New-York tribune., 1867-07-25
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employed volunteer nurse in the Naval School
Hospital at Annapolis With attempt at picturesque
description, misplaced bursts Of humor, she gives
si2Ple but most impressive narrative OF the day
routine Of hospital duty. IL abounds WIN scenes
Of natural pabOs which need no embellishments OF art
70 produce deep effect up the Ediso IS another ad-
mirable military article by Col Hieginson, describing
more completely than has hitherto been done by hso
rans of the war unsuccessful raid OF party OF hego
troops under command of the writer to destroy prlug
on the Charleston and Savannah Railway. MI r.
Whipple continues his subtle criticisms On shaAespe'
discussing the Growth Limitations, ana IoeI@on Vi
his Genius" The limitations Of Shakespeare MI "Hppi
prges are 70 be found in the comparative weakness OF
his religious instincts and sentiments ana IN MS want Vi
syInpafhy with those phases OF human character "hich
stand for the reforming and phanthropic sentiments OF
humanity He has created character in which the re-
Ieous nature il predominant Nor was he inspired win
any courageous hope the fortunes Of the race He
was too profoundly impressed with its disturbing passions
70 have faith in its continuous progress Here ls
marked distinction between hs genius and that Of Bacon
He had no comprehension Of the bengnant spiritual iah
In man which both atone and account for SO many OF
Baeons moral defects No character tnhs plays Illus
trates the elements Of such man as Hildeorand or
Luther Though the broadcast Individual nature which
human nature produced human nature is Immensely
broader than he His greatness consists not IN lncludnG
the whole Of human nature but in taking the point OF
view OF the large classes Of human which he did
weakest minds His unbounded tolerance is proof OF
his wonderful superiority Most men, matter whether
they are yrtuons or vicious wise foolish are impatient
of other individuals Mr. Whippe's remarks on thls
point are as profound they are novel, Or u not novel
"a illustrative OF truth that is habtuay lost slght Oh IA
the relations OF society People are unehartaDe ny uo
feet of sympathy and defect of insight They are en-
ragged for much Of the time the agreeable Oeoupatono
esnisine each other For association Of mutual adm
ration there are twenty for mutual contempt But whe
conversation is mostly made up of structures on indiv
duas it rarely evnces any just perception OF Individual
tiles Each person feels himself TO be misunderstood
though he never questions his power to understand MS
neIghbor The vision is distorted when mind directs
its glance at another by delight IN refusing to re-
eoRnze the superiority of others For one person VINO Is
mentally conscientious there are thousands VINO are
morally honest The result is vast massacre OF char
soter This depreciation OF others s the most approved
method of exaltng ourselves The savage conceives tha
the mower OF the enemy ne kills is added TO his own
Shakespeare more justly conceived that the power of the
human being with whom he sympathized was added 10
his own The generous tolerance, without which an III
ternal knowledge of other natures Is impossible snake
Epeare possessed beyond other man recorded IN liter
ature or history The marvel Of hs eOmprehensveness IS
his mode Of dealing with the vulgar the vicious and the
low with persons who are commonly spurned as dots
and knaves had OF the pride OF virtue either IN
its noble or rgnoble form-The review Of Mr. Longeows
translation Of Dante is elaborate comparison OF MS
version with that Of Cary and with the original forming
pathological study Of great interest The peculiar merit
OF Mr. Longfeow according to the reviewer, consists IN
his fidelity to the true theory of translation as being not
paraphrase nor imitation, but the vigorous rendering Oh
wOrd for word far the original difference or olos
permIts-Mr. Bayard Taylor describes visit 10 the
IAe Land Of Appenzelr an unfrequented district ia
the heart of the Swiss Alps and little knownto the throng
of Summer tourists presenting many points OF curious
interest to the nqustiye traveller is purely dem
ocrte canton without even the forms Of representative
government and transaetng all the business OF Ieglsa
ton in popular assemblies The writer was present at the
annual meeting of the canton which took place last April
according 10 the forms and ceremonies which have been
observed for three four hundred years His details OF
the occasion present singular picture Of medieval pas
tora life lingering AMID the rush Of the nineteenth cen
tury-The article on Cincinnati by Mr.. Parton gives
brilliant exposition OF the local features the SOCIETY," ana
industry Of the Queen City DR.. O. W Holmes furnishes
another chapter Of the Guardian Angel" and Mr. Henry
James ir completes his story Of Poor Richard The
poecal contributions this number are DFge for
Sailor by George H. Boxer, The Old story by Alice
Carey, and The Lost Genius" by j. j. Piatt.
The Catholic World opens with a second
article on Guet6es "Papacy schsmatic" contrOyerting
the leading positions Of that work. and attempting to show
"the utter groundessness, the glarng niquty aud the
epen paganism Of the Greek schsn." Playing with
Fire is the title OF paper called forth by the recent riots
inBirmngham pointing out the proyocatOns Of the mob
An the Incorporate OF afanaca street preach
er The writer very properly and forcby condemns the
practice of certain religious dsputants who fan the flames
Of sectaan hatred and create dangerous antagonism
Of feeling which may suddenly npen into violence and
blOOdshed. He might have referred 10 late work en-
titled christianity and its Conhcts" by E. f. Marcy as
specimen of the incendary vuperation against which
he protests and which he justly Pebukes as playing
with fire." The volume, however, is noticed IN another
article which expresses regret that the author in ques
ton has INDUCED so freely passionate denunciatons
hold 1frra oft
peope TO the scorn ridcue hatred Of the rest Of
the country as perpetuatng i'll feeling and hatred and
agrgayating the very mschefs which they aim
The selections this number usual Of an inter
esting character, comprising Impressions OF spain
s'Americus Vespueus aud Christopher Columbus" !"
"Tbree Leaves from Old Journal" but We are sorry
to see 50 much valuable space filed mp with Indifferent
poetry.
In Harper we have the eighth installment OF
yireinians Personal Recoectons Of the War" which
well susains the interest Of the previous chapters The
writer devotes the article TO detailed account Of the
battle of Cedar Mountain which although costly and un
productive to both parties he regards as proud event IN
our national history "COnscience as Detective gives
several instances Of the refuRdng Of money Of which
the United states Treasury had been defrauded with the
confessions of the denquents These have usually been
the less important offenders for stated by high Gov
ernment official, II al the villains on large scale had
been forced by conscience 20 dgorge would long ago
have extngushed the national debt An enthu4dstlc
adnrer of Daniel Webster revives the memory OF his
private correspondence, which fell to the ground with
but little notice soon after It's original publication several
years ago The article is remarkable chiefly for its style
in which it hard 20 say whether confusion grando-
quence the most conspicuous In place Mrs Eliza
Buekminster appears to be made the first wife Of
Daniel Webster Mrs Grace Fletcher Webster TO have
the sister Of the Rev Joseph Stevens Buekminster
cannot decide wheh-bOth OF which are notoriOusly
wrong The eloquenee Of Webster is characterized as
the combination OF the yapOrs Of fact with the efnl-
gence Of a solar intellect" One Of his habits was to