The New York herald., 1868-01-26

back legal tenders we're issued Tbis shows that the
writer had comprehensive views on the subject, for
while his proposed currency not exactly OF the char
acer OF tho grsenback currency they alike in beng
uniform national and based upon che credit Of tne gov
snnsnt or country. He proposes TO base the issue Of
government legal tenders the sole s the
country upon what he calls safety fund.- 70 be es.ab-
hsa the productive property Of the nation. which
Ia V have both che funding and redemption feature n
corporated with it. The strongest point no makes
however, n with rsg&d 70 establishing . Law
ntsrsss for money and this 1t seems % N,
10 the most difncuh part Of his theory
TO carry out He shows that high rate
interest absorbs in the hands Of capitalists all the
profits OF industry and leaves the producers poor TO
remedy this in connection with his system Of safety
fund snd . uniform legal tender currency. he would
have Congress establish low and uniform rate Of In
tercs for the whole country. We have space here
70 into the details Of his scheme which IL novel and
suggestive. II not altogether practicable; but Isl vast
subject and there mover was more appropriate time TO
study II than at present. We just In transition
state with regard to currency banking national finance
and all such subjects, and in position to strike
out into any new original course that may be sound
in theory that may promise to be Of benefit to the
country. Our statesmen and public men might ind
valuable suggestions in the work before US
FENIAN HEROES AND MARTYRS. By John Savage.
Boston p. O'Donah0e.
From the known capsch hy Of the author In compiling
books and his usual assiduy in getting facts together
in good shape is not surprised ind in this volume
consecutive and apparently full history of what has
for some time been known az 'Fenianism;" and for
any who wans to know just what il IT, WAS this
is the very book Tho reader wllearn from the intro
ducory chapters that the mysterious "Fenians fifteen
hundred ago the 'Nationa Guard Of Ireland
iyAd nd Al bv ha mi
Finn, an Irish chleftain we'll known in poetry, ro-
and fiction, whom ossian) Macpherson converted
into Highlander and called Fngal. We have hoard .
good deal OF the modern Fenians both in this country
and Great Britain, ana we may probably hear more
dropping shot concerning thcm by the Atlantic cable,
and in the crossnre between the factonists in tho
newspapers here This book Of Mr.. Savage, who is
himself % leader designs 10 put the public in posses.
sion OF knowledge of the mon whose names have
been long familiar, most or,whom are now under
going imprisonment British ails We notice that Of
tho twenty four prominent gentlemen whose names are
included in this catalogue Of '.Fenian Heroes and
Martyrs,n ton were officers in the United States
Army and Tough. with great distinction during
the late civil war one was ofhcer in the
Confederate service, and all citizens Of the United
Etatea The others are chiefly Irish journalists and
mostly young The getting OF the book is very
respectable but the wood outs purporting to be por
traits would be no detriment 70 thc volume If they
were anywhere else To large number Of people this
work win be very welcome.
The Works OF CHARLES DIcKENs-Plum Pudding
Edition-D. Appleton Co.-l86S.
This is altogether the best edition Of the works OF
this novelist for the people to buy Is low price
markable For 81 so one can secure complete set or
Dickens works, and almost any single work
for twenty-five cents None are higher than
Inu
Although so astonishingly cheap, this edition will IN
many respects bear favorable comparison with those
expensive and pretentious lately put forth from
Boston. Each volume is OF convenient slze tho type
beautifully clear, the paper OF fair quality and the
printing admirable NO set OF books ever given to the
public illustrated the ability Of publishers to fur
nlsh cheap reading for the masses when tnoy have
mind
The PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE, in Prose and
Poetry. BY B. Clark Senior. Toronto: Steven
soma Co.
in grammatical forms This however. Is talent which
IS less uncommon than IL In this volume
there respectable prose and very good versos
but have failed to discover special mission
which the author has In the world OF literature. The
book will do no harm; it will do as iittlo good
SENSE; OR SATURDAY NIaHr MUSINGS AND
THoUGHrruL PAPERS. BY Brick Pomeroy.
Carleton New York.
NONSENSE; OR, HRS AND CRITICISMS ON THE
FoLLIEs OF THE DAY. BY Brick" Pomeroy.
Carleton New York.
The titles Of these books indicate their purpose, but
cannot say they Indicate their character. There may
be persons who appreciate Mr. Pomeroy's peculiar
genius, but do not With the best Intentions We
took up these volumes but have utterly failed 10
discover in them either good ''sensc" or good 'non
sense" 'Trash is word which not inapsly describes
them.
The HoLY BIBLE. Translated from the Latin Vul.
gate. P. O'Shea, publisher, New York.
II is pity that this duly authorized version Of tho
Douay edition Of the Old Testament and the Rheims
edition OF the New Testament should not havo been
printed in larger type and better paper But It IS
very neatly bound and viii prove convenient Tor rotor
sAce II not for regular daily perusal.
POLITICAL ALMANACS.
hol. nhr l~A Forp