The New York herald., 1868-05-29
BOOK NOTICES.

THE OLD WORLD IN IT'S NEW FAcE..IMPREssloNs OF
EUROPE IN 1857. By Henry w. bellows. VOL l.
New York: Harper Brothers.
Clerical furloughs are now much more common
and much more protracted than they were in the
days of our fathers. We do not regret the fact 1t
is one Of the many signs OF progress which charac-
terize the age. The clergyman who works hard ana
faithfully discharges his duties in winter has earned
his claim to recreation and rest; and the people VINO
generously put it INTO their PASTORS power to enjoy
such furlough make wise investment OF their
money. The travelled and rested preacher comes
back to them q wiser and Tesher man.
We have noticed that these summer burroughs
are generally spent in Europe. In Europe clergymen
have large opportunities Of learning We notice, too,
that 1t is customary for the absent pastor to remem-
ber his flock by occasional epistles. All this we
think is very well.
1t seems that last year DR.. Bellows enjoyed some
such privilege as that we have described. He made
q visit to Europe. He wrote letters to his people
while there describing the scenes which he had wit
messed DR.. Bellows must be very industrious
man and most diligent correspondent. He has cob
lected and published his letters in goody and some-
what closely printed volume Of 454 pages; but the
volume before us Is only volume l. Wheher rive we are IRE
to have two three or ten volumes we nave no
means of knowing. If Dr. Bellows imagines that tne
public will buy and read volume upon volume OF ms
letters we think he has made mistake. we nave
glanced over the volume and have wandered with
The reverend doctor the celebrated spots OF Eu-
rope but we have failed to discover any special rea
son why the world should buy and read his gossping
letters in ten even in two volumes. interesting
enough doubt, the letters were to his congrega-
tion; but that was their object That accomplished,
the doctor should have been contented. HAD ne
generaized his experience and attempted phloso-
phica essay the condition OF the European commu
mites should have felt bound to give the doctor
credit for noble effort and to give him praise ior
what he had accomplished. AS 1t 1s we do not tnlnK
the American public will be made much the wiser
by perusa OF these letters from Europe In 1867 aud
1868.
THE GREAT IMPEACHMENT AND TRIAL OF ANDREW
JOHNSON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, with
the whole Of the preliminary proceedings in the
House Of Representatives and In the senate OF tne
United States together with the eleven articles or
impeachment and the whole OF the proceedings IN
the Court OF impeachment, with the verbatim EVIL
dence OF all the witnesses and the cross eXamlna,
tiOn of them, with the speeches OF the Managers
and the counsel on both Sides with the decisions
of Chief Justice Chase and the verdict OF the court
Philadelphia: T. b. Peterson Brothers.
| This is catchpenny reprint Of the press reports
Of the impeachment trial, gotten out in hurry and
horribly It Is not the complete record Of course, as
certain Senators have not yet made their arguments
public. When these are all sent in some other pub
Usher wil doubtless, furnish readable reprint OF
| the whole trial. and we recommend buyers to wait
| for that.
| SKETCH OF THE OFFICIAL LIFE OF JOHN A. ANDREW.
as Governor OF Massachusetts,, to which Is added
the ValedictOry Address of Governor Andrew upon
retiring from office, January 1866, on the subject
OF Reconstruction OF the States recently in rebel
lion. l vol. 16mO. New York: Hurd Il HOughtOn.
1SGS
This is neat reprint OF an article that appeared
in the North American Repie1 for January, 1868,
| and makes no pretence to being complete biogra
ply. It gives satisfactory view of the character
| and services of a man who became known beyond
| the limits of his State during the war.