, 1865-05-11
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW: M
CClu. APtil, 1866. Bostou: 1leknos g. Flella

would be difficult to find two articles C.
h'biing higher cultivation or n oro eleyat.
tone, than those In the April number entitlt
America and England" and " "Rsconst,u
stion." The latter, written before the ASA
slnation Of Preatdent Lincoln. is rery Abl
| argument for his proposed method Of deallu
with the conquered enemy. setting forth al.
the views which should govern In our t.ea
mrnt Of the freedmen Of the South, and Il
| place which should be assigned them in th
reconstructed society. It is held By th
North Ate1ioan that the problem before us
to restore actual peace, and that auyth;a
consistent: with national honor aud goo
faith should be done to brin
about condition Of actual peac
that mere vengeance is nnbecoming
great nation-that It makes little d!desene
what becomes Of the !.sleadees Of tho rebe
hon," 30 that We snpplant the miserles Of va
with the blessings Of peace to the millions 6
both North aud South and their poste1ity. !
holds that slavery made the wsr and SLAYER
must pay the damages. The following para
g1aphs Ret forth the arguments in favor Q
comforting the suffrage on the negro in yer
lucid and happy manner:
HBut viii 1t be enough to make the frcedmef
ldnQholaers metely1 Must We not uske them
voters also, that they may haye that 20 wer Of ss
ploecnon which no interference OF gorernn.n
behaifi we answer ihis qaesoa IN the ail1rm d
tive. for reasons both OF eIped,cncy and jusuce,
At hest, the aitt1eult5, II not settled now, viii
come up again for settlement hereafter, waen 1t
expedlency. II Is aiwayH wisest to shape eyste =
ol policy With slew 10 permanence, mnch more
than 70 immediate las convenience When thtngs ale
only right footing i one @h1sh a0 vii VIZ
meet the inevitable demauds nj ot
the iutnre as welt as the more noisy ones OF the
prssen1 saDoiasy relations viii Of necessity
ont constantly calling Tor the clumsy interference
o. aathor3t5. We must leave behin1 us no expec.
na 3Sn and ana 20 Ter t chance TO unsestle sas
Late master and :he late slave should begin IN
new order ofthtnes with sense Of Its pcrmanrnce
on Tue one hand and lta ushtfulness Oh the o:her.
~ G1,Son H. sHGn 1e91n tha1 neither lntehssnee
ana tnat wealth "tll rcsnlt only from Gle asIy uu.
oetetood and reciprocal!y beneficial dependea g
oi zach upon she other. unless We make the oacI
est induce <ment ta educate and en.,ehttn bfra. IL
mere proietar5, his ignorance Is q temptation 10
the stronger r1ce;, as voter, Il Is a danger to
i Is easy to manage the mob Of New York ior he
dme with gzaps-fhot. but it is ths power fof evil
which thktE suffrage gives them that viii at 3asf
lnseFest Al classes, BY reform and education, to
;" Under the head Of expediency comes also this
other cousldefahon,-that,p pnIees made citix M
,sn sessnsipatd sns blacks 1eekoued they mu.t %
power 10 modify the character oI the renresent..
uSes chosen, vii throw 60 much power 1uto tte
hRnds Of men certain TO turn 1t to Their ,sadya,-
1Tegs. Tg1s sna o9y to9 LIKELY 70 use It to our own.
balance ofpattiee, be enough to crush us Hhile.
II we endow It with life and volinon. II We nus Il
IN 'he way OF rising tn intelligence znd prodting
maintaining the supremacy Of our ideas til they
have had time 70 justify themselves by efperienrr
Have We endured and prosecuted this war for rhe
sake Of bringing back our old enemies 10 Ierie]afe
Tor rs, stronger than eEef. with all the resentment
and none OF the instruction OF defeatf
But as measure Of justice ALTO, which IL al
Hays the tiehest expectancy, We are IN fayor OF
the Question. What are We 10 do with The negro?
