New-York tribune., 1873-03-12
BOSTON.
LITERARY MOTIFS.

CrARKsoN-EN6LIsHMEN AND GOOD CLOTHES
a POEM BY HOWARD GLYND0N-THE REV.
MR.. MURRAY AND HIS MUsIC-HALL SERMONS.
,yeoM A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBuHEl
RosroN. March 1O.-The Atlantic Monthly"
has seldom printed historical paper Of such vivid inter
est ~ The Exploits of Edmond Genet in the United
states" by James Parton, which opeuS the Aprl number
IL relates TO soustrrine epoch-the time when Louis
XVI had Just been beheaded when the young he-
public Of the United States was struggling at
once TO maintain its dignity and It's existence
and the fiery blOod-baptzed new Republic OF France
WAS utteune its cry Of Fraternity and looking TOT ana
10 the American people whom France had helped IN
their own struggle. The true greatness OF Washington
the greatness Of sefpOssesson, of mpersonal usuoe'
of self-devoted patriotsm-has never been sc. Oi'"
more sringy than in this article. Genet was inc n
Minister sent 70 America by the French Repuonc' io
hsd nassonate sense of his counrys claim upon the
nation she had 80 recently assisted. The uernos' au
and comfort which he could get from US NO was ~
termined 10 have, by fair means OF iou
landed az Charleston, and was recei'o" W. -
ovation which continued during DIS $40" Pi"s ,n,
Tfladelpbia Meantime, Washington hau oeen ui"
oo,,lv taxing counsel with his Cabinet EngIahu anu
T,,,oce were at war England had outraged insulted'
fopcbt with rs France had loved ana heIpeu US "''
We then 10 be neutral IN the contest between tuol'
ING the cold placdity OF equal smile alike On oi
friend and on our enemy less great man thah WISH
ington would have said mo, let us help France az
least Inv every means short Of actual warfare bu'
wosbin cton understood the position He knew, no one
halter the importance Of the crisis AS MI Parton says
"a crisis we may well style IT, for in truth tne Iue S
e,denee of an infant nation never so lnenaceu az
that of the United states was then; ana the mor gIS
tions involved presented real dlmeuIues m ipSIyed
var -" Si two powers each of which had the United
States disadvantage England retaneS na1 saT held
posts and was mistress OF Ine SCI 9p" which
Florida and the mouth OF the MlssSSsIpp' SIpp' WIZ VIZ
gay sase the e most numerous, powerful, and warike
system Of tribes in North America. As the
dvnastic only, not national-the Revolution had @ us
solved it and thrown spain into the Soan1U9 Oh Ags s
mouth OF the Mississippi never 700 Wlue open LOT Suo
convenience Of Kentueaus showed syp.o&9 % & a, Of tbe
spanish Government in its intercourse with that o tne
United states such usually precedes the lhNen-
uon OF preteXt for open hostihty.'
In these circumstances, President Washington saw
bnt one way of salvauOn-absolute neutrality The
Government had choice; for even II gratitude ana
morality bound her to nelp France, help France was
an impossibiHty without, Government, committing
suicide No man saw this clearly than Jefferson,
whose sympathes were passonately and altogether
with France. Hamilton longed as ardently 10 hep
England; but on this question Of neutrality they were
both agreed though bitterly than ever dld coh'e
ton rage between them as what neutrality required
.In every question that came up, Jefferson desired
Ia do a. much and Hamilton as little, to oOhge
and crafty France, Vattel the treaties
and eternal justice would permit wen
was II for the Republic that Washington was not man
TO be swayed by passion, warped by partlsanshl
from simple Justice Secretly, his sympathes were all
with France this was the case he was all
The more careful TO strain point in her favor Citizen
Edmond Genet-hOtheaded handsome, unmanagea0le'
French and twenty-eght-compicated the difficulties
Of the position much as in him lay He commissioned
priyateer and them forth to seek whom they might
deyour. and shrieked aloud when 1t was calmly an
nonnoed 10 him that in case the Little Democrat which
he had sent out contrary 10 remonstrance should
make any prizes the Government OF the united
States held itself bound to restore the same, or TO com
pensate the owners 1.-THE indemnfcation TO be REIN
bursed by the French nation" Our Government thus
early adopted doctrine of international obiga
ton which has recently been applied with such happy
results 10 the case OF the Alabama"
No romance could he so interesting as the story OF
these national complications and diplomatic marches
and counter-marches. To follow such an article is a
position Of peril; and it is paying Mr. T. b. Adrch nc
mean compliment TO say that his story OF " Mar
iore Daw' interests Us. even after the adventures
of Mons Genet If it were one Of the old, wel-worn
plots which have done duty long, we should resent
is appearance; but IL Is 80 bright, and fresh' ana
nexpeed that is its own excuse for being. II is told
entirely in and kilograms, and the letters are so
sparkling and racy that it is TO be feared Mr. Adrich
will have no peace for the rest of his natural life, since
eyory one who knows him will be wanting 10 correspond
with him Tae first letter is from physician, who has
for patient rich young man with broken leg. Ken
Young man resents the fate which shuts him
nm
al the seaside with his friend. Delaney He
Ytunses himself by way Of retaliation against
Destiny with growing his Doctor, throwing books at
his mafseryan and getting himself in serious danger
of "iunammation OF the tbula." Doctor. in despair
writes to Delaney begging him TO send something enter
tanning by way Of letter, 10 his eontumaeous friend
eorrespondence ensues filed up Delaneys part, with
descriptions Of certain Margery Daw, the motheress
daughter of an old army officer living opposite The
Pines where Delaney was summerng with his father
Gold hair dark blue eyes, weshOd little feet asena
ting manner-sbe fairly lives on the paper; ano
of course poor broken-legged Flemming falls II
love with her Matters a climax when the
father wishes her marry one else, for she
OH her part. has learned TO love Flemming from his
friends descriptions Leg no leg, Femming must be
ON the spot Indeed he is better by this time, and car
walk about with his long-sueTing servants help. Then
oussc. some very vigorous teegrapDing. Flemming Is
deterui ci cOme-Delaney uses every nducement tC
keep him away You begin 10 think that Delaney Is in
love with the young lady himself and 10 grow indignant
at such doube-dealing Flemming starts by 12:li
e1press az you would have done had you been
In mis- place He gets there, and fnds-DOt his friend
who has fed from the wrath 10 eOme-not the hard
hearted military papanot Margery Of the golden lock:
and violet eyesbut only Delaney's father and letter
onfessing that there never any Margery Daw She
was fctioI-hOw fair falsehoOd-of Deaney's brain
created 10 amuse tedious confinement OF his friend
nd serving her purpose alas too we'll 1t is the clever
est bit OF humOug have perpetrated. believed
in Margery, myself up TO the very last paragraph.
Amanda r. Gere writes with enthusiastic apprecia
ton OF Frederick Chopin" She explains, In SEN
tence the secret Of his fes long sadness; and the
pianaton would for many another Oversensitive
sonl besides. The real of Chopin suferings
she says lay in the pure ideaty OF his nature which
was always asking OF the world what it could not give
Mr. HoweIs's " Chance Acquaintance is, usual as
agreeable acquaintance as it ia possible to make.