Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-12

and rebellion, His broad and statesmanlike
views of the constitutional war powers Of the
executive and legislative departments are ably
sustained by arguments drawn from precc-
dent and deduction. His reasoning is more
close and thorough than would be
inferred from a hasty reading Of the somewhat
rhetorical language in which it is often ex-
pressed. This work is useful and interesting in
an equal degree to the student of law and of
politics. The opinions contained in this vol
ume guided the action of the government in
some critical situations, and did much also to
satisfy the public that measures which at first
seemed arbitrary and understandable could be
justified, not only by the apparent necessity of
the case, but by sound reasoning from aeknowl-
edged principles of law. The work which be-
gan as small pamphlet, issued by the govern
ment for the guidance of its officers, has now,
in its forty-third edition, attained the dimen-
sions of a thick octave volume, and contains
undoubtedly the best collection of authorities
and arguments on the subjects of which it
treats, that is anywhere accessible. 1t is well
arranged and conveniently indexed. L. H.
Bigelow has it tor sale.
ONE YEAR; or Story of Three Homes. By
Francis Mary Peard Boston: Henry H. and
7. W. Carter. This is story of home life,
simply and peacefully told. Readers who are
familiar with Miss Yonge's novels, will find
in this strong resemblance to them. 1t has
the same strong religious favor, the same cheer
full and practical pety, combined with some
what narrow and bigo;ed theology, with which
Miss Yonge seems SO thoroughly to sympathize
and which she describes so well in her pictures
of English country parsonages; but It is told
with even more studied simplicity and more
careful avoidance of everything exciting or
dramatic, than are the stories by the author of
the Heir of Redclyfe. In spite of its quiet
ness this story will interest most readers of pure
tastes. Its characters are well drawn, skillfully
contrasted and naturally developed, and its
homely incidents have life-likeness that re-
deems them from monotony or dizziness. San
ford & Son have the book for sale.
NJ. OR N, by ]. Whyte Melville. New York:
Leypoldt, Holt and Williams. This is a story
in which nature and probability are sacrificed
for the sake of startling incidents and situations.
The heroine, soon after her introduction to the
reader, confronts burglar in her dressing
room, and, by the combined force of her beauty
and courage, compells him to retire without his
plumber. The interview inspires the gentle bur-
glar with a hopeless passion, which the lady
makes useful in pursuading him to kidnap a
lover to whom she has given a written promise
of marriage, and she is thus enabled to make a
much better match These incidents will give
our readers some idea of the tone of the story,
but will not prepare them to learn that this adj
venturous young woman makes most affection
ate and exemplary wife. The book introduces
one TO a varied society of lords and ladies, ar
fists and lawyers, rufflans and drabs, none of
which is very good and some of it is very bad
indeed. 1t is for sale at Bigelow's.
HEsPERIA, by Cola L. V. Tappan. This vol
ume bears the imprint of no publisher from
which circumstance we infer that the author
from necessity or choice, undertakes the publ
cation at her own risk. Mrs. Tappan presents,
in the form of an allegorica poem, her view of
the history of the United States and her prog
nostications of its future. Hesoeria is the
United States; Astraca, the genius of liberty;
Llamia, the demon of policy and so forth The
poem has some merits, but hardly enough to
give its author prominent place among Amer.
can poets. 1t is for sale by L. II. Bigelow.
FENToN's QUEST, by NJ. Z. Braddou. New
York: Harper & Brothers. Miss Braddon's
novels always have plenty of readers. Whether
they deserve them is another matter. This story
is less Objectionable than some of them, and has
merits of its own, together with It's faults which
are those of the sensational school of fiction of
which Miss Braddon is the mistress. L. H.
Bigelow has it for sale.
THE INSTITUTES OF MEDICINE, by Martyr
Paine, A. NJ, MD, Ii. d. New York. Har-
per and Brothers. This standard medical work
has now reached its ninth edition. The first
was published in 1S47. This edition is enlarged
by the addition Of notes and other matter to
bring it up even with the recent progress of
medical science. Physicians, to whom this work
is principally interesting, are well acquainted
with its value. 1t is for sale here by L. II. Bige-
low.
BEECHER SERMONS, fourth series. Publish
by J. B. Ford 6 Co., New York. These are YER
batim reports of sermons delivered in Ply
mouth church, Brooklyn, between March and
September, of last year, Mr.. Beecher's merits
as pulpit orator are too well known to need
here. The freshness and vigor
Of his thought his earnest piety and strong
sympathy with every phase of human life aud
effort, and his felicity of language aud illustra-
ton, not only give him crowded congregations,
but secure many thousands of readers for his
published sermons. This volume is for sale here
by L. H. Bigelow.
DIARY OF THE BEsIEGED RESIDENT IN
PARIS. Reprinted from the London Daily News
with several new letters and a preface. New
York: Harper & Brothers. Mr. Labouchere,
the author of these letters, is gentleman of for.
tune and culture, who was unexpectedly made
prisoner in Paris by the rapid advance of the
German armies. Extracts from his letters have
been published by almost every newspaper in
the United States. Read continuously they
show very impressively the steady and resist
less pressure by which the German army crush
ed the besieged city and the varying temper of
the populace within the walls. L. H. Bigelow
has this book for sale
Coon WORDS, for April, comes to us from j.
B. LippiRcott & Co., Philadelphia, with an ex-
CcllSuI tdDle Vi COHteUts, ana lLS usual abundant
supply of well executed pictorial illustrations.
II brings four additional chapters of "The Syl.
vestresp and new installment of Hawthorne's
First Impressions of France and Italy," with
other good things.
BARNES NOTES ON ROMANS, new edition.
have been printed in handsome volume by the
Harpers, The plates are new, the type is very
clear, and the paper of superior quality. It'll
curious circumstance that when these notes vere
first published, nearly forty years ago Mr.,
Barnes was accused of intoxicating "uusound doe.
trine;" but his presbytery found the charge false
A great many childish and malignant things are
done by unreasoning prejudice and "popenessn
in the name of Sound doctrine" For sale by
L. H. Bigelow.
"ALIoE LEIGH's MISSION" is the title of n
story published by Henry Hoyt, Boston. 1t is
the story Of a motherless child with drunken
father. In the same volume is Little Governs
Story" told, like the other, with a religious
purpose. They appear to be English works re-
published here. For sale by W. II. Sanford &
Son.