, 1866-04-27

carried cut to their full extent a. Andrew
johnson himself. or course, this Is hailed
with delight BY The enemies of fMasaachusetts
and OF the ideas which her name Is lInkcd
with to-day, and / zee the Journa, Of Com
nn,r msree y al5cady singing rrans over the book
greatest CONSEQUENCE; but tho Massachuset.s
men ofto-day will not suffer the case against
Their pEnEcnitorB 10 be decided ly default md
the antiquaFians will speedily fall into line ia
their defence with an abundant armament ot
!atas TO combat those Of the audacious New
York assailAnt.
COMING DpoE.
Apropos OF this history of slavery In Massa-
ehusctts. I learn TINT Mr.. William Lloyd
Gafflson proposes to devote few of his de-
Ginning years to the preparation Of d m4gnu,a
.or11a-a companion to Mr. tircclcy's 'Al,efl-
cnn Conllict".a history Of tho autis1arery
No one who knows Mr. Garrison need be told
that this work will be in fact an autopiogra-
ply. for the pioneer Of the abolition move
ment Is as great an eeotist-tloush he man
TESTS IL iu a different way-as the present
1Iader Of the pro'slavcry party in tue White
House, md Ills volume will be devoted to
saying. IN 9 diluted form, just what Mr-
johnson said To the astonishcd negroes ut the
Capitol on the anniversary Of their freedom,
IN effect: Worship me,- for 1t Is to ME, al
though am too modest to say SO, that YOU
owe your present liberty OF course, Mr..
Garrison has much more right thus to tickle
bis vanity than Mr.. johnson, but they both
fall Into the cror Of forgetting the mighty
American people, and one ignores the agency
Of tic war, which the people hare Taught, as
the other refuses to listen TO its lessons.
ART MATTERS.
A collection OF paintings, sent here by the
Fiencll Etching Club, was sold By auction
yesterday. The pictures were mostly the
n 1,fe@ INT ,rh
tame has not crossed the Atlantic, but they
generally brought good prices, bringing from
fifty to i've hundred dollars Among the most
notable IN the catalogue was one BY Guillon,
The TIIal Of John Brown and hia Associates
ut Charlestowp, Virginia., The scene is his
his associates were not tried together; but
the artist has caught the spirit OF tho time.
the characteristics OF American physioeuomy,
wonderfully well for q foreigner, The strik-
ing face and figure Of the old Abolltiontst
himself are wonderfully we'll rendcred. The
picture was too precious to be exposed to the
tisks OF unlimited biddings, and minimum
price Of four hundred dollars WAS set on II,
be. ond which no one vas disposed 10 bid,
and It was not sold.
The associated loston artists sell the re-
suits OF thttr winters work, or that small
portion lor which purchasers have not been
found at their studios, by auction next week.
Massachusetts expects to furnish two Of tue
counsel for the prosecution In the trial, soon,
as everybody hopes, 10 take place, Of Jc,f.
Davis, EN Governor John II. Clifford Of New
Relturd, inwycr Of much solility Of learn
Ing and ille old school courtlEncss Of manner,
ant Mr.. D. F. Butler, OF Lowell, the brilliancy
ofwllosc intellect your readers know very
we'll without MI introduction, aud OF whose
maunrrs very little can be said, will both be
likely 10 appear on behalf OF the Government,
for VI lntcvcr elemc or by whatever tribunal
the Brci:-uaitor nav be tried.
Professor Blot, who has reduced cookery TO
4 fine art, like many other Frcnchmcn, and
who now dcyotes himself to teaching Ameri.
eau ladics the mysteries Of the kitchen, Is
coming here 10 give course Of fourteen lee
turts in May, ut the conclusion of hts season
in New York. lie aims 10 cet Ills pupils from
tte highest circles Of society, and those who
hnvc the actual cooking: Of the world to do
will profit very little by his Instructions.
REVERE,