The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-07
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thanksgiving discourse this morning at hafpast ten
o'clock Subject-"Peace."
Literary Notices.
NEW SERIES or ILLUSTRATED TALES AND NURSERY
STORIES.
Messrs Hurd Houghton, OF New York, have added
largely to the debt Of thanks due them from the parents
and guardians Of children by the timely publication OF
well selected entertaining and elegant series OF moral
tales and amusing and popular nursery rhymes and sto
ries, in illustrated editions The books will enivcn and
delight the inmates Of the paor and nursery during the
holidays Of Christmas and New Year form agreeable
presents to be EXCHANGED between families, and
vey instruction. while their contents point q moral
which will be remembered, and will prove
very useful during life in the series we find
editions of Maria Edgeworth's ''Parcnts'
Assistant, Stories for Children" the FABLES
Of Esop,n "Piccola by X B. saintine Mrs Barbaulds
Hymns in Prose for Children" !" The Three Kings Of
Orient" Christmas Carol, and the Twenty third Psalm
OF the lighter but to be forgotten nursery ryhmes
we have "Puss in Boots" Beauty and the Beast"
"Cinderea the Glass Slipper the "Chdren in the
Wood "1itte Red Riding Hood" the &C Boys Banner
Book and many others OF equal interest to the young
folk and may cay Of all enduring memory in all parts
OF the civilized world The illustrations superb both
! N design and fnsh-Esops Fables containing hun
dred and eleven engravngs In point OF style this
great recommended az col
lection calculated TO convey to the young Of
primary instruction in art and the refinement Of TASTE
Messrs Tcknor h Fields Of Boston, have brought out
illustrated editions of Longellows sTales OF Wayside
Inn," TeDnyson's "dyls Of the King" and "Gems from
Tcnnyson." The popularity and we'll known beauty Of
the two works rst namod preclude the idea Of cri icsm
while the selections printed In the Seems from Tenny-
SOM do credit both TO the Author and compiler The
points most worthy OF notice in the issue are the splendid
style in which the volumes prred bound and orna-
mented the artistic excellence of tho illustrations and
the consideration Of tho large Of money which
this enterprsng firm must spend among American art
lists for the designing and execution Of such works
Any one of the lot will make beautiful and valuable
present for Christmas or New Year
sPrson Life ut the South during tho Years 1854 and
1906" by A. O. Abbott late lieutenant in tho First New
York dragons, his been issued in this city It
handsome volume, containing spirited illustrations OF
tho terrible scenes which the author Witnessed pain
fully participated in, At Richmond Macon Savannah,
Charleston, Andcrsonvilc and others Of what may bo
termed the "Star Chambers and Calcutta Black Hoes'
Of the rebels during the years mentioned.
Biographical Sketch Of the Life Ct the late Rev
Duncan Dunbar" has been printed in New York II IL
edited by Jeremiah Chaplin, and contains account Of
the work OF the dsceascd earnest and sfsacrincing
minister when pastor Of the Mscdousal street Baptist
Church.
THE AMERICAN RxpuBLic IT'S CONSTITUTION AND
TENDENCIES.
Under this title Oreses A. Brownson its author, has
dedicated 10 tho Hon. George Bancroft volume which,
coming from such source at such moment, must be
regarded as OF much importance and worthy the atten
tive pcrusa and mature confederation of statesmen
legislators and the public large The book which has
just been issued from the prcss Of B. OShca of this
city, contains political and historical r;sums Of the po-
ston which DR. Brownson has assumed towards the con-
stitution and government Of the United states with
reeration OF his belief that the issue OF the late war
has secured the ultimate triumph OF our democratic
form OF government In every past and present
subdivision Of the American continent fn lines OF very
solid and sound logical argument the author bases his
theory OF the expansion Of American nationality and
the unity and nvolablity Of federal constitution
mainly the doctrines set forth in Hurds book called
"The Law OF Freedmen and Bondage IN the United
States" cernenting IT, as were, with the ideas OF Pierre
Leroux and the Abb6 Goberti His system Of politics,
deduced from all, appears to be original The soil.
darty OF the he defends according Leroux and
his belief in the OF creation in con fomity with
that Of Giobcti which s simply that expressed IN the
first verse OF Genesis and the Crodo. The conclusions
drawn BY the Doctor are 'that the United States govern
mont viii assert the Monroe doctrine by its own in.
hcrcnt force and gravi,aton, irrespective OF dipo-
macy now that slavery has been abolished; that
no throne or semblance Of one, can endure
alongside our republican executive that neither Maxi
milan nor Napoleon change anything either in the
destiny Of the Union that OF Mexico herself lie
thinks there be stable government in Mexico tin
cvcry trace OF the ecclesiastical policy established by
the Council Of the Indies Ia obcratcd and the church
placed there the footing In the United States
As this cannot DO accomplished by foreign intervention
he says u must be done by annexation TO the United
States In conclusion the Doctor expresses his views
the question OF reconstruction home the future the
negro In this country and the religious aspect such
comprehensive argument, couched in the liberal
words cannot fail to recommend Mo book to incl
CONT Americana particularly TO that great body Of
educated and enlightened Catholics which Is COW grow
ing up under our flag