New-York tribune., 1877-11-09


THE INTERN ATIONAL REVIEW. November December.
4 prominent article in this number is MI.
John Jaws exposition Of the facts relating to the Teccp
ton Of his memorial on the late John L0throp Motley by
the Ncw-York Historical Society, before which 1t was
read but refused place the records the ground Of
it's containing structures the Government. After II
temperate and courteous clucdation OF the subject Mr.
Jay proceeds to discuss the circumstances under which
Nj Motley was removed from the legation in London,
and also the charges recently brought by exPresden
Grant against the yeracity OF Senator sumner In regard
to the last named point Mr. jay remarks: 1T may be
question how far the sturdcs supporters Of the Pres
dental prerogGtivcs, which under the last Admnisra
ton without resistance from compaislnt Cabinet as
suInod imperial proportions, will regard 1t as consltu
ioual prerogaye o. the eXPresident TO formulate and
circulate caumnes against the dead statesmen, who in
their lives disapprOved his policy and protested against
many of his acts But without discussing the Gelcacy or
the fitness OF the language attributed TO General Grant
further than remark that his tone toward the dead in
dcaes the strength his feeling in the past, may
leave it the people Of NewEngand and TO the friends
OF Sumner throughout the country TO deal with the
charges Of the ex- President against the good
name of tho great Senator OF Massachusetts,
TIE gst of Mr Jays protest against the exclusion of
lis paper from the records the Historical Society in
addition TO the ample recital OF facts on which IL is
founded is ter5ey expressed in few conclusive sen
tences The mprOprieyo OF such exclusion seems equally
clear whatever the apology, whether to shield the John
son and Grant Administrations from structure, to pro-
tect the fame Of Motley from rcproach Surely. il IN
France under the Bourbons the members Of the Aced
ery could faithfully decline to modulae the culoges on
hoir dead associate in harmony with the cSactng ear Of
EovaIty the American people have right TO look TO the
Historical Society regard 20 integrity IA lis records
,yle a. makes minute Of the life OF a man like Motley,
with no muatiou Of that minute, for fear oi Offending
those whose action toward him in the capacity OF
vrffi
people under the most sacred trust and who first b
their apology addressed to Moran and by the free
utferances of their President have invited and cha
lengcd tic fraBkest criticism. However strong may be
the desire in any quarter shrk inquiry into the treat
mcnt OF Motley on any ground that may seem con
venieut it Is simply impossible that the mombers at
large OF the association regard such course as Just
70 the dead or onnob!ng TO the living" The article on
schopenhauers Philosophy" will nterest the pniloso
phica student As statement OF some Of the more i'm
porant points the system Of that remarkable thinker
bat the want OF more precise statement OF the
sense in which Will IS predic1teG Of the unniehgent
universe Will be rechoncd defect IN the discussion
TIE scaRIET LETTER BY NAIuAYlL HhwEolW
Illustrated syo. rp. 1923. Jas r. ossood a Go.
1t is not yet thirty years since, in the days
OF his own and the worlds neglect HaW-
thoine wrote The Scarlet Letter" Now 1t Is Issued ne
the fairest holiday volume Of the year. illustrated by
hands that have done no mere mechanical task. Could
the author but this evidence both OF the per
manenco Of his work aud OF inspiration which has
suppled 10 kindred art For 1t il worthy Of
even his exacting eyes. Mrs Mary Haock Foote
has given both her time and her heart 70 the illustrative
drawings and Mr. Anthony has cut them upon hs blocks
with touches which tender well as true We are
first struck with the clearness with which the individual
tics Of Hester Prynne, Pear, Dmmesdae, and Chilling