New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-21
JUNE MAGAZINES.
TILE ATLANTIC.


A noteworthy article In this number relat-
hg 70 the political history of is the essay
On Timothy Pickering. by Mr.. Henry Cabot Lodge IN
which the writer undertakes to supply some OF ING ue
iciencies in Mr. Upham's biography OF the Nenonen'
and cOmbativo Massachusetts statesman According W
Mr.. Cabot Lodge, the three volumes OF MI Op"a"
Elaborate memoir OF Timothy Pickering are written lrOn
lwholly mistaken view Of the nature ana oOhga'ioHS
Of history They soften the personal and pohtcal coD
,roversjes which we're part OF the le-bood OF Colonel
Pickering until they appear 10 be little more than mere
speculative differences OF opinion and wholly ignore te
secession tendencies in England from 1894 TO 1872
Of which he q conspicuous and powerful advocate
The course OF this described In brief but
lucid sketch by Mr. Lodge After the accession OF JET
terson TO the presidency and the development Of his
policy by the purchase of Louisiana, which Pickering re-
garded as the indefinite extension of slavehodng teTI
tory and the cOnsequentp0cal eXtnctiOnO OF Nc" Tug
land he believed that the OF the country was n
minent though he not for an instant cast gown.
His courage rose with the emergency In the rights OF
the States he found weapon for an oppressed minority
With some his associates he turned to TINS as sure
remedy They looked upon secession as the hnai ana
perfectly natural expedent, and TINS Oelei was 'nen
universal The Union new, was an experiment;
the State Governments had stood the test OF long OK
perience the only question was whether the eNCef-
ment had permanently failed il it had failed, seees-
sion il was thought not only right, but duty
To the mind Of Pickering the did not admit OF
doubt The Union was failure; his party, his state
and his principles about TO be ehaced; ana lheIe
was no assurance that civil liberty and order would
not soon be sacrificed in Difference TO the I'M
pulses of the rabble. But Pickering and his asso-
ciatcs utterly failed catch the drift of public senti-
ment The people at large were gratihed WIN the
Louisiana purchase and the other dangers so enormous
in the eyes OF the ederast leaders did not impress the
popular imagination The advocates of secession were
soon undeceiyed. When they applied for support 10
their party allies they received encouragement ana
the death OF Hamilton destroyed even the prospect OF
discussing the project This the end Of the scheme
TO dissolve the Union in 1904 But the days Of the fed
erasts were not yet over The struggle between France
and England again involved the interests of the civilized
world The timorous policy Of Jefferson gave great adj
vantage the federalsts and they united NewEngand
against the Administration. Into the bitter contest
caused by the embargo. Pickering threw him.
self heart and soul. But lie did not abandon
The creed Of 1904. He was again, however,
destined TO disappointment. The party leaders
in New-Engand were not prepared for his extreme
measures last the call for the Hartford Con-
venton, and Pickering felt that the decisive moment
was at hand. But all ended In smoke The convention
met and did its work. in the spirit of Pickering but
quite TO his satisfaction, the steppngstOne TO an III
terror movement in accordance with his designs But
while dreaming of the future, the Treaty Of Client was
announced the battle OF NewOreans took place. and all
was over with his visions OF federals supremacy. The
struggle Of tie past fifteen years was at an end and
new political had begun. Colonel PcRerings per-
qualities portrayed in an interesting sketch by
the writer showing that whatever may have been his
errors of Judgment he possessed the character of the
true hero bold and erco in action not slow to anger
but quick and sudden In quarrel memorable la prc)u
dices; and firm as steel in the Of his own infai
bty-AmOng other papers OF interest, there Is good
critical estimate of DOudan, by r. s. Perry "Unfore
seen Results of the Alabama Dispute" by Arthur sedG
WICK and racy chapter Of railway travel in England
by Richard Grant White. The small allowance of poetry
includes a contribution from IL. H., entitled "Border
Lands"