The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-07-19

"LorxAla," Disrasli's last novel, Ia
created quite . stir among its less tha
ten thousand readers in Eogland
There have been only about seseI
thousand copies sold in that country q
against something like forty thousand il
this.) This stir was not SO much Great
ed BY the appearance of the no'elissel
a. by the criticism it received At tn,
banda Of . mereiless reviewer in Black
wood. Disraei 10, ~ his name implies
ofJeyish extraction but he is not only
not Of the faith of his fathers, but is
excessively " high Church" and uneom-
prouisingly Tory. This story Of Lo-
Ihair is worth reading, stilted as it is,
and devoted to the description of NO
single individual who is not either titled
and rich, or rich without title. Il is
essentially an aristocratic story, with
gorgeous descriptions Of palaces and
psiatial grounds. All the characters
are entirely high-bred. Lothair is the
keir of an immense estate (of course he
is peer of the realm); is . young fell
low Who falls in love with At least three
high-hred women Zone of them married),
aad he is the constant object of o series
Of intrigues upon the part of some titled
Jesuits who want to convert him to the
Romish faith in order to possess their
church of his influence and money. He
manages, at last, to get married to a
Duke's daughter who is firm in the faith
Of the Church of England. and the in
ference is that he is saved. The time
taken for the scenes in the story has
but just transpired-the convening of
,he Ecumenical Council figuring a. one
of its incidents. A worldly person
cannot read the book without getting |
ont of patience with. Lothian who
seems to be conscientious nincom-
poop) and wondering what the story
was written for. Our conclusion is that
is purpose is to warn the young and
English noodlebility from
.ae bssetting snares and wiles of the
Jesuits-and to vindicate "Dizzy IS"
Tory notions. 1t Seems that the critic
ia Black wood has caused great fut-
tsrnent amongst the circles in which
NJ Disraeli moves; and the London
rory paper, comes to bis support with
be following:
That which is called the " second edition"
u Blaekwood's Magazine for June, contains
Mote" BY the writer of the scandalous
,rticle on Lothair, justifying his production I
md retorting upon his critics. This note
which is obviously 4 mere tlade advertise
uent, resorfed to with view of impressing
lpon the public that Blackwood's Magazine,
y reason of its brilliant review of DisrseE's q
book, has attained to the unwonted honor of I
second edition-is marked with all the /,
aipp.ncy and scurrility of the !,
original article. In this new light, the bad
aste. the vulgarity, ingratitude and blasphe-
n; of the ill-favored production become c
loudly conspicuous. The writer has not a |
in0le word to offer In extenuation of his I
,aense. but to repeat in 4 dull, Numbering n
ind of way, some of the epithets with which
re has been chastised BY the almost unani-
,0us press of the country, and to reiterate :
aat Lothair is all which he has described. :
he personal animus, the extra literary VEN o
the malignant illusions to .
'israelis birth, the rencor with which thu I
re- but feebly justified IN the note, and it is
Unnecessary ~ occupy ourselves with this
art of the reviewers work. As to the pO-
,ical significance of this wanton. and out 4
.seOus attack on the leader Of the Conserv- 4
i've party, it is no less and no greater than |,
was before the explanation was given. :,
othin2 in that book can be said to have ;:
.ndered him unworthy the confidence of the u
lrty. Whatever be its literary merits, it is o
work which does not lower but rather q
shsens Disrseli's political reputation. Nor i;
there any Justification whatever, either lit n
,ry or political, for the foul blow which 3
10 been dealt At the author BY those who
lily q short time ago, VIXEN Disraei was at u
e hight Of power. were impressed with . u
Ofound admiration Of his character. The
ticle in Blackwood's Magazine becomes c
i'll more, after its explanation, couardly II
ID brutal libel. unworthy of literature and +
ly to be accounted for BY some low trade :,
,sive or some personal malignity. u
Halscs. P,ssRs NAPOLs0S, the mur-
rer Of Victor Noir, has not come to