New-York tribune., 1868-01-16
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE,


rtr y, r,onoo =, o nation Ct the incident tbe mar
rator was exhibiting some h,,st,Iob hen. his
constituent, he found that the Governor was III
familiar with all the details Of u than nc was @ nis'
country around Boston with some intimate trleQd, and
at last when clear of the hcky settled suburbs, leaving
himself TO a hilority than which could be more
simple @ and gSeaaa roads Of Waeew fe or NeSb
frnged ana fragrant with apple blossoms. he wOui"
1eved himself few such holiday hours. Almost an his
excursions from the city combined an element ol pusi'
Ide ON clear crisp sunday morning In January the oD
ect would be attend at the dedication oil seideTs
cb@pei of the state Prison TO ST for our by the
bedside Invalid Was drive into tho green OF
the country, in the twilight OF Summer evening; the
horses would their heads homeward without first
stopping at the state Arsenal in Cambridge, me United
states Arsenal AZ WaerOwn, the camps at BrOk arm
Medford, or the state charitable Institutions a sonth
Boston. .
travel good deal thrOngh the State the Summer sea
but always some Official task which robbed him OF
great part of he pleasure OF tho journey ana more
an half the time m travelled by night so as 70 G saTG Io a
tend the COmmencements at Amherst and Williams G9-
leges the Wesleyan Academy and the College OF inc ioy
Cross inspect the work the HOosac Tunne DC present
at the Agricultural Fairs and at the closing OF ne rn
of the Normal Schools; examine insane hospitals, aims
houses jas and houses Of reformation and correction
beside visiting the numerous military camps at Plttsed
Greenfield Springfield Worcester, Groton, Wehnalni'
vile How delightful he made these Journeys to Others
by his shrewd observation. lively wit uialing gooa
patriotic the happy recolectons of those who had the
privilege Of being his companions will forever attest n As
rule he dsliked 20 talk in railroad cars lie was Iohu
of occupying the hours of railway travel in committing
to memory English verses ana TINS Us INC ~ ti
his facility OF poetea quotation. one summer III t so
way he committed to memory the whole OF Mr Longer
s sGfa saea aS S was I 3 ike his speech in public His
public speeches-at least those made without prepara
The degree which the written reports of them JUS
tify The natural exuberance OF his language ana inc
full as an imprompu speaker and IL viii be hardly posi-
BILE for those who never knew or heard him to appreciate
this faculty during the Hardly day passed, GER
! tanly week passed, during his admlnslra-
win and command the audience, whether the occasion
was recruiting meeting the departure OF regiment the
Sunday school, the religious services at prison. ihe
oyeeast" at campweetng or the in eSe Si
ing emotion at the viii OF the speaker ne was @
out the w one os s o1t Y9 Of tbs ja1enee was due to
the of the time, and the unlNesal aulIalo M
moved by his presence. By the critical tests OF ofa0y
one would hesitate to call him great orator ne VIII pe
ranged with that class Of public speakers Of which John
Bright is an eminent representative, and many oil the
Of the power and charm OF the two men to
same Some Of his addresses. made after careful p9pa
will endure long the history OF Massachusetts,
In the Critical Notices" Of this number, whcharc usu
ally impacabe towards every kind of false assumption
Dr. Maudseys physiology and Pathology of the Mind"
is reproved for "few Insignificant bemhes which arc
as nothing compared with its solid merits although
the author often gets beyord s depth in expressing his
antipathy to metaphysics and psychology. Dr. Andrew
p Peabody gets Hard rap the knuckles Gin spite OF
his having filed the editorial chair of the North
AmercanO for his cOnceed and puerile msrepresenta-
tions OF tho positive Philosophy - DIR. Lords Old
Roman World" is strppedof its tawdry costume, and its
sheer patitudcs" "absurdities and contradictions" "
and bare faced plagarisms eIectuay exposed and
Mr. w d. Howes receives q well-descrved tribute Of
WRITER
and most satisfactory Of American travellers" Other
noteworthy articles In this number the Poetry
of DalrOngarno," Railroad Management" "The Com
mon School System" "Co0pcration," and "witchcraf"