New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-19

"y reuuiDg, ths 10Th 10 more interesting than NJ
most any one of its predecessors; it treats of ina
state OF parties in France as the lime Of the first ne
s'orauon and Of the first session OF the famous Con-
s,ess OF Vienna. In respect of tte Vienna Congress
! 81. liners Processes doubtless wJh reason, 20 have
VD , yea ana used peculiar sources Of information
Hhe us u OF them in this work ad Is greatly TO our
amuselneN' va scme~ hat to our In trucfion tba
wlI'de drift at that part of his book ia 10 sink opr
ALREADY low respect Tor that assembly of
tOus diplomats who, as events have since proved.
hardly deserve higher grade rs statesmen than az
moralisis.
Louis BIanc's eleventh volume OF his Ui.,o,y IF
the French Revolution covers the cumulatinp NJ md
OF the Revolution, the campaign OF "a. the ma ri;
mum, the hight OF the Reign OF Terror the count,r
revolution. Without succeeding in lustiiyinp. il
goes toward explaining the policy vi Robespiere On
q road that we are bound TO follow. Apart from
opinions and conclusions that every one is free 10
accept, this volume, to greater degree perhaps
than eny Of its predecessors. gives facts, gath.
cred mainly from documents in the British Museum,
and now first presented to the world in a form that
ought 70 challenge attention at least it not 10 shake
many hitherto accepted opinions respecting the
Reign of Terror and It's leaders. To those few who
seek neither to blacken nor whten Robespierre.
and who separate history from personality, this
volume of Louis Blanc viii be most welcome.
The first of the six octave volumes, entitled the
Memories ct Correspondence du Roi jerome a de Ia
Refine CGtheriRe, is among the latest publications Of
the French Press. The work forms complement
to the Memoirs aud Correspondence OF joseph
Bonaparte and Eugene Beauharnais-uOt rs ancc.
dotically entertaining documentary valuable
az they, but still, despite Jerome ex-king Of West
phaa, fDr from worthless. Its historical worth,
which is real though not OF the highest sort, shines
patent through the rhetorical withdrawing Of
miserable jerome spread over IL aud him by l's
literary editor. 1t is pity that some competent
American editor would not add supplementary
seventh volume ofthe Memories and Correspondence
of jerome and his American Wife.
No member OF the terrible National Convention
has been more yelled at than the Infamous lie Boa.
But Joseph lie Bon a man, could not have been,
them mere monster Of cruelty. A sOn OF hls has
undertaken the defense Of his public aud privute
life basing il largely ON documentary evidence.
similar effort was made last year by relative of ST
Just Both works are peculiarly worth reading.
TO any one who has read and pondered Caryles
profoundly philosophical history OF the French Rev.
outon, tie two books will hep not TO the thorough
whitewashing, not to the legal justification Of Lc
Bon and st. Just, but to wise, humble, plying
comprehension Of their political cruelty. We ars
Ia thank God that We not so tried ms they wero
not to thank God that we tuntredl are better
than they.
LEsprt de la Guerre, by viaimot, author Of q
remarkable History OF tue French Revolution. treated
from the advanced Republican point Of view; tins
second volume of the Correspondence Diptomotiqss
de .Joseph dc Naisfre, from 1911 to 1877. dlscoy.
cred. arranged and published by Albert Blanc, to
the great yexaton OF the pure Church-and-State
actionsts who find therein revealed the profound
contempt and biting sarcasm Of the strong-mnded
de Maistre for the bungling practice which they
confound with the principle of civil and religious
right: new editions of Mchelets historical works.
of Henri Martins General History of France, and
Thers's History OF the Reyoution- this il the NJ.
teenh edition OF this voIumnOus work l-tnese are
the most prominent of the grave historical publca,
tons from the French press since last October.
OF lighter kind, We have, since that date, n Re-
ries Of papers in the RerVe deS Dev1 MoaGes from
the elegant pen of St. Rene Taillander telling w
all about the Princess Louise Of Stolberg. who be.
came, successfully, mock Queen OF England by viz
tue OF her marriage with Ihe last iretender, (lhe
Ireender OF SCOTS Redgaunilet), the mistress %
the Italian poet Alferi, aud next of the now FOR.
gotten French painter, de Eabro-the Countess d
Albany; then not light solid rather, though reads.
blel Eipdes his,origaes, poltiqaes 1t Hprans SUI
les Jgis de FEspGgne; Les metaphysics DIES Iosges.
by Aired Mchiels who has published clever, his.
torieo- pamphleteering volume on aud against the
House of Austria, which is rather worth looking
into especially by those who, from decc in then
intellectual constitutions, are apt TO regard the ncts
o all established powers az necessarily free from the
vices and crimes OF reyoutoniss; Scenes de Ii Us
Juirc en- Aisaee, 40 original and elevr French
work, aud Scenes ia Ghetto aud Les Jais DR. BOteme,
translated 10y lis author from the faithful, sympa-
thetic German text ot Leopold Rompert and bere
Jet me draw breath on the historical part Of my ca.
aogue
AID still. Montalemberts works, now publishing
~ full editiOu--speecbes. pamphlets, Ac.r-connccs
with the political history Of France toT the past ~
years. Probably no living writer is 30 eloquent.
generous. higoted, seiseontradictory, and readable
rs the Count OF Montaembert. His later pamphlets.
his 6ne two Introductory volumes 10 the History 81
tie Western Monks, his poemical review articles.
aud hi last weeks admirably ytuperatre " Second
letter 70 Count Cavour," all more or less pro.
0nged 0ratOrlcal essays, or essayng 0ratlous. Ahy
of his speeches print well as pamphlets--any Of his
pamphlets would have been effective rhcloIicaly as
oratOns; his most serious work, the eloquent his
tory ~ the Monks Of the West would "cut up
yrry Wslli speeches or review articles
The swelling title of VI. Charles PoisOi's lttlo
hook reminds one OF the capboard Grecian porticOos
10 those houses OF the Plgarlic classic order,
much IN vogue lew years ago, bei0.c the Pilgarc
clapboard gothic and modern Italian (equaIy un-
lifted TO our Or any other climate, aud naturally
finished building materially came into fashion; II,
Poiso,s title is Historic de Ia Ias'qne "a FroHec.
from the most remote ages, Of course, up down.
Ia the last current moment, Oi course. Despise the
extravaganza Of tile, the little book has IL rierr,
aud cau hc -aieiy commended go competent \. W.
fhayer tsis mel, 10 hst0icO-musrnl SEEKERS.
Vastly more entertaining Than ths j. -lhnte Bvsi-
Gale. or Annual Review of The lyric theaters, con-
certs. musical events. aud Of AL literature bcarng
upon tho same by NJ. Scudo the Competent and hon
nable musical critic of the E,srr d,s OtHr hoades.
Of the two hundred comedies. tragedies 'aude iies,
iaree. and rbrctt Published in the .ass gh msalo',
cannot stop here TO ,peah: but before leaving no
th.atr must at least give the titles OF sone corfe-