, 1866-04-27
NEW PuxsLtCAr1vNS.

DIARY. 1e6e-6i-'65 BY ApAx GGuowsx1, CHI
csso: Myers Chamber, III Lake stscct,
This work Is dedicated 10 tho memory OF
the late Gen. Wadswosth, who is described
is "thc pnrest and noblest. result Of the
"Amcsican political nnd social life. Not a
aaw in him. lie was n type, model ren.
"erated by the free American institutions.
"nud none OF their shadows dnrkcucd his
"chazacter. Devoted TO the cansc with all
the holiness Of patriot, not an atom of
"sclf'shncss or of personal ambition marrcd
shis patriotism. Lie was the simple. unso.
''phistieatcd man of truth. Ass,,upt
"hypocfisy, doublc-dcaling, humtu-. fuss.
were as rcpul.ive to his generous nature as
light to darkness, as evil to right and
"vcfity. Tic was NIL devotion to his cou-
"sclencc and 10 his convictions ot 4 deyo.
"tioras unsurpassed here and now as in auy
"tinlc, ,>oation Ur country"
Gurowsk1's diary Is full OF bold nasaes; Of
truth. On pasc 90 We flnd the following:
"lwtsh every American would read aai learn
John Stuart Mills book on L5rsty III lie saE1c way
ss most Of them learn the rcnptutcs''
lhe following refers to Abraham Lincoln:
I'm private. and In the public ptirt+, Sir Lincoln
II uphraded lor not being scholar, thssc.ore not
gentleman, and unit for The Presidency. This II
TOO much. One must know ,he=o American gen
'tm1 n. and scholars abore all, the classical
Eeholarf,' 10 he highly t,ssn.ted win the u1eed.
4 few exceptions, likr Nj. Everett, 90 uot t:cak
the rule. They are narrow, DRY, rery
cancelled they scuerax have very lflc mind. aud
not large, expansive, ela-tc tntclec4s. I'll. com
monty called Anlc,>ln tcho!ar Is product OF thai
scholastic and verbal educa ion, which preIers
n0fta 10 thlnGs. atd ancient to ncdcrn thlauhl
For all the above reasons, rejoice
that lfncolns mini is not hc!ogsed by tta, l,ms,r
scholarship and il the worst coues 10 the t=or4t
prefer the zlsptter 10 any harrow, cl1s :icai ha,s-
splitter y
The following page ta5l) Is addressed to Mr..
Seward, after one OF Ills sweet Auburn MAJ,
uunimity speeches, i'll Which he was EXPECT
III. the return of the prodigal son, ready to
inirodncc him to the vacant seat in the pa-
ternn1 house.
"th, seward. Your prodiSa, son IL ,yor=c than
CnsE-fs traitor, is Worec than a nishray robb..,
or mflut.ht rnuEcerer-is rccksae with tho h.o,4
Of hrethrcn whom hr trracherously siaucl,tesed-
The following bu.le.sonud {Oet. of, l>tS;.
pas" q, is the herald O! Gen. Grants promo
ton:
"Grsnt e-tnili-hes his headquarters in The field
brave Grant! o, trhy had not U7unt Me eopun1ei
q Me'o'se and jHtet' army or The R5tou,Acr's
Gnrowski is in ccstacy five months after
ward, and cxclaims, On March Il, isd4, {paye
1866:
''1taeiqjah! All overcome! Grnnt f. made the
Lit uieL AMI -GeIera OF the nzsnIr.-.la, l.. 1<ssrx
'tsfnts ConntutSe. tFrrhchL It'ftl1f Htv4gn 70
lish), 1Ecrc than u Marshal Of FrLnc. o, q Fled
malshal OF Ruse1n. Prussia, Austria. t;tm, ro,.
mands, nho up 10 to-day has Leen nl.ya.s su-r.s--
rul.''
Agnin lie says Of Grant tpasc 14s), II never
"nct with man OF so muc], simplicity. shy.
s'ncss, and decision" How prophetic th,.
following, Of May u, 1s'a, .paec as5}:
"a cci'a Senator Cowan has made, In the
Senate, most savage onslaught On human 1ln:rty,
cowan tpokc as slilelt, Mason, w1.iall, or any
other Southe1ncr woul0 havc epoS.u"
In January, 1866, {pagc 72,, aud on many
other occasions, he pays glowing Homage
to the Titanic and patriotic services Of Con-
grcss; and relcrring TO the handful Of men
like Seward and other trimmcrs, whose names
are constantly paraded In public prints, he
asks:
"Are The Parliamentary lalors and the cl,rac:rr
"ol Ec<-enItr, Wade, Gfimr., Of he Atut-Ii1s.
Of nontael and acores AMI scores of otl1rr-, held
- ~ The loyal press before the people at home. or
"e1atsiuy 'Jan,ms'sa mi q 10 1he klosclee u Eli
ami owners o! the p-c.s tthe S.w York pc*~, arc
conscious that, TO rcHGer juiice lrosty and large.
u 10 tnosF patriots. T0uld+ IN e.iu1l sn..Asu:e.
lessen tEeir own glory"
The authors opinion nf tho press is decided
ty unfayorabfc. lie thinks that utlc me,, arc
connected with It, but kept In the back
ground, willie few persons, who hardly ever
write line, arc credited by tie public for all
lis honors and receive all the praise and all the
profits. .,
The rerusal Of such an outspoken work
must have been useful at any time. but II is
particularly 60 nj the present time, when It's
descriptions ot the reasonable atmosphere of
Washington arc so fully confirmed by present
revelations, aud when ali his enthusiastic
faith in Grant, Stanton, Congress apl the
people has been so fully attcstcd bY events.
The author Is frequently unsparing In bis
wrath, but It never proceeds from personal
considerations, and he wakes hottest when l,c
f1nds the liberties of the people most bitterly
assailcd.- However scorchin.5 the continents,
they arc tliose O! Il thinker who deals with
the political acts ot men, while llr never takes
the slightest liberty with tl.rir pvrsounl char
acter. However opinions may dilrcr about
the proPricty Of one or the other OF llis critf-
cisms, We are persuaded that tho future his
torian Of the rebellion and thc war will recur
10 these diaries rs q very faithful reflection Of
current events upon powerful mud, alike
distinguished Tor its love Of universal liberty
as for It's great learning aud extraordinary ex-
pesiences. i.