New-York tribune., 1866-12-25
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
1aNrARY pRRIODICALs.


,ceoal Br.IBdntorcst The article with which the mum
Der opens, on Kaycs History Of The Scloy War con-
troverty the leading positions of that historian with Te-
sardFJ the character of the conflict, maintaining ha't
vss<a mere military mutiny, of which few nslsInc'n'
elasses took advantage, partly to gain their freedom oD
Dttsh rule sud partly for the sake OF license ana P9ndg
<Gnd not gen cal rising o. the people OF l. -. @
let de Copct6s c0sipng book. "Nancues oI hioy auu
War" is tha slhiect Of gossPng papcr ln "1lcn wy
Christmas plums of that work are serFed up "il-' C'
preteusion 20 no4uess good iaste l9 iuo 80
mo article on JtteroatOua Coinage gives an instruct
I've account of tho changes which have bce nAqS sce
the year 1860 in tho monetary legisiauol ol tue
States Of Continental Europe. Inese chauets oltlalJu
An the o,cts pr1tucei By the vast mporalonS ot oe-
foTuian and AJrtraian gold which have increased inc
proportion between gold and silver at podlsols Iae
80 tbo vor ls9 Late in the day, have review OF
Jouis Nipoieou's Julius Cesar, which pouOunoos inc
Emperor 20 have been unsuccessf9 as AteTay NSIN-
man altogether lacking the graccs OF popular autior
add quite Incapable onorestng the reader by the charm
of manner or through such sympathy Of sentiment as
masters Of the able to excite It's style Is not only
meager but harsh and grating and his ideas are aedrssea
tO enthusiasts Hnd soc,aTGns AS record ol tne rees
Of events m the foreign and domestic annals OF nome
which led TO The civil war lis wofk Is 70 Iue
last degree unsatisfactory, oyiacing no preparation beyond
supoThcia knowledge OF few classical authors ana OF
tho modern compilations on the subject which were popu
lar in ordinary education fifty years ago. lie does h9t
even seem know that any further Quallcaohs cond
be required could even be possible lie mas not me
Sbg<est1amaTity with the school Of inques INTO early
Roman history which commenced with Nebuhr, nor with
such writers as Mommson, who have thrown such tood
OF light the domestic life aud external policy OF the
Romans His fayonte political deducuons arc founded
facts which might have been acquired from the seOO
books in ordinary discriminating article written
with breadth OF view and caudor OF judgment eas q
the theological questions that have recently been called
mp By tho publications Of Strauss and Renan, and the
apthor of dEcce Homo" The last-namod work is de-
olared to be "the English Life of Jesus thoroughly
apted 20 aud Characteristic Of the country whence lt
sprsng and not only worthy of comp2rsop WIN me
from Germany and France but distinctly taking the lead
Of them point Of succfsiui handng OF tne qnesIoh
The reviewer expresses :he most intense ussGst WIN me
manner In when the work has been teae3 "a ee'."h
quarters bv bgoed English critics including liz Spurgeon
and the Quarterly. IL reflects the deepest dsace upon
the writer's and >oNpays ln shape NhiCu IL "ou!u Dc
superauous TO caricatWe the almost hopeless selhy OF
modern orthodoxy" Other articles in this number are
Eiyen 70 "Fclx Holt" Froude's "Reign Of Elizabeth
SAptique Gems" and "The Military Growth of Prussia
the atnsned paper containing variety Of instructive
details of peculiar interest at the present moment.
"The Atlantic Monthly" gives the first instament Of
serial story called the Guardian Angel" by DR.. O. ".
Holmes, which opens with rich favor Of New-Engand
individuality, and promises further developments Of ex-
citing interest Another racy touch Of Yankee land is
found in poem by Lowell showing M incident in tie
lower regions not meluoned III DaH'es Inferno. Ml.
Hicginson contributes an admirable eSsa! on culture
NT,'en IN style OF classic elegance At1Oefh ~ oP'hs
with the bUuder of asCbDg u Theodore Parker inc Wc
known remark of Dr. Johnson about learning in Scotland,
SOfteneddown into tie expression that every one g.'
mOuthful but scarcely one full neal A similar ms
tGbe is made by MI Parton, who pits Mhons ianlhar
lire Of dim religious light into the mouth OF our
inadvertenoe Mr.. Partons article "HeDFy Ward
Beechers Church" Is excellent specimen OF magazine
writing Disgusting q certain bodneSs If not originality or
thought beneath yiyaciy of manner that approaches
Hppancy and tcmpcug the freedom Of his personal de-
tails with uniegned respect and admiration for their
subject The secret OF Beechers success Is explained by
theorvhat will not give universal satisfaction Now
there appears 10 be upon Brooklyn H6hts who has
found out o more excellent way OF conducting chufch
than has been previously known lie does not waste the
best hours Of every day in writing sermons but employs
those hours absorbing the knowledge and experience
which should be the matter OF sermons. He doesinot
ffitteT away the time Of public instructor IN pastoral
visits and other useless yisltati0Es. His mode. OF con
Quoting public ceremonial reached the finish Of high art
which il resembles in its snceuty>Rnd simplicity. lie
bAs known how bansh from ischurch everything that
bavors.O cant and sanctmOni0usnesssO loathsome 20
hOnestminls. Without formally rejecting tme-honored
forms and usages he has infused into his teachings more
and of the modern spirit drawn more and more from
science and life, less and less from tradition, until he has
acquired the power Of preaching which Edwards
and Votaire Whitehen and Tom Pane, would heartily
and equally enjoy Surely there is something in oil ths
which could be initiated The great talents with which he
k endowed cannot be impaired but do not believe that
his power iswhOly derived from his talent man OF
only respectable abilities, who should catch ms sp1r
practice his methods, and spend his strength IN
aettng knowledge and not IN coming sentences, would
Be able anywhere TO gather round him concouTse Of
hearers The secret is TO let orthodoxy slide, as
eouethng which neither TO be maintained nor reuted
lnsisng only the spirit Of Christianity and apply
ing il to the life of the present day IN this land"
Mf Emerson contributes Characteristic poem, in
which the spirit of Marcus Antonnus finds expression IN
neither smooth nor flowing rhymes but which hasa GER
tain personal interest apart from its application OF Else
8tOe0l philosophy.
tits time to be old
To take in sail -
The god Of bounds,
Who sets % shore,
Game 20 Iae IN his fatal rounds