Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-08
NEW BOOKS.

wonKs or FIsHER AnRs, with q selection from his
| Speeches and Correspondence. Edited by his son,
| SETH AMEs; in vols. Boston: LITTLE, BRows Co.
This and enlarged edition Of the works Of the pa
oc statesman and leader in the Federal party presents
conemporaneous record Of that portion of political
history at present exciting Of curiosity and ne
rest, but even yet imperfectly understood.
The Federal party has long since ceased to exist and
fitting opportunity offers OF inquring, without
prejudice passion what of men the early Federal
lists were, what their views Of public affairs and
in what they fought the Political battle of their
day and generation.
In political principles Mr.. AMEs was emphatcally a
Republican, untinctured however, with the very
error Of confounding republic with democracy. In
his creed the two ideas essentially distinct and
really opposite: republic being that structure of an
elective Government in which the administration pre-
scrbes to itself the general good the object Of all its
measures while in democracy the popular passions,
Independent Of the public good, become guide to the
rulers In the first the reason and interests of society
govern in the second, their prejudces and passions
The public career Of Mr. Ames was brief but brilliant
Having served conspicuousy in the House Of Represen
atives during the eight years of Washngtons admins
traon he retired private fe after having reported
as chairman the to the vaedctory Of the lustr
Gus President In the bosom Of his family encrcled by
the young vines clustering around his table, he gladly
asiIreu 10 rural pursuits 10 his farm and fruitery
those seduous which had been hitherto devoted
the affairs of the Republic.
From the extensive correspondence here spread ont
before the world the political principles and opinions Of
Mr. Ames may be easily cleaned He loved his country
with equal purity and feryor, and hesitated not to
counter the obloquy of opponents, engage in the
hicts of political life, in his conscientious soetude for
object which he cherished with ardor
He died, as he lived, with compesure and dignty and
his bierss omnibus 6oais comitant6as followed to
the grave by assembage to whom his virtues had
deared him by procession of longer perhaps
than has since appeared on any similar occasion.
ENGLISH REPORTS Law EsUTTY, containing reports
Of cases in the House Of Lords, Priyy Council Courts
Of Equity and Common Law and in the Admiralty and
Ecclesiastical Courts BY EDMUND H. BENNETT and
CHAUNcEY Smith, Counsellors at Law; vol. q. Bos-
ton: LITTLE, Brown s Co.
This volume, besides the in ell the courts Of
chancery during the year 1863 contains also decisions
by the appropriate tribunals Of hundred and
tseyen cases. many highly interesting and nice points
OF law, including railroads. corporations construction Of
wills, mortgages, trustees, contracts, &c.
The distinguished publishers have here supplied at
moderate cost the most recent information from West
minister Hall reports Of oil important being annu-
ally furnished to the end of the preceding year. The
work. like other reports is cited authority at the bar
being full clear end comprehensive, shedding light not
only the path Of the iurst but pointing out also to
he loity certain landmarks NJ 4