Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-08
Walchman s. journal.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1870.
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uuughton.
This is an elegantly printed octave volume Of
ils pages, written by one until now unknown 10 |
fame, but whose hbors will command the re- |
spect Of learned and thoughtful men Very few
persons, if indeed any, will make a tolerably |
good guess, from the title of this book, of its con-
tents and even after any examination that is |
not very patient and thorough, can we hope in |
a paragraph to give true conception Of it |
Though well designed as m important part in |
course Of college study, the book will not easily
Introduce itself 20 the understanding Of has,y
readers, as most persons in these days are. For
example, reader we give you the first paragraphs
Of the preface
The purpose Of this book is 10 ascertain and de-
fine the being of the nation in its unity and con-
tinuity. There is moving toward its realization
in national laws and institutions, the necessary
] being of the nation itself The nation thus be-
comes an object Of political knowledge Il is no
abstraction. bat in this alone is the avoidance of
all distractions. IL avoids, on the one hand, m
empty cmpircsm that with the recognition Of
ma consistent principle makes the nation only
| formal organization and politics only 4 succession
/ ul random experiments, hits and ventures
and on the other hand, avoids an abstract idealism,
which regarding the state also as only formal
organization would shape all things after an ina
/ EludIN putty hul tN7lINtl Nt-lku
What do You make Of that? Unity and
continuity will doubtless remind you of
/ Webster peroration--" Liberty and Union, now
and forever one aud insepanbe' But while
Mr. milford Is for liberty, and doubtless also for
/ the unity and pcrpetuity of this nation, he
means much more than Webster meant. His
book Is not history Of the United States not
study in political economy and it has nothing to
do with party politics And what is this nation,
or any other, without all these2 Mr.. Mulford
has done his best 10 tell you. His conception Of
the nation embraces the foundations, Of which
the form or organization is only the superstruc-
ture and the practical workings Of is govern
ment are good or bad, as they conform to OF yio-
late these fundamental laws. The purpose Of this
book is t. find " the realization Of the nation 3"
that is, his conception Of a nation in the United
States It's substance, is rights, and its powers,
underlying but manies; in its whole form and
organization Perhaps a still better idea Of the
book will be gained by the leading topics named
in the table Of contents
The Substance Of the Nation
Tine Nation as defined in theories
The origin OF the Nation as defined in theories
The Ireal origin Of the Nation
The People and the land
The Nation the Institution Of Rights.
The Nation the Realization of Freedom.
D The Sovereignty OF the Nation.
The Nation and it, Constitution.
The Nation and its Rights Of Sovereignty.
The Nation and its Normal Powers
The Nation and ~ Representative Constitution.
The Nation and it, Relation b. other nations.
{ The Nation and the Individual.
The Nation and the Family
The Nation and the Commonwealth, particular
State in the nation.
D The Nation the antagonist Of the Confedency,
loi the Confederate principle
- The Nation the antagonist Of the Empire, Tor
the imperial principle.
The Nation the Integral Element in History.
The Nation the Goal Of History
This last chapter is substantially D'Aubigne'
text" Con Is N HisroRY =" God the founder
I and arbiter of nations and the conclusion OF the
4 volume is this
8 The nation is 10 work rs one whose achieve
. ment passes beyond time, whose glory and honor
are borne into the eternal city Its not here that
e il mag look for its perfect rest. II has an i'm
b. mortal life. 1t is no more a kingdom Of this
world, but ii il formed in the realization of the
I. redemptiyc kingdom Of the Christ. The leaders
and prophet, Of the people can only repeat the an
cient lesson, - lie is come, xnd unto Him shall
the gathering Of the people be
d We need not add thn, this volume present,
3 deeper as well as higher and gNnder views thar
e politicians or even statesmen Of repute are won
d u study and therefore so much the more need
ful Is il that they should carefully study TIN,
:. book.
CuRrsrASiry ASp GaErK Pnlosorny BY b
f. Crocker,, d. D., Professor OF Moral am
Mental Philosophy in the University Of Michi
gan New York Harper Bros.
10 This works treats ofthe relation between spon
be- taneous and reflective thought in Greece, and th
At positive teachings of Christ and his apostles-al
interesting subject conducted by conscientiou
christian and scholarly man. The object Of thu
n work is to show that the Christian System O
e truth does not rest solely upon any special class
facts, but upon all facts Of nature and humanity
that its authority does not repose alone upon tn
peculiar events which transpired in Palestine
but also upon the broader foundations Of the ideas
and laws Of the reason and common wants and in
stinctiye warnings of the human heart.
1t "The central and unifying thought Of this vol
ume is that the necessary ideas and laws Of tn
's reason, and the native instincts Of the huma
heart are the primal and germanal forces Of his
tory, and that they have been developed under col
ditions which were first ordained and have bee
tllNiuAhlll 3hlfiNi7tA " AiiN liNNiNNNS'A " N'Nf
The work il written in a careful christian spin
r it, entirely different from the appant style adop
ed by too many Of the shallow religious writers
h's the day. We commend it TO the thoughtful COZ
srs sderaton of all lovers of truth and of Christ I'll
on Fountain Of all truth, For sale at Wilders
s VERMONT AT GErTYsBURGH, by G. G. Benedict
Published by the Free Press Association, Blu
lington.
rs The position Of Lieut.. Benedict, as aid to Ge
Stannard during the engagement at Gettysburg
I'm gave him the very best opportunity for obserSln
and knowing precisely what part the Nermo
troops took in that battle aud his quick perce
en- ton and ready pen have conferred great benei
,' M, in perpetuating many important particulars
the fight which would otherwise have been lost
10 The Vermont Historical Society, recogni ziI
the advantages which Lieut.. Benedict posses sse
n invited him to prepare and read paper beto
" them on this subject, at Brandon, which reque
he complied with, and that paper is the text
this work. The paper attracted considerable q
tention at the time, and we are glad to see it p
% in popular and permanent form by its publeatlo
We commend il as truthful and accurate a.
count of the important part taken by the We
mont troops in that most memorable engagemer
WI" of the rebellion, and trust 1t may have gener
reading by our people
Mr. STEPHENS WoRK.-We are glad to recei
a circular from the National Publishing Compar
Philadelphia, that the second volume of Ale
# ander II. Stephens work on the war will soon
issued. With it also We have a few advar
c , sheets Of the volume now in press, which indies
that the second volume will be received with ey
4hore interest than the first, as embodying
views of the distinguished Vice-President OF
naS S Southern Confedency. Especially is our inter
excited as we come to the 590th page and lind q
appetite on a keen edge for the remainder as
ntiy are Obliged 10 break of just as the celebrai