Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-22

sangs. He was, by instinct and experience,
the very High-priest and Interpreter Of Nat
ure. His books arc full of her freshness and
inspiration. They are as faithful, as graphic
and as minute, as the photograph.
The book before us now gives a series Of
descriptions Of various points in the wilder
ness Of Northern Maine noted for their
beauty or grandeur, Ktsadn, ChssuncOok,
&c. His last work, lit is also his best,-pos-
sesses the characteristics SO prominent in his
other volumes. It will hardly meet with g
large sale, but it is suve of appreciation from
all true lovers of Nature.
For sale by J. B. Cobb and Co.
PRESIDENT LIyoOLs's ADMINISTRATION. History
Of the Administration OF President Lincoln,
including his speeches, letters. addresses,
proclaInations, and messages, with a prelimi-
nary sketch Of his life. By Henry J. Ray
mOnd, New York: Derby & Miller, 1s6I-
The name of Henry ]. Raymond is
familiar to every tOlsrsbIy well posted
American citizen. It's owner, the proprietor
and chief editor of the New York Times,
has been Lisutensnt-Governor of the State
of New York, and was decidedly the most
influential man in the recent Baltimore Con-
Vention. His paper is cOnfessedly the leader
of what is termed the distinctive and origi-
nal Lincoln element in the Union party, and
his efforts as journalist and as politician
have been used constantly and consistently
for the purpose of rs-electing President Lin
coin. The present work, therefore, coming
from the source from which it does, may be
regarded as in some sense official, and is of
no small significance and importance. tbs
not, however, as its preface very justly re-
marks, full and exact history ef Linooln's
Administration. "Sush a work." says Mr..
Raymond, would require access to infOrma-
ton which cannot, from the nature Of the
case, bO open to hepublic for many years to
come" II is not the less, however,
most valuable and important work
It opens with brief review Of
the early life and political career
of President Lincoln, not detailed, as that
ground has been gone over frequently be-
fore. It thsn proceeds with the history
very clear, accurate, impartial and detailed,
of his administration. The work is chiefly
valuable as reliable classified collection of
the various documents in which the President
has embodied, from timo to time, his senti-
ments on the affairs of the country, and sot
forth the motives which have prompted the
successive scts Of his administration. For
the careful manner in which this work hss
boon done, Mr.. Raymond deserves great |
praise. Tho accompanying narrative is |
necessarily greatly condensed, and does
not attempt to detail tho history of the |
events of the past four years. As whole,
the work is by far the most important and re-
liable campaign document of this and, IS
far as we know, of any other campaign. Mr. |
Raymond has derived extraordinary Rd-
vsntsges for his work from his Psculiar
journalistic and political position, and has
used them in the best manner.
The typographical execution of tho work |
does credit to its publishers. We arc pleas
cd to note that the frontispisce, alone of all
the portraits of Mr.. Lincoln, does him Justice.
Most pictures Of him are gross csricatures
this one at least looks like him, and dis
plays the native kindness, honesty, and
ability Of his character.
The book is for sale by ]. B. Cobb & Co.
HIsToRI OF THE REBELLION It's Authors and |
Causes. By Joshua r. Giddinzs. New York: !
Pollett, Foster Co. 1864.
This, tho last work of its noble author,
the grand old champion of Freedom, will DO |
read everywhere, not only on account Of its
intrinsic merits, but because of the just re-
putation of the author himself, and the in |
tercst which attaches to his recent aud sud |
dan death. 1t ia . very full and able review |
Of the history of slavery IN the government,
and of the struggle between despotisus and |
liberty which has eliminated ia the present
conflict. The peculiar position of the su-
thor, for mOrs than twenty years member
Of the Lower House of Congress ard an
earnest psrticipRter in tAs struggle which he
records, affords him unusual facilities for the |
writing Of such a history; aud from the year
1885, when John Quincy Adams commenced
the agitation Of tho question in that House,
down to the Spring Of 1852, the history is
thel most detailed and excellent ever given
to the public. The portraits of prominent
men are drawn with a truthful pen, the great
events Of the sgo are chronioled with an
ability which is philosophical as we'll as
merely historical, and the existing struggles
and crisis of the grOat conflict arc depicted
with graphic skill.
1t is for sale by ]. B. Cobb Co.
JANUARY AND JuEE By Benz. F. Taylor, New
York Follett, Foster Co. 1854.
Few have not heard Of Benjamin T Tay-
Or, the genial and kindly war correspondent
# the Chicago Journal, recently expelled by
IN arbitrary and unjust order from General
Sherman's lines. But B. F. Taylor was, be-
,Ors the war, comparatively little known as