New-York tribune., 1872-02-13
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
n.pro, g RADICAL PROBLEMS.

Tho functions of the critic ina as h''le sooPo i'i
aher exercise in the Judgment OF TINS unique
- tbev would in the analysis OF u sho"er VI e'' "
a. aches of the aurora 1t is written without APP
-, ,netbod or system, although doubtless con-
800 nv a refined unitary network i'll the mind OF
Ar .uthor His royal road to truth lies through no
.roeesses of reasoning or conclusions OF logic,
bnt is constructed of subtle spontaneous IN
tuitions aud lighted up with the ra-
dance of certain natural 1nspha-
Hon. Although the term Problems appears
on the title-page the volume contains neither prop
lem nor solution. Not the slightest relish OF Eu-
sld is found in its pages. Almost every SEN
tenee rs an individual with but ineonspicuous rea-
lions to its companions. The lover of consecutive
tboreht will hardly escape bewilderment in the sur
prises and sudden splendors of it's suggestions The
theses of which the author treats presented III
pcga light Of their Own with no aids 10 conVlctioh
from proof or argument But this defect is more
than made good by the teeming richness ana eA
quisite beauty of the illustrations lhe Ialliliiu
comparison of tropical forest may wen oo
applied 10 the luxuTialce Of Mr. Bart0ls s'Jie, !"
which his thoughts dart rapidly to ana no. Ihe
singing birds the gay cOlors of whose piuihago
eombinc with the evergreens and blossoms OF inc
woods TO present spectacle of enchantment' III
less accomplished hands than those of the author
this picturesque mode Of representation "oulu
doubtless have its infecities. With commonplace
intellect il would give birth to mere gltterng pat
itudes An extreme sentimental taste wonld MAKE
it the vehicle for efemmate raptures. Inc love
of paradox would find in it the instrument
for ingenious absurdties But Mr.. bartol WHITES
from the tllness of profound and lofty nature
combining rare gifts of original genius with the
fr,,its of highly cultured discipline, poet by sym
pathy and a prophet by instinct, tempeTlng the
sallics Of a vivid imagination with the wisdom OF
nge and the soft dews of a lifelong gracious expe'
rience. Revcred among the conservative clergy OF
the conservative capital Of NewEngland as model
of all the Christian virtues, he yet cherishes kindly
hospitality for the freshest expressions of thought
and is too strong in his devout faith to dread
the light Of new ideas Deeply religious in every
fiber of his being, he welcomes the approach OF Sci
ence as the servant of truth and speaks word of
brave good cheer the timd souls who tremble lest
The advance of knowledge should prove fatal to the
hopes Of ages.
The title of the work may lead the reader 10 sup
pose that it is devoted mainly 10 the discussion OF
speculative questions But this is not the case Al
is rather a treatise on he ethics of thought prescrb
ing a wholesome conduct of the mind, instead OF
enforcing doctrines of belief or themes for denial
Thus in the first chapter entitled Open Questions,
Mr.. Bartol recommends frank and candid love of
truth the great pTeservaive against error lnstoad
of contending for specific faiths or scientific demon
ttrations Tho choicest intellectual delight Is
Ia pursuit, not in acquisition. we are gla"
at every solution of problem, Yet queries
are tbe intellectual misers hoard, III whose satiSiac-
ton by successful study he would not rejoice, but
that other queries take their place" Truth cannot
be disproyed purity cannot be hbeled, nor wisdom
oyelthTown Repression of free inquiry is not too
much ridicnled in the proveTb that n cat may look
upon a king. ] thought, said one, our house IN the
great September gale would 60 till remembered II
was founded on a rock. basis in the eternal rock
who can shaker Pay not folly the compliment
Of fear. Ii takes a deep sound to 1oVerpel-
ate. What you do not echo, do not dread
1--WE talk Of Justice persons. We owe 1T to their
tbourht Are YOU wen disposed to me ?-be fair to
my thoneht greater than ruling aud using me 10Y
ats servant and tool, which s'ahu ioi W ,i>' N
dc II has night to be respected whlle nave lit
.Ia,,o but rs representative of my constituent.
heard Of an actor who had an idea of Hamlet by
which lie YVES governed on the stage, and o1
another altering his conception TO suit pul-
chasers: and heard Of a preacher who had learned
10 initiate the New-York Philadelphia, and Boston
pronunciation. But true man never accommodates
toa meridian a doctrine that Owls the globe. lie
has not ore opinion in his study or club and another
IN his desk lie has 10 policy but is impOlitic foI
his thought John PierTOnt, being invited to GER
Tain pulpit if ne would consent not to handle eXGt
ipg th,mes. said No, gentlemen, not if you would
.i,e me tn, salary Of the Bishop Of Durham!'
The claaer on "TIapscendentalisIn" is mostly
aidaoc rather than historical but 1t viii be found
10 roses peculiar interest from its miniature p0r
traits m rome If the Chief peIsonagcs engaged III The
tpiiitual revival which took place under that name
many wears AGO in Massachusetts, "a shrewd suS
picion of German inuoo oulation flung at the movement
The word 7iaAscC sdeAai for disgrace, which as OF
all names of good aud odiOus things turned to fame
In truth. tine outbreak nothing new under the
sun. ne fount Of the Nile is discovered but not Oi
this spiritual ATethusa. Whoever was OF that club
meeting in Concord and Boston must recall the fcl-
Iowsbp So dear tie delight of another revelation,
the Quaker peace, with but dream Of seeds OF rev
olution dropping through the quiet air. Edward
Everett ikenod the doctrine iIgils tbunderholt.
tIirce parts empty air. Was ii wind the hus-
bandmen sowed 7 The whirwind that Teaped
WIS q boon. Yet most did not dread, but
laughed al The phenomenon as but mOOnslIine or
mirage. As well tell Columbus il was no new world
be had reached when heaved in view the outlying
island one of fock which beat at
our windows in the political storm. Pre-
yious explorers had sailed into the same
latitudes Of thought The startling doctrine Of
the souls sufhciency upstaIt Or bastard but
lawful line Of ancient origin in divers branches
Hebrew and GTeek-gong back to Plato and AbTa-
ham, Lot andSeth, groves Of Academus and Garden
of Eden before Bibles were. 1t was revived in the
best words Of Jesus and John and Paul. English
transatOr6 dipped their buckets for il into the wisdom
ef the East. The HindOO found himself a Yankee
with no Question of caste The Christian Scriptures
were parallccd from books of strange names iii other
tongues. The spring Of wonder burst up III Ieutonic
soil the same living water as in Indian bottles
Jewish jars. 1t filtered into the clear British sense.
With astonishing vrility the spiritual theory was