Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-21
New Books,

We have received from the puOnSnerS,
Claxton, Remsen & Iafelfnger, Philadel-
phia, copies of recent publications, among
which we notice novel "In Crucible,"
by Mrs. Eliza Lotion Pugh, who is known
to the reading world as the author of ''NOt
Hero" In the work before us the difficulty
of preaching the Gospel of "Peace on earth
and good will toward men," i'll time of
high excitement and the terrible conflicts of
civil war,i exhibited in the character of Ar
thur Mereton, who endured prosecutions,
passed through good and evil report in the
discharge Of his duty as minister. The
lesson sought to be inculcated, is
that self is the great stumbling block
and nothing can be accomplished
in holiness until that is lost in duty dis,
charged. The book is well written; style
slightly ornate; description vivid and char
acters drawn to life. The strength and
weakness of poor human nature~ are
sketched with masters hand, and the ex-
allied happiness resulting from self-conquest
from exchanging a life of idleness for
one of usefulness and labor is unfolded In
the life of Constance Mereton who in adver-
sity rose like true woman to meet the
requirements of the station she had as
sumed. The work would make nice
holiday present, and may be found at W.T..
Berry & Co.'S.
The Irrepressible Conflict, from the same
house, discusses one of the questions which
is rising like an ominOus cloud in the hOri-
ION of the future. The pamphlet before us
IS the preface of the translator to the work
of Adolphe Granier de Cassagnac's History
of the Working and Burgher Glasses, in
which the origin, nature and objects of the
French commune are historically explained.
The translator, Ben. E. fGreen, Of Georgia,
undertook the work at the instance OF Ste
phen Colwell, of Philadelphia, who, while
visiting Paris shortly after the war, became
struck with the great erudltlon OF the
work and its peculiar views and gave
orders for the purchase Of every copy to be
found in Paris. But three could be found
in the city. These were purchased and Mr..
COlwell being too old TO under AXE the
translation himself induced MIR. Green to
undertake the task. The work defended In
principle the French Commune, and the
preface attempts to show the causes OF our
late war; the effects of negro labor in the
South; The contests for supremacy between
the classes; the component parts and amalga-
mating elements of the dominant party. he
exhibits the evil effects of emancipation
upon the industrial classes in cheepening la
Dor, and diminishing its share of the pro-
ducts. Prodigal expenditures he maintains
require oppressive taxation which, howey-
er, disguised by the artful contriYances OF
modern legislation, labor and the products OF
labor in the end have TO pay. He refers to
the fiscal continuance by which the money
of the country is conferred in few hands,
enabling them by little concert to raise or
lower the price of labor at pleasure, making
money scarce when they wish to buy, and
abundant when they want to sell.
He includes in the laboring and Burgher
classes of America all who labor with the
hand or the brain-all who wish to live and
grow rich by the fruits of their own honest
industry-all, in word, who are not plum
derers of the State and national treasures
by class or special legislation. Mr.. Green is
an earnest and forcible writer, and his work
will, no doubt, be received with pleasure by
all who feel an interest in such grave ques-
lions of political philosophy.
a text book of Geology, by 81. Alleyne
Nicholson, of Toronto, Ontario, published
by d. Appleton & Co., is also on our table.
| The object of the work is to give the learner
in as short a space as possible all the lead
ing principles and facts in geological science.
The cuts are taken mostly from LyelPs
Elements of Geology, and are, as all read
ers Of that work know, well executed.
The style of the work is terse,
clear and pointed, and the classification of
the subject in accordance with the latest
discoveries in the science. Several forma-
tons are mentioned not represented in
America-the object of the author being to
give general idea of science so progress
sive, instructive and valuable.
A Household Book of Songs, for four
voices, contains all the most popular airs of
the day, arranged with reference to subjects
into National airs, songs of sentiment,
songs of nature, songs of devotion, folks
songs. The work is collected and arranged
by Francis G. Bowman and Charles A.
Dana, and published by d. Appleton & &c.
All the above works may be had Of W.
I. Berry s. Co., OF our city.