, 1861-03-14

Lorleal research; second, he made himself
thoroughly master of the princlp1cs which IN
7mctod +bo .+r,,or1e, If tbe t{nea of which he
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wrote, anu the DETAILS OF Inc eVen1s as tney
occurred and lastly, drawing his facts from
oro;nol sources With nm answering adher. |
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ence " ane Ifatn Ae eee''lpee !" eleS'4' '.,oe'
graphic Saxon, the men and the scenes that
make M one Of the most interesting periods |
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Ii hu1nan nlstofy. aoAanu - must 4oit"ua1e
IN having at length secured SO able q historian /
from among the sons of the Puritans, It is 8 |
~ an o,,,,-o,,-io+f ra+r,n for tho rro.
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lection which their 1aShefs received al tne
hands Of the Dutch.
The two fine volumes before us are occu- |
mind in tracing the events of onlv six wears,
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extending 1Fon loo4 u 1oso' pu1 IL tllalhh ou7
Of tile most eyentfhl periods in the worlds
history ph77n IT. of sna;p had nrocured the
eass3a.+;an * W,1ia1a " +1e a;lent ~ 1}o,tond
s1ssAes1'ation VI "nt1ati Ine s4.saS ~ Ao.o'
and the conspiracy formed ny fhlAp and the
Pope aEainst the liberty Of the world had al
mott 1,,o.,,,a . erceeaa ryra ks,h1a s+a+aa of
-4Is1 - eseoS III -, ua nno te'e 1e
HOLLAND, Will al tne sid elizabeth o. england
could give them, seemed almost to be crushed
banaatb +be ;r,, hal ~ 5os,,+fsro ,oa +ha
ee1@'" 'Ae .ioo n1e. '. oeeposa0n' "S,o e00
la5l nope OF human Teeoom #as about clean
gone forever, Ifeyer there was a 1.-THE when
tha God of - ot;ora 377-ar71r' 4.-ro,,o,+ 4or +ba
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oellsctanco oi his: people, 1t #as during TINS
fearful crisis. Mr. Motley grasps the whole
sub;ect wifi, a c1earnesa ma nower whirh
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VIII nlahe Ills "oth te3tpooK lor III tu'u1e
time. His periods have not the stately diEnt-
fr Of Presc0tt,s. 7,or tho 7nfzhea e1eunnce of
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., ~, ~ ue 1a<'elna.laS De3ats u
lrvlng'ei but In the keen analysis Of character,
md tho Viyid raintinr Of seenes as they pass
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How graphic bis contrast between the power
Spain and that Of Holland;
t.Tha oon+oe+ 1s+.,.oo,, .,,o, owns, .u....u.
nroynces mnan tSe gss ~ ese9 r. Mat
Hoa and the rreat pr,an;ah ~. n;ro sns,ned -
The moment with which we ere now occupied
sufficiently desperate one. Throw glance
masnlhcent peninsula, stretching across eight
degrees OF latitude aud ten Of longitude, COM
ulanding the Atlantic and the Mediterranean,
with d genial climate, warmed in Winter by
the vast furnace Of Aftica, and protected from
the scorching heats Of Summer by shady
mountain and forest and temperate breezes
from either ocean. 4 generous southern ter
| ritory, flowing with wine and oil and all the
richest gifts of bountifnl nature-splendid
cities-the new and daily expanding Madrid,
rich in the trophies Of the most artistic period
Of the modern #orld-CadiE, as populous at
that day as London, seated by the straits where
the ancient and modern systems oftraflics were
blending like the mingIing Of the tsFo oceans
-GFanada, the ancient wealthy seat Of The
Gailcu Moors- Toledo, Val1adolid, aud Lisbon,
OF Portugal, counting, with its suburbs. q isrper
population than any city, excepting Paris. in
Europe, the mother Of dista,t cojonies and
the capital Of the rnpidIy deyelon;ng }raf3e
| with both the Indies;--these were sone of Tho
treasures Of spain herself Rnt se ,s,easeaS ~ ~
Sicily nlso the hettpr nort;or ~ t'oeeGss@u
nortant denendanc;es f. ~ i11y, aua lIn-
| mona maritime 4i[ a11icx, "nlle tnS u, u,
| ir.nred tn + -eeose.les o. tue ;3 age nau ~
seems .ler aggfaodlzement. me word
] eaaae4IF 70 nave expanded us wings
rom East 70 Nest only TO pear the 1ortnnate
spanish empire 70 me ; moeI alzzy nlgnts q
| wealth ana power. Inc most accomplished
generals; the most disciplined and daring N
iantry the world has ever KNOWN, the pest
eYulppeas, Nou M9es eA1ensive nay eoyM Aau
/ mefcahHle ol the age, were at the aoeolnte
| command OF the sovereign. Such WIS spain.
"Fu'n now to the no1thwestern corner OF
| Europe. A morsel OF territory, aft3ehed by Q
slight sand-hook to the continent, and half
submerged BY the stormy waters Of the. Ger
man Ocean this was Holland. a rude eli
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brief summers Territory, the mere wash Of
1hree great rivers. which had fertilized happier
whelm this less favored land-a soil SO IN.
grateful, that, the whole Of its four hundred
! thousand acres Of arabic land had been sowed
with grain, it could not feed the laborers alone
and population largely estimated at one
million Of souls; these we're the characters
tics Of the province which already had begun
to give its name to the new commonwealth.
The isles Of Iceland nd-entangled in the coils ot
deep, s1ow-moying rivers, or combating the
ocean wlthont-,aad the ancient episeopate o.
Utrecht, formed the only other provinces that
had quite shaken off the foreign yoke In
Friesland, the important city Of Groningen
vas still held for the king; while Bois-!e- Due
yutrs,en, hesides other Dlaces in Geldcrland
and Nnrtl, Brabant. also in possession Of the
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oyas, saaEea aue 1ne poSi'1>o "a 'tos' PROV inees
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