The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-09
BOOK NOTICES.

Court Of Chicago and Professor oTConstitutional
Law, &C., in the Law Department. of the Chicago
University. Charles 6cribner b Co., New York.
fhR important contribution 70 American political
literature has special practical value in view Of the
erroneous or imperfect notions which are strangely
prevalent respecting CONVENTIONS Notwithstanding 30
many are held and oeh often depends upon them
wheels within wheels ia our governmental machinery.
Judge Jameson dsscrbes the various kinds Of
convensons--ths spontaneous convention, pubic
meeting; the Legislative convention, general assembly
and the Constitutional Convention He discusses the
question Of sovereignty, particularly the locus Of sove
rcgnty as question Of fact in foreign States and in
the United 6Gatss defines the term constitution and
examines constitutions d,scrminatsd into two kinds
a. objective facts and Instruments Of evidence; pre-
SCENTS the requisites to the legitimacy Of conventions
with an account OF their history, their organization
their modes Of proceeding their powers and treats Of
the submission Of constitutions TO the people, and Of
the amendment Of constitutions An appendix con-
tains full list Of ali the conventions thus far held
the United States convenient index completes the
volume. liz publication by the by, is almost sinulsa-
neous with the decision Of majority in favor Of
ventiop in this stats.
RECONSTRUCTION ON my POIICY;n on, ITs Au-
THOR AT TEE CONFESSIONAL. By Zedekiah
COmitatus, N. p. E. @.
Zedekiah ComitAtus emulAsss the nastne1 ssd not
the Wit Of Dean Swift He may claim, like Ben John
SON. in a rhymmg bout with John Sylvester, that so.s
Of his lines true II they don't al rhyme-and this
least is true they don't II is pity 70 waste such
nice paper and print upon political satire dull - II
10 grossly abusive The author conceas his real name,
and pome'' purporss 70 have boon printed at "skag
gaddahunkn
MELB0Eus- HIPP0NAx.-THE Below PAPERS.
Second Series. Tcknor & Fields Boston.
In these pages political satire. sharp Damascus
blade, finely tempered, and flashes with wit humor
and even poetry. The Bglow Papers are already
classical Notwithstanding the uncouth (but expressve
Yankee dialect in which they written and Of which,
in the introduction, Professor Lowell gives
equally learned and entertaining. We regret with the
author that he killed Off Rev. Homer Wilbur too soon,
and we hope Mr.. Bglow will live to the excluded
States represented and TO bring out Birdofreedum
sawin as ian original Union man."
SUNNYBANK. By Marion Harand, author Of
Alone" Hidden PATH" Nemesis"
Miriam &c. Sheldon h Co., New York.
The author says in her preface-"A virginian my
sef-one whose attachment for her native State
ond only to that she feels for her countyI have in
fused nothing Of partisan bitterness into the simple
cord Of what love best to descrbe-home in
the Old Dominion" These che certainly describes wel
and many Of her Vrginian landscapes lually we'll
drawn But her story bears the date Of Of po-
tical commissions and civil conflict. which not only
have certain influence in determining the complexion
Of the narrative, but which still too recent 70 make
it safe advisable for the novelist tread upon such
burning lava With the best intentions Northern and
Southern writer's must fail alike in this field until time
shall have cooled the passions OF late civil war
WOMAN Our ANGEL. Novel. BY A. s. Roe,
author of "A Long Look Ahead,n &c., &c.
Carleton, New York; p Low, Son q Co., Lon
dom
This volume taking title like most Of the authors
other popular works Like them also illustrates
everyday life without seeking 70 multiply startling
incidents 10 use other than homeay language 10
pervaded by heathful atmosphere Of morality free
from gaseous Perhaps these facts for the
surprising figure which the sales Of Mr. Roes stories
have attained More than hundred thousand copies
Of them have been sold In this country and they have
been largely reprinted In England They havswon this
kind and degree OF success notwithstanding the almost
total absence Of such qualities OF style might sne
them to be classified with works Of literature
Cookery Books.
Peterson Brother Of Philadelphia would almost seen
tohave monopozsd the useful department Of nontera-
ture to which these books belong Among their publ
cations Of this kind you may take your choice out Of
these four" Miss Leslies New Cookery Book Wild
dlneds New Cook Book The National Cook, and !.
"Mrs Goodfellow's Cookery IL Should Be-" which.
ever you prefer Mrs. Hae's Receipts for the Million"
will 60 well with II. The American News Company
has just issued Jennie June's American Cookery
Book" by Mrs. J. c. Croly Jennie June) who very
sensiby begins with the sensible question which
tempted TO ask when We opened her volume, "why
another cook book, when there already manyf"
Her chief motive appears to have been TO make good
practical cook book containing just what young middle
class housekeepers want to know-unencumbered
with superhuous and wordy detaila She gives
also novel features chapter Jewish cookery.
We must add that she alarmed fora by such
headings to OF her receipts as .Iabel Children
Infants Broth" baby Pudding" "chidrcns Pfe,n
and the like We feared that the prevalent extoronae
prices Of meat and bread and other provisions had
driven private families TO cannibalism, beginning with
subjects Of q to1der and succulent age. Happily We
were undeceived, and the HERALD Is daily
chroniclng decline in gold and prices hope that
receipts for cooking children will continue be
sary In these ATTITUDES.
Mr. James Miller, OF New York, has published, with
tho date of 1857 Mrs Ellis Complete Cook the most
compact full and satisfactory handbook Of cookery that
has yet appeared and reprint Of Dr. r. J. Cuverwelps
Guide TO Health and Long Life sixty thousand copies
Of which are annually sold in England To the latter
work Is appended popular exposition Of Lebg's The
DRY Life. Health and Dseass''
Serials.
Eroy Saturday. that popular weekly magazine OF
Mcssr Tcknor Fields, which Is ready for delivery
to-day 10 filed with "the book Of the season. for read
wherever the English language is known-Charles
Dickens Christmas story" It 10 thus issued consid
erably in advance Of It's publication in England, in the
Christmas number OF An ne Pear Round. Is general
title Is "Musby Station, and II comprzes eight stores
four Of which entirely from Dickens pom The
writer's Of the remaining four are respectively, Andrew
Halliday Charles Collins Hssba stretton and Amelia B.
Edwards.
An exact reprint OF London Society," illustrated
monthly from duplicate plates will shortly DO issued
BY Hurd Houshton, Of this city, By special arrange
ment with the London publishers Tho American
edition will begin with the January number for 1857
The Rivrsde kaoassns for YosrS People has not
made its appearance intended, owing 70
dicultss attending the printing OF the In colos
but the nrst number Is promised By Hurd Houghion
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