, 1872-12-27
Iocomotion, Past and Present---The
Reading-Room Of the British
Museum.
christmas Hoidays--.Personal Difficulties
in Congress.--The Irish Question.

ment by fearless and liberal religion" They
have succeeded in their search for the niche. and
intend to put themselves III it permanently
The American Unitarian Association, whoee Dl-
rectors founded it, Withdraw from the
management. The editors are unchanged,
but the basis Of ownership has been on
larged. The sphere Of discussion will bo extended
to sweep in such topics as, whether tile great
Railroad Corporations are to rule this country,
or whether the country is to rule them, and the
questions of Civil Service Reform, Of Land, Of
Suffrage, of the Ballot in England, of Insurance,
of tie Police, and Government of Cities, ETC.
Tic January number opens with Christtnas
story by E. E. Hale. It's title is
THEY SAW A GREAT LIGHT.
It is too good to be spoiled by extracts, and
GOOD enough to be reproduced in full if our col
1nns weld the room. It has an advantage |
rare in these days OF English tales with trans
parent varnish. It is genuine American story
in scene and character.
The Rev. James Martincau continues h:s met
aphysical papers, and gives his vlews On utlhta-
Iianier1.
Mrs. R. S. Greenough gives the third part Of
Pythonia.
IN EIGHTEEN HUNDRED FOURTEEN
there are some very curious "reminiscences OF
the most prominent men OF our country at the
end Of the last war with Great Britain. The pa
per describes part Of q journey from Boston to
Among other men Mr. Edward Everett during
this journey TiRited Gouverneur MorEis. he
says:
Among the "reminiscences OF the Revolutionary War
with which he entertained me, WIS the following:
Just after the war broke out, the steward OF the
Manor Of Livingston had been gained to the royal
es bad the Of allegiance
to King George, and had engaged to join the British
standard in arms as SOON as royal torce should up
pear to protect them AZ reward they we're prom
1sod the fee-si1nple Of their lands. Information OF
this intrigue and treachery was given to the Board OF
War, OF which 1Ir Morris member. The stew
ard was npprcheuded, his crime proved, and he WAS
condemned to death Upon the question Of his e1ecu-
Place to prevent escape or rescue. n1r Morris dis
suaded this course. ."'Ftt out ;sloop here at
Albany" he recommended, take the man down
IN It to the saror Of Livingston, call out the tenante
and hang him in their presence This WIS done.
The next week draft from tho militia ordered
Livingston was the only place IN 1t that turned al
moments warning every man It that was
knowledge Of the German language after he was 45
years of ag lie passed some tine in the country
ton OF Lafayette. It appears, from the published
memoirs Of h1r. alorris,-a circumstance to which he
Louis Philippe was in this country, hc obliged to
borrow sum Of two three thousand dollars Of Mr.
do~pa Of 8arecon s Ming Louis Philippe informed
mo hmEelf that his means were very narrow IL ths
o44 oeeo~41s eA
dollar he spent.
When Air, Everett went to Washington, he
found Congress frightened BY such lights as
Rufus King Calhoun, Lowndes, Macon, Web
ster. OF the last he says:
Mr. Webster had already acquired the most brilliant
reputation. It had been even then said Of him by Mr
Lowndes, with slight shade Of sectional compacency
that the South had his superior, nor the North his
equal He had not yet risen to the conscious posses
sion Of the tranecendent ability which afterwards de-
veloed itself in his professional and political career
hut he had given faint indications Of 1t. He had
Laid the foundations OF greatness in early privation
TO hse ii the Collision with
Kindred minds. Nothing wanting to his fame to
an 5 ps s Was bor
south Of the Potomac.
A1r. Everett makes contribution to history Of
q rather startling character:
few years latter I'm 1876, another distinguished
member Of Congress from South Carolina, General
Hamilton, told that the Republicans Of that state
ndng tue na1y gs@ @ o5; a. ana me- IN rast paeI
system, sent these three gifted young men s s tho M
and III to %aF x II ne 1sa a
ger policy Of this kind will D pssnsnc! Po,9 party is
IN danger Of losing 1s5 Of 7mi,ar war ean5a, wi6
spain. The ~ small hostile ,ls force nx,
took nIace aboutfal topic Of conversation. Nothing
era still The alscreditable than the vandalism Of the
could be n the total absence Of reEista nee on our
49, nn1nt allowance should be nudc fer the lnetf-
sde Of ali warke operations the part of militia
euiy called from their homes and wholly unused to
rcsson Why tho Dri.ish forces should have been al
loved to advance with go little resistance, and to pur
Far distance Of nifty miles, through country thor
ouehy alarmed. Such not the result On the very
fheae SENTENCES The anniversary eth of AprD at
the opening OF tue revolutionary war.
In "Tho Examiner which is devoted to re-
views Of new hooks there arc sono Sensible Ee-
marks about
NOVELS AND THEIR CmT1cs:
tits curious featuze in the common run OF what
called reviews and book nhees that inc o.
charge that it not something else AZ wel-known
TIE s & a sudsst
eminent writer said hundred y:ars ago: :" you
p5sssn: them 4%1 Tie hans nos siarp sna t1ss 1e
eSpian eI them bsde they copla thai it IS ncon1en-
ien to take hold Of" ANYBODY sho will examine nlo
good novel "oG the skcbgs," will find. accordingly,
that number Of them consist IN substance OF asser-
aud that Ills novel is not potm: It certainly not
nor is It pig But why 70? "Theze are some taings
which this court may be supposed to kno" =
The American novel, Of which it is always Rafe
to say that It is yet to 1e written, must, abo7e
ALL be American
Ic. it not for instance hare tho nightingale, the
aT and the pr M e,s m s aS
Nor should machinery be designed or it's characters
qeturs1 Sstos The onfoundng Of things European
and thinos American is the more frequent from the
act tit many persons write novels not from what
thcs have seen and lived, but from what they have
read in other novels They set their table, as The Iand
and warmed over Mt that. Indeed, II the rule could
be established for romance writer's to
speak only Of ihst which they do know,
tits rule would include the comparatively
limited suggestions now intended, and great deal
moro besides The moro one knows in detail Of the
methods OF great writers, the is sure to be
nsonishcd il discovering how little they originated,
how much, now closely, they studied real life around
them and Transcribed it even down to such items as
bic in looks md for the gruf hog Of ailor to
whom e gave it ta Or was not long ago. on a The door
pears the contrary, polished gentleman and ele-
CANT scholar. AIR. Dickens u Guppy" was In like
manner the passenger list Of perfectly responsible
ocean steamer There is for believing that the
dreaded Of Mac Singer is to be found
IN London; Laumle {nore accurately Iaem1nle} is
good enough German and there ought not to bc any
surprise Mra. Eckeby's friends, the DibabEes and
pe1tiroQuseS md the Nckebes themselves, for that
matter should turn out to be numerous and nauen-
tai English county families indeed Mr Foster e.