New-York tribune., 1874-04-24
BOSTON LITERARY NE WS.

"oID AND NEW" FOR MAY-THE GENEVA AWARD
UusRASp-HUNTING AS A BusINEss-THE "sANC-
TITYD OF THE CHURCH-GOING TO NORWAY
NEW PUBLICATIONS OF ESTES & LAURIAT-
"ELENA'-DR. HovEY on CHURCH EXEMPTION,
6C-BIG SALE FOR BIG BOOKS
IRON REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSE.l
BosroN April 21-Old and Ne,o for May IL"
later than usual IN the Held In the ihtrouuc
tion Mr. Hale severely criticses the delay OF the GOV
erpment in the distribution Of the Geneva Award. He
SAYS we congratulated ourselves vigorously on the
triumphant OF the Geneva Arbitration ana now
the whole thing to have come 10 deadlock and
the claimants are better of than II no award had
been made. When, in the midst OF the Rebellion, DR.
Hedge saw one of the parades on Boston Common with
which we used 10 send ont the new regiments. he Is
reported to have exclaimed that certainly celebrated
our victories in the most convenient way-Damely
before the soldiers went TO battle. Nj Hale finds a
parallel 10 this the general delight about the indem
nity fund, OF which penny has yet reached the
parties for whom II was designed
"Fol now It appears that t is Uncle Sam who is re-
calcitrant does not heed he tribunal, and does not
seem likely 10. He has discovered a new process Of
changing straw into gold he Is opening up some new
farmTOa from his barns TO his piers; and really he
cannot bother his head about history. What Is 1t TO
him. whether Bruus should or should not have killed
CEsar9 what is il TO him, who the Iron Mask was
what is II TO him what the Geneva Tribunal said
dead issnes all OF them dead and gone. Why the
Geneva Tribunal adjourned nearly two years ago you
might a. well ask us to attend to the Amphictyonc
Council!
but nv dear Uncle Sam, there is some money; You
have hfteen million aud half dollars, which the
tribunal put into your hands TO divide among some peo-
ple whose ships had been purnt by The Alabama
Couldn't you stop minute, and take ont your pocket
BOOK ana give these PeUe tne'r
made s9OWO,OOO and can make S9OOOlQOO more by
scratch Of the pen, any minute choose. The law can
take OF trihes'
The consequences OF all ths neglect by means
light First the of the nation brought low be-
fore all for now the nation is no longer litigant
in longer one OF the parties 10 great issue
before the international tribunal OF the world. The
nation is trustee which has certain funds put into
its hands for certain purpose. The Geneva Tribunal
supposng that the Government OF the United States
could best make the distribution in detail the losers
by The Alabama ana other corsars, made the Gov
eminent OF the United States its trustee for that pur-
pose. Suppose that il had made the King Prussia its
trustee the Republic OF Switzerland; and suppose
that after the King the Republic had received the
fourteen millions of dollars, they had said nat IL WAS
really very difficult decide; IL WAS
very hard ITO say whether insured parties should
receive anything, OF insurance companies; and there
fore they wonld not divide the money ALL bat would
keep II! How long should submit 10 such state of
thingl And yet this is Just what Government
practically doing Nor the blot upon our national
honor and the Inconvenience to those TO whom the debt
due the only consequences involved In this DELAY IL
calculated to postpone indefinitely the triumph Of the
principle OF arbitration, from which had begun 10
hope 60 much How any have the face TO pro-
pose international arbitration as remedy for national
grievances while the great Geneva Arbitration HANGS in
this wretcheG limbo
Anthony Trollope goes telling his story OF "Tbe
Way we Live Now" He represents the securing NJ a
good marriage Just acknowledged and earnest and
'abor.ous occupation with the daughters OF the noor
gentry IN England. s commerce, with merchants, or
fighting with soldiers In fact. business Is at once
more ex6cting and more labor1ous. Said Lady CeorOt
sna-"Papa talks OF pleasure. II papa had 10 work
The Rev. James Martineau continues his able dscrs
son Of The Church and It's Pretensions" Against the
claim OF the Church TO "sanoty he brings the fright
fu argument OF array crimes the part OF prizes,
and prelae, which make US ashamed OF our commop
natures and he asks
Is distinction drawn between the priyata cbaroo,or
and The Official functions OF the Successors of Petcr
"SaBctitY II an attribute which admits no sucb ,s
tnctOu il belongs 10 the indvieble Will or persona
ts tincture OF yerence In the
IN the affections Of quietude In the sacrifice OF sct. |
10 say that VINO Il eeniious In conduct ana rr
fdOus in human engagements, eau he holy I'm ali nnho
relations is insult 10 the primary 81
iight.
Nor does Mr. Martineau think can unreservedlv
admit the claim OF the Church 10 sanetty even 40
Judge by reference TO the moral idea which she
has offered 10 mankind, since she has certainly put
into the conscience what had DO business to be there
has treated Of thought belief with as much
severity OF conduct. Still, Catholic training
has surely fixed in the mind 0f Europe conception OF