The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-03

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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
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GREAT sENsAT1oN BOOK.
CAUSE AND CONTRAST.
An ESSAY ON THE A1aERIOAN CRISIS.
BY +. W.uAO MAHON."
ovER $500 COPIES SOLD In ONE
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~ This truly bsauttful. genial, aud pro
fo11d productions Of genius and patriotism,
has net With sacoess In the sammy South ,
unparalleled and unantlctpAtod. In the short
speee Of 9nfarY DAYS over SIvs fnousAsp CO.
pfes Of IL have been sold; and the praises Of
Ale who have read IL are spon tanoous and
unqualified. 1t l. not only the bess, bat the
While IL dsssrvedly rsnlD among the most
popular and brilliant Of po1liestions, our
thanks are due. nevertheless, 70 the reading
pablfc and the PRxss for heir prompt recoa-
milton IT tss diversified merits; for II AuGuYs
we'll for our future Southern literature.
n The following are . few extracts. BE-
lectsd from long and earnest reviews Of 1t.
printed In some OF the most promin emit Jour-
CAerlssson Courier-Sscond Notice.
"Thoss who pass BY this work will do them.
selves and the author grisvous wrong and
injury. In addition 70 the grace and power
with which Mr.. MAoMAHoH handles material
that he cannot claim a. original, NO small
portion Of the matter contained In this e..
soy, and not by any means the least striking
and valuable, sses the light for ths first time
THE form OF treatment the author has
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losophical, bringing the whole subject in all
its aspects. bearing, and effects, At once be-
fore the mind, and showing thorough &C.
quain lance with the topic.
1.-THE ADVANTAGES Of this admirable ar.
rangement are made the more manifest and
the more available by the visor and clear
ness of hlA diction. Indeed, in spite Of the
staleness Of his topic, the author conn ands
by the charm of a singularly nervous and
elegant style. The work, considered simply
% o literary production, i aooythy of q close
perusal and Of place in sosry library from ohi cA
n nth Is steynly excluded"
Richmond Enquirer-( Second Notice)
'Mr Mac Mahon's remarkable power of
condensation has enabled him to give the re =
suit CT his la bOrs nths field Of history in fe W
pages. great amount OF valHa bic and curious
Information, in regard to the eystems Of servi-
tude peculiar to the Greeks and Romans the
ancient Inhabitants Of India, the Jews, the
Barbaric hordes, the Arabs. and the Turks and
the European nations-information tina. can
be gathered only by years of patient reading
is contributed ny the author In this conGeEse d
form. He afterwards proceeds to
expose the falsity and hollowness Of North
ern and British philanthropy The work
shops, cotton factories, and coal mines OF
Great Britain are opened TO our inspec ton,
and the world OF misery sbounding in those
boosted Institutions of the So called free
labor cOntrasted with the comforts, and
happiness of the subjects of the slavery of the
South. The policy Ut the Lincoln ADMINS
tration is reviewed, the victories OF the war
enumerated, and the author concludes with
q peroration Of thrilling eloquence, The
style CT Mr.. MacMahon's cork t. enceed,n1lv
ornats; beautiful, Jsrs,S.:, a"d 2oo.:t4t-rorsy
~, or amplitude Of illustration.
Richmond Examiner.
"The philosophical design of this work and
its fine literary execution, not only recon :
mend 1t 10 the favor OF the many readers ii
in the standard literature of the South. The
author treats all the su bjec = growing out of
the slavery dispats with an acuteness of
analysis and . grace Of style that give a
wonderful freshness to subjects which have
been hackneyed by other writer's, and has
produced in the whole popular and grace
ful exposition OF Southern political philoso.
ply"
Richmond EItS.
"The author lays his fou ndations deep and
broad-giving rapid and lucid history OF
slavery, ash existed from very remote ages
to the present time-sho wing that 1t con.
stituted an intee rel element in the progress
and greatness of the most remarkable gov
e1nmsnts that ever existed His history Of
races and comparison OF their capacit1ao for
progress and empire will strike every In tell
gent render a. being as able in deductions a
1t IL remarkable in research and varied learn.
ing. He conveys in 4 small compass the Pc
culiar traits of the negro race, physical
moral. and mental. and makes apparent thu
impossible gulf which God has placed be.
tween him and the white man forever pre-.
negro doomed to inferiority throughout all
ages, past, present. and future.
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and yet 1t IL vigorous and sufficiently con.
deneed in short, few authors present more
to please, and less obnoxious to q Just critic.
cisTn we rise from the perusal of his boob
more genial love for our Southern brothers
their happy homes. their sunny CLINE, and
their wise Institutions"
Richmond Dispasck. 49,.
"Wehave read with great pleasure this able
and brilliant vindicat ton Of the Souther q
cause. Although the object has been often
discussed. the authors style and mode o.
treatment give 1t new attractions. The his.
torical statement in the concluding pages, Of
the conduct Of the North, aimee the beginning
of the sectional troubles, and especially Of the
Federal Adm inistration, towards the South
Ii masterly. 1t Is simple record of facts
and less ornate than any other part Of the
publication; but he must be a man Of ice
whose blood that anvarnished story does not
cause 70 boil In every vein.'
PssosburS Ezprsss.
ITO defend the institu ton Of slavery upon
Ill the points on which it has boon assaiIed
inferiority OF the negro to the Caucasian
race and the elevating influences upon thu
former of state of servitude to expose tke
real authorship and nature Of the war ink
which the two sections of the late Union
have been plunged, and thus lay the foun.
dalton for its correct history-these are the
objects Of the publication before Us, and the
writer has, BY the very clever manner in
which he has performed his labors, rendered
valuable service not only to the cause o.
Southern literature. but to the cause Of truth
and justice. His statements are lucid-hil
logic no less vigorous than accurate-his re-
necuous judicious, and his style pleasing y
Richmond Easmirs7-First Notice.
The work in question il not vtndicatior
Of Southern political life or philosophy; it il
an exposition of both, however, in their pub.
lie, moral, and rational aspects. But thu
author has taken wide and com prehensivt
view Of the subject, handling it so as to rem
der his theme deserving the warmest conside
rations OF accomplished scholars, yet cloth
ing II with such poetic charms as to make il
per usal q felicity to the humbless reader.
CAayleston Courier-First Notice.
West & Johnston, the enterprising Rich
mond pu blishers, have just issued Mr.. Mac
Mahon's long expected work, "Cause ane
Contrast" From q rapid survey of Its pages
am inclined to regard it as one Of the mos
remarkable books contributed to Southern
literature. The diction Is splendid Tn,
book treats Of the present crisis, and gets on
of the hackneyed way Of writers upon tn
slavery question. Mr.. MacMlhon Is known
as the author Of a letter to Thomas Franci
Meaghtr, which was widely copied through
out the South several months ago.
Lynckbnrg Tirginiaa.
We have rarely met, in any modern pro
duction, with q more entertaining and in
structive work, than "Oause ana Contrast. >
an Essay on the American Crisis, by T