle.
- 1848: To Mademoiselle Denise De Tocqueville.
- To N. W. Senior, Esq.
- To the Comtesse Louis De Kergorlay.
- To Lord Radnor.
- To M. Gustave De Beaumont (in London).
- To the Same.
- 1849: To G. Grote, Esq.
- To Lord Radnor.
- 1850: To the Comtesse De Circourt.
- Extract From the Journal Kept By Mr. Senior In the Spring of 1850.
- To Mrs. Grote.
- To M. De Corcelle.
- Extracts From the Journal Kept By Mr. Senior During His Visit to Normandy.
- To M. Dufaure.
- To M. De Corcelle.
- To M. G. De Beaumont.
- To M. Dufaure.
- To the Comtesse De Circourt.
- 1851: To M. Gustave De Beaumont.
- To the Comtesse De Circourt.
- To M. Dufaure.
- To N. W. Senior, Esq.
- To M. Gustave De Beaumont.
- To M. De Corcelle.
- To N. W. Senior, Esq.
- To the Editor of the “times.”
- “ the High Court of Justice,
- Extracts From Mr. Senior’s Journal.
- 1852: To N. W. Senior, Esq.
- To M. Gustave De Beaumont.
- To the Comte De Circourt.
- To M. Dufaure.
- To the Comtesse De Circourt.
- To Henry Reeve, Esq.
- To the Comtesse De Circourt.
- 1853: To Baron Bunsen.
- To Henry Reeve, Esq.
- To M. Gustave De Beaumont.
- To Baron Bunsen.
- To W. R. Greg, Esq.
- T. M. Freslon (formerly Minister of Public Instruction).
- To N. W. Senior, Esq.
- To W. R. Greg, Esq.
- To M. Freslon.
- To the Comte De Circourt.
- To M. De Corcelle.
- To the Comtesse De Circourt.
- To M. Freslon.
- To M. Rivet.
- To M. Gustave De Beaumont.
- To M. Freslon.
- To the Comtesse De Circourt.
- To Mrs. Grote.
- To the Comte De Circourt.
- To M. De Corcelle.
- 1854: To the Comtesse De Circourt.
- Extract From Mr. Senior’s Journal.
- To Baron Edouard De Tocqueville.
- Extract From Mr. Senior’s Journal.
- To the Comte De Circourt.
- To the Same.
- To M. De Corcelle.
- To the Comtesse De Circourt,
- To M. Gustave De Beaumont.
- To M. De Circourt.
- To M. Gustave De Beaumont.
- To M. De Corcelle.
- To the Same.
- To the Same.
- 1855: To N. W. Senior, Esq.
- To Mrs. Grote.
- To N. W. Senior, Esq.
- To Mrs. Grote.
- To M. Gustave De Beaumont.
- Extracts From Mr. Senior’s Journal.
- To Madame Swetchine.
- To N. W. Senior, Esq.
- To M. De Corcelle.
- To Mrs. Austin.
- To M. De Circourt.
- To N. W. Senior, Esq.
- To Madame Swetchine.
- To M. De Corcelle.
- To the Comte De Circourt.
- To M. De Corcelle.
- To the Same.
- 1856: To Madame Swetchine.
- To M. De Corcelle.
- To the Same.
- To Baron Bunsen.
- To M. Charles De RÉmusat.
- To Madame Swetchine.
- To M. Victor Lanjuinais (formerly Minister of Commerce).
- To Prince Albert De Broglie.
- To Madame Swetchine.
- To M. De RÉmusat.
- To Mrs. Grote.
- To M. Duvergier De Hauranne.
- To N. W. Senior, Esq.
- To Madame Swetchine.
- To Mrs. Grote.
- To M. Lanjuinais.
- To Madame Swetchine.
- To N. W. Senior, Esq.
- To Henry Reeve, Esq.
- To Madame Swetchine.
- To M. Gustave De Beaumont.
- To Madame Swetchine.
- 1857: To M. A. Rivet.
- To M. J. J. AmpÈre.
- To Mrs. Grote.
- To M. Freslon.
- To Henry Reeve, Esq.
- To Madame Swetchine.
- To N. W. Senior, Esq.
- To M. J. J. AmpÈre.
- To the Comtesse De Circourt.
- To Lady Theresa Lewis.
- Extracts From Mr. Senior’s Journal.
- To Henry Reeve, Esq.
- To Mrs. Grote.
- To N. W. Senior, Esq.
- To Lord Radnor.
