New-York tribune., 1870-10-21

of the Moon" "Frencb influence at the Vahcan,
" The Fortunes Of Ahmed" "The American Language
and other tempting titles. In the vaedictory OF the
rdnor Nv Parhe Goodwin, he announces that the new
Is not much SUSPENSION as transfor
nation of te periodical In order to acquire for u
larger audience broader field OF excrcn, and more
varied Talent His old readers will hear with great sas
faction that he likely meet with most OF them again.
in similar relations, in other fields
The statements of the cxSecretary Of the
Navy Mr. Gideon wcos, with regard to the Expedition
for the relief Of Fot sumter just before the commence
mcnt of tbe war will attract the attention of the politl
cal readers Of the G0iory. MI Wenes undertakes 10
show that the Government was greatly embarrassed III
the accomplishment of that purpose by the onicous
interference ~ Mr. Seward who from the first had
differed from his colleagues on the eNpedeney OF any
ttc,i to sustain that fortress in the critical position
into which IL had thrown The failure OF the Expe-
ition NAV he ascrbe in great measure 10 the action
of Mr. seward hut IL served TO dehne more fniy the
functions of that gentleman In the Goveinine nt ana 10
do away with assumption that the Secretary OF state
WAS virtually the Executive with power to extend his
orders to other departments Mr. Wees Is not superfu
ously lucid in his exposition but he says enough TO show
the emhlrassmcnts occasoned 10 the President by the
tmidity Of spirit and confusion OF counsel when ne
was called TO encounter his first accession 10 Oihce
Among the more readable contributions IN this nnnber
are "Reminiscences aud Specuations" apropos OF the
cine" by DR.. Gardner, "Monsignore Capel" by Fanny
Barrow and Alexander Dnmas," by Albert y. Sonth-
wick The poelica department represented by Dead
and Born" striking weird production, by Elle Lee
uardenbroo and description Of an Oriental scene IN
a letter from Bagdad enforcing the same ethical lesson
AS that of Lessngs "Nathan the WISE by Bayard Tay
lor. The neverfaihng attractive miscellany Of the
GaIayy. in which the popular hnmori-t, Marx Twain
largely figures, closes the number
Il ,,;l, hu he
name OF Georgia Crackers" sit for their portraits IN
the opening article OF Lippincou The term "Cacker"
s Am Walton of ''ConC Cracker" which has come
into use from the fact that the people in question i've
chiefly "Indian corn. Previous to he close OF thc
late war; their condition of the most degraded CHAR
acter Their houses rude uts slightly constructed
nf logs and scarcely ahordng protection against the sun
and rain Their food was hog and hominy" m"iStened
with the vlc kind Of whisky their language an uns"ut
lingo which n stranger could hardly make out; their
dress an unwashed and unsarchcd cotton shirt felt
hat of u nondescript color, aud q pair "f hickory
irowsers rolled mp above pair ~ coarse cowhdc shoes
In the struggle for existence only the hardest emu
drcn survived As soon the baby had teeth 70 chew.
he was fed with fat pork, and tough, greasy mseh'
The rings Of hunger familiar 10 him rom tbs hiet,
aud he learned eat clay ~ appese The cravings
of his stomach II the children lived Ia up they
became thin. wiry, strong men, with great powers
Of endurance, and natural aptitude for loahng hghtlng'
making love. and drinking whisky. II was from thlS
cn,, that the Rebel army was principally recruited
Although the roor Cracker dragged INTO the wax
against his VIII he fought with Wild savage bravery and
,rcy she'd hi- blood at The command OF hs ari'loc'c
officers was brought in with the return" "i
peace of wlrh the Cracker will he among the first ofeap
The benefit lie will awake from his old Ignorance andhp
atly aud with a heart for work will enter upon
new lie whimsical incident That occurred To Young
american in Psr. ~ long ago the reign of Louis Phil
IL sfa auflt led
Yankee on the Throne of France" "The Monthly Cos
sim ha. an interesting account Of visit to the Pope IN
1s,s and Of the condition Of Berlin al the commencement
of The war The little roem ~ Nioot> in Autumn l.!
Howard Gyndcn, embodics vein Of pretty ialnie' ~
smooth Verse
Among the Magazines of this month, the new
venture which substitutes ScIib"eI's Monthly Tor th'
staniI pcagren ivore o al earlier dI WIN" receive"
with curiosity, viii IN doup experience the
ho,pablc welcome which sreeis the arrival o airthdF
stranger with courtesy and good wishes. The first mum
her makes yorahlc impression hy the qmei d'SmN "I
its costume and it, fair, frank, open c"unrn''e' "h'
,r.,,,e. IN. reader to iud sonndncss of thuught
and candor Nnesson upon moro iniinii" acG'ih-
ance The brief epic, Whch head the table Of contents
half humorous hall ethical describing hc a,N cniufes oi
one Jeremy Train. country droyrr who takes 3n even
ing ride in quest of cifrr on the i5rin 90 hs ncg""l,
evidently bcir The ot the author of Bitter sweet
aud KATRINA" and will clll forth many lansh 10y ~
lndicrou- adventure forth The style "l poetry
is peculiar 10 the writer, and shows bi> ac''i'
TONED skill IN ir,.Hdin- neutral path between
The 1ilime and the IidcJlous. The next article IL
valuable sccDtEe paper ou The Bottom oi the 7eh''
giving popular exposition ot the discoveries effected by
the recent dccps,i soundincs and drrdgngs which bid
r Ia transform many of thc preyal,n geological ideas.
d" Day with Dr. Brooks" j. account of visit to
thc Ncw.york Juvenile Asylum. an institution which
he's ed the L..
with a glowing enthusiasm for it, purposes
aud methods, aud actual achicN Ncmcuis, which
She SETS forth in eloquent and impressive manner
making strong appeal 10 The sNmpathes Of the reader
The Bondage Of the Pulpit" Nv VIC. Wikinson,I J.
orric statement influence o the fear of man on
the min STATIONS of the Church. The winter points his
moral with a ,,Ie, of apt questions To- "hi'h he s"clts
4 tcp, He wnud Ike know. Tor instance how
many of The New York CITY Judges, That nuist
have found ont ny hi, time that they Ts-
,s,l., II they pad The reports ~ sermons
in usw,paJrrs,'. have heard anything Of
The kind from their own particular pulpit, "suppoSing
for the argument aud The humDr Of the thing that they
patrcnile pulpit" or how many 'the corrupt Leg
izlators infamouS who are sieIniy de
nolinced from a Thousand oGspoken pulms elsewhere
AL the land get wind Oi then corruption aud nany'
when they home 10 enjoy tbeir recess. Other
marked feature, OF the NJtaslua, story of
which c first three rhdpter- are given by Reoecca Hart
jug Davis ~ Tale "f the Labrador" by Dr. J. Hayes,
aud "wilfrid Cumbemodc," an antobogrphicil story
GrDrgc Macdonald name which has recently gained
wide in current icraiulca Scotii. wriier Who IS
pronounced in another article devoted Ia his wiling,
o ne loirr and ina sirHiiyc than Charles Ecad',
aud with more decacy and sweetness "f tOuch than
Wilkie Collius tp original poem by william Morris
which would form gem of price in any periodical :
also among the attractions OF the nuhcf. on The whole
We her leave congratulate the publishers ticr
promising commencement oi good enterprise, and the
editor upon ns happy hrssing ground in iresh 'i of
letters.
Ntm publications.