National Republican., 1876-01-24

Republicans In their support OF the Republican
nominee II s the opposition OF sorehesd friend
who presides over the Times, aud makes an oc-
casional visit to the United States msrshsl's Of.
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The following resolutions were siso unlni.
mously adopted: ----rr..-.5
Be IL resolved, That we most heartily approve
Of the annual message of His Excellency, dover
nor Ames, to the Legislature Just assembled, aud
earnestly indorse his administration Of the affairs
And Dc Il further r.solvsd. That having entire
confidence in his ability as leader and his
State, we hereby pledge him our united co-opera-
tion and cordial support in his future administrs
tion.
Be q further resolved, That we reatfirm our iu.
dorsenent Of the administration of His Excel.
lsncy, ulysses s; Grant, President Of the United
states, ana we pledge anew our most hearty sup
b. It further rssolvtd, That we hereby tender
our thanks 70 the Hon, o. 7. Morton for bis incss-
South and especially for his efforts to bring before
the world the facts In connection with the recent
election in this State.
General A. Warner. who was unsnimously
nominated TOR United States Senator BY the Re.
publican members of the Mississippi Legislature
In last week, has been for nearly six years
the chairman OF the Republican State executive
committee Of that State, and Is one Of the sblest
Republicans of the South.-ED. NAT. RKP.l
New Publicstions.
"THE THRONES AND PALACES OF BABYLON AND
NINEvKH." By John p. Newman. ID. ID. Hsr.
per Brothers, Publishers, New York.
One OF the strongest prompters to human &C.
tion seems to be the feeling Of curiosity. 1t oper
ates for good or evil, according to the bait held
forth to allure. In Eden 1t brought "dsath into
the world, and all our woe :" and yet the same
sentiment propels our thoughts to Heaven. The
halfrevealed, halfooncsaled possesses ever the
power to move this feeling. The trihing or the
important the petty or the excellent attract alike
Louis XIV. preserves for life the fncogniio of Q
prisoner; q wife deserts her poet husband; and
what eddies Of speculation circle for ages after
wards from one mysterious life circumstance in
the history Of the Man In the Iron Mask or Lord
Byron. Western civilization, with It's Inventive
energy and marvellous progress, receives not q
tithe the notice accorded to the unexplored
regions Of savage Africa or the unpenetrated
desolation Of the North Pols. Perhaps no broader
field for the exercise Of this sentiment exists than
that offered in the ruins Of Eastern empires.
Their past glories can only be caught In glImpses
In fragments, in specimens. And the imagination
loves to wander In this dim, mist remembered at
mosphere, seeking to pierce an egress. A stupen-
dous pillar here; amarTellously inlsid tomb there's
a tablet, giving back from the past q solitary
beam I; o rare cameo or vase or urn an excavated
portion Of tessellsted pavement; q mosaic thrssh'
old; q massive, rIchIy-carved gateway-how the
arch8ologist scrutinizes and laDors to drill out
from the hard flnty soil of the past some hitherto
uncovered footstep How the halffailing strength
of the explorer is renewed And the savant, the
student, the desutory reader alike await In eager
expectancy each result, each conclusion thus
obtained. Each traveller to those obscure
realms, whether he cursorily observes or
keenly examines, is cafe In expecting for his
notes or sketehbook hearty welcome from .
greedy public public whose appetite remains
ever unsatished, snatching at every morsel and
scrap, but never reaching safety. The last re-
past is that prepared by John p. Newman, ID. ID.
