New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-18


'the Italian Journeys" of Mr. Howells, ana among
,,ifn,ss for s,e~ Ga the next page Mr.. HIH says
Nor does the English of Mr.. Howolls improve muoh
as ,cineS few extracts from his Suburban sketcaeS
The italics Of the last witness are not AIR. mars
ON mage 10 Mr. Hall says Ether aud neither Tor any
one and none English, which truo ana no
| censures Mr.. White for saying, In regard 10 inc
r,ovs NJ shakespeare 1--WE do not know tho years In
yhe ,uber of them was performed" But on page 80,
Mr. Hall saws s animadvo where original are.
| 7 believe in almost every case, founded either on
canrce on defective information, or on both That Is
| IN saw Mr. Hail. like Mr.. White applies either " to
more an tco objects Here, again, there ten thou
sand precedents for the bunder; but as Mr. Hall says
ono mans rlessness plea for another mans"
Mr. Hall is quite indignant at Mr.. Whites denunoiation
~ eopardise md donate and he Celebrates defense OF
the two words" But If his defense good, and II his
arguments are sound, this follows. namely that any
word which any man, icnorlmus other, may choose
TO fabrcate good English. II Jenkins" sees fit to
say that more twenty OF the gentlemen specialized
themselves in order 90 read such small print that
after they had speetacleed themselves they could MT
read IT," Mr.. Hail. probably, would not complain. He is
ready TO justify anything that Mr.. White condemns
Mr.. Han is severe several OF Mr.. Whe's "vulgar-
isms." But Mr.. Hall says, page T. 1T Is Lander who
lays docn, that decision ruins tho judges
credit" Page 90 "Iut he good disallows these
forms Of speech" Page 81, Perusing his omphaic
mode for eight hours end" Page ia, Since
this was printed or" &c. sc. On page rs. Mr.. Hall
quotes thus from Mr. White, TO the WORD" donate:
need hardly say that this word utterly abominable"
And Mr. Halls comment that line is in these words;
Violent language OF this stamp repes rather than
converts"
Is Mr. Whites language "volenti" and does 1t re-
pei Z" &c. Compare it, then with what Mr. Hall says OF
Mr.. White. page SO "If the constant nourshng by hr'
White of the censorial tOmahawk and scalPnG-knhe
we're to provoke some critic Of conGena truculency to
hun no
title to complain To fall into the clutches Of such
Mohawk might also possibly be beneficial to HIM But
arrogant and ostentatious sefsuficency at least IN
pathological questions is best confronted with view 10
instruction. by plain statement OF facts ignoranty I'M
recognized and OF anaogies which superficial nyesuGa-
ton has failed to discover; and Mr.. White for oil his
staggering carriage will be found when viewed through
the dry light OF dispassiOnate truth, to be anything
rather than redoubtable."
Is that the sort Of Language" which one gentleman Is
warranted addressing another, in print under MS
own Signature and under the msy pretext OF an honest
endeavor TO protect vernacular from the false
teaching OF the gentleman thus ndecenty and person
ally assailedi And the extract above given is by no
means solitary "figh" The pamphlet abounds with
similar vituperaton On page 81 Better than IN the
extract Just quoted Mr. White has nowhere displayed
in a short compass the extravaganza OF his whimsical
y his reckessness Of facts, and his exorbant into
eranee."
uncOnsciousy knits his austere brows' and whom ne
consigns to the rank Of vulgarians," &c.
On page II CAS- an etymologis Mr. White Is always
Mr.. White" That, indeed, is not personal abuse,
though its sheer is not far from it, But what OF tn
remark if truei Is not Shakespeare always Shake
spearel Nay, is not Mr.. Hall always Mr.. Hall
On page 100: Reduced to its simplest expression the
principle on which Mr. White crcises our language, Is
within" And so on, and so on.
II such a work Recent Exemplihcshons OF False
Phiology" were sold for sxpence, even circulated
gratuitousy, it would probably dscredt Its writer
quite as much as it would dscred Mr.. White. Being
held" OF sold prohibitory price. 1t will probably
Die among It's WOTshipers,'
supposng that that word truly be put in the plural
| The Aldine for May, among its other Illus
trations has engTayngs of several Of the new public
buildings Chicago, with appropriate letter de-
| scriptons. showing the wonderful energy with which
that city is repairing the terrible losses occasoned by
the late destructive fire. Both the artistic and literary
matter this number well sustans the high standard Of
| the periodical
The Physiological Journal devotes a paper to
personal sketches OF twelve prominent editors OF
ngious newspapers in tins city, a remarkable group
which doubtless resembles the primitive apostles in
character as we'll as number The portraits which
placed in closer juxapostion than has happened
in real life form striking cabinet OF clerical physogno
mites.
The current number of The Nc,U-E Highlander
has an elaborate paper by President WOosey g The
Washington Treaty" discussing the principles which
form the subject of that instrument, and ther
subsequent treatment at the Tribunal OF Geneva After
lucid analysis and exposition of the great international
questions at issue, the author concludes with the
preston of his satisfaction with the indirect results
of arbitration But the example Of this arbitration
| at Of
since fallen into comparative neglect the hope OF gain
ing, by peaceful ways that could only be gained by
at vast loss the conviction that most have been
unnecessary +; only smicable settlement and i'm
partial judge could have been found these influences
which are worth many fifteen and half millions OF dol
aIs, w We, with many others hope, help the spread
| Of peace over the world. At all events, the
! world will honor the two great and proud ma
tons for the course which they have taken"
The Religious Character Of Faraday" is the subject Of
an admirable article by Professor Fisher, in which the
Christian humility and OF that great physicist
are presented in sngulaTly attractive light He had
no fear that the developments Of science would prove
injurious TO the Of religion The field OF
pertinent and speculation which is sometimes regarded
as lending support TO inHdety, suggested to Faraday
the promise or a fresh and glorious illustration OF tAe
| wisdom and power Of God second paper
| on "Comte and Postiyism," by Professor s. Adams
| Of Illinois, offers series of acute criticisms
on the system OF that distinguished thinker and its rea
ton to other forms Of speculative opinion In the com
mencement of the article the writer makes just dis
tncton which is usually lost sight OF in the estimate Of
Comte His philosophy not, like that of Kant,
sructed TO meet the logical necessities OF the human in
| tellect but to meet the practical necessities Of
| human society. His seminal idea this namely,
| that as all useful mechanical inventions are
| based on a knowledge Of the forces and laws Of
material nature. so should all plans and efforts
for establishing stable order Of society and govern
ment be based knowledge OF the invariabe natural
| laws which bear sway in human affairs. There is no