Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-07-10
NATIONAL INTELLIG ENCER
coRRESpoNDENcE FROM ENGLAND.
LONDON, JUNE u, 1917.

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munication more appropriately than by brief sur
vey OF some of the principal new publications
more particularly since several Of them connect
themselves, either by authorship subject, with
the United States. Tie time has long past when
an English reviewer scorniully asked, :" Who reads
an American book = II has been discovered that
good books are produced beyond the Atlantic, and
the large importations made by Messrs. Wiley &
Putnam and Mr.. Chapman, Of the works OF Ameri-
can authors are convincing proofs of the estimation
In which they arc held. The of authors and
OF authorship on both sides OF the water would be
most materially served by the passage of an inter
national law of copyright, and very annoying
source Of irritability and unkind feeling would be
dried up. When you have made new President
and got rid of the War with MeNco--for ! am
afraid the latter will at least continue until the for
mer takes pace-perhaps you will have time to
attend to it, Silence this cutlery of that GEMS
rrritabiie,' the book makers and let the number of
Repuliqting States be diminished so far as posi-
bic, and John Bull viii scarcely be able to pick
hole III any part of Brother Jonathans coat, unless
1t be respecting the ugly subject Of slavery; and, |
think if this was kept alive here by renegades
from the United States, would be left TO the
management Of those who most concerned with
and affected by it, The fact would continue to be
iamented, but it would cease to be descaned upon
by ignorant demagogues and empirical phanthro-
pists on this side the Atlantic
But TO the Books. Aud, first. we have very
handsome London edition of Mr.. Prescott's /" His
Cory of the Conquest Of Peru" Very favorable
criticisms have been gwen OF this work. Ii is said
ID be equally full of interest, equally fruitful in
display of character, and equally rich in the les
sons which History reads 70 Philosophy" with
the author history OF Mexico, which was spoken
of in The very highest terms Mr.. Prescott's style
as pronounced highly graphic and picturesque,
e ard consequently very attractive" And, again,
- The theme is admirably adapted to his rich and
copious style, for 1t has than the romance of
any fiction, called, and more of poetry than ever
poet ieigned." Audubon Viviparous .Quadru-
peds of North America is described as the "most
magnificent work in natural history which Ameri.
c., probably the saorId has yet Produced Miss
Fulers Sketch of Carlisle . is called " brilliant
piece of character writing throwing light upon his
Pecullaritles, and, among other things explaining
his move! and wilfu opinions on the poets.''
The interchangeable Mr. Maegregor has Just pub
iished work, entitled "T'te Progress of .4naeri-
CO.. in two large octave volumes of about fifteen
hundred pages each exhibiting in the most con-
densed form vast amount of geographical, politi-
cal historical, and statistical information. This
truly valuable work, from its size and price, and
from the nature ofits contents cannot be expected
20 find its way into the hands of the mass of the
people, but the sentiments which the liberal-minded
author expresses towards the United States cannot
be too widely disseminated throughout that coun-
try, as exhibiting not only Mr.. Macgregors feelings
and wishes, but those which belong to every en-
lghteEed Englishman. Before quoting Mr. Mae
gregor it will be quite opposite to give sentence
or two from notice OF the book in that very clever
periodical, the "atheHsasrl -
cit is impossible glance the progress of America
says the Ahenaun, " without feeling impressed by the high
destne of the AngoSaEon and the which they
-,ri the fate OF the French Spanards in the New
World. Europe may lie aid generally exhibit types
Of cvizaon-the Latin tie Teutonc for the scayonic
properly belongs Arl In the New World the La
type Represented y the Spanards conquered the native,
by the sword while TIC Tcuoac represented by the Eng
iis subduej Nature itself by ths industrial The
achievements Of the former the brilliant, those of
the latter the enduring France, in which the
types united longer holds sway the American
and is probably for of such intermediate that
the Latin and Teuon types have brought collision
at their chief pon, of contact TIE frontiers of America
In another part Of the same article in the Athe-
nTum il is said
The Anglo-Saxon race has position Of preei-
in the Old and New Worlds because it has been urged
forward By the spirit Of industry invention, production nay
CATION, and trade. The English and American branches of
that united by community language of liberal in
Etuu1n of res freedom ird Of industrial perseverance
The 6uaton Of these Tsncaes the disruption of such
sacred ties ,r1ud rou back ne ,r-ation Of mankind 10
distance 10 be m.dsi,ed By esn-es Both races have
reached the Pcc and brought European civilization face to
face with the presence Of the older civilization of China and
Japan Another generation will pass before the ports OF
California and Oregon viii receive the produce of the opposite
of Asia, and snder Impossible the maintenance OF
exclusion by the Chinese sni japanese"
have HGicised a few words in this extract, be-
cause think the importance Of the truth which
they inculca,e cannot be strongly impressed
upon the mind OF every one.
The following is The conclusion of Mr.. Macgre-
gor's remarks. They are the sentiments of every
enlightened Englishmar am every intelligent Amer.
ican:
"lfthere be one 81 policy than another which
would advocate-to which would devote abo in
order to aid in obtaining the only guaranty Of peace
and friendship between great ,ations who in language
AM peoe,hat Of policy establish
The ka possible restrictions lie interchange Of the com
modIes Of the country be ohe-upon the arrival at
remaining in, and departing o the ships and of
America in every British port ard place in the unverse-of
British ships and subjects a,sy port and place within the
American regions j he history Of the world presented
States in position aud condition DO each other the