The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-26


In 1879 he brought out the novel entitled the wept
OF Wish ton Wish Of the few Of his works which
we now rarely hear mentioned He was engaged In thu
composition Of third nautical tale which he afterwards
published under the nsnc OF the water witch when
The memorable revolution OF tho three days OF July
broke out He government, ruling bysiear aud IN
defiance Of public opinion, overthrown in few hours
with little he the French nation far from
being intoxicated with their new liberty peacefully I'D
dressing hepselves to the discussion Of the institutions
under which they were to i've work which Cooper st-
ards This "Resdence in Europe gives the
outline Of plan of government fer France furnished BY
him at that time to Lafayette with whom he then
give perpannce to the order Of things By ass0oia
ing two stropg parties in it's support-the friends Of
legitimacy and the republicans lie suggested that
Henry thculd be called To the hereditary throne OF
Francea tUth yet to be educated the head II free
peopetha the p.ersge should be abolished and Lsgs
ature Of two chambers established with constituency
OF at least million and half OF eecorsthe Senate to
be chosen by the vote as the Of
the entire nation and the members Of tho other house
chosen BY districts as the representatives. Of tho local
interests TO the middle ground OF politics. ostsnsa
tiousy occupied by Louis Philippe at Beginning OF
his reign he predicted brief dur ton believing that
would speedily be merged in d-sposm ,npplaned by
the populsr rule His prophecy has been fuhed more
amply thsn he could have msgned-fuiasd ia btt its
alternatives
In OF the controversies Of that time Cooper bore
distinguished part. The Revue Britanq,e periodical
published in Paris boldly affirmed the government Of the
United States to be OF the most expensive in tho
world and its people among the most heavily taxed II
mankind This sssertis was supported with a certain
chow Of proof and the writer affected to have established
the conclusion that republic must necessarily be
expensive than a monarchy. The partsans of the
court delighted with the reasoning OF the article
and claimed triumph over our ancient friend Lafayette
who during forty years, had not ceased TO hold up the
world At the suggestion Of Lafayette Cooper replied
this attack upon his country IL letter which was
ated into French and together with another ou Gene
raj Bertrand, for many years resident In America
laid before the people Of France.
These two letters provoked shower of rejoindsrs in
which according to Cooper. rnisstatements were min
He n pf latta
on the question in dispute which published in the
Nationol daily sheet, and gave the first evidence OF
no ess characteristic Of his mind than the vgor OF his
imagination. The enemies Of Lafayette pressed into
wards our Charge Aaires at the Court of France but
Cooper replied to hr Harris, in the Mtionai May
1882, cloepg discussion in which he had efectua y
senced those who objected to our ineti, u,ons the
score Of economy Or these letters which would form
an important chapter In political science, eIt
copy, have been told is to be four In this country
One Of the consequences Of earnest controversy is
almost invariably personal i'll will Cooper was told by
one who held an official station under the Preach 60
verment that the part he had taken in this dispute
cerniDg taxation, would neither be forgotten for
given The dislike he had incurred In that quarter
strengthened by his novel the Bravo" published in the
year 1881 while he was in the midst of squared With
the sri,tocrstc party In that work Of which he has
al ,bat n.o.s ss ~ ~. mhs
sttutionr profe.sdy created to prevent Violence and
wroLg pee Wnen perverted from their natural des
naton tne instruments OF injustice and how in every
system Whcn makes power the exclusive property OF
the strong the weak are sure to be oppressed. The
work written with all the vgor and spirit OF his
which the scene of the story is laid, stands
continually before the imagination, and from time
TO time the gorgeous ceremonies OF the Venetian
republic under our eyes such Is The marriage OF the
DoRe with the Adatc ana the contest OF the gondola.
for the prize Of speed The Bravo himself and several
OF the other characters are strongly conceived and dis
guishsd but the most remarkable of them all is the
spirited and generous hearted daughter Of the jaile
has been said BY some critics who judge Of Cooper
Ira fAfn
characters ny the came process 1t might suppose b.
shown that kaphael was but an ordinary painter 1t
breeding he was apt to pay too much attention to the
FORMAL psrt OF her character, ana 70 make ner mere
bundle OF colo But when he places his hero
ines ID some uston IN NE which leaves him nothing to
90 but 70 make them natural and true know OF nothing
nner notnng more atracelve OF more individual than
'nf sa thu St IL ess 81 the French
a. ,Iss sme On .ne npeaM sac commented tins bra
v0 'He Journals OF Inc sac OF .ne government cen
ine party ana Cooper became the object OF
.e at'1cks ne wAs n1e, noweser man 70 90 driven
from any purpose wn,eh ne nsu iSfmeu, emnsr ~ nat
Nry VI Apute; anu poen were tled WIN equs! Ill sue
Gers In 1857 ne pubisned MS Heidenmauern and in
1903 ms nhead.msn Q! berne both with political de
bgn tmu4r 70 tHat o. lle bravo tnougn neither Oh
'Aeh hkes Inc game ngn rank among MS Works.
In 1883 alter residence of years in different
parts Of Europe bet mostly in France Cooper returned
TO bis native country The welcome which he met his
return was somewhat chilled by the fct OF the attacks
made upon him in France and RENE mbering with whas
which bis works would otherwise have met he bad main
tsneo me eaufe OF MS country against the wits and
orators OF the court party France We cannot wonder
that ne should have felt this GOODNESS rs undeserved
he pubhsd ehorty after his arrival In this country
"A Letter to hisCountrymen" In which he complained
OF the censure cart upon him In the American newspa
prs gave history ofthe part be had taken In exposing
the MIR tatements of the Rerue Bita,;qte and warned
bis couptrymen sganst the too common of
Dg with blind deference to foreign authorities often
ewsyed BY national or political preudices, for opn
IONS OF American authors Going beyond this topic he
examined ana the habit OF applying to the
Interpretation Of our own consuta!ion maxms derived
rom the practice OF other governments, particularly
thst OF Great Britain The Importance OF constituting
that inttrument by it's own principles he illustrated by
soDfd ring eyeral points In dispute between the parties
OF the day, on which he gave very decided opinions. j
The principal effect OF this pamphlet, rs it seemed to
me- was TO awaken In certain qusier kind Of resent
ment that successful writer Of fiction should presume
to give leMons In politics. NEEDLE not here with the
conclusions to which he arrived though must be al
lowed to say that they were stated and argued with
ability In 1885, Cooper published The Monnikins,n
eatrical work partly with political aim and In the
same year appeared his America Democrat aview Of
reatfOnsyOf