For many months we have been In anticipation OF
this feast. Its compilation was announced while
the Doctor was yet pursuing his travels, and the
public have been awaiting its issue from the
pre- ess ever since his return. Those who have
listened to Dr. Neuman's rich orstory, who have
been RECALLED with the rare finish and rhetorical
sKill marking each discourse, can well under.
stand that nothing dull, ineiegant or unremuner.
ative conld possibly come from his pen. We do
no: assume for the volume before US the solid
strengthening qualities found in the dishes pre-,
pared by the ripe, oriental scholar, Sir Henry
Rawlinson, or the enthusiastic explorer, Layard,
ortven by James Buckingham. But We do lIken
1t to the fult the custard the ere an that leaves
the last delicious sense of enjoyment ON the
palate-a termination OF q repast which few are
no explorer. He is simply an ardent, enthusiss-
tic tourist. Every step Of his travels seems to be
the source Of such keen delight and thorough en-.
joyment to himself that TO share 1t becomes
o necessity Of his generous nature. Hence TO
reach the many his book becomes the happy me-
dIum. No line Of travel Of more intense and gen.
eral public interest could have been marked out
than that which was followed BY the Doctor.
The route was from Bombay to Isksnderoon.
th.T t,o
with memories Of past greatness. Ssmiramis,
Sennacherib and NebuchadezIar have written
their names In imperishable letters on temples,
monuments and palaces. The Doctor has the
happy faculty OF seizing, as If by Inspiration the
very object OF chief interest and inquiry to his
readers. His pages are not encumbered with the
unimportant or the trivial. His style is firm, ele-
CANT, magnetic. His descriptive powers are forci-
BILE and impressive. He is foad Of word.painting.
And picture alter picture Is brought before the
minds eye Of particular sail up a historic
stream; a. first view Of city by sunrise or sunset;
the impress OF q towering msuntaIn; the surround.
ings Of memorable temb; or Q ride over roads
as classic ground. We feel our cice-
rome possesses q mind richly stored with the re.
fined literature OF the past; and each picture acts
as a whetstone, sharpening the intellect, and in.
citing the taste TO pierce deeper into the mine
opened Tor inspection. From the exceeding short
CCCuplCu III tue Vi tu5 tWO lO5L
empires, to which the pages Of ths book are prln.
cipslly devoted, We are surprised that so much
re al Information has been gathered. Five days
was spent among the ruins OF Babylon and seven
amCng those Oi NIneyah. From Blgdai to Baby
lon, a distance Of sixty miles, the distance was
travelled on horseback. To Nineyah, the Journey
was made in Lhsjswaks, a mode OF conveyance
resembling par OF pannier. baskets carried on
the back OF horse or mule. In recalling the
past grandeur OF those cities, or in reflections
upon their present decay, q thorough acquaint-
Is thOTr, not only with their exalted
station in classical prose- but also the posture they
occupy in standard poetry. The fulfliment OF
also, from the lips OF Isaiah or Jere-
mlab, Nahum or Zephsniah is admirably traced
out in the ancient glory, gradual decline and final
ruin Of these primitive thrones. So long have
our minds associated ruin and desolstion with
those cllmes that we almost shudder at the irrev-
erent, presumptuous encroachments OF modern
civilization. A telegraph fine running through
the GARDEN OF Eden; street railway impsrting
the luxury of travel through Southern Babylonia:
American petroleum lighting up tbs dwellings.
temples and Mosques Of the Orient, and Ameri.
can sewing machines used by the natives Of
Beirut or Damascus. Such records as these
bring US back with such p!tiful distnctness to
The conveniences and commonplaces Of our
times that we almost wish the Doctor had passed
them over in silence. Worthy of attention is
he closing suggestion contained In this volume,
that as hitherto the work Of exploration has been
chiefly advanced by France and England, our
country should now do something. Much yet
remains to be discovered, and possession Is given
of recovered antiquities to the patton obtaining
hem. The time has passed when the United
States can occupy herself uncensursd with rude
pioneer work, neglectiDg the ornamental and the
esthetie; and We agree with DR.. Newman that
he advance step could not be taken in a better
direction by our Government than In supplying
,ur museums with some specimens OF the antique
Ind the obsolete.
Etw the Negroes are Treated in Georgia.
tFrom the Crawford (Georsia) Echo.l
1t is 4 notorious fact that those farmers who are
he tightest on the negroes In their employ never
all to get as many hands as they wish. We know
several Of our largest planters who treat the ne
groes working for them exactly as they did their