New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-12

hai' u III f ibat ne wanted and reqSu, t 10
live in; lis mind would nave H"'pON d" +'O"
H9mg eoniTost with Webster Mr. PartCa throws of
brief sketch of Clay ana Cai;14Ini Nlhen SHOWS 'n0
o % improved ho grcw old Io was yeRer
ole serene and vtuo4s cd man inc ~ Gctt,
Toeesscss ambition, and love OF display ana INC
on9l habits of his e?iler years, gave pace ~ IN ~
Ity moderation, ard PATRIOTISM MldoH1C teUcd not
o3fd him Public lie enlarged, rot narrowed Nm IN
fCye gambler, drnkcr prOtlse consumer Ol he
co. aud turner OF night into Gdy nc }cc NJ the
worst OF those habits XGy cary 10 c2it his talents
he remained there to serve his country nor VI osM
y,,Ise ehc denied him tbe honor he coveted Tor uA
years. We cannot say tins oi Cao, of is lie Ills
frghtfuy during the last twenty years o. iosn mar
energy dcgcuCIatCd into intensity ana ms in
rOwed into sectionasn. He became t a. LIE own or
conoile of considering an opinion opposite 10 hoiv
F1ct fbat aid NOT fiyOrit Exempt ny ms Do'dS
constitution from all temptation 20 Ply working Of
bodv was worn out b. the intense V ,cierautlv
lis ynd Fslse opnious falsely held ana h5VledIi e
maintained were the denalc hs Syoc@ into bark Peace
health and growth early became "a once not
Iboolle desire Of The Presidency became at S com
hfuiate lust after it. when ms a.. deiyiur IT,
Ia coreSared tat he had been defrauded OF VIC pIin
ana he had some for thinking 80 m i"ectIve:
"U their wfopCs by the pistol others ny nNtSsIN0,
nf he oHy weapons winch this man could %SlG TGI9
abstract propositions ti S Jackson and appealed
from be e0 oy Of stafe Rights Fifteen hundred thou
l ,rJ men have since sprung up from Jhosc haIl
isooHr DRAGONS teeth. recklessy so"n III the ho'
Tbc other articles in this numberaTc on Language
and languages" 1.-The Sources OF the NHnG, orr o
Work Of the Sanitary Compassion 1ne Oll'fo
New-Engandp and g The Tyranny OF the Nigolli1G,
Among lie works which are summaTlly roIlewedl III
fine ample Critical Notices when close Ile nun
c T arn BoncTofs History Of tho United States"
| Greelcy's American Conflict ilOnntsS AuInolf
ship of Shakespeare, wards lie 80 "a iyyI -
5ictrrc of 81 John As a rule, these notices are
discriminating and judicious, though III some Ill
Stances We think they beray the intIncG In c1
tious spirit-a disposition TO ma Ilult{ Wuelc "u
flulf is apparent and TO dwell on TRIVIAL piehisies
without a broad appreciation OF merit .,.o,,.
"'TLe Christian Examiner deN0t"s q cohs.uei"IiIc
NORTON of its space TO topics of literary interest An
able paper ON Recent German Lag uIc, pI'5H'
an interesting account OF AuerDaCll' VIC -
ing novelist of that country together WI, ,a3 ne f
ef5nrtive details with regard TO the development 81
German thought aud intellectual pTouuctIHi %
which lie is regarded rs prominent itPIes,hld'F
Auerhach is true type OF the German eIidia..,
and of the literary society III Ncll'uil ~ r;.'
