The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-06

served only ny uphOlding the supremacy OF mo
civil law and which no know could not long
survive the garrison methods Of Grnnt.
Some Of this anonymous portraits to which we
have referred will well repay attention. He
sketches Gen. Howard. for instance. In few
ironlcul sentences. recounting tho origin and
purport Of the Frecdmcns Bank. He conccdcs
with candor the importance Of lnculcating in
dustry and economy In enfranchsed slaves.
unused to scf-support and responsibility, and
he recalls the fact that this exemplary nstltu-
ton WIS designed to encourage these virtues
by afrordng safe place OF deposit for their
small savings. To make assurance doubly
sure, our American Haveock. tho Christian
Soldier OF the United Btutcs Army" WIS es-
peciay selected to keep tho money, and he did 1t
80 securely in point Of fact that II Is to be APP
pretended that the unfortunate deposttors will
never 500 II more" After 80 brilliant an OK
perenco in finance, the writer suggests that
prudence might have dictated to the officer re-
tirement from public view But fortune, he
reminds u.s. is jealous OF great regulations and
thus 1t happened that tho Christian soldier
rushed on his fate and met II at the hands OF
the Nez Percts. The profound strategy, tho
skilful tactics. the ready valor that had OK
tinGuished bank balances and foiled importu-
nate depositors. all failed against this willy foe"
In fcw appreciative words those celebrated
diplomatists. Messrs. sickles and Schenck. arc
outlined To represent the country. says our
author. at tho capital Of an ancient monarchy.
IA man was chosen. whom it is no abuse OF Ian
guage to affirm. Titus Oates after his release
from the pillory" would have blushcd to recog-
nize. "On the eve OF his departure as we
learn from the newspapers OF the day, all that
was richest aud worthiest in New York gathered
a la.. Ia
the country to which no was accredited and
lamcnted tho misfortune OF their own that
II should be deprived temporarily Of so
much virtue" Another. we arc remind
cd. was sent to an empire which is
assured by our oft succeeding ENJOYS
that it is the object OF our particular indeed our
0lial affection. To the ancient nristocracy Of
the realm. continues our author. this genial
person taught tho favorite game OF the mighty
West. At the same time. being a man Of broad
views. feeling that diplomatic attentions wero
due no less TO commoners than 10 Crown and
mobiles he withdrew himself occasionally from
the social pleasures OF tho West End to acquaint
the stays Of Capel Court with the value OF Amer
lean mines"
But perhaps the most diverting OF Gen. Tay-
lors satrical paragraphs is that which sets
forth the entry OF our present distinguished
envoy to Russia. Mr.. Stoughton. on the political
stage and the unlucky accident which for n
time deferred his moritcd recompense. At the
time when Gen. Sheridan was sent down TO
New Orleans 20 dragon the Legislature OF u
sovereign State. there was in tho rity Of New
York a lawyer Of considerable local practice
but Of no national repute who had heretofore
been Democratic in his political lcanings. Lam
gushing in nm ohscurty which he deemed I'M
worthy Of his abilities he seized his opportu-
nifty and rushed into print n defence OF Judge
who was soon to be condemned and degraded
by Republican Congress. and in commenda-
ton OF the President for UNFOLDING with bay
onets the breach OF judicial discretion. 1T
is Of record says our author. that this
barrister in the society OF some men Of
letters. declared Dante to be the author OF tho
Decameron; but OF course. such an mad
vertenco need not disqualify patriot for the
jealous illustration OF republican simplicity in
the efIete atmosphere Of court. The mission
to England. it appears. was promised him by
the ruling powers. when. on the eve OF Selling
the prize. his progress WAS barred by a brothers
hand 1t was another legal parsonage. practis-
ing NJ the same bar. and near friend that did
the deed. Yet some allowance for this depart
ure from the striot path OF loyalty shonld he
made for the interoper. In Gen. Taylors Iudg-
ment on the score Of that family affection that
reverence for ancestors which lies at the root
Of tho social structure. Descended from a
noble stock. though under a somewhat different
name" this asprant 10 ties Of kindred with
the extinguished Dukes Of Kingston learned
from mystic sources that his English relatives
pinned for his society. and devotion to such sa-
cred aflnitlos tempted him 10 betray his friend"
Gen. Taylor does not omit in the course of his
a.. ~.
TO Mr.. Blaine and Mr. Chandler. and other
gentlemen identified during the past ten years
with the more radical theories Of reconstruc-
ton. and now united in the so-called stalwart
faction OF the Republican party. II may he that
some OF these Republican statesmen will ac-
count the structures of Confederate General a
fresh title TO the esteem and sympathy Of their
constituents. But the candid reader will flnd
little to rehuke in the authors satire. even
though 1t be tinctured now and then with lit
tie well-groundcd acrimony and II will be set
down to the credit OF this book that its frank
ness and severity are by no means reserved for
only one side OF our great contest. II contains no
sharper words than those levelled at such civil
fans as ex-Gov. Brown OF Georgia and Aexan-
der II. Stephens. whom he compares with the
Abb6 Sieyes. who. while the Paris sections we're
tramping through the streets. their pixies
crowned with CORY heads. kept his pockets
stuffed with paper constitutions and pronounced
his country safe. Nor IA we have seen.
is he restrained by any dflldence misplaced in
an historian. from expressing his deliberate
opinions upon the merits Of Southern strategy.
and the comparative abilities Of Confederate
leaders in tho field. SO far Ms we know. no book
dealing with the war OF secesso has yet APP
peared from a source Of equal authority whose
disclosures are so boldly made and whose con-
illusions are so sharply formulated. We may
not accept the authors point Of view. we may
refuse to concur in many Of his judgments. but
we cannot fail to appreciate his earnestness and
storm sincerity. We may be- sure. at all events
that the truth will not suffer under his dissec-
ton, and in more than one of his pages we seem
To catch foregloam OF the hard. cold light OF
history itself. NJ. W. II.
A Life OF Adolphe Theirs,
A work of much attractlvcness is offered
by the Putnams under the title Of Lods Adolph,
IhTs 10y Doctor FRANCoIs LIZ Corr. translated
by THEODORE STANTON. In preparing this ver-
sion for the American public MIR. Stanton has
much condensed the original manuscript. and
he has been curaful 10 supply by foot notes OF