The New York herald., 1871-09-11
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! ARMY BALLADS AND OrHFR POEMS Nv Arthur r..
Lee, U. s. A., with illustrations deslgned by the
author. 1871 I2mo pp. lso.
Whoever has made acquaintance with the suburbs
, of Washington has seen the beautiful and pctur-
esquely located "Soldiers Home" looking down
nom Its commanding height upon the federal capi-
tai and The Valley OF the Potomac IN command Of
this refuge OF the nvalids Of our army In Colonel
Lee, the GENIAL, jovial military gentleman who
wrote. inis little volume Of poems. Most Of them
were written as songs Tor vocal use and on themes
OF passing interest. Some of them have been In
gatherings by Florida watch dros, or in Mexican
bivouacs and all OF them bear marks OF having
been dashed Off witbou, any very close attempt at
finish OF STYLE The following, from the initial poem
In The volume. is a fair average specimen OF the
quality Of these songs:--
ohi the IL shining down nia
And the nvasi runs laushns to the my iove; 9ni
For i INK OF long ago, 9si -ilA.
The little volume Is elegantly printed and, being
without publishers name, we infer tnat it is wholly
aprlvate venture. The few wood cut Illustrations
are so good that we could Wish for more OF them
PRACTICAL TREATISE on LABOR. Bv hendrick
Il. Wright. New York: g. w. Carleton & 90.
ISL. 12mo, PIP. 40j. .ff 4. IA
The chapters Of this book, By the Late Representa-
tive in Congress OF the Luzerne district, in Pennsy-
vanta, We're first written contributions to coun.
try Journal. The author dscains for his work "any
especial claim to literary excelence,u and thereby
disarms criticism except on tho score OF Opnons
The volume contains much good advice to working
men, ana Is almost wholly didactic in IT'S style OF
treatment. When Mr.. Wright tells the laboring
class that "no industrious. sober and moral man
viii better his condition by becoming politician"
we take It for granted that he speaks from exne-
rlence and should be needed. When he strongly
advocates high protective tariff at least for Penn
sylvana coai and iron we are not sure That ne is
safe, or disinterested adyocate,A When he argues
that the national banks have been endowed with
special privileges too great to be compatible
with the interests OF the people, ana that laoor is
paying too high taxes In order that capia may roll
up heavy dividends, we ses much reason In what no
SAYS. When he sides with the strikers against the
coal companies he makes ont o very strong case Tor
popular sympathy. uc4eAj q z sN.faIAs
But Mr.. WrShts democratic sympathies for tho
worxingmau a1d for the entire equality OF all before
the law break down when no comes to the limit of
MS own race. No Californian could be strenu-
ous In his Cninaphobla than 10. Hear hIm:-
LaRorlng pen may here mos merely assert. but
mean he men OF III tliat caste who have made sne
country what it ls: for them II ~ n0e too large.
There IL no room here Tor emma or Japan, Polynesia
or Africa. It IS American as We understand tnar
word, and for the occupation solely OF those who
ptc " VIC cuuS IuCO WIFI us.
< Ana ngain:-- y 'ia+
WIN tho tolling ,laborlng men Of this country
pcrmit-ay that is the word, pernnt--the con.
iihual ali.htlng Of these Chinese swarms upon our
ss q e q n s sy %
they VIII blot out that ialr type OF progressive man.
aoa @
Chincse.l Tho legislature should DO more; 1t should
preyens the !, ma may yt seem pro-
nature +.4 -,o E fFt
We IRE sometimes tempted to think that
these advocates OF the exclusive doctrine, who
would ''shut the doorsof the United states against
men coming from Asia, would nave been aptto CRY
Gro N the Deluge. so long a. we have so many
millions Of acres waiting TO be cultivated there is
little danger that the Chinese immigration will In
crease too fast for our national welfare. All indus.
trous immigration means growth, deve.opment
wealth for the Uaited States. We are really the
richer for every recruit TO our banner. ~.
UNITED STATES lMroRr DUTIES, under Existing
Laws and Decisions, anu Digest OF the fartn Laws.
second edition iAagast s, L ds1r2 eomIpAea by
1SzL svo, pp. l40. ,.eeys ~
This usefui manual has one very decided adyau.
tage over other compilations OF the tarif laws that
we have seen, even Including the very accurate and
full manual of tariff duties so long edited
by =. d. Ogden, OF the New York Custom
House. We refer to the fact that III
the alphabetical index, where the duty
ON each article stated, reference Is uniformly
given from the article to tho section OF the act or
acts fixing the duty. rs these acts are given In
fun tue reader has before him ut q single glance
all the legislation in force on the subject Of his
inquiry. and find II instantly by turning to the
index. All the articles exempt from duty under the
las. tariff revision are embraoeaD In the same
alphabet as dutiable articles and are marked
'Iree." Tables OF foreign moneys and Of weights
and measures are also given.
THE HEART OF TIE WEST: An American story by
an IllInOisan. Chlcago Rand Hart ls1l. svO,
PIP, 229 Isl.
This is an unsuccessful attempt TO make tho
author's political n0uons more interesting by put
ting them Into story. Result-the politics are oh.
sCured. while the story is spoiled. Moreover, the