New-York tribune., 1878-11-08
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
rHE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW. November
December.

"The Government of the United States" Is
the title OF political essay by Horatio Seymour In whlch
the writer takes cheerful view OF the groWth ol 'o
country III population and power, predicting tha' ~
numbers will exceed eighty millions before tno oio -
the century, II progress goes on I'D the rA'o' ~
past, We have not become great by glory vi o'nqu'
II is affirmed but by drawing from the European popu
lation nv benchcent influences than the most sue
pessful nations have been able 10 conquer by military
force We have taken by Immigration frOin oeIihaiiy
greater numbers that empire wrested from rraho
n the last war between those powers SIM we are pc
pexed by the general depression Of business ana inc d
res OF large classes OF cur citizens We feel the full
rost of the late civil war; and the force of the reaction
from Wild speculation Our desire for wealth'says Cover
Seymour has outsripped the swift growth of our conn
try and tempted disregard the laws cf prudence
economy aud industry, and to grasp at gun oy sche's
which in the end have plunged us into many punc ""
private disasters This state of affairs gives oith 10
wild aud conflicting schemes ABOUT finances social orde
aud the policies OF government from the doctrines OF
the Communist who would DvcrtuTn our social stiuc-
lures 10 those who would so back TO the restraints OF
the European marches. Many fear that grave owns
win grow out Of these conflicts Of opinion But Tue
writer presents encouraging aspect OF the sun
iect He believes they will sources OF good
rather than OF evil and that system If not only more
conservative than Others but that Eas less to fear
from wild theories rOm party passions IL WE'LL Ie
remarks, that taught by popular agitation INC
existence Of evils. We gain many truths from those
who may hold mistaken Opinions. Under our 'orln
of government let false notions cure themselves
t Is not necessary for public safety 10 restrain free
dom OF speech. While the mOnarchs OF Germany ana
Russia with vast armies under the ir control are d
turbed by theories OF Socialists, or other revounoh
n1y ideas, We listen 10 them without fear IN Europe
while the violent passions insane egosm OF heo
rist may lead blm to shoot mOnarch and to sbaEe
State here he can indulge only in violent defamation
hopeless obscuty In Europe his teachings are deemed
dangerous 10 social order Here they serve only to sat
sfy the public OF the folly of his views aud TO strengthen
the public faith in the value Of tmetested truths Oh
the whole such UEeful TO us. Their vanity dles
out when no one for their opinions After "mc
the idea gets through their added brains thht
their speeches only help the social system which
they seek 10 overthrow. Most OF them become
industrious citizens, gain gone property, ana
nbhOr the idea Of sharing with their less fortunate
or more associates Thus the fOos OF fanatics Olten
teach wisdom better than the words OF the wise our
country, says Governor Seymour, viii soon rise ABOVE
it, business troubles The government, he remarks Is
The most conservative existence. The dis
nctve features American constitutions are not that
they aim give power to mjOrtles but that they ann 10
protect the rights Of minOres, and this is done ny
methods which are In strong contrast with thing at
tempted elsewhere. Governor Seymour remarks IN
the conclusion Of his suggestive paper that the social
are not TO be by political strategy, nor by any
tricks Of craftsmanship No country can be legislaed
out Of distress crime poverty. Tic laws must ema-
nate from the sentiments, habits and virtues OF the peO
pie They demand personal. local. and 1reside reforms
The immigrants Of varied neages and creeds who come
10 our shores need excite 10 fears. men OF
loyal faith u feel that this mingng OF
European races this continent Will give us higher
civilization greater power and prosperity than have yet
been seen in the history Of the world" The paper Of
Dr. Samuel OsgOOd ON " Pessimism IN the Nineteenth
Century" win attract attention lucid exposition Of
tendency OF thought, will not say philosophy, which
from the form Of ingenious paradox, has Of late
been accepted system Of belief by several writers Of
more subtle fancies than practical wisdom. Other
articles Of interest are The Congress of Berlin and ts
Consequences" "Tho Financial Resources OF New
York" by william B. Martin :" " The Public HEALTH"
by Dr. Elisha Harris; "Antipathy to the Negro" by
James Parton and The Emperor Hadrian and Chris
iianity," by Ernest Renan
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The Bankers Magazine for November, in adj
dltion to usual abundant variety Of financial and
statistical information contains seaFOnabe essays on
The Failure OF the CITY of Glasgow Bauk" by George
Walker, 'Tbe Theory Of Solid Bottom in Prices" by
George h weston, y lHe hesu'hIuOh LAVE Aihahces
OF the Governments Of Europe" aud The Example Of
France" In the last named article, cOpOus array Of
facts and figures derived from authentic Illus
trates tue why specie di not rise TO premium
IN France the suspension of specie payments and the
increase OF bank note circulation at the breaking out
Of the war in 1870 The conclusion Of the article that
the example Of France affords encouragement what
ever Greenbsck party Of the United States Its the
example Of a country which for than three
quarters OF century has been true TO the principle OF
redeemable currency, and currency possessing
and more the element OF hard money. lis the example
OF people which have been protected in the gravcst OF
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