The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-20
The New CyclOpccdia.


Ilppeal "a your Independence Of character and request
nHersun f ny to the letter Of the editors
lie -yciapeiia-
re pruvince y, CyciopsdiA give the last results
NJ sc,enEfc aAcrs IL the yaro1s branches OF human
edge And LaTexszsiors Where these results con-
1rr really Instructive character Of such publication
vccbt cccss il giving, briefly condensed both results
and oqilcIs Ny reprosch 10 the CyclopediA Is
gnorss these last results.
Besides the Mosaic the chronology of the Bible the
other systems ought W have been Mentioned together
with the calculations bearing Egyptian chronology
Tho German and French writer's this sube complete
the whole Geld Of chronological science Their omission
sided is that Of Eusebius syncellus Afrcanus
whose writings the basis, and 10 confirm the
chronology Of the Bible, adopted by the Cycopeda
The article upon Bunscn, written by for the Cycopa
dia could not mention the whole Fearing OF his works
upon cnroDoogyas then only the FIRST and the second
volume Of his work had been translated into Engish
the last two Oour and nve) bad not then appeared IN
German In the article Chronology the best place
10 mention the whole works, when many secondary
writer's have been enumerated.
The long epoch between Gbbon, and B3jiscn and
the article Of tho Cycopoda civil law, filed by
German savan.s The history Of the Genesis Of the civil
law became thus almost exclusive German speciality
In the footsteps OF Niebuhr large is the number Of
OF R0manists leo called In Germany special
scholars of the Roman law who throw light on
that science Among the most recent Puchta almost
Rom an law is savguy for the PRINCIPLES axioms and
Pandecs; further, Huschke, hiring, Ihne Esmarsch,
Prant Mommsen general historians, nc. All of them
taking up certain Of Nebuhr concerning the rsa
tive positions OF the poptis and the pebs (Wherefr0m
plebeans) in the earliest dcvelopemont Of the Roman
political, civil and legal society," establish that, the
beginning Of society there existed for the regulation Of
private family affairs only jus guirium applicable
70 the plebeians, they not having then political rights,
for their private relations, well for regulating
their private conflicts the quiritians new Law was
to be framed out ana the civil person. independent of
political one created. With this civil person came tho
oldest jus cirile, contradstlncton TO jus qusrtsum
Jus centrum influenced afterwards and gave elasticity
70 both Jm qu'rstsrm and jus cirrt rns is the view
OF Pucbta and OF his followers Such, rs above mon
toned, was the original character Of the jus cir
dersood by Gajus, Uipan, and other Roman legists
Cicero saying that the ciile ought be founded
the Jus gctnn, means the above mentioned influence Of
the latter What Savgny Gas quoted by the editors ia
Their ans~er) calls the old national jus cici relates to
that one framed out in contradsncoa 70 Jus qui su
and administered originally parties. Romans but not
citizens as such. have been originally the pebeians The
creation OF the rraor rregnus creation succeeding
alter long time TO that OF the pr6 uybaus this real ex
FOUNDER or creator Of the jus civile.
Mr. Halam explicitly rejects the idea OF chvalry being
OF eltoGaic origin, say the editors. That proves only
that there exist other Investigators admitting It. Even
the original article Of the Cycopeda positive,
and seems TO doubt the authority Of Hallam: reason
enough 70 have mentioned later researches even If op
posed 10 Hallam Arthur (Vide Cycloos) ia not
there among the legendary orguaors Of Chi yary and
To this omission points therein my criticism.
The conflict OF Asxsandor with Barbarossa is mentioned
IN the Iuce Alexsabder Ill., but It's character ia the
slightest explained, and will learn therefrom that
II started for Independence Of Italy.
Mazzini has nothing do with the "tolv Chost, the
white barking dog In the article S amend nv
statement, and the Criticism on this article St Bernard
occupies Twelve coiumos, not, az stated, pages. But
Michael Angelo occupies scarcely three aud his great pa
triotic an ! historical character Is suppressed
CONCERNING the chmpanzee, the last results OF anatomical
ana physiological investigations bear cerebrum and the
series OF interpreted cerebral conventions Tperen con-
ssu the principal difference man and tue rest Of
the mammaia The Cycloped a. peaks onlv Of the eo
logical distinctions set by Culver and
say the editors Both those savants died long ago Profes
scr owen continued Their works. increasing them with new
discoveries negt cted or ignored by the Cycopn ia
All above enumerated justiGes my assertion III At the
Cycopada mostly suppresses the last results of various
scientific investigations Why do not editors plain in
Their letter other omissions pointed by mes Did moi
READ right that archaeology branch Of geology &C. &C.
, accept tue speers at my learning, II becomes oay
editors Of the Cyclopedia. GIIROWSKI