New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-02
{ sorrow Lift thy sword,
Whose hghtnings shine
Destroy me at a word;
For 1 am thine"

s,, wonder that at the last wh1f VIC long lane was
,, adj IL, sn shope quietly ia the vest of life that
svo the man " no his hearts dc sire should say,
out of the very quiet OF hos hGrTirt-S; r""rc Is 70
h,or.ncv loft m mo. my hubble Is aE nom the OdiSHv
what contradictions we hayr IN NJ sct an such P'e'9
peace so slight thing may break 't-after all u hAcs
me tremrle'
Another aud very different book witch goberts
Bro,ber. VIII also jssue III N,soh is Thoughts upon
Government By Arthur Heips- II has much Of the
rain and quaint wisdom which characerles its aujbori
and though il written from English standpoint,
and it, prao teal details concern chiefly tho EnghSh
Government, full Of suggestions OF valHc Tor any
latitude If al American politician ever hes time 10
pause In his mad career consider the mild council Of
gentle thinker lac will lind something in Tins volume 10
reward his attention. In chapter Mr. b"ps defends
Diplomacy AS who doves H. He sa's There u a
very difficult and delicate matter connected with
diplomacy, and that is the publication Of diplomatic
correspondence Theye Is always some danger In
q free country " this publication being made
10 frequently aud edy as todestroy much Of
the ,enedt that might he derived from diplomacy. L
will give an illustration Of what 1 mean. II oc-
rurred many years ago. There was law proposed by
the Home Government for a certain Dependency. II
was very good law both for the Dependency and for
the Imperial Government. The people, however, whom
Il was manly benefit, did rot receive the prop
p.tou in a favorable Inauuer-indecd, entirely
eaIcitiant The Governor wrote home cOnhdenill
letter 20 the following effect: There hope OF car
ryng the measure now ne said hut he fOTe-aw that IN
time IL might be carried. He should keep the matter
constantly in view and he Indicated various ways by
which hoped byaudby persuade those persons no
opposed 10 the measure 10 be reconced 10 It,
Certain correspondence connected with this Dependency
was called for IA Parliament, and this letter PUT
shed. borUets nest, IL appears was thus set bnz-
ling tho OF the unfortunate Governor. Fis
swn people naturally enough, repTodched him with the
means by which be intended 10 persuade them and Mr.
Helps conclude, that not usually IN this life just the
thing to let people know precisely by what devices Won
intend a. heglle them. He does not euOgze dipO-
macy TO the extent Of maintaining that il ha- done
any mischief; but he thinks il has been greatly
.oryiccohle in difficulties between nations At
least pO-tpOnluR the commencement OF HOSTILE
ties and he believes hot 80 lar from its
day being done, brighter one Is orsning
before it. in which Il will IN efeCuIa than be-
fOre IN pOstpOnlng happy in preventing, the 50 great
.alanity Of Here Is suggestion Of universal
value since IN America every man may De a President,
and king ~ the whose business il u 10 rule,
40 knowledge information, can come ainis-, any
more TO the poet the Ne should
keen observer Of all that he see, especially OF
all that has d human significance THIS will hardly be
the ease unless, youth NJ induced to take keen
interest al the occupations aud proceedings Of those
that surround him. Beside the two books already
toned the promise before March - over
Miss ROssetu- SHADOW VI Dante" aud Bible Music"
ev Frsnci- jacob the author of "Cuss from Al Quar-
tfr~."
Lee sheJatd busy list OF books lea. rxclu-
siveIy juvenile than sometimes finds them. Mr.
Underwood Hand Book Of American Literature viii
he ready in April. Beside tue selections froIs their
writings IL will contain neat, little biographies Of the
American authors from whom he quotes, telling us All
that the general public has any right 20 know about the
births deaths aud marriages, and other cheerful
events in their histories whom they loved and whom
they hated whether they lived dOsle-s lives kept fun
Kennels whether they becfeates, opium caters
and the like aud giving also Mr UnderwOods critical
estimate Of theIu-an estimate which should be OF 10
some years critic by profession. IN March, the
same firm promises Goodman" by Dr. Townsend, the
zuthOr Of "CfedO," 10 De speedily followed by DIR.
TickOks books, Creator ana Created" and HUI
mainly Immortal" They have also IN hand little vol
ume 20 be called "stOrIes and Poems by Mother and
IlauQhtsrthe inOther" bcing Mrs Caroline Gilman
of Charleston T. 60 and the daughter" who scts rs
adress Mr.. JeTvey Of Cambridge The stories and
poems are mostly selections from the fugitive literary
work which has occupied Mrs Gilman during long life
sbe collects them now with that the hour OF her
departure II nigh. in order that her numerous friends
relatives and descendants may them her
last gtft-a sort OF legacy. She has doubtless aHO
many admirers among tbe wide public FOR whom
best thoughts. in this permanent form. new Amefi
ran novel, by Mis- Sarah A. Emery ia under way-a tale
Of hfe Ia Hev-EDgaud from 1915, believe, 10 IS1Oof
syhieb shall be able TO speak fully hereafter.
Meantime eFe tue prO0fsbeets OF another feminine
boOk-the "Amencsu Girl Abroad" by Miss Adelne
raftOD. Miss Traf0n IL the daughter the gey Mark
IssftOn, somewhat prominent Methodist clergyman
10 whom she has dedicated her volume Miss Traftou
writes with sort OF roicking hUnor which sounds Us
sAe Eas never tired IA ali her Journey Dgs never