The national Republican., 1861-09-11


endow ment is Of great value to him as a mill.
tary writer, and hence his letters from the
Crimea have been 9 familiar as household
words" ever since their first appearance. His
account of the battles Of the Alma, Of 1nkerm IN
Of the charge of the six hundred, and Of the
grand finale at Sebastopn, when once read will
indelDly impress Themselves on the mind of
the reader. But this Is all when we nave said
that Mr.. Russell is n good word painter, we sum
up all his merits. AS to the rest, his works are
liable 10 many exec ptin, <, even in Il literary
point of view. His story is burthened with n
multitude Of details, which clog the narrative
and mar the general effect. His letters are
printed in book form, but the book is more of a
chronicle than history. Ike his great pro-
totype, Napier. he is so minute MS to be often
upinIerestipg, and consequently reads best by
peCcmcal. He IA also too Studious OF display
for correct taste; he shows himself the apt
penman on the most tri1ing occasion, but does
not apparently comprehend the great truth,
that hwdy adornmens are always Objectona.
BILE, and that muse of history appears best
when arrayed IN her native simplicity, and not
when loaded III multitude Of Unmatched,
though, perhaps costly trinRets. All these
however, are faults which an author in Mr..
RusselIs situation will be very liable to fall
into: and we, for our part, are not inclined to
be severe on one who is always read with
pleasure, provided you do not read too much
of him.
THERE'S, however, another very grave charge
which we briI & against Mr.. Russell, and which
we are afraid we cannot acquit him of He has
not improved his position as citizen of the
world to the extent that he might readily have
dono. Crlum non anirnum nlutdnt 4ui trans
mare Curuht Says Horace; and although Mr..
Russell has seen great deal of ltfo in both hemi
spheres, yet we are really afraid that he still
rotains II" uncomfortable amount of sur'y John
'ull prejudice. lnalmnst all the letters he has
written from this cUu.dry, there Is dry rub
given tn democratic nsttutons, for Mr.. Russell
. evidently no believer Unpopular sovereignty.
lie hui suCfS TO The British notion. that no
person but It gentleman SHOULD legisiate for
rnuntry aud that Il gentleman is one who is
tu.or ssed "f twenty thousand year II, l.tnded
estate, with d house in the Wes End, and
park in ~ country. ia nu sense "f t"c WORD
!. hG writer for the people; his letters are in
tended lg crafty tho perlliar EOtilrs Of the
H'phcyed aris.1crdoy Of Great B!itain. This
dea TT his will in some measure account for
that leaning towards Southern Institutions
with which no has frequently been charged.
ine fact s that alth"ugI NJ kus sell is quick,
yet he Is not by any meals u profound man
WIN that i,'ilrs"rMic slOu,'lS Of f cts, thai
system of otrost tUcUvC generalization, which
constitute one OF tho great merits of uur mod.
en- writer's on s"Cal economy, he has nothing
Whatever 20 do. He is no Bentham, or SIS.
IN ndi or GuizNt; and, Indeed, We question IL
nny amount a erud.tiUn could make him such,
\ proper understanding on these subjects is Of
Vas, p rtaLce t. the European, hen he at.
tcmpts 10 investigate America, either socially
10 lave studied them, or even 10 posses i taste
for tHem Tue greatest GOO of the G. Gates,
numOcr, is thought that never crossed his
BRAN, On The contrary, IL is all empty glitter
and blaZ nry, rs far : tCe" Times SPECIAL" is
concerned. lie rhSnvs - u battlG-lel! Ii. about
the same way he would to bull Dght; for beth
he regards rs Il more exhibition oi brute .orce.
tie 81 culinary and appalling character OF a
coLl,c Is entirely lost sight of, or AT mos
regarded as II kind of yiadiatorial show, got up
Il
spondvntS. he appears to know Gothing of the
pulses that now lhrub in tho AuIe. eau blsCm;
ut the hopes and Tears that obtain alternate
possession of the patriot heart, MS the prospect
OF his beloved laws and couniry being sustained
or destroyed Is increased or diminished. The
s,ght of Il nation drenchod IL blood, ul friend
lighting with friend and krsman with kinGman,
were surely sulliC ent to elicit some symrG Thy;
YET Mr.. Russell stands unmUved while lI.a c. u.
lest RACES around him. No kindly wish for W.
is ever expressed; 10 word uf manly good ua-
turo Is ovrr spoken, II only the material inter.
csls ol England are secured by plentiful
supply Of cotton. Mr.. Russell does not care II
every hing we old sacred among us be dashed
to pieces IN Il twclvemonth. Shame shame !!
on such seiiishness Il, .hih-it almost makes Us
,nInk I.at some persons arc Invested UI the
comm" feelings of humanity.
For our lrurl, We HrJ 40 Uel!gNeN IN t'iS hard.
he .ried stuiCiSm. Our IA hers left Us Il CUnSli-
tuition, winch we long have regarded as une =
the wi&esl documents that was ever pcnned b!
hum;liI aNlnUrty. lney Incm:eiNCs were
neither socialists nor AristOCrats, school boys
nor fanatics, but men of the wOrld-men who
had large experience in the affairs of lite, and
who understood exactly what the country they
belonged to was in need Of. In their longings
for liberty, they kept Gear of those ioliies, To
which persons Of eXCItaOle temperaments are
particularly ptone. They indulge in no rants
lr.m Piutaruh, about this Brutus who eXpt lied
Ialquin, Or that BrutuS who stabbed Cesar I;
about Cinciunatus. who held IA plough, or about
Cato. who died at Utica. They were too wite,
too modest, too full OF self.respeCt to ever think
| of suCn things. Stlli .ess did they worship tue
Goddess of Reason, or institute the commu.
nionIsm of Robert Dale Owens. They drew their
swUld, in defence of their rights; and when
these rights were secured, they returned Them
| 10 their scabbards. Their iaith they derived
IRON their ancestors, and their political princi.
pies they consecrated with their bood. They
beQueathed us a form Of Government which
has now endured for nearly :. century, ana
which We hope will last f + many centuries yet
10 come. For our part, we never can subscribe
| to the modern idea, that the Union can be dis.
solved by the restless ambition of few disap
pointed politicians. That fabric which was
built w.t. SO much care, Can surely withstand
the rage Of IA tempest those stores which are
ualluwed by SD many associations VIII moi
C Crumhle into dust when touched by the hands
of impiety. FREDERICk ROBINSON,
Corporal Company d, Fifth Artillery.
LIFE