New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-07

centuries of work for the best heads and the BEST e
OF fOrk however, And herein lice the great merit oi
these essays They unfold and seriously impress the great
conception Of the absolute and inyarlabe relg o. raw
the established conditions OF success Jhey Dattc WIN
the foolish limitations OF the sphere OF science 70
and stsrs land plants and animal functions lhey denhu
rigorous application OF scientific nthous 70 lbc
study 81 health ana gen a nI as 70 the de-
partment of Opties or ohaDics Ihey DIng nne
tie serious of afterfe. And they do al TINS so
strongly and elcquenty that wherever the volume goes
1t Will stimulate thought aud shed hght
Curtis on Inspiration" "Bunsens Egypt" ~" Jewish
and Christian Charity" Woman in Pablo Life and 10
sah Quincy are all noteworthy articles fully sustaining
the old reputation Of the Examiner for learning hber
atty and good sense. The Review Of Current Lera-
turo which closes the number IS truly valuable dis
cusspg several rccondito sueca with knowledge ana
ability.
TIE WESTMINSTER REVIEW FOR OCTOBER The Leonard ss'H
putlishing Company Reprint
The subject of "POygamy and MOnogapy
in Turkey with which this NUMBER opens presents
variety of curious information in regard 10 Oriental DO
nestle life and severely criczes the statements OF sew
era recent travellers who have published what purpors
10 be the result OF personal observation An article on
ST. Louis Blancs Letters on England pays well do
served tribute The character aud genius OF that adj
nlirable pubcist.
needless here 10 speak more gonoraly OF NJ Louls
Daanc's reputation writer and thinker Ihe intel;
ertua leader OF the Communists, q" Fed OF the ktus
nromnept actor In the emancipation 81 his country
Tned aud eHiled y the crime which strangled French
liberty NJ ous Blanc has kept fame singularly I'M
ornihed and has won from Enclishmen confidence
and sympathy more respect and admiration IMAM mas
been accorded other cXiles tustf1Ous as ne, ana
perhaps less removed from the Ccnters 81 English prttu
dices and partahte He has been tic friend Of men who
dissent very widely from his yiewe-Oi statesmen OF
thua.rs of men 81 lcttcrsyCt lie has NOT lost ms md
yduaty abnegaod one Of those high preGnsioIs 70
which his democratic ideal lays claim That ne - stu
the he was III ls4s every page OF TINS pook
He is recognized IN France as the purcs master Of style
among liyng writer's Keen IN satire, graceful aud deb
cate in description, simple end imposing IN MS graIef
elo0ucnce His history Of the Revolution Is not yet
known appreciated ss It deserves TO De- u "orb as
far superior 10 the gerish adjournment OF Ihes or me
spasmodic energy ~ Mchclet as Mr.. MliIs WIilngs
stand in point Of style above Macaulay's Carlyes.
Those who know aAd admire this great work VII be
pleasantly reminded O IL by many passages In the letters
For NJ Louis Blanc though historian OF the hrst order
hGngh PS' t pS e t World eISn Of the poet Is
above all things the politician In his history ne ehc9u
1850 1885, BE lights the battle OF his own enslaSsd
country IN the debates of the Constituent Asseuhy'
among the benches Of the Convention, at the JacO'h
Club And again these remarkable letters, while nc
does not neglect social phenomena while no ob7erye,
Ne therefore md, as we might anticipate, that NJ
zeal point OF view. lie skins with graceful and airy
nghness Of touch eyer such toPgs e. ne marriage Of me
prze6ght between Heenan and King He Sketches with
keen interest the characters OF eminent Engi7nen OF
Mr. stansfeld, Mr.. Thackeray. But IL Is when he ap
proaehes great political question. especially question
rection in Poland. the civil IN America the proposals
for European Congrels the Inflated Mexican eApeui.
