New-York tribune., 1874-12-15
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

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The fame of Josiah Quincy's early career ,
S leader of The Massachusetts Federasts' during o"o
OF the psst csssical periods OF our natohai hvc' %
neer &C ipsod by the spendor OF hts puphc
.r.ices the subsequent years OF his protracea IRE
Lr oustcy a ember OF Congress from 1906 TO lsis
q tune when the country rent by the agitation OF
pol,t,eal parties and the conflict of ideas disturbed
even the reatcns OF social life. The elements OF dis
ssrd betwees the Nerth and the South which
were brought to crisis " the CNh
War, were already active the floor OF
Congress. Vital questions hercely debated
which brought to the a-oitramen OF the
sword. Ia these teRpestuous scenes MI quincy was
Of the foremost figures. Few ampor'aht suolec's
were when did not call for the ehpresson"' vi
hts orpion His st5c OF oratory WIS omnenty adapseo
TO the occasion. 1t was based on profound persoha
nouylotons and sterling integrity OF character NO
hnas IN public lie ever more free nom tue oaca
sery of the politician. he had 40 artful measures 10
sar.y no prvsie purposes 20 accomplish no unworthy
ends 10 seek Ills eloquence the spontaneous burst
~ generous and impsssoEed hsture. He took no heeu
O. the prece'ts OF the rhetostcan His speeches are
often wantag in method ia formal and elaborate
argument in subtle deductions from recoRdlte
premises but they never lack the IRE ot
tnspraticT lie made no ettempt to exhibit the irhme
of the skeleton but clothed his glowing words IN the
vital frcs ness aud vigcrof flcsh and blood. Is CON-
pared with other cminert parliamentary orators in this
country Mr.. Qlincy had the grave and ec'emn im
pressveaess OF Daniei Webster He was surpassed by
Henry Clay in uency OF uterance in ease oi dcuon'
and H. Se skilfu ada3taon Of his manner 30 the pre-
posses Of his audience The acute da!ectics OF MT
Calbcul and the Artistic refinement witt which ne
voule pursue tbs Ory 10 its possible Consequences
foreign TO bis nature. Nor hac be the clas-
elegance md literary grace which mad the orauons
Of ward Everett such fascinating splas OF rhetorical
art and which always called forth admiration even
they did prodgce conviction. The eoquence OF Mr
Ca ncy, Judging from the written productions OF eac
speaker, think, bore greater Resemblance to that
OF Fisher AmeS than Of any other American orator
two great kindred spirits. Born on the
ssme soil nurturd under the influences. breath
tie the AZ. OF political freedom from their boy
hood the one M n; called the hnea descendant ei
the other Nj 1lmncy was the iuniG1 OF Fisher Ames
by about fourteen years, and in the most mpressieo
period his Efe would naturally have absorbed Gte
OF hls elOquence. well as the ardOr OF ms
patriotism. Both distinguished tcr the vehemeDee
Of their temper for impetuOgs zeal in the utter
of their feelings for the dramatic coOring which
given 10 their appeals by glowing imagination and
occasional dependency which called forth
by the progress Of political opinions rot in accordance
with their Neither Fisher Ames nor Josiah
Quncy eSer surpassed IN intrinsic nobleness Ct
nature lofty dignity of character The much abused
term chIvarOus perhaps the word which most aptly
desiguates thetc manly virtues for IN an age when
renown was by honor. they would have been
models OF gallant aud unsullied fuighthood. The
eloqucnce of each found its highest inspiration in
MillOnc purity Of soul. which gave their words an
earnesncss and depth which often had less the tone Of
oratOry than OF prophccy.-The volume for which the
public l. now indebted to the dlIal devotion Of Mr.
Edmund quincy. contains collection OF his fathers
Congressona speccnes during the administrations Of
Jeforsou and Madison. aud OF includes the exct
debates por the War OF 1872 and in the first year OF
It's continuance. Each OF the speeches introduced
with brief editorial exposition of the p'litica! circum-
stances under which II delivered. sfording a val
uADle aC the Esddcr who Is nos familiar with the
history Of those times. Among the nest important
speeches the collection is the on the admission OF
the S8:c Louisiana the Union which "a sometimes
quoted proof that Mr Quincy held 10 tie same doc
Ine of which led to the Southern Rebellion.
His opinion however asexp1ined by the edter was OF
di.rcnt Character. he did not maintain that any State
had constitutional right TO withdraw from tie Union
when seemed TO su1scTve its own interoSts lie be-
leved, however, in the right Of revolution. ~ was
his dOoi!ine that violation of the nSnonal
compact might annul the obligation for It's
naintensnce. But this would be revolution,
Rot q constitutional measure In this point OF
view he y, tested against the admission Of louisiana.
sermu3 that it Involved such violation OF the Con-
sulutIOn a. 10 release States from their constitu
tona oslgatOus.-A new edition Of M. QIncy's
memoir Of his father. Josiah Quincy r is also issued
by the publisher, II this volame. The original work
aDce az vivid pOruaiture OF the times of the Revolu
tlon as yC Interesting memorial o! plyate cLaT
setcr A large portion Of this volume consists Of the
correspondence u iDcy, and extracts from his Jour
nails kcTt drruc visit 10 the Southern state, IN l773
and a quCAt visit in Eusiand, returning from
which dleI few daJ alter the battle Of Lex
1Bgiou. Josiah Qucy. Jr. played prominent part in
preparing for The Revolution. He was one OF the
stauchet OF TIE Massachusetts, patriots and IT only
his death. winch tocE place At the OF thTtyone
whcA prevented him rom fling similar place to that
0; sau-,l Adams and john HaAcOcS.
tRRs DR SOCIHIR SELETE1 FROM RECEST Az 'HORS. 10y
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The best living authority on the species OF
10 winch his volume devoted probably the
English poet Mr Frederick Locker, from whose dofni
tons, N his "LyTa EitSdhuarum" editor has Judi
ciOusy borrowed m ills preface. According 10 Mr.
Locker H. Socice j. ny cOuGuel
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