New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-22
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

LIFE AND PUEBLO sESyIes S Sp a I3 5s Uea oSsc
limo. pp. asa. d. Appleton & Co
When we consider the nature OF his task,
and of the material which he is compelled to use we
uet admit that Mr. Cook has done bis work very Wei'
He has had no romantic traditions OF ancestry where
with TO Illuminate his pages; no stirring military cpl
sode Ike that Of Gov Hayes; event Of ether Tran
legal or forensic Importance unt within the Hast nVe or
si wears Bat hs work while lacking the usunl ele-
ments Of popular ntaHst aud too bully for campaign
document Is both guide and an equipment Tor the
Democratic stusIeakor. II is largely MADE up OF tne
speeches and d0enben best ADAPTED for quotaiiou ana
presents she stronger points OF the candidacy in clear
light at the same time covering the weaker portions OF
GOV TIldens record with explanatory and defensive
statement In these respects IL ought to be very sats-
factory to the party.
We leaTa that Gov rden is descended nom an ahees
tor who was one OF tho consgnors Of the Mayiower
which probably the next best thing TO having come
over In that vessel The family settled IN Soituate'
Mass in 1884 but removed IN the next generation, TO
Lebanon, Conn. whence Jehn Tiden, the Governors
grandfather migrated in 1890 20 New-Le6anon IN this
state OF the childhood o. Samuel J. Tden we receive
no other information than these two statements; Al
Ies the rst words that the child Samuel comprehended
were thOse which conveyed the meaning OF hard teS
and Dung samuel not counted preeoeious boy
Tbebioeraphy then suddenly down 10 1882, when
its subject was years old and first made hse felt
in polities" re wrote il seems, Address to the
People" Which, after receiving the approval OF Martin
Van Buren, was signed BY dozen oil the ieadng Deno
crate of the state and published officially IN me Af6aaS
Ayoas This address Mr.. Ctok assures us, entirely
hroa nm the coalition between the Anti Nasons and the
National Republicans and secured the vote OF the state
for Jackson.
Mr. Tlden entered Yale College in 1885, bnt was forced
10 leave at the end Of the first year ON account OF Ill
health He afterwards entered the University OIL rev"
York was gr.dusted in 1887, and the following year
ffpal cNeg
Was admitted 10 the bar aud opened office in P1nest
IN This city HE personal history, theDeeorth becomes
merged In that his party. From the age o. ie ui
now he appears before politician by h~teI1 So
1eetiOn-ar,ieu yet shrewd, combining apparent FRANK
ness with real astuteness unusually clesrghtcd as 10
,,tiops and crises vet inclined TO public sent-
ment more by management than direct appeal Inc
ebanter entitled His Position During the war u
adrjtly left 20 Mr. John Bgeow, whose paper On the
eIb,eet accuses almost much as h excuses; iof' even
If an his statements be strictly correct Gov l1deh care
fully avoided all public Justification Of IDe aeuo vi to
Government while expressing IL private 1he IloS'
made-and with entire justieeoi bus share m the ofc
throw Of the Tanmany aud Canal RIMS Both the toy
erpors Messages are given IN fl, together with the
veto Of the PaupeTIabor bill The proceedings 81 the
81 Louis Convention the letter o. acceptance ana olei
personal sketch close the record In this sketeh the
author while expressing strong sentimental adiara-
lion for Co. Tnden, curiousy manages to convey the
impression that the latter Is very uneompanonaeie
eort of person:
The defects in his character appear to be surface
fanlfs hat they arc ineIadicshe inasInnch az they vi
rrow ont of his concentration OF mind hheh nc HeS
itswre To be agreeable few men are brighter on hoe
lerking thar he On SsOas ne RINcs rem 70 w
yit and his imagination, which arc TIE more lllLtaht
tefhaps on aeeoGIt rer infrequept use But when
he - busy not COMPARTMENTS lie never slops -
his work to utter the meaningless phrases ci the afs
Iol,sian IL cannot feicT any delight al the Sigbt OF
persons concerning whom he Is indifferent But be some
Zines wounds tho sensiliSies OF those whom he really
loyes n tley happen 70 approach btH nt a ne vhea nv
mind Is occupied ON a question which SbsoTDs az hs
ngyer Of Thought They have 0nly 20 bDetf hns Sheh
me perueXties Of duty weigh less heavily upon hu'
H. e. cen rare occasions 90 discover what social re-
sources DO holds Ia reserve.