ne warns passionate eoquence with which III ms
ordinary Quiet mood he would hsdly be credited by the
reader
The position OF NJ Louis Blanc In relation 10 the recent
American conflict Is the theme Of some appreciatyo
comments which also indicate the singular change Of
public opinion ia England since the close OF the war
OF ell the political topics with which these letters deal
Amer1can affairs furnish the and searching
ness the writer's liberal faith Tho sophsns by which
the asute champions of the slave rover succeeded ia
binding perhsPs the majority Of pretended, and no in
considerable number OF true liberals to the real designs
Of the secessoDSt rebellion were p0weress To obscure
the keen vision OF 70 warp the calm good sense OF ~.
principles lesyened with emotion, TO allow him
upon any prceDse eowoyer speclous 70 assume INC eavo
dark almost hopeless years. from the ian c sumter TO
the GROWING victory OF Grant he never wavercd In his
allegiance TO the North he never faltered IN his protest
whether Needed neglected, behalf OF what he firmly
than this he maintained persistonty, often with few
none to back him that not only Right but Might was on
bled yr Mill beside whom IL would not he easy To nsme
another writer and thinker Of the first order who believed
during the S'7ad DrOng penod Of the war; not merely
that the North 9p0h 20 crush the south but that II
could do IA France rs well a. la England the tTi
umphs Of the Confederate generals systematically
exaggerated and the successes OF the Federal armies as
consistently d.sparagod NJ Louis Blanc many time
ments upon this unworthy championship; he more than
once SUBJECTS cauStc criticism the misreprcs naons
Of he Tines and other Journals In the sccessonst IN
teresi and u.s. reading them in the light OF accomplished
;acfs a te arguments that he urges seem so plainly con
elusive that We scarcely understand how they could
fa 70 convince even inc most Obstinate and preiudced
minds We must remember however thar pleudlees are
is have S practical victory To the success Of Iee
aud jackson mainly due That aberaton Of English
feeling from tho side o. justice tho er effects OF which
are now felt aud we fear will long be foltn the esangc
ment Of In gland and America
For as 81 Louis Blanc, with his customary CandOr,
peatedly and Win pain acknowledges, there dis
tnc alteration " feeling the part OF English society
and the middle ass-from those liberal principles which
receive every who're more than enough Of the homage OF
contemplate Outbulst OF Jealous vanity but the People
had not then succeeded 70 its heritage OF governing En-
gland In public affairs, the House Of COnnons-an ad-
IninstIs tlSe oornmtee representing the land and the
capital Of She cSnnssyIwss hG!a mol nn9stnray BY
Continental negh6ors to represent the nation And
when il became clear that The aodsi kepHnic II
coils OF Disastrous civil II did not long remain
matter OF doubt tasS tSe large 0y OF Inc o. b he rst
Democracy. too formidable oshOot OF Angio5a1on
srxy and dreaded rival OF the British Hence tho
RAPID Change Of sentiment on the subject OF Slavery
seemingly neKphcable so unintehgibe, 80 illogical M.
Louis Blanc 20 have fot the sudden evolution
tonshng at Al events capable OF simple, though
not crcditsoe explanation
Iis manifest TO ADy one now looking back On the bis.
tory Of the four years during which the future Of the
our Tory and Whg statesmen our orators
and Jornsfst4 reOiced IN the danger TO the Republic,
and In propheayipg tho defeat Of tho North forecased
y p4aSS: vs fsvs saS5 sSSa pusisse s' To scrs.
ton " tho Union mas peen ming 70 make England un
Easy and yet who shall that the peril has passed
byi The United states have not forgettsn-lt would
hardly be IN huIAao nature 80 soon y building
and equipment Of tho Alabama. the opposition which
offered a. che enforcement OF the Foreign Enlistment
Act the apathy that was exhibited in tho matter OF Mr.
I.siiJ's questionable practices Aud some doy-most
earnestly DO hoPe That day may never come it may
he the power OF the men we then thought light
thing 20 isu, and wrong to pay back TO some OF the
uiulles end Uontunelies which We guilty OF abot
ting A nov .hOrtEg GIFTED and suicidal policy than We
maintained frra hour that the first shot was fred In
olh Csnn 80 zoe day when Les gave up bis sword st
AppounSoA Coury House, could net have been easily de-
Vs.. Al Tic ne ss theso leters ebundanty testify.