fs short and simple. Give him 4 fair ch ance, Ke
must get nd Of the delasion that right Ia in any
WY dependent or ne tan. and not on IN inward
virtue. Our war has been carried on Tor the prin-
cip!cs 81 democracy, and cardinal point Of those
principles Is, that the only way which to f1men
Ior freedom e - make them free, the unly way to
to them. Both South and Nor,h hive at last con
eeded the manhood OF the negro, and the question
nov Is row We shall make that manhood available
and profitable to him and to US. Democracy does
not mean. to any Intelligent peraon an attempt ut
the imposs,bIlify Of making one ntQ as 0ood AZ
tnother. But It certainly does mean the making
the giving 10 every human baing The right Of un
mente.n
The North 1nericdn holds also that "any
general contiscation Of rebel property would
be nnthrifty housekeeping, for it is really
1evylng upon our own estate and Icssening
our OWL resources. The people Of the
Southern States Will be called upon to bear
their part Of the g1ievpus burden Of ta1a~
ton which the war Will leave upon our
shoulders, and that IL the falrest as well as
the most prudent way Of making them con-
tribute to our national solvency. ALI irregu.
lar modes Of leryfng contributions, however
Just, and exactly just they can seldom be,
ieare discomfort behind them, while uni
form system where every man knows what he
is to pay, and why he is to pay IT, tends to
restore stability By the very evenness of It's
operation, By 1ta making national interests
familiar to all, and removing any sense Of
Injustice"
The article On *America and England" dis
rusees the causes Of the aggravation existing
In This country against that, very fully and
ably, and comedies that there is serious dan.
ger Of = war, and that such danger will con-
tinr- until the root Of bitterness sprins1nr
ont Of the rebellion shall hava been buried
BY the agency Of time. The responsibility OF
the British government for the depredatlons
Of the Alabama is held TO be at least involved
In doubt, inasmuch as no paragraph OF inter-
national law, founded npon any higher p:in-
ciple than that Of 'smight makes right" " can
be produced to tix the guilt, or responsibility
for negligence, upon the Ministers Of the
Grown. War ITSELF without the clearest
grounds for its declaration, is deprecated as
IN rnspeakeb1e calamity to both countries,
md useful only to the aristocracy Of Great
Britain as giving them an opportunity to
trengthen their own privileges and postpone
he reforms which the middle aud
over classes are requiring from
htm.; "To make Democrats or
Republicans synonymous with enemIes,''
ays the review, "Won1d add tremendous
force to the a1istoceatsc reaction now go
strong In England. There arc
ether Ways Of avcnging ourselves on our
foreign enemies than By war. There Is no.
occasion for 10 brutal and unciyi1tzed pro.
Gees; The suppression Of the ar1s!ocratic
and despotic rebellion Of the shareholders
will in itself be the defeat Of all our for
e'gn enemies and our triumph will be
khared by our foreign friends, who are fight
hg the battle Of liberal principles and equal
rights IN the Old World. Our SUCCESS in
the work we nov hare In hand will be an
argument for free, popular government to
which there can be no demurrer. There
will be no need for us to engage In cru
eade for the spread Of democratic principles,
OF for the overthrow Of despotisns. The
example Of strong, rich, prosperous re-
public is persistent revolutionary fact.n
The Philosophy Of Herbert Spencer" fur
!shes the subject for an able and somewhat
lustic examination Of the works OF this pro-
DC and pretentious author. A certain de- |
&C of ingenuity is conceded to Mr.. Spencer !
his endcayor to overthrow the PRINCIPLES |
forced By John Stuart Mill and Sir VIII
am Hamilton, and to bring philosophy to
IL standard Of the exAct sciences, but upon |
lie whole he Is held By the North An,erican
J be little better than an ambitions char
tan.
Z" Free Missouri is the title Of brilliant
ID somewhat exhaustive paper on the phys
i resources Of that State and the unhappv
fuence Of slavery in retaraing her progress
the great calling for which nature Intend
htr. The growth Of Missouri in all that
Institutes great and enlightened empire
promised from the day Of her baptism in
g waters Of freedom.
' Voltaire's Residence In England" is the
le Of an interesting review Of the recently
blished letters written BY the great French
IN during his exile, tracing many Of the
ouglts which were 80 potential in 4ipen-
{, unhlic nnfnfnn for The Erennh Rnroa. |