New-York tribune., 1867-05-18

- ., ,Oosto,,c than Of Roman; and finally the doc
trne OF Paul who III his combat with eHterhai anu t
religion brought Christianity into the proouhu uo"'
of faith and conscience, and prepared the way Ior ~
Reformation Boston: william N.spencer; NcN-lOiA'
James MIllerJ
The Romance of tie 4qe: or the DiscOrcry Of God ~
C,,,,,r,lo nv EDWARD f. DUSBAR ID Appleton Coz,
derives specal interest from the fact that II nara
five of the personal experience OF the author VINO was
passenger by the first steamer from oChagFcs'
after the announcement Of the discovery OF gold IN Can
frua OF which state nc subsequently resident for
several years considerable portion of the volume is
devoted 70 an account OF Capt John A. SutteI whose M
torv presents singular example of the tckencss of for
tuc and who now advanced period Of fe is IN
state of complete pccuniary destuon, having been de-
pved by violence and fraud OF the rights which wond
have made him Of the richest men in the world THIS
pioneer Of civilization in California was born in Baden
Switzerland and at an early age came TO the United
States with the intention OF establishing colony OF his
contrymen west Of the Mississippi River Disappointed
in the accomplishment Of this plan, he settled III What
was then the wilds Of California, and commenced the
work of civilization. In few years, he had sugugaed
the country, made friends with the fierce and DarbarouS
tIocs Of indians who first his greatest enemies
and founded q settlement with all the clements Of mate
rial prosperity The hum OF industry was heard instead
of the yen Of savagcs, and the howl Of Wild beasts
Broad fields teemed with the fruits Of the earth the
plains were dotted with lowing herds ana peace
and prosperity rested the Valley OF the Sacramento
The fame of the settlement spread far and wide ana
attracted great numbers Of emgrants. whose wanswhen
they arrived poor and wrctced, were supplied by the
cratuitos bounty of sucr At the time Of the discovery
OF gold February, 1888, he in possession OF vast
tracts of land crops extending over an immense surface
q valuable military fort shops, mills, houses ana Oef
improvements, ard countless herds OF cattle' hol''S'
sheep and swine lie the military commander OFT
district Indian Agent of the territory and the great man
tIo R1ff fflp X a.
cry of gold which was found upOn his estate were
disastrous IN the extreme. His mechanics ana aborcs
instantly deserted him. His mills were abandoned, ana
became total loss He could find no bclpin the cnltIVa
ton OF his crops and all work on hs broad hedS came 10
standstin This was not the worst of IT, The emGrans
poured i'm like food, making his domains Their camping
ground without the least regard for the rights OF prop
erty They spread themselves his lands claim
ING them as unapprOpriated United States terri
tory, stole his horses and mules butchcred his
cattle sheep, and hogs, and pockcted the proceeds
There was 10 law to prevent this Stupendos robbery
With establishment of order lawyers came who iorthe
sake of share IN spos took sides with the squatter7,
and helped deprive him of the estates of which he had
been years in peaceful possession Proracted and
expensive litigation cUsued in which his title was repeat
edy confirmed, but final appeal to the United states
Supreme Court at Washington the was decided on
purely technical grounds III favor OF the squatters ana
suffers ruin complete. The whole story is tod 10y
Mr. Dunbar in this volume with no attempt at enbeSh-
ment hut with all the interest Of romance His nara
tive shows the wonderful developments of the last
twenty years in California and furnishes striking con
tribuion To the history OF that evontlu period.
H. is announced by Messrs Tcknor Il Fields that
they have completed an arrangement with Mr. Charles
Dickens which gives them his sanction as the only an-
thorzed publishers of his works in America. They are
about to editions, called The Charles
Dickens Edition." intended To combine "legibly. dura-
by beauty, and cheapncss" and the other "Thc Illus
trated Library Edition. which is the favorte edition OF
the author himself letter TO the publishers not re-
markabe for either grace correctness of expression,
Mr. Dickens declares that in Amcnca, the occupation of
his life thirty years is unless ii bears their imprint,
utterly worthless and prOftleSs to him"