New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-04-24
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TIE selections ~ this number, a. sual comprise
u the most valuable contributions To the recent English
fevicws ard magazines
The new number OF the Art journal is illus
rated with engravugs Of "Gouc Home" from the pic
Are Of Faed. and the "skelu-Wudrr" by J. L. Hanon.
Among the etcrprcss contents the articles OF most IN
erest are Oh "ThorWa!dcu." vienna ana rs Enyir-
sns," aud The Catalogue Of the Paris Exposition
TIE Rireiside Maga.iRe for this month las
pleasant vernd eAIIc ;-on with It's May Day COMM
slnes, Fcoding TIE Cau. Wood Gsrdchs Bees ANA oHer
,otdoor associations with spfirg. The reader VINO IS
rIiOus IN auaslaDs Will hnG fuli supply OF oEzihai
Ipecimeu many OF when are tfuIy hseA'V"S''"" ANU"
Al agreeable surprise.
The Ne,c Eclectic, devoted to selections from
81 sish and American periodical literature commences
~ second volume with the present number 1t aims not
aiy to reproduce the mast lutc.esS -dzine articles,
but 10 furnish an agreeable popular miscellany derived
rom various sources. or Lighter character. as gen
sral rule than other selections from tie current liteT
fsre Of the day, il ILLS place in the reading world
which shoud secure FOR IL a handsome recognition.
The Thirty-Six,h Volume of Harper is COM
peted with the present number, bringing that Magazine
the goOdy and venerable 0i eighteen years, though
without any abatement of rs Youthful strength aud vi
Eacity. Certainly no periodical Of the day has
nny realized IFS ideal, faithfully redeemed its
promises 10 the public by substantial performance. It's
extraordinary FROM year Ia year has been the fruit
HjRdcIous management. earnest labor and liberal ex-
peRdure. without catering to tie taste for sensation.
frivolous gossip has opened an ample fund OF re-
aRed amusement, while it na, largely contributed to
family education by It's wide diffusion ~ popular owl
Bdge. In this number ~. i. &. Sler aaes Us on 81
exciting tom among the Andes, shown Us the Baabec
Of the New World in the ruins OF TahuanacO, and
eeetrg the Of previous explorers with regard TO
shose remsrkable rcnoins Of American antiquities an
III,
Md Of Captain Nacgresor's lonely "Voyage IN the Rob
Boy" furnish several savOry bits OF foreign travel
paper Trec-" di~courss quantity thar attractive
heme, treating Of its poetical wen its botanical
poets; Renaissance of Southern life among the poor
shites trash" Of South Carolina given by Mr.. W.
De Forest and Of Earl Derby and Mr. Disrae
with the usual pcrfuincry Of fiction and poetry,
OdorOus sblliGy mteg>peTsed in the intervals Of
more solid matter. complete ilc table Of contents.
The CdthoIic World, in its first paper, which
treats Of "Tenysou his Catbnhc Aspects" sustaius
he high elgous character Of the poet affirming that
she is always the side Of faith though not perfect
and Catholic faith" aud ruices that lie Is neither Pan
Sbeist, POstvi>t. SOciniJn, lufde Not only so.
Many passages in Tenyson said 10 have more par
sculary Catholic aspects and these slrLngly Illus
rated by the writer who betrays familiar knowledge OF
The Laurcate's poetry which few possess The whole
article is marked by cultivated aud appIcciatlve
taste and liberal tone of criticism in religious matters
seedeorn Of much modern thought which reproachcd
rs the most dangerous of unbelicf j. concealed in
the following sentence Every poet in certain
divine creation, and nothing but celestial spark
eeuld ignite WOrdsvOrh LOugfeliow. OF an Emer.
son." This Is the germ of the doctrine Of "pcTc-
NAL inspiration" which il supposed to be more
hostile to the accredited traditions of theology
than the teachings Of Hume Vol;are. Professor
Diapers Books made the subject OF severe
criticism In which conclusions are asgrbcd 10 the
suthor the necessary results II hi premises which lie
expressly diSclaiIHs himself There other papers
hdactics historical, Controversial, among them articles
IN " The Roman Gathering" "rhe United Churches Of
England Ireland IN Igclaud," Popular EducatiOn'
and " Abyssina aud King Theodore"
The chief articles of interest 10 American
readers in The Broadray PAPER on the "New-York
Associated Press" ana American View Of the Copy
wight Question" by Richard Grant White (iuce Published
separate pamph.c). Mr. White reverts TO first
principles in his discussion OF tne subject maintaining
hat perpetual property IL the productions of thelnelec
guaranteed by natural right the fruits Of
material labor. The ohe,Iou 10 al international copy
night between this country and Great Britain
n drawn from it, bearing on American industry.
His views this point aro suWmcd up a. follows
What, them Is the difficulty IN the "aI "f that which
seems to De admitted all sides 10 BE- The simple
straightforward course Of justice 1t IS tbisthat the
lduls,ion Of the British author to the unqualified con-
trOi OF his book. would tho Amercgu market 70
The British IubSher, which. % course, Is what the
British pJblsaer desires Now, not only are American
publishers opposed tins, hut what 3. much more i'm
Rortant. all tho pspermalels. typc"uuders. bidders
aad printers aud men. every ~ whom has
vote and is constituent ~ Member OF Congress,
protest with an TIER might against H. AVID demand pro
lection against Tie British maaUactTer Looking at
the subject from thcir 0Wn Sefmts lsei pcnt Of vlew
they right; for ts ii, aaihor were united 20
unqualified copyrg.t .n w United states. api with LaI
Of course his business partner, the British pnblshcr all
the crafts which live by b0osmalHg. would suffer 50
greatly and hoyeessy that nj least halt the factories
and pr1nting-oicOs would I've shut before three years
we're over For although boots generally published
m London aud Edinburgh in style and AZ price which
place them OF the reach Of the general bOolbuypng
public I'm the United states yet tie books could not
Se published IN New-YorE Boston Philadelphia at
hing like the sane prices, al The American pul-
8sers rate profit which is nuch lower than that o.
ne British publisher and when the latter does publish
cheap book he has much advantage over his Amer
icen rival that lac send his boob io Nev York, pay
freight charges, duty Of thirty per cent and commits
SONS and yet largely undersen the American pub
hsher let the latter do what lie WILL free the latter Is
Of all these expenses"
Tie GALAXY for this month appears in an en-
larged FORM but with corresponding Improvement In
Its quality The contents. whole. exhibit less than
e usual freedom aud rachess which have marked the
character OF this magazine. " Our MiBionaires,' by
W-evdently not the noted politician Of those initials
but perhaps a famous clerical contributor 10 eGtcIn
porary magazne-has scmc suggestive and pungent
somnents the prevailing mania FOR the acquisition Of
mperfuous wealth, hut that such an able
writer should lend his cOuntenauce 10 the uncv liberties
with private character which the disgrace Of the
Bohemian press A periodical which eks the entrance
30 decent families should show aInt Of this dry rot or
literature PersoDasD' is counterpart TO a
previous article on Democracy" by Walt Whitman. and
would be inteigible 30 the nninspircd reader If
written In the veTnacular The sreNd author Of words