Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-11
REV BOOKS.

"RAMBLEs II, CUBA is the title of a
neat little volume Published by Carleton,
of New York, and for sale here in Mem
phis at the store of Il. Wade Il Co., Main
street, near Madison. These raInbles are
not at ali pretentiOus, but consist of a
series of photographs of Cuban and other
West Indian scenes, made plain in simple
language, and yet are full of interest.
This little book possesses attractions for
every one who would be we'll informed of
the people who are n day to call them
selves, in the language of the XVIII
Amendment, Citizens of the United
States"
THE UNIVERSITY SERIES" is the title
of a series of school and college text
books, issued by the University Publish
ing Company, 4 Bond street, New York,
and for sale by all booksellers in Mem
phis. We have specimens of this " SERIES
before US, and must say that in every
respect as to Typography, paper and bind
ing, they are the equal of any school
books we a. seen. The Illustrations
are new, artistic in outline and finish,
and serve as ineligible guides
to a comprehension of the lessons
the learned authors have prepared for the
education of the children of the South.
For it is the great excellence and merit of
these books that they are the work of
Southern educators, and are intended
mainly to supplant in the South the per-
nicious school books which from many
Northern presses find their way into our
children's hands, poisoning their. minds
and leading them to conclusions as to our
section the opposite of historic truth.
Among the authors of this series we find
the name of Commodore Maury, illustri-
Gus for scientific attainment and the
purest patriotism; Prof. Venable, who
occupies the chair of Mathematics in the
University of Virginia; Prof. Holmes, of
the chair OF History and General Litera-
ture in the University of Virginia; Prof.
NJ. Schele De We're, who occupies the
chair of Modern Languages in the Uni
versity of Virginia: Prof. Sachtleben, of
the University of California, formerly of
the University of South Carolina; b. l..
Gildersleeve, Professor of Languages in the
University of Virginia; Rev. j. p. Carter,
Professors John and Joseph LIE Conte, of
the University Of California, formerly of
that of South Carolina; and Professor
Howard Crosby. These, all of them, have
contributed from their special depart
ments elementary works Of a high order,
destined TO take the place of the books
from. Northern professors, on the same
subjects, of which our people are anxious
to rid themselves. There is no longer an
excuse for Southern children studying
from Objectionable Northern school books,
IOI IN luls OulNST6iIy sotioS WO hatO ~
that is desirable TO teach the young idea;
md that, too, upon a scale of liberal
treatment such as might expect from
your true F'citizen of the world The
South is greatly Indebted to the UniVer-
sity Publishing Company, and can only
repay by a patronage commensurate
with the wants and needs of her
children. While we do not desire
to rose colored or one-sided &C
counts of the late war or the peculiar civ
~ilization Of the South, on the other hand
we.do not want accounts which stamp
our whole population as rebels and that
seek to brand with infamy our best citi-
zens, men whose lives were spent IN pub
lie service and with whom (as with all Of
us) war was the last resort for . fall vim
dication Of our rights. We desire that
Davis and Lee, Johnston n Beauregard
and Jackson shall be transmitted to pos
terity as the men they proved themselves
in the contest betwesns the States, and
that they shall not nave TO walt IKE
Cromwell and his peers the slow verdict
of two centuries before receiving. the ap--
proyaI they arc entitled 70 as soldiers 2
public men, 1t is because the Unlyersity
Series will go tar 10 accomplish Ibis
end, and is at the ssme time equal 70 the
best school books afioat, thai We recon
them TO our people. Besides luis,
the University Publishing Company have
issued from their press LEES Cam
paigns, >, and other works oflspeelal inter-
est to Southern readers. We ask the
friends of the APPEAL to make a note of
our opinion of his series" and by trying
them, prove their merits. ]