New-York tribune., 1867-09-21
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
ROCKS OF THE WEEK.


Mr. MACGREGoR, a London bauister, gives
a.oa,Io occo,nt OF his unique experience as voy-
a,or in n LITTLE volume, entitled IhodSd"d MUGS ." "'0
Rob Ron Canoe on Rir0S and Lakes ~ Europe VI "''
,he am edition published by Roberts Blo'hers Dos1o
The writer has a passion for the daring ana ouVol9
NAV adventures with which so many Engishmen o'e
., h,ilc the miseres Of ennu He sailed and paddieu
h,s fya canoe solitary and alone upon some OF the p
cnal rivers of Germany and France and the SWISS aAc'
nagging it over mountains and through ioe',S "
the water course interrupted. lie tens Mo s''
Hyely and straightforward manner without Pns y" -.
eessve embellishments and leaving Ple"san' III
af the man who seems 10 be a jolly hnd-heateu cie"
ture and with an odd TASTE among Others OF Pylhg 'e
trancer he met on his route with cheap rengous "oS
IN their own language.
Missouri as II Is in 1867 by NATHAN ii.
PARKER u b. Lppncott Coz, Is the utle OF an MUS
tvoted historical gazetteer Of that state Idescbng s
geography, history, physical resources, populaton ana
Industrial statistics, arranged in order Of counties,
together with an original essay on It's geoloSy' min
sraory and soil by Prof c. {. swallow 1ho "u'nU.
regards the present time the opening OF ne" eoH
An the fortunes Of Missouri. The emancipation oi inc
.lave within her borders and the addition Oh nost VI
,pteugcnt earnest and industrious men to her popua
tion have given character to the Whoie county
Missouri now guarantees the property pro'eo's 'Ao
rights and offers the largest liberty to all her cuzohs
The present volume furnishes an account OF her present
condition and prospects, which if not complete and eX
subiect permits and is n valuable and as we judge
Trustworthy addition TO works Of local reference
A Treatise on Government and COnSttUh0hd'
Lar by JOEL TIFFANY. published in Albany Dy "oeu
Parsons & Co.. discusses the source ana hhll"'i'n o
governmental authority according TO the America" 'i
ery The successive steps taken by the COLONIES 'o"""
4be establishment of their natiOnalities are clearly eN
plained The first movement was the convention oi uelc
sates which met at Philadelphia on the 6th OF SepeH
Ser 1774 This was followed by the Congress which
convened in the same city, May 10, l7'5 ana "nlch
after appointing Washington to the command OF the
continental forces, proceeded to the Declaration OF
Independence on the 4th Of July OF the following
year This immortal instrument was proclaimed IN
The name and by the authority of the good people OF
The eolones" il established by their ulted power
II was recognized by the nations the WORK OF the Whoe
people, and hence created their nationality as one peo
pe constituting nation and not as thirteen people
constituting thirteen nations. The people OF the Amell
can colonies thus became an independent hauoh'
with all the attributes Of sovereignty. In view OF te
authOr this sovereignty pertains to the people OF inc
United national citizens only and not as cltzehs
Of any other government There cannot be TWO separate
soveregnties within the same jurisdiction From TINS
sarting point Mr. Tiffany proceeds to discuss at length
the nature general and State Governments OF the
United States showing the powers and limitations OF the
different branches of the government and applying the
principles laid to the solution of the great problems
now at issue before the country. His work shows pro
found study Of constitutional law, just discrimination
OftheOes and decided aversion to peSten political
Doctrines which inspired the rebellion 1t an eneour
Aging sign OF the times TO much labor ana aDhy
bestowed on the euedation of principles which should
10 kept before the public mind but which are so often
,ost sight Of the conflict Of parties, and the tumu OF
Rebate.
Manual of the Constitution Of the United States,
nv TMoTnY FARRAR little Brown, Coz is devoted to
documentary on the Federal Constitution, with par
bcular to the practical operation OF our government
Under novel and complicated circumstances presented
M the course OF the civil The discussions OF the
volume extend to vaiety of points possessing extreme
interest and will serve throw light many Of the real
presumed, difficulties in the present situation OF puohc
affairs Connected with the elucidatiOn OF principles,
numerous historical notices are found in the work. show
ing clear perception Of facts and sound and vigorous
Judgment. Among the topics thus incidentally treated
we find the date the nationality of the United States
nnder the head of the phrase, We the People" The
suthor maintains that the terms imply unltyaggegaie
kr rcorporate.unitywhc in the case of whole people
s nationality The unity or nationality OF whoie
people involves Individuality equality, and ndepend-
tnce among the nations, and sovereignty or uhcOh-
irolabe power among themselves The first words OF
lhe Constitution therefore assume the nationality inde
pendcnce and sovereignty of the people. The people be-
zane nation by separating themselves from the nation
sty Of Britain This they did, first temporarily in
1774 when they formed their Union by which they be-
tamc people" body polite, though only for the
single purpose of defending their rights and libertes
Independence, absolute and final. Under the former,
they levied and carried warand performed many other
acts of nequivocal nationality and sovereignty BY the
Declaration Of 1776 they confirmed their position as one
people" united independent and sovereign, and rem
nered it perpetual and rrevocable They thus became,
IN the language Of the Declaration, permanently
people, an independent, sovereign nation The words
"We the People" in the Constitution reafrm the national
sovereignty which had been announced in the Declara-
ton. The separate colonies, the individual staes,
do not speak in the Declaration, is it
signed by their delegates, representing local dis.
frcts, but it is signed first 10y the President,
and then by all the members prOmiscuousy, in
the Representatives Of the United States Of America"
forming people acting together a body corporate.
This the birth Of the nation in its integral existence
and such argues the author was only theory
system from the beginning, but the practice in
conformity to well before after national posi-
ton became permanent by the Declaration of l776 1t
will be that eounenance is lent in this volume to
the theory Of State sovereignty the bitter OF which
the fruits have shaken the foundations Of the Republic
and desoated the farest portions of land The work
appears at opportune moment, and is warmly com.
hcnded TO the attention Of the public
The Second Part of The Physiology of Man
py AUSTIN FLINT, jr, NJ D. is published in a handsome
octave volume by ID. Appleton Co. 1t is a little more
than year since the Of the first Of this
thoroughly prepared work. during which time it has been
received with such marked favor by the medical proes
sion and the general public well, to encourage the
author TO complete it according the original plan The
present volume treats Of amentaton in its most COM
prehenSive giving copious details the subjects
Of digestion and absorption, explaining the most approved
theories in lucid manner, and stating their practical
applications with great variety and aptness of lustra
fion. No previous physiological work with which
we acquainted contains such an exact and
minute exposition Of the principles of dietetcs
or furnishes many valuable suggestions for