- To M. J. J. AmpÈre.
- To M. De Corcelle.
- To M. De Corcelle.
- To Lord Hatherton.
- To Mrs. Hollond.
- To M. J. J. AmpÈre.
- To the Same.
- To M. Freslon.
- To the Comtesse De Circourt.
- To Lady Theresa Lewis.
- To M. Freslon.
- To M. Gustave De Beaumont.
- To N. W. Senior, Esq.
- To Lord Hatherton.
- 1858: To M. J. J. Ampere.
- To Henry Reeve, Esq.
- To Sir James Stephen.
- To N. W. Senior, Esq.
- To Lord Hatherton.
- To Henry Reeve, Esq.
- To M. Freslon.
- To the Same.
- Extract From Mr. Senior’s Journal.
- To M. Gustave De Beaumont.
- To M. Freslon.
- To M. De Circourt.
- To Mrs. Grote.
- To N. W. Senior, Esq.
- To Lord Hatherton.
- To Sir G. C. Lewis.
- To W. R. Greg, Esq.
- To M. Freslon.
- To the Comte De Circourt.
- To M. De Corcelle.
- To M. J. J. AmpÈre.
- To the Same.
- 1859: To M. Lanjuinais.
- To J. S. Mill, Esq.
- To the Comte De Circourt.
- To M. C. Rivet.
- To M. De Corcelle.
- To the Vicomte Édouard De Tocqueville.
- To the Comtesse Hippolyte De Tocqueville.
- To Henry Reeve, Esq.
- To M. Freslon.
- To M. J. J. AmpÈre.
- To M. Gustave De Beaumont.
- To Baron Bunsen.
- To M. Lanjuinais.
- To N. W. Senior, Esq.
- To the Comte De Circourt.
- To M. De Corcelle.
- To M. J. J. AmpÈre.
TO M. CHARLES DE RÉMUSAT.
Tocqueville, July 22, 1856.
Although, my dear friend, I did not immediately answer your letter of the 28th of last June, you must not suppose that I was indifferent to it. I never received one that gave me greater pleasure. The approbation of such a mind was a great point for me. I own that I hoped to obtain it; but your praise was so lively, so natural, and so friendly, that the man was as much touched as the author, and I shall never forget, not only what you wrote, but the feeling with which you wrote. Experience, however, taught me long ago to depend upon your friendship.
I have not yet read the introduction you mention, though it has often been quoted to me as a thing which must be read by every one. Twice I held the book in my hand, and even opened it; but you know my weakness—my horror, when I am writing on any subject, of reading any general remarks upon it. It was because I expected to find so much similitude in our views, that I could not bear the idea of reading your book at that time. I think I told you that you were the man in the world who most alarmed me, and made me hurry on my work. I had a presentiment that you would travel over the same ground, and I saw that you were every day putting into circulation some of the ideas on which my work is founded. Your chapter upon Richelieu gave me a sleepless night. When we meet, I will make my wife tell you what I said to her. It will amuse you.
But when, dear Rémusat, shall we have the pleasure of again being together? I mean together so as to have opportunities for conversing without arranging beforehand the time and the subject. This can be the case only in the country, and we live at the opposite ends of the world. Will you never come into these parts? You would be received in a way which would prove to you our pleasure in seeing you. To return to your book: now that I have laid my egg, I should like to enjoy yours, but I have not got it here. I hope soon, however, to have it, for our friend Ampère has promised to bring it to me from Paris.
It would be an affectation on my part if I did not tell you that I am very anxious to see what you will say of me in the Révue des Deux Mondes. I am glad, however, that the periodical press has been allowed time to notice the work, and that all the papers have appreciated it from their own peculiar points of view with all their different opinions and passions, before you come at length to sum up the defects and merits of the book, and to pronounce a final sentence upon it. Now that the public voice has been heard, I long for yours.
My correspondents tell me that all Paris is talking about Spain. You are near that country; but I dare say that you are no better informed. Our state in France is as if we were in an exhausted receiver, where distance no longer affects sound. As for Spain, I am sure that she will never be a subject of congratulation to the real friends of liberty. She seems to have been created in order to disgust all who still cherish the ridiculous fancy for freedom.
Adieu. Remember me to Madame de Rémusat, and to your two sons, whom I envy you.
This was the introduction to M. de Rémusat’s remarkable work, entitled “England in the Eighteenth Century,” 2 vols. 8vo. In it there are some comparisons between the Histories of France and of England.
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