, 1866-07-24


and the public debt .,.-...-,,
The volume makes l2s pages octavo-with
two columns closely printed on each
naoe. and Is sold for seventy-fTe cents, by
Philip d solomons, Washington, v. e.
THE UNITED STATES IN 1868.
The readers Of the TRIBUNE have been Gu
tcrta,ued from time to time with articles on
the countries and peoples OF Europe, as they
appear 10 American eyes in the year 1866
rio a.nect OF the United Statea To an .lntelll.
,cnt European, in the same period, cannot
fa,1 to be Interesting. De Tocquevlllc's great
work On t.Democraey In America" had an
unrrecedeuted circulation thirty years ago.
aud has since become standard work, with
out which no genueman's library Is supposed
to be complete. De Tocqueyille's work, not
withstand1ng It's aboundiug merits, Is uarred
by one fundamental error. He holds to the
doctrine Of "state Rights," and assumes that
If ever conflict should take plnce between
the general Government and State, The
former would Inevitably succumb. 1t has fal-
len 10 the lot OF another Frenchman to COM
plete De TocqucvIlle's work on nob>er basis.
"The United States During the War;" by
August Laugel, is rare book, tu1l of phllo-
sophical observation and suggestion. What
De TocquesI!ic took be q loose Hund,
formed for purposes OF convenience, to coiu
money, carry the malls, and ward of the In
dians, md sure to be shlvered by the first
shock of arms, NJ. Laugel finds to be the
strongest and firmest nation In the world,
chcsishing liberty without license, Inserting
the right OF the minority to rule, but guard
fnr the rithts of the minority with scrupu-
1one care r1erforru,nr every social and na-
,,s.,1 d,,tr u,t,, adel;tv and zea1 and yind,-
-. -. ,.ataoa ~ avo-v rneu;I,1e war
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"n@l oe AoSauosA'e ."N ~
system Of GoFetnnetie *uctc caen .a'Aa ua1
the right to DO anYthlng "hicn olo 4ot ~
fringe upon any other mans rights, (Which
he deemed the acme Of human Eorerpment),
H. Laurel finds deye1opfnr into a Grand and
7n,nnefnr whole ranahle of ra1s1np. sostain.
~. ,o,,,,n ,d,nr md 5;shcndtn,- The tarces.
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WITHOUT EVER caitlns 'ot S+es1' W s"'e ~
or ever dreaming that Gsesar conid haFm IL.
We copy the Introduction 10 N. Langefs
work, promising to recur to the body OF the
text hereafter:
The Civil y ar in The Upited States will one day
be ruube,c anppc the greatest events Of histury
IN the u,ucteeuIh century. The principles 1t has
called into ar1tcu The tutn1e Of ssnoe continent
dpendeu, On IL issue The eac111ces |. hae a1lcd
IN oc OF The A1st nas,on. Of tie world everything
YaIs4s 1t above these miserable conflicts where
mean amb,,lous and by-eonc 11,eresls wear them
eehct uwuy.
1 thnli alvaYs consider myeelr fortunate to have
teen able 10 Writ the Unl.ed States during this
period oi their hietor, and 10 have known the prn
cn,l nrtors IN this great drama that for several
tears bas held the world IN expectation Perhaps
did not etcape the influence Of the passion. by
winch felt myrelf surrounded, and shall not
seek 10 DENY TINT yielded with certain compla-
rerrv tn fhe cmof,nne nf,cb came upon me. I
hoard ,bok. r,est, those hesn,,rn] word+-Abe.ty
con,lity. emanc,ns1fop-that m INV country the
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