The New York herald., 1866-08-30
LITERARY NOTICES.

half dozen works similar to this "Among the Pines,
"Adrift Dixie" 'Patriot Boys and Prison Pictures,
&C., which, told shave reached the enormous ,
number seventy thousand copies within the short
space of three four years.n Nor Is this surprising
They were made TO sell Ike Peter Pindars rasors They
are slSfully adapted to their markct Their distorted
and gGrlng colors supply what their buyers de-
mand--carcatures not truo sketches Of Southern lie
and society. Yet occasionally, as in the account In tne
present volume Of hosbys famous capture Of Ger ara,
siQugh.on, wo catch glimpses Of something bet uh
which the quick eye and ready pen OF the ,,r might
have favored US. A habit OF relying ..,n,v an ones
imagination for facts and OF shan' a. ana dove tatnu
tneSe 70 sun ,ry, Is not highly favor
aoio TOT seeker "'sr "u Verisimllitude is not apt
10 oe tho cnfroco" 81 pictures fabricated 70 order
In me ast cnape' Se author Is naturally reminded Of
"a certain afus ~ho after painting 'neighing steed
wrote uhae' csh the pioturo This is horse, lest y
should be akcn for an gatorn HIS object he de-
care4 IS not 50 much 70 tell story 10 draw series
Of Portraits which shall depict the different classes OF
Southern society. Tins was his "full purpossd in DO.
neating tho conscrpt Bursey aud his we types tho
"mean whites," Who no Calculates do not exceed
million in number''on all his broad earth there -
not class Of white people 90 ignorant and 80
| degraded they aref;' then the geant Tho
guide and tho blncktmitb who represent the principal
ascending grades Of tho class .poer whites of whom
| there were "about hyo millions before the war" 10
whose rude virtues no ronder justice in measure AMI
who must b. adds DO entrusted with 'thc political
| power which the chvary' w.okediy Fbused,
and thus be made tls real South Of tn faure:' Can
tain THOMPSON typo ef "ths chivalry''''ihc vest
white mon in tho unycrssi' ''only handful" but,
sby tho Of the whites they were before the
war enabled 10 rule the South and control to great
an extent the legislation OF the whole counfry'-''we
dsf anch them AMI 90 strip them forever OF tho
power they have wickedly shuscd'-''we most look
TO il that the 'chivary not eligible for office,
or aan allowed any the control Of the nation
| SC and lastly, old Aunt Katy pendant to Cnc'c
Toml atype OF .'the negroes" of larger heart than
ano stronger love, with Robert Lucy "thc young
i yirgiuizn type OF that mixed in which tho
blood Of he white and tho black Is mingled In various
proportsonsh Tho story in which these nyures move
is nothing, R sensational. after telling II, the
author rduges In somewhat ncoherent specllatons as
TO the future OF the South and particularly OF The coored
in America We dwell upon them Ion ger than they
merit, perhaps. but they unconsrou4y betray the rca
sentiments Of many proressed friends OF tho negro
I "fhe negro" counts, according to Mr.. Gilmore, for
'ncay folr millions ~ people u strong religious sens
bitics, faiT mental endowmerts distinct and marked
/ characteristics (he same MI G elsewhere states H.
Brought from his native jungles and yet with natures
peculiarly dccilo, teachabe and receptive cvilzing
nuances. II they permitted to live with the
wle terms Of political equality. It dGcut to
Gaan, but hard indeed for bis 'coorcd brother First
ho cociy subtraeis from tho -four millions million Of
muaitoes, qiadroons, metiis and ocioroons dooms
them 10 extinction 'by the law wh CHI see governing
most OF the hybnds Of the brute creation and adds at
l. not desirable that tho mulao should live Before,
however, nnn'iy consiguing him 70 the grave Mr. Gil.
will grant him the satisfaction OF giving vent 10 tho
'bind instincts and terrible impulscs which, no ayers
''are nov slunbcrlng in the mulao.n He points with
mcnacng finger to 'thai cold a-gatherrg' In The sky
lie praysbnt tho prayer sonnds not unlike threat
'God grant that il may not burst; but II burst Il
will ba the muatlo who will guido tho storm and ride
upon the whirwnd r Then. TO consols him in view Of
perous rido, prophet him that he shall
mysteriously disappear ''ras mixed hayo part
70 perform, and when that part performed they
sink into the earth a snks into the ocean"
figures somewhat mixed In this juxsposiiion OF
prophecies; but they both relais 10 the same
mixsd race Mr.. Gilmore Offers some curious
statistics 70 prove that what he calls
tho bleaching process "would all negroes
fore the year grace $500 gamation werc 10
go on-but he hastcns 10 add that 1T viii MT 20 ON
freedom viii tho process altogether
Ard he merclessy proceeds OF from among tho
roes Of the gorlo future all have long heel
a shin like harness collar bent body, bullet head
and face that would be- ornament a baboon or a
gorilla" All ol this viii doubt melt away as
emancipation shall have brought iao fui com.
petition with the working whites AMI tho more ine
gent of its color but with The superior nc
groes = those who have short heel 4 SRA ght shin
erect FORM vol sLapei head and a face both open
and engaging" "They siil expand and grow, wni!o
the others srycl ard dc under the ght u Freedom
Aud elsewhere ho i" 10 shall have On thi.
continent for an coming ume nation d blacs Amcr |
cans Very kird & Hr Gilmore MT q annlhllaie an
SERIOUSLY, T. there something ncxprossbly shock.
Ing IN tho cold bioodcd calculations hy sh ch procsscd
friend o The anticipates tho des ractDn 81 miions
Tho inevitable consequence of tteir emancTaii,nf
OUR NsGnB0Rs ~ InE C0RSER HOusE. i Novel.
BY 4. =. Arthur. Carleton, New York. !
ny dint of practice and, let add "a Justice
by consoenn4Is study og actiaI life, Mr. Arthur has At
length saccecded in rising eionay above bis old
spaera ~ place. In this volume, ho las qaie
ngenouay euyelopsd tho Corner House w.ih ayrtery,
,Aen, u his natural dcyelopmon. Of the story he
has Gradually dssosed The CHARM unfil Cirner
H,lso again the neighbors ordinary house
and ia inmates regarded IKE other folks !
LETTERS Vi EuGESIE "a GUEniS. Edited by q. Isl .
Trcbutcn. Alexander st.ahln, London ard :
New York.
These charming letters ike the famous "Jourua Or
Eugene a. Gltrn arc fui of The fond, sistory loye
whcA sbe as.4ed upon her brother Aairce. Tia yafc
marked BY tie blending of sap W. and wonanly
grace and fevor with gooi AMI holy a.p
ton that surprs and de.i hted France hor JounaI
isfyIng tic favorable dcclson of the Academy VII ch
nxed place permanently ~ French literature AMI
connecting bor beloved 4a1nce lndosolubly
With her own Among The interesting letters are
those dated AZ Paris They an9ri mpses u quite ,
another 10 that great u from the gloolniy
depicted BY a rrcen, wnter 10 tho Er,rsng rot Tho
cordial and apprecatse &c puon of Nile de Guirns I
journal IN France Tho imperial France severe.
ly not % ny unehanatiy, described Ny that writer
nclnes u 70 hope there silver iulng he heavy
c,ud Eugenie de- Gutru, sith her pure aud aautiy
mird Il rnbrc lenIcnt and iast than w. l. NJ gho &
says in a letter 10 her iaiher "lf the devil rogn 10