New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-04

The McSSFs. Appleton OF t4hs tllF A1N' -
Gently published Tie second volume of "ofk
which they choose to coll lne American An
uual Cyclop@d.a." II l. our unpleasant duty
to say thn; The work IS in no proper sense oil
the term. American" II DISGUISE some Amer
can subjects. but it discusses them IN tone h"s-
tile 10 the spirit 10 tho institutions. and e'on TO
the existence OF the American Republic. II pro-
fesscs to deal with passing events; with ubjco +
on which strict iupartia.iy-in the historical
sense Of the words difficult le, IN order
10 preserve IL value as a work %. general Te.c5-
cnoe. it must approach Il il does ro, ully attain
this perfection; must exhibit reasonable iaif-
ness. if not an absolute imparilal.ty. Ia article
relating 10 the Rebellion, 40 rigorous te,i
ought no, perhaps to be applied. Fact
should be- fairly dealt with, hut a
leaning to the side Of The Government, to the
cause Of Justice Humanity, AID Freedom might
be parloucd, because il Is impossible that aioyh
American should not be so biased. Ii, thcfc!Y'e,
the general tone Of the book were aycEsc 90 M
Rebellion, no one would complain.
But what shall De siid when Tie contrary Of
tlis appear; when, instead Of just regard
for the Government. this American" Cyclic.
pa la Letrays or almost every page i,s sympathy
with the Rebellion Wore even than that; il
must be- said that tie work which 10 Applclons
have thus frnudulcnily entitled American, Is
filled with the most offensive pari.sanship Of the
Rebel cauac; with fcaudalous assaults upon The
Government, and with reckless misFcprcsenIa-
ton Of il policy and act.
II sets out with recognition 81 the hcbci
Conicdcracy-going an arrow fight beyond
what England or France has yet y,nIured.
This Republic is treated IN two separate Articles,
each i'll ils Alphabetical place. Confederate
Stales," and United States" ~ the articles
on the Confederate Army and Amy ofthc
United statcs;" on the " CONFIDENT Congress"
and Congress L. 81" on the "Conicdera'e
Navy" and Navy United States in yolu-
minous article On Army Operations and
indeed throughout the book, the style Of tie
London Times and the Richmond IramiHsr IL
adopted. In speaking Of troops, portions, &c-'
il is Confederate always on one side. Fed
eral " on the other Such phrases as "Union"
or National" or UNITED States" nowhere oc-
cur, nor is the word Rebel used to de-
sig,latc those properly 30 called The most stu
dious Difference 20 the Rebellion Is everywhere
observed, and for aught that could be learned
from this CyclopTdia the Rebellion is entitled
10 as much consideration and respect a. the Re-
public itcll
The article on the " Confederate Statesr in
forms us that
"Thcsc safes Po'sc' also their peculiar products Of sugar
cotton. and tobacco vLh ineJhaaifJfe s0nfcc "
peaim aud clbc them Of tho PRODUCTION. II
OH the other Sta'cs,'
This is affirmed, be i; remarked, (n an annual
cyclopcdia) Of the ycar l-C2, when those pro-
ducts have had 10 give place TO corn for support
of the Rebel army, and 10 prove it,
the Census statistics Of tobacco, cotton and
sugar for the year I-G0 are quoted! That is to
say, it is not q careless inaceuiacy, bu, m III
territorial imposition praciiced upon the readcr-a
part and an example OF the general system Of
deception throughout tho book in favor Of the
Rebellion.
The article on the United States embraces an
extended discussion of political affairs for the
year 1862; discussion most extraordinary in
its character. From beginning TO end it Is an
attack upon The conduct and measures Of tie
Administrations and Of the Republican party,
Astounding in misstatemcnts, and infused
with Pro.Slaycry bitterness which has scarcely
been exceeded by the most violent and disloyal
newspapers Though we have no space TO
quote a tenth of the passages we had marked,
we selcc, few or them 70 show the temper
AID spirit Of the article. Take for in