The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-09-02
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The Atlantic Monthly Boston, Phillips Sampson &
Company
The September number of the Atlantic is
superior to many of its predecessors. 1t is not
heavy, but brilliant, sparkling, and instructive.
" The Autocrst of the Breakfast Table gives
another exceedingly readable instalment of ia
ble-talk, and 1.-The Kinlock Estate" is con-
cluded. Rose Terry gives another of her beau
tiful New England stories, and there is some
good poetry in the number.
The fact is, that this magazine is an excel
lent one, and des erves what it gets-a wide Cir
culation.
George Melville An American Novel. New York: w.
. X. c. Clark 4 Co.
This is 9 quiet tale of inland life-in the
Empire State. 1. is not distinguished for any
one quality, but it is readable book never
theless. For sale by Taylor Il Maury.
The Westminster Review july, 1853 New York:
Scott X Co Washington Taylor Maury.
A good number of the Westminster, filed
with excellent articles. The first one, upon
1" Calvin at Geneva" is very interesting; and
the sixth, upon women Artists" is admira-
bly, written.
The Edinburgh Review New York: Scott & Co. For
sale by Taylor Il Maury, Washington, ID. C.
The July number of this Review contains a
carefully written and very interesting article
upon Hugh Miller and his works-Canning's
Literary Remains-Thiers's History of the Con.
sulate and Empire, and other articles of merit.
It is an able number.
Littell's Lining Age has been, and is, pub
fishing series of very interesting novels. Of
course, they are reprints. One of them, Z" E /.
dies Round the Rectory," is just finished, and
will be published in pamphlet form. Another,
My Lady Ludlow" is now issuing, and it is
one of the best of modern stories, quaint and
beautiful, however, rather than stormy and
tragic. The Littels are making an admirable
serial of the Age. We scarcely see how any
family can be withou. it.
PATRIOTISM - Our readers will be glad to
learn the reason why Washington refuses to
joip the other cities of the land in rejoicing
over the success of the Atlantic telegraph. 1t
is because of our patriotism. The Boards of
Aldermen and Common Council have refused
to celebrate the laying of the cable on the first
day of September. Here ia the reason of one
alderman-Mr. DunniDgton-for pursuing this
course. He is reported by the Star to have
said .... go
"Mr. bennington remarked that he should
vote against them. That 70 one was more
gratifed at the success of American genius
and enterprise than he was and no one proud
| er of the scientific achievements of Professor
Morse and Lieut.. Msury, and the energy of Mr..
Field; but he could not see the advantage OF
a telegraphic line terminating at both ends on
British soil, and, as it appears, under the ex-
elusive control of the British directors and
British operators. Mr.. D. read from the
London Times a paragraph, declaring that it
was of mere advantage to England than to
any of their rivals and that the successful
| laying Of the cable had done more to consoli
| date British power than the wisdom of her
Legislature, or the loyalty of her colonial sub
jects. For his part, he looked upon Great
Britain as the natural enemy of his country
therefore, he could rejoice at nothing tel ding
her pSwsr Q. st5sngth sH hhs
the political disunion of the two countries in
1
reunited by means of this magnetic cable.
Were we 10 be called upon TO fire cannon
and ring bells in commemoration of such an
event2 John Adams prophesied that the an.
niversary of the Declaration of Independence
would be ushered in by the ringing of bells
| and the firing OF cannon and Mr.. d. was will.
ing to vote money, and to aid in any way in
his power, to carry out that prophecy. He
thought the views of the British press relative
to the tetes taking place at Cherbourg would
be appropriate for US to use towards this Brit
ish consolidation cable. He cared not how
many English, or Irish, or Germans, came to
our country, to make it their home; he had a
hearty welcome for all; but he desired to keep
sloof from foreign Governments. There would
be more cause of rejoicing az the completion
OF telegraph communication with California,
over our own soil, and under our own flag"
Would Mr.. Huntington have line run from
Southampton to New York; Who will run
the extra risk of twelve or fifteen hundred
miles The Trinity Bay station s fifteen hun
dred miles distant from New York; and the
probabilities are, that company would have
to try hundred times before it could succeed
in laying cable the entire distance across the
ocean. Shall we refuse to uss line, because
Nature has made it imperative that both ends
of it should be on British soil 1t strikes us
that this is not genuine patriotism.
We give in cur news columns several news.
dispatches which have come over the Atlantic
Telegraph. In reference to this news, an ex.
change remarks:
"The FIRST news despatch by the Atlantic
Telegraph, received in New FORK on Thursday,
contained the intelligence of the conclusion of
peace between England and France united, and
China. The despatch ia necessarily very brief
merely stating that the allies have obtained all
their demands including the establishment of
embassies at Pekin, and naturalization for
the expenses of the war.
I" In the absence of particulars of course we
are not just yet in position to say whether all
the demands Of the allies are founded in JUS
uce, as we know not precisely what they are
One point, however, upon which the asssilants
insisted, was freedom of commerce, with unre
stricted access to Canton and the other ports
which, according to the terms of the treaty at
the conclusion of the last Chinese war, were to
be open to English traders, but which stipula
ton had been systematically evaded by the
Chinese. The practical recognition of this
right now cannot fail TO confer immense ad
vantages on the commercial interests of the
two nations, and, as matter of course, to the
trade of the United States for it is not to be
supposed for one moment that the people of
this country will suffer themselves to be ex
cluded from the benefits Of the treaty with the
Celestials. In due time, we doubt not, we shall
hear, from Judge Reed, that the United States
are not counted out of the new arrangement,
and that American interests in that quarter
are placed, or to be placed, upon the same
wit