New-York tribune., 1872-04-30

pewter spoon. were the only impemeris Mr.; Webster
was accompa ed by his wife and daughter julia aits
ward Mrs appleton and on the great day OF the 1east
drove out to Mrs. Innss After resting at the house.
we waiIed over to the camping ground Mr. sn Mepsvr
was sccived with shouts that almost rent te
He welcomed In the usual form, aud called upon uIr
speech which he made IN his inimtahle s,yie ds Ml
would he called upon for speech Before MT Webster
concluded. he was seen quietly ana him
One amusing feature OF this occasion seeing Mr.:
Webster accommodate himself to stump THIS was not M
the kind Of platform he was accustomed 10, put nc
posiiion' suppose he mad never felt his footing so in
secure but being quiet speaker by nature ne sv,
through like man and Ate, o for Crit
tendcn! Crittenden! CrittendenP The crowd swayeu M
Sis place Of conceament betrayed him and he was Vas
literally dragged out and passed over the neaus n E %
eDrs S shout i% Of Victory Was rarely
battlefield when tins was accompiSnoa so,nc
time before he could utter word. shall never forget
Mr. websters expression on that dayTaaze@nen, @ n ae
amusement contended for mastery. Those VINO were were
acquainted with Mr. Crttenden have not forgotten ,o
intensely humorous expression OF his couenance mne i
mirth was contagious He peremptorily declared ne ne
poud not make speech made comic az, npph hts while
greater lights were shining; he declared that " there ere
not stump within I'VE miles that au y, nV. tnch he
bovs-they behaved well, letting him on Tor tnat uie
although verify believe they would pa'er nave n0'i'
him speak than DemOsthenes or Cicero. ,.or, 90
Before leaving the ground many pressed r on bS
take Mr. Webster by the name G da yery man in Ken
fuc;y was politician and those 1nassineetngs ~ere
no1itical schools for uneducated men. They listened
w intense interest to public speaking, and were, many
of Them natural orators. In returning 10 toWn ono
INV sisters and myself occupied the same carriage WIN
Ms webster During the drive he spoke almost eA.
cusyely of Mr. Crtenden and pronounced an eioquenI
CneSSan vour father is great and good man. Great
men are difficult to find but great ana goon man s
rarely in this world Mr. Crttenden is great ana
good man." ,
In addition to the speeches of Mr. Crittenden the
work contains copious extracts from his correspond
ence including letters on the exciting poiitlcai
topics of the day. from Henry Clay, Gov. Letcher,
Gen. Scott President Buchanan. Gen. Taylor, Ed
ward Everett. Robert G. Winthrop, Edwin NJ. STAN
ton. and many others among his eminent cotempora-
res ,
Az portrayed in these volumes and as cherished
in the memory of those who knew him best, MT.
Crittenden was distinguished for his spotess inte9-
rity He was a man of the loftiest patriotism ana
the purest sense Of honor. With less personai am
biton than is usual with successful statesmen, ne
nossessed large share of the qualities which fit
man for high place in public affairs In his private
character he was singulary engaging, crowned
with the admiration Of large circle OF friends whom
once won he never lost, drawing them to his heart
by the magnetic charm of his manners, his cordlal
and generous temperament, and the largeness and
afluence of his nature which found expression IN
the touching eoquence of his voice. His name Will
doubtless be fondly cherished in the circles of afec-
ton when his influence in the national counses Will
have faded from memory.
LOGIC, THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL By W D. WILSON,
d. D.. LID. l2mo. pp 2i0 Ithaca; Andrus'
In the present volume, Professor Wilson ex-
hibs advanced view OF the science OF logic 'hah
that which was embodied in his elementary treatise pub
sbed about fifteen years ago. 1t gives especial promi-
nence to the principles and forms of reasoning which
occur in the practice of men who engaged IN the pro-
cesses that are called for in the affairs ofe instead OF
dealing with the arid and repulsye that are
often supposed to form the of Logical systems
In the opinion of the author, logic is conversaht WIN
things and not with ideas, conceptions OF any other
Actous creations that have basis in reality II uses
words as the exponent OF things, while sentences repre-
sent the relations which things appear to sustain to each
other The forms logic thus presented with much
greater simplicity numerous technical aSsrusities
set aside and the laws of reasoning exhibited with un-
usual lucidity and effect. Professor Wilson has pre-
pared the volume textbook for teachers and stu
dents-a purpose for which 1t will be found admirably
adapted by the variety and pertinencc OF its ustra
tions and the transparent clearness OF It's dicton
THE .GPFPwvST OF SCIENCE AND FL.TTON By Rev
JosErH wYTHE. MD. l2mO. pI 2sO j. b. LppincOt Co.
The popular objections to a divine rev.
elation are here treated in connection with the
researches of history astronomy. geology and physo
ogy In the discussion Of the subject the author makes
free use of the and arguments Of previous writer's
quoting largely from ancient and modern authorities
but often failing present them in the coherent and
systematic form which tends to produce conviction Of
their truth His set forth in a desultory
manner often inconclusive and too much incumbered
with defamation for the nature of the argument.