New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-16
THE DECEMBER GALAXY.

nleasant MACS of MI De Forests imagination into the
pages OF The GALAXY He 25 idle, aimefs clever anu
famous as a lady killer He Las domineernR enin Du'
charming manner; he is dandy but he is nearby III
love with another than himself; he is young Cfahhhh
of YORK. but he bows and falls down peioie inc
madeny beauty OF mOtheress Puritan gIl' TIC uaut"
ter Of missionary. At the WORD she ups rouhu tue
corner Of the sentence, an endearmg niue iass'
blonde and innocent. she Is everything that Is
sweet and simple; she is rose star. fairy, maiden
gentle religious and unconscious OF herself scriptural
phrases and quaint texts come naturally from her lips
her dainty comeiness walls lovely soul In his hunt Tor
contrast Col. De Forest might have gone further and
Jared wOrsecertany could be more piquant than
this. Miss Nestoria Barnard comes from the ORIENT
from o strange, secluded life among the HISTORIANS,
whom her father is busily converting The EewYoTker
meets her on ship board and while they make their way
over the Atlantic TO America she bndly makes her way
into his heart with her gueless beauty and her pretty
prattle Of missionary work and Christian laDorS'
mountain life and tuIlaned chiefs He has discovered
new heaven and earth; lie has not proposed yet
but he drifting dangerously. The rose OF Kurdistan
knows that she is liked and there is little ripple TOO
in her tranquility. We leave them at New-Haven-ro-
mantle pacCwhere NesOTia goes OH an indefinite Visit
to The house of Judge Wethere whose sister and niece
are her friends and who is ao the disappearing uncle
Of the dandy This elderly person is sincerely good ana
religious and is said by sprighty niece TO resemble
an umbrella, there being little OF him besde frame
black clOl covering This FAMILY OF three take
the small Puritan into their hndest affections but Ed
ward Wetherel wording and idler has long been for
hidden the house, How the Of true love is made
10 run smooth over this rock Mr. DE Forest bids read
another nstament That is not hard to do for 1t IS
captivating little story, fresh natural and vivacous
The writer has, also, in tins number an unornamented
article the growth Of Giant Pope, from pastor 10
pOutif
Justn Mccarthy gives sketches OF Some Great En-
ehsh Lawyers" CockbuIn arbitrator at Geneva he de-
scrfbes as more than years odnot strcng but pos
sessng the hraD spirits, animation, and freshness OF
youth. He has handsome face, bright, sweet manners
clear voice and free and face style. He is man OF
| very varied culture and accomplishments. well ac-
| ouainted with many hteraturos and having indeed
great deal Of the HrGcT OF the artist in his compost
| ton. He nearly 90 years Old before
lie won his celebrity, aud he won IL in FASH IL was
not at all on magnificent OCCASION II was IN deDae
| in the House Of Commons, the small claim OF sol
disant British subject against the Greek Government
| But il served-'twas enough COckbun rose from his
| bench a midde-aged Obscurty and sat down. having
made his speech celebrity with splendid future as
| sured There is q masculine breadth OF view III MN
which raises him above the rank Of the mere pleader,
and helps make him OF the greatest English adVo
Gates of his generation He has fascinating style. at
once strong and graceful, and he is before all things
a citizen and lover Of liberty The new Lord Chancel-
1 Tor, SIR Rounded Palmer, Mr.. Mccarthy calls the
| greatest English lawyer now living. lie Is a
man Of the purest personal character and the utmost
piety. He edits hymnboOks and composes hymns. is a
splendid debater very conscientious and has profound
knowledge He dresses like undertaken and, If we
are 20 believe Mr. Mccarthy talks like dozen under
takers one melancholy his voice and ms manner
An editor Of hynnbOOks he is also bold and thorough
law-reformer Another person of note in law is one
whom the writer compares TO PecRsnh He Is gentle
nan Of bland sanity demeanor hut OF most bitter
tongue This is Lord Westbury, "a perfect master OF
| vitriolic sarcasm," the possessor Of a great
| intellect and a cold heart. He never opens his
| mouth In debate. save TO annihilate some unucky
| wight. And this he does with a manner
of the greatest gentleness and benignty lie is an old
man now and under cloud since his career as Lord
Chancellor ended with accusations Of unfairness in APP
continents The successful Tory lawyer in Par
lament is according Mccarthy Lord Cairns Irish
man. and the of Belfast merchant. lie Is the
mouhpiece the Tories in the House OF Lords but is
neither orator nor statesman He is not imagna-
tive broad in political judgment He, too, made MS
political fame by single speech and AZ 80 was acknOW
edged to the greatest debater the Tory side, with
the exception Of Disrae OF two lawyers in the Com
mons In whom Americans have before felt interested
Mr.. Mccarthy speaks thus;
Mr. Harcourt-the Historicus" Of The London Times
is of I5, tall lOudvOiced, seasserting brssJ ~
manner master Of vigorous cCmmGnpaces' leales. IN
the cOmpaCent production OF the Oldest jests and the
most hackneyed quotations; a parsonage VINO gets
credit for great abliy, partly by means OF an imposing
pass et1vtf Wholly tS5ilFa Ms, RqTy lost Isaac Butt
the leader OF the Irish Home Rule llpyesa1eent man
sent life with better intellectual end6N6lts than
nine out Of every ten OF the men who have e him long
behind promised time 10 be great orator,
aud might have been great leader and patriot and
perhaps statesman. lie Il now only failure and
energy gayanZe into life the corpse Of once bright
srewn such wrecks, for in the House of Commons
when the tavorng moment Is once allowed 10 pass there
is little chance lett or a successful voyage.
The Hon. Gideon Welles gives a long and serious chap
ter on "The History OF Emancipation" lie traces the
ides OF the proclamation Of freedom eliminated in
necessity and passed through Mr.. Lincolns mind and
describes the Cabinet meeting in which the preliminary
proclamation was read. The President said that mot
till all other measures and expedIents failed had he
come TO the conclusion that this element which was ar
btrarily used against Us must be brought into the
Union cause"
Having reached that conclusion, bis decision was Ied
and unalterable The act and al It's responsi9llueu
again about 30 read without advice OF assstahee-
nrmed in the rectude OF inc measure as tne passed on
There had been moments when ne felt aWed ana over
whelmed by the CAVITY and magnitude OF the subject
and OF what might follow, but ms way was now cedr-
ne knew he right Among other things, he said III
Power for aid and direction He had made
a vow that If God gave us the victory In
ton Of the Divine VIII that It was his duty to 20 forward
In the work Of emancipation In manner nan apollo
getic said tins might strange, hut there were
occasions when uncertain how TO Proceed-when It was
not his mind what he should dO-he had IN this
way submitted the disposal Of subject 10 Higher
Power, and abided by what seemed tine Supreme VIII.
Events al sLai psburg had confirmed aud strengthened
his original purpose In regard 20 emancipation, and he
had hesitation in issuing tins preliminary orders the
states interested would decide Tor themselves TO Its
contamination.
This was not the only occasion when he manifested
the peculiar faith trait here exhibited. 10 doubt
less 10 attributed in great measure, To the absence
early religious culture want OF educational adYan
IA geg i'm his youthful frontier lfc In the wilderness OF
Indiana dfty years ago there few churches and
only an occasional wandering preacher furnished the
sparse population with rude religious instruction Al
though his early opportunities Tor religious improve
meut had been few, there dcepseatcd within HIM
feeling OF dependence and trust in that Supreme mte
gence which rLleh and governs all.