The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-25

THE ROMANCE OF BEAusRrScouRT; An Episode eK-
tracted from the Retrospect Of Miriam Montfort BY
York: G. W. Carleton Co., 1867. Charleston, John
| Russell.
The author, dating from Beechmoor, Ky, we
presume is a lady, Southern lady, and the book
with the above magniloquent title, q representa-
tive Of Southern literature. In her preface she
adopts tho trick, so industriously, almost ofen-
sively made use OF in 81. Elmo, of deprecatins un-
favorable criticism. Whether this is sincere, done
through sensitive shrinking at critical analysis
| from consciousness that the sRomance" cannot
survive such ordeal, or whether it is mere aiver-
tsing trick, inviting the critics to give the book
notoriety andpublicity, and thus contribute to-
wards it's sale it would be impossible to say "The
| critic is requested whether friend or foe, and OF
| both shall hope to have my share,-to forbear
honoraby from forestaling the interest OF this ro-
nance by throwing down the clue Of story, as 1t Is
too much the habit Of the Druids OF the Press to
do in these analytical days. A plot is as much
the property of story-teller, it seems to me, as
the jewel on his hand; and it is alike unfair to
author, reader and publisher, for another to take
possession of and make it his own by anticipation.
If have not expressed myself clearly, let me add
that merely wish to'be permitted to tell my story
first, and in my own way. Beyond that I ask no
favor Of friend or foe, and am willing to excaim,
With THEMrsToo1Rs Strike, but hear me-"
+ Quite grand this, is it not9 And who, after such
adiuration, could be so impoite, 80 unsalant,l
such q 'sDruid," as to eviscerate the romance,
and present the reader with skeleton plot, when
fairly forewarned that to do so is to commit lite
rary larceny We have no desire to be piDoried,
and shall therefore say nothing about the book
save that it has 455 pages is moderately interest!
ing, intended to be sensational ends ''unsatisfac!
torily, but that of course ssequeP is promised.
TEE CULTURE DEMANDED By MODERN LIFE; series OF
Addresses and Arguments on the Claims of Stentifc
Education, by Professors Tyndal1 Henfrey Huxley,
Paget Whewen. Farsday. Iebig, Draper, DeMorgan;
prs Barnard Hodgaon Carpenter Hooker: :a aSnea sa,
CHARLES Lye DR.. seguin. Mr.. M, etc.. with an intro
duction on Mental Discipline in Education, by E. L
Youmsns. New York D.. Appleton Co.. 1867.
Charl ston: JOHN Russell, King street.
To the educator, to all our public men who are
interested in the subject Of education, either pri-
mary or of q higher grade, and finally, to every
thinking and reading man, the present volume
will prove valuable acquisition, as, within mar
row compass we here have the united testimony
of the leading minds, distinguished in walks OF
life the most widely apart, and their opinions on
both the best method Of education, and the true
object of culture. Our space forbids our entering
into en- examination of any Of she many mastery
arguments here. presented. Nor, for the same
reason, can2we reproduce any Of them. We will
therefore limit ourselves 70. giving the mere
"headsn-the subjects treated: Introduction-on
Mental Discipline in ducaion-Professor TYN-
DALI on the Study Of Physic Professor HENFRHY
on the Study of Botany Professor HUXLEY on the
Study of Zoology-Dr. JAMES PAaET on the Study
of Physiology-Dr. FARADAY en- the Education Of
the Judgment-Dr. WnwKIn on the Educational
History Of seienoe-Dr. HonasoN on the Study OF
Economic Science-Mr. HERBERT SPENCER on Po-
litical Education-Dr. BARNARD on Early Mental
Training Professor LiEB1a on the Development
Of Scientific Ideas-E. L. YoUMANs on the
Scientific Study of Human Nature-besides
many other topics, introduced in the appendix.
This volume, although q mere compilation, for
the purpose for which 1t is designed is one OF the
most valuable ever issued from the press any one
Of it's essays worth more than all the twelve, writ
ten by, Mr.. iBoNNERs twelve College Presidents
tor the Ledger.
5cHR1suANrrY AND rs Coru1Icrs-Aneent and Modern.
y BY z E. Marcy, A. N. New York: D. Appleton Co.,
4 1851. Charleston: John Russol. -
- tsIn offering the present volume tothe public,"
says the author in his preface, he "has aimed to
display Christianity as it was established by JEsus;
as it has been developed and perpetuated by the
Apostles and their successors, and to correct the
erroneous impressions which 30 generally exist
respecting it. He has also endeayored to exhibit
a general outline OF the various conflicting ele-
ments which have been arrayed against the Chris
tian systemupto the present time: We have writ
en- for the sole purpose Of indicating and
the religion Of CHRIST In all instances our stand
ard Of comparison has been that Divine Code
which was instituted by our Saviour in the New
Dispensation. Before this iniallible standard we
have fearlessy araigned the anti Christian specu-
lations and theories Of the world, and have thus
analEzed and judged them" 81.
The topics treated are presented under the fol-
lowing leading heads: Condition Of the World at
the time Of the Brth of Christ; Doctrines taught
by Jesus Christ; The Church Founded by Christ
and the Catholic Church Identical; Common
Grounds Of Religious Faith; On the Invocation OF
Saints, and on Sacred Images and Pictures; Cathe-
drals and Forms and Ceremonies of the Church;
Papal Supremacy; Papal Infalibility; Papal Inter-
ference in Secular Affairs; Conditioned the World
at the Commencement Of the Reformation; PHI
mitive Professionalism; Modern Professionalism;
Doctrines Of the Innovators of the Sixteenth Gem
tury; Traits Of q few Of the Reformers; Traits OF
the Reformation in Europe; The Puritan System
in America; Puritan Intolerance; Missions in
America; Human Slavery in New England; Puri-
tanism in the United States; Centres Of Public
Sentiment; Present Condition and Prospects of the
Catholic Church. Il
OF the style Of argument this author ayails him
SELF our readers may judge by the following speci-
men: "When the all merciful God became in
carnate on earth, and suffered and died to atone
for the sins Of men, is it probable that He had
any special reference to MARTN LUTHER, or JOHN
CALVIN, or JOHN OF LEYDRN, or JOHN WESLEY, or
ToM PAINE, or other modern reyolutionists, in the
contamination Of his grand design IF 80, were
LUTHER's interviews and discussions with the
devil at the Castle Of Warburg, or his revels at
the eBlack Eagle Tavern at Guttenburg, or
his violation of the nun, CATHARNE BORE, or
the bloody civil wars he melted in Germany in au-
ded in the programme? This will suffice. Our
readers will perhaps agree with us in the conclu-
sion at which we have arrived,-that the book is
misnaned. The title should be "The Roman
Catholic Church and her Conflicts.
TIE EDnnuRaH REVIEW, for April, as usual,
makes its tardy advent when its successor has
already been announced in the English periodi-
calls. A great deal Of the political speculation OF
these reprints is entirely thrown away upon us
farof readers, asit is too stale to be endured by
the time it reaches us. The Table Of Contents Of
this present number, however, offers some excel
lent articles. It is as follows: 1. Count BEUa-
Nor's Memoirs. q. Archaeology of North America.
g. The Prussian Campaign of 1866. A. PAsTEUR
on Spontaneous Generation. S. Life and Works of
HANS HoLBEN. 6. Rtualism. 7. The Reign OF
LOUIS XIV. 8. Correspondence Of WILLIAM ~.
with Earl GREY. 9. Fatal Accidents in Coal
Mines. 10. TODD on Parliamentary Government.