New-York tribune., 1876-02-29
THE GALAXY.

In an article entitled "War Memoirs" Cen
eral G. A. Custer prefaoes his recoecons OF the Army
of the Potomac with judcious remarks on the df
feuy of obtaining perfectly exact statements ON the
conduct Of battle 4 campaign, even from those VINO
had a personal share in the transactions The official
reros OF battles are usually brief metbodical state
ues describing the operations OF particular military
organization In many instances, while intended 10 DC
truthful they but tine hasty grouping together oi
such ay have fallen under the eye OF ihe oc
whose duty II may have been to record them Bnt the
incidents battle constantly changinS so that NJ
tso observers obtain precisely the point OF view
With these cautions General Custer proceeds 10 describe
his experience the Army of the Potomac with which
he WAS connected fIOm its organization TO its dsband
mont He took part in every important battle and sSr
ish in which the cavalry OF the Army OF the Potomac or
Shenandoah Valley engaged The present article j.
the utroductlou to series which he odestly offers as
personal narrative rather than elaborate history hut
which cannot fail TO be pregnant with INSTRUCTION ana
interest both 10 the military student ana the geheIa
reader Vivian Grey Grown Old" is the title OF
p,auant chapter by Justin Mccarthy, commenting Oh
the career OF Mr. Disras statesman and man OF
letters His portrait the Prime Minister in his present
condition is not cheerful 81 question whether ever
saw an older face than that of Mr. Dsae seems 10 De
in certain lights. We have older men-far older nen-n
our public life here, where man Of fifty is sti only
nautical stripling. Mr. Disraeli is set down In the
Parliamentary Companion as scarcely yet quite
sevcnty believe some ilnatured person has lately
taken mains To prove tnat he is year older su even
II that were So scventyOne years would place nm IN the
second rank according TO seniority OF Our statesmen
But DsTaeli yet accepted the decrees OF iae
not yet put OF the appearance and the ways o
youth he dresses like young man he tries TO WALK
like yonag man ut a distance, and when he Is erect
mud NOT in notion lie still looks almost like a sort Of
young man But the face, with Its fallen cheeks ana
lps its deep shay wrinkles. its awful holows, It's ire
aaent eonvulsve movements, the thin wisps OF hair
,I.a hulI Iu1aa
The yellow uuudiy ghasty hue spreading from iorehoau
10 chin the eyes that are occasionally aroused under the
Inpnsc OF great excitement 10 an unnatural gttcr-i
this scefs suggest OF the most fearful forms III
whicl vDdieifTe old Furnishes ana huuoies those
who have themselves TOO obstinate lii resisting
tr approach. Sometimes cannot LOOK ut the Prime
Nii-ter Of Great Britain without being reminded Il
Nm Skcwton in 'DOmbey and SON. Sometimes III
dod more picturesque and heroic idea suggests itsei
ana Mr. Disrae looks like a TokendowD, pueked tat
tered old eagle whose fights and foes have LETT hln
Almost nothing of his early but eyes, and claws and
eak But always the face OF late years suggests that
Ike Campbes 'Outassi' it is dcathlikc Old. IL Is
c,r,ous 10 observe the little pause which Mr.. Dsrael
makes Mt the bar of the HouseOr at least where the
bar ought to be-beiore he ventures the task OF walk
ig up the floor his seat his ministerial bench Evi-
IDENTIFY he su loves to show an appearance OF jay and
youthful vg0r he passes up the floor under every eye
So he stops for moment the bar and steadies himself
ss yOa sometimes who has drunk too much en-
deavog to steady himself before crossing street lie
surveys the distance makes perhaps false start or t"o
aud then goes at it. The attempt Is usually very sue
eessful; little well done perhaps for reality He
acoomplishes the Journey in one stroke, II may
use such an expression without stopping or TAX
tng breath or faltering, but with sort of dc
termination and self-mastery which show how
much IL costs TO De young and jalnty STILL"
There good descriptive article in ts number on
~Tahit" by D. J. Kelley and lively sketch OF Veui
lot, as o "Pugst OF the Press" by Albert Rhodes.
eome traits In the character OF this journalistic
fghting-cOck are very well hit of For example -
lie Is generally Of beler than debater, for
in every article is personal violence pushed TO the
point of defamation. He ia scsndai-mOnger, seeking
ont M g. weaknesses. aud In the private life Of
his adversares. and pronulgating them with com
rnentary rebuke To evade the penalties OF the law
he sometimes presents them under another name but
se disguise h 80 transparent that the reader easily dis
royers their identity the author intends they should
A., In his personalities he given TO exaggeraon,
thai those DESCRIBED almost always carfoatured
this exsgTaon is seen throughout his work. In
,e form AS well as the dean hs passion as well 90 It's
sxpreas,op. However temperate NJ veuiiiot may
b.iu eu article Lie X sure to cal namee he'ofe DC gets