New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-19

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We have heard Il doubted among members n
the profession" as the proverbsl modesty Of
- professors too partially terms that OF the laE
xba.ber las-books are not without the pale Of
nexspaper criticism. Practically they are o.
sor when matter becomes absolutely and confes
.edlv Unreliable. II generally chooses a more
euiet restine-pace and next to a iogarth table or
q law. book Itself. 1t must be conceded that the
review Of either IS rather dull reading Tor the mis-
ceuapeogs public. But such is not the case with
the book on cur table and for the very simple rea
son that il IS anything bat mere las book lis
10 fact, most important contrlbui ION 70 political
history. gathered from sources u which few have
had access and as to large and Interesting part
rom the unpublished tiles add letter books Of cur
early statesmen and laws ers
Mr. Wharton mas collected In this volume the
| Government prose cations Of the Washington and
Adams Administrations. IN which the parties that
have continued ever since to divide the country,
irst took their form aud impress The Whisky
losurrection. the French War Of l79-. the Alien
and Sedition Laws things less osnShan talk
ea Of now by the mass Of politicians, have their
best history IN these trials SO to-. the squabbies
that gave notoriety 70 Goblet and Calendar and
! Cooper and Lyon aud Duane, ard host OF occa-
.ional patriots beside and that presaged in 50 do
ing the political crisis Of sol. Just as the eddies
mat throw 40 the dust snd leaves are signs Of a
change in weather. and the grsver controv ersy 10
the Jonathan Roberts csse. IN which Chief Justice
Marshal first -nsiized his prominence as an cx-
Il #. rh.
Cen Hamilton, AID his perhaps too unreseryed
v'od.cauon-ln a word, al that portion of poiiti
cal history. whether disuihcd or petty. that pre-
ceeded the accession Of M Jefferson may be
studied in Mr. Whsrous book. For he has not
Kept himself within the limits of a technic al re-
porter. HIS notes" form large and most in
structive portion Of the entire work and these
| Introduce US without reserve 70 the contempora
neous incidents that illustrate both the controvrr
sic. and the characters OF the times. Is Drsbn-
inqry notss especially are full Of personal anec-
do,e. and deal very fearessly with the men whom
they Characterized. Indeed. there Is about this
part Of the book impartial irankuess in canvass
ing the several party leaders, that must exempt
Mr. Wharton from all suspicion Of sectaranism IN
politics, and that gives therefore to his censUres
and praises a sort OF judicial authority. Few
persons. we think. will read them over without
| being convinced that manifold errors OF Judgment
as well as temper may be fairly imputed to both
/ Of the contendng parties while it is equally
| clear. that the men who were the great objects Of
recprocating obloquy on the part OF each were
emaently patriotic in their objects, and estimable
in their lives.
DER NORDAMERICANIsCHE LANDwlRTH EN
HASDBuCH fuR ANsIEDLtK ~ DEN NhSElNsTfN
AMERIcAN AGRTciLTuRisT a M,Sr,L roR
SfTTLERs - rHE J>lrED srArEs New-forA ku-
| dolpA GuuEue-
The German emigrant will find in this vol
ume an extensive fund Of practical information.
which cannot fail to be of great value to him on
his arrival as a stranger in this country. The au-
thor was brought up in Germany as farmer, but
has resided for seventeen years in the United
states where his profession as an engineer and as
an officer in the General Patent Office has led him
10 travel extensively, and 10 become acquainted
with the agriculture of nearly all portions Of the
country. There is DO subject connected with the
interests Of the emgrant in pursuit Of place oil
residence, which is not here discussed IN a judi
| cious and discriminating manner; and every
German " no shall consult this work previously o.
his departure from home, on his arrival in his
| adopted country, will save himself from a great
loss OF time, money and patience, and from in
Vulnerable vexatons and disaPPoIntments The
author puts forth some speculations on several i'm
portant social problems, from which we differ
totally we do not recommend the book on that
score But this does not detrect from its value as
a practical manual; and We offer no better
advice 10 the emigrant from Germany than to
give it an attentive perusal. X.
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