New-York tribune., 1873-01-21

America for an American audience his claim do his
best purge his OF error would be lust
one. But EngIshmen by no means no enraptured
with the Republican idea as 10 need at this moment
much warning against Republican errors The cher use
10 which Mr. Conway's book will bo put s very different
from that. II viii be quoted by the enemies OF the
United States as a warning not against particular Dis
takes, but against Republicansm In general MI Con-
way will be thought have stepped into the witne Doh
az kind Of states evidence IL his views were ever W
sound the PRONUNCIATION Of them in a non-repuonoah
country seems TO me mistake
But In the opinion OF most Republicans they are not
sound. Mr.. Conway is conscious OF difficulty IN MS
sudden as dscoverer and regrets that he
is unable to forfy himself by the authority o printeu
essays or Congress debates lie looks about hin ior
the cause OF his sotarness and he finds remarhaoc
one The American politician says Mr. conway
does critcise the Senatorial or Presidenua oce'
because he hopes to I'LL both" think better OF my
counrymen than to accept explanation OF that sort
II Mr. Conway not an enthusiast In behalf OF his
new doctrnes he would have that American belief
n their constitutional system has survived all the strain
put upon by the incidents Of their potica history
He would have also that selfish politician, such as
he depicts might easily have made stalknghorse OF
cry for constitutional reform safe to receive his reward
In some shape the hands of grateful constituency
even should he have succeeded in overthrowng the
Presidential and Senatorial dignity.
am far from saying, however, that Mr. Conway s
book has not merit OF its dissent from almost
every proposition In IT, but found 1t book not 10 De
laid down until 1t had been read through. Mr. conway
brings to the discussion OF this OF every other SUBJECT
mind absolutely free from subservience TO authority
free from midity free from reluctance 10 follow new
line OF inquiry out of apprehension OF shocking
ney.grown prejudces; free from cant and aiectaton
and certainly free from what he calls spersttons He
has his own views and states them boldly. II Is bis
habit to write great variety Of subjects and to write
readably all he gave us treatise on the Dlneren
tal Calculus he would be sure to make the Diferentia
Calculus interesting to considerable number OF people
who had never thought that subject before. His
present work will perhaps have done its best service
when it has provoked due contradiction, and has led
Americans to discover for themselves the benefits Of
system which they perhaps too ready to take on
trust.
The long promised miscellaneous and Posthumous
Works of Henry Thomas Buckle" appeared this week.
edited with biographical notice, says the tte-page, Dy
Helen Taylor, but not otherwise edited than Dy inc
proofreader am almost tempted to describe the book
as fraud, so great Is my disappointment In 1t. Here
are three volumes Of some 700 pages each' closely
printed They are not the " works" OF Mr.. Buckle, IN
any such sense as the OF them led US to
suppose. They his Common Place Books the con-
tents Of the first volume excepted and the contents OF
the first by means such as to compensate
for the last two The first volume contains 59s pages
the Influence of Women on the Progress Of Knowi-
edge; O. nil on Liberty; g. Letter 70 Gentleman re-
sDecng POrleys case; two OF which nave been before
published in Fraser. and the third as pamphlet They
make 81 pages altogether Then follow 50 pages on the
Reign OF Elizabeth, also reprint from Fraser The
remaining 465 pages OF Vol consist OF " Frag
mens" which the editor describes composed partly
of notes from such he lMr. Bucke) aterward
might have entered in his Common Place Books partly
OF the first rough form Ia which he inhe habit OF
putting his ideas paper aud partly OF those portions
Of the original sketches Of his published works which he
had not incorporated into it. Not one Is completed
paper"
Now, II Messrs Longman had chosen to announce the
publication of Mr.. Buckles Common Place Books, plus
the pages Of reprinted papers above enumerated'
their customers would have been position TO judge
whether they wanted these volumes not. 1t would
not have been the time that Common Place Books
had been published. Mr.. Southeys were, in four thick
volumes, now purchasabe for eight and twenty shil
lings, dollars instead OF thrice that sum- Mr.
Buckles is great The din of controversy about
his History Civilization is not yet hushed. Parsans
and opponents have waited for these P0sthumous
Works. in hope for material defend material TO at
tack their author Copies have been ordered in advance
in expectation OF something quite different from what
now appears Miss Helen Taylor is not for moment to
be suspected OF any deception in this any other mat
ter Whether it possible TO acquit her publishers OF
desire TO secure R0Od SAFE TOT ther iorlhcous oooA
at the expense OF strict accuracy in the description Of il
is another question.
Mr. Buckles Common Place Books, it is to BE added
are something more than mere excerpts though in no
sense works" SO much Of them, says Miss Taylor,
is original and much OF the Fragments consists Of
little more than abstracts Of books that the difference Of
character between the two is not very great" Mr.
Buckles idea OF common placing was, 70 use his own
words to give the ideas facts of another Material Of
nj nd ia fnln ~ ntpr has 10
vest in work so costly 1S in London and probably SIS
in New-York) and time and patience 10 dig in such
mine, may find much TO reward him But the proper
ton Of quartz TO gold is very large. G. W. 5.