The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-29

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
snd sewartlism Defined In a Love Story.
We find upon our table new book with the
following significant title 80 Stanhope Bur
leigh. The Jesuits in our Homes. Novel,
by Helen Dbu y (Pheous what a name y
bearing the imprint Of Stringer & Townsend,
and dedicated ito the young men of the Re-
public" with an assurance that "the signal
fires of Seventy.six have been rekindled."
Music.
This book belongs to that new species Of po-
litical pamphleteering introduced into our po-
pular literature by the invisible bus ubiquitous
Know Nothings. The preface is somewhat
hifaluten manifesto against 1.-the terrible Com
pany Of Jesus" and fully admonishes the
reader Of the drift and purposes of the nara
tive. In this salutatory Stanhope Burleigh is
defined (hold your horses) as the impersona-
ton Of the startled spirit Of patriotism, lifting
its right hand to heaven, and swearing by the
star-spaDgled banner which floats over the
capitol that the reign of American dema-
gogues, Jesuitism and foreign influence in this
country shall cease" Thus posted up on the
general indictment, we proceed to the speci6ca-
tions Of the story.
The wool of the plot is love affair, the fill
ing is made up Of the purposes and schemes Of
the Jesuits in the United States. The hero of
the story is veritable chip of Young Ameri-
ca, strongly tinctured with flibustering Chi
valry. The heroine is the daughter of
Spanish born American millionaire, and her
melancholy history, with that OF her father, is
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the grasping and cruel Jesuits. The story of
the loving couple begins at a convent at Genoa,
where our beautiful heroine is imprisoned
Genoa, the identical city Of the closing scenes
of the "lamentable comedy" enacted between
the intractible Miss Gamble and the Che
Waller Wikof. Our new heroine is only
rescued from the convent at Genoa toperisn in
an American nunnery, whereat the wrath Of
Burleiqh becomes the wrath of Achilles" and
the rising Of the Know Nothings.
This love yarn, however, is but the sugar
and water in the tumbler; Jesuitism and Sew
ardism are the brandy and lemon of the punch.
If we are not mistaken, Hubert, representing
the cause of the Jesuits, is the role OF Arch
bishop Hughes; Woolsey does the work of Sew
ard in his delicate political negotiations for the
Catholic vote; Fouche will pass very well
for Thurlow Weed; while Loveblack is evil
IDENTIFY no other philosopher than Greeley,
in his old white coat. The game of
the grand conspiracy Of these desperate
God-forsaken conspirators commences with the
European revolutionary movements Of ls4S.
The keen sighted and calculating Padre Jau-
dan, Captain General of "the terrible Company
of Jesus foresees the expulsion of his order
from the Old World and resolves upon estab-
fishing the supremacy Of the society in these
United States as the starting point for grand
reactionary movement. Archbishop Hughes is
instructed, accordingly, to commence opera
tions among the wire workers of our political
elections. The presidential election is at haad.
Seward and his clique are plotting to elect Gen.
Tay Tor, and to appropriate his election to taeir
sectional and sedtious purposes. They want
the Catholic vote. Hubert is their man. A
general bargain is agreed upon, the Archbishop
promising the Catholic vote in exchange for
Stewards assistance and cooperation in a few
political projects Of his own.
Several public journals are mixed up ia the
consultations of these parties, including the
New York HERALD, a paper which, according
to the revelations OF our historian, must have
given the conspirators an infinite deal of trou-
BILE. We are surprised to hear that Seward and
Thurlow Weed, in 184S entertained even for
moment the absurd idea Of diverting the HER
AID to their projects, either in the presence or
the absence of its responsible editor and pro-
prietor. We have the word Of lady,
however, for the fact; but whether she obtained
the information from Weed or Seward, we
cannot divine. At all events, the coDspirators
certainly failed to make the HERALD Seward
organ, and there is some comfort in that.
If one-half the political revelations of this
mysterious book be true, then it is highly pro-
bable that this publication may exasperate the
Know Nothings at Albany against Stewards
reelection to the Senate. In any event this
singular novel, blending the political intrigues
of Archbishop Hughes and our arch. agitator
with the romantic pursuit by Young America
of beautiful heiress in a convent, is shrewd
woman's invention. 1t makes the reading of
politics equally refreshing to the romantic dam
eel, the Broadway fop, and the old unfeeling
politician OF sixty years standing; and the
more imagination in such things the better.
We may next expect full disclosure Of the
origin of the anti-mas0nc movement at Batavia,
interviewer with the romantic adventures of
Morgan, graphic description Of Niagara
Falls, and various interesting incidents in the
life OF the widow Morgan, and other characters
connected with that first important movement
in Stewards political career. Next we shall
probably have history Of his connection with
the anti-slavery agitation Of the last twenty
five years, seasoned into romance by
the Jerry rescue" underground railroad
ecpnps and so forth Newt n thrilling parro