The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-06-30
New Publications.

New Publications.
DEMOCRACY IN THE UNITED STATES: What It
has done. what it is doing, ard what 1t will
do. By Ransom 81. Gillet. limo. PIP. Al.
New York: Appleton q Co.
Mr.. Gillet has served two terms in Congress
in his day, and now lives in Ogdensburg He
was in Congress in 1S33-37, and is now, as
we learn from Lanman's Dictionary, in his six
ty-eighth year. His book is campaign doc
ument which will be of great service to work
ing Democrats who want version of the his
tory of parties which will serve their turn and
are not fastidions about its accuracy. Mr.. Gill
let begins by saying that the Federalists were
those who sought by construction to make the
constitution cover more than its trainers in
tended while the Democrats, then called Re-
publicans, took their stand upon the letter of
the instrument There was a question I'M
doubtedly about the construction of the con-
stitution, the Federalists holding that it confer
red national powers upon the general govern
ment, and the Republicans, who had opposed
the adoption of that instrument, endeavoring
to prove that it had not materially changed
the status under the Articles OF Confederation
That question remained open until 1861 and
Was closed forever by the events of the next
four years The decision is against the centri-
fugal party. The other great principle which
Mr.. Gillet takes up is he principle Of equali-
ty as the only honest basis of legislation, and
that unquestionably was long Democratic
tenet 1t was upon this ground that the
great victories of the Democratic party were
won. 1t was when, departing from this ground,
the party became the apologist OF slavery and
subsequently the accomplish of treason, tina.
it persisted. The Democratic party of which
Mr.. Gillet writes is dead, and his book is as
trustworthy as most obituaries, and no more.
For sale by Hall L. Davis and Bailey &
Noyes.
HOUSE PAINTING: Plain and Decorative. By
John w. Masury. limo. PIP. zig. New York.
Appleton & Co. .e.I 81. -.-.r5 .- .
A Lopnlar treatise ON the nature, composition
and mode of production of paints and paint
ers colOrs, and th Dir pr)pec and harmonious
combination and arrangement. Brim full of
facts, systematically arranged, and on all
questions of taste orthodox and au 'horitative,
without admitting for a moment the obligation
to back decisions by reason.
For sale by Hall L. Davis and Bailey &
Noyes. a.s e lr a5tat Ue
LIBRARY EDITION OF DICKENs's WORKS. Com
plete in Six Volumes New York: Appleton
& Co. -.- -- .l-'
This is the Plum Pudding edition, already
familiar to the public in paper covers. The
first volume, now ready and handsomely
bound in blue and gold, contains the Pick
wick Papers, Barnaby Ridge, and the Sketch
es. A portrait of Dickens and illustrations by
Cruikshank, Leech and Fl. K Browne lend ad
ditional value to the bound volumes, which
are sold at $1.75 apiece, or 5000 for the com-
plete set. Every body can have Dickens now in
a permanent form. 5
For sale by Hall L. Davis and Bailey 81
Noyes. ri,, D 81 -..-..
THE BRIDE OF LAMMERMooR. 12mo paper
New York: Appleton & Co. II.
The ninth of the new edition of the Waver-
ley novels,to be completed this year in twenty :
five volumes at % cents each. Printed on
fine white paper and clear type. The publish
e!s Offer complete set of Dickens's works and
the Waverley novels, 43 volumes in all, Tor ten
dollars-the best ten dollars worth to be found
in the whole range of literature.
For sale by Bailey & Noyes and Hall L. Da-
Wis. la e4lrl. a0t3e o
ScoTT's PoETIcAL Works, 12mo. paper, New
York: Appleton & Co.
A companion volume to the new edition of
the Waverley novels, with sketch OF the life
of the author. Some of the notes to the
rhymed romances are omitted, but the COM
plete text of the Lay of the Last Minstrel,
Marmion, the Lady of the Lake, Don Roder-
lex and Rokeby is given, with the most i'm
p0rtant n otes, and the most famous of the mi
nor pieces, all for 80 cents
For sale by Bailey 8 Noyes and Hall L.
Davis.
POLITICAL WORKS OF THOMAS CAMPBELL. H.
lustrate |, 16mo. PIP. 329. New York: Apple
ton & Co.
Printed from old plates, a little worn in
spots, on tinted paper, making on the whole a
rather nice edition, and containing besides the
poems the biographical sketch which appeared
in Fraser's Magazine in November, 1874, soon
after the poets death, and George Gilfllans
essay on his genius and character.
For sale by Hall L. Davis.
MENTAL ARITHMETIC. By G. P. Quackenbos,
A, M 12mo PIP. 16S New York. Appleton
& Co.
The distinguishing feature of this work is its
adaptation to everyday business. Eduation
Of payments, stocks. United States securities,
taxes, duties, &C., are all clearly defined, and
the short methods of calculation in use in the
counting room and on change are thoroughly
Illustrated. We notice with pleasure also the