which knows nothing OF adventures oo, 49,
lint recognizes i'll every man, poet loihaN,' iIIs'o
ron or what not a grave and spCcial mission; ana
which insists, that all the more rs tlo ooP'V glio
themselves over to industrial ACTIVITY anu 70 uyuT
the men who represent the interests Oh 'n' Sii'l
he held TO respect themselves, IN olucr '"' 81 'u'
york NAV he respected. Hence that fragrance as II
rn If SINCERITY that refrcShCs Us, even M works on
" second or third rate sort; and hence that
general suhOrG;uatiOn OF the lnatlIi'ioh 20
the law Of duty, and that Hn i pi0tcsS
en- tboroneh article on Mr.. Bancrofts Ninth
Volume discusses the merits OF tnaJ Chlneit lIs'o
ran especially ~ they are exhibited IN the hGht OF
the events of the last six years Ihis Volume oil le
Old history s all full of the lessons of the new. Inc
American people will read II IN different spirit flOm
that IN which they read the volumes before just rs
thc author has written with new power, and with
purposes newly defined, under tho light on present
iUuStrat ions. II is not simply that we know the
difference now between q haVcTgack and q h0Wltzcl
il not that have general officers who Had never
seen q regiment together seven years ago, Who nave
fftsrTls NrfIt ROO ia
Washington IL Is no mere HNtttI OF uit Suil.tO
which has been illustrated We nave seen the
jealousy of competitors whose, qultts IoI ram ram
seemed to them more important IMAM victory over t'
enemy: We have seen the passionate favor Oh mo
mcnt Of success changed into blame passionate IN
moment Of failure; we have seen the cCWaldlcc ny
/ which barking ours accuse, before the nation
public Officers, whose duty to the nation compel them
fo mako no rcDlv SO we have had living before our
ewes the IN SCRABBLE nrigcs OF the Continental Com
| qress, Of the Conway cab3l, and of those
poor ambitions in which Lee aud Gates lost
their short-liVed regulations forever Most re
maTI,aLle of all, the struggle in which
the Union was preserved has taught us, IN present
life, the essential principles rom winch me UHi ION
was born, Mr. Bancroft could not have written hls
! noble chapter on the Confederation before these
| years OF ANALYSIS and victory, which have tested
{he worth and the strength of the Constitution"
/ With regard to the criticisms OF Mr. Bancroft on
certain Traditional populations tho writer oilcIS some
pertinent Suggestions We were an ol rs pred 10 re-
gard the revolutionary period as golden age 80 ial
as our fathers were concerned. Indeed 10 tie very
! Youthful mind, there arose sometimes the anxious
Dn.-ilUW Do coma DC, seeing Ii4c Altilttl
mics seemed 70 be all made mp 81 \IituouS heroes
! despiSng death. and led by paladGs OF suprrnuman
yalor, OF whom Arnold was the exceptional traitor,
| that in war between them aad the English AID
Hessan ercenarics the struggle could have fingered
so long. As on readers know, this fond dcuson has
been ruthlessly dssipated since we were children.
Mr. Bancroft stands in the front rank Of relentless
ANALYSTS who dspel all such glamour, and, III doing
50, show the real difficulties winch the determination
OF the people and the caantry Of their best leaders
! had TO encounter In this volume he mavcly stands
with his back to the wall, and strikes right and left
at almost al comers. SCHUYLER; Lee, and Gates;
/ Heath, Putnam, Greene, Sullivan, wayne, and Reed;
and of the civilians both Adamscs most Of the men-
bers OF Congress, Arthur Lee, Sas Dean and lard,
with others too many for to name, come in for
rap from relentless history Even Robert Norris does
not pass quite scatheless SO much Of justification IS
there for the charge made in conversation that MIR.
Bancroft wishes TO make of the history an historical
romance of which Washington and Franklin are the
only heroes. But Tins charge Is by no means Just.
Mr. Bancroft bears steady testimony 10 the c3nSt2ncy
Of the people 10 It's determination TO carry the thing
| through; and to the wisdom which, on the whole,
characterized the popular endeayor whenever to the
people fair appeal could be made. II Is idle to pre-
tend, az a certain scntimentahsm in France did pre-
tend at the time, that the armies Of the Revolution
| were armies Of Arcadian Shepherds whose crooks
were hardly developed into fiTeloCks. IL is te duty
of the historian writing at the end OF century, TO
expose what is left OF such absurdites; and if Mr..
Bancroft has failed il is failure on the right side"
Among the theological articles, we notice a paper
on the "Destinies of Ecclesiastical Religion" re-
markGble specimen OF cuTlously superficial and III
consequent reasoning, and OF lll-tiincd fppancy OF
| manner; a profound discussion of the question,
| What is the Vital Truth Underlying the Trinity"
in which the writer traces the origin OF the doctrine
! to certain inherent wants of human nature and adj
mits that ii has had q most important and pfoYl-
Dental mission to perform in the religious education
of tho race and an essay the Alleged N&Towness
Of Christian Faith" presenting an eloquent plea for
the necessity Of positive revelation and the embOdi
nent of the religious sentiment in visible sacramental
| forms and symbols.
| We have received the first two numbers Of the
| Northern Lights" n new weekly Magazine
! Quoted in Boston, and published by Lee d Shepard
] V. Mo- n
New York. LONG list of contributors is announced
/ he nf