The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-08
RooK NOTICES.

Service to the Republic" which covers the Wholt
period of McClellan's military career, nom the
Aauk movement to the James to the battle OF An
tIetam, is intended to viHdicate the General
aSaiust the charge that he was over cautious aud
unnecessarily slow in his movements, and CON
tains many statements Of an interesting character
Sir Francis HIncks contributes paper on tue
"Relations Of Canada to the United States" Ihe
authors principal object is to show that the re-
Gently enac,ed Canadian Tariff is not an act oil
retaliation against the United States for their re-
tussl to establish reciprocal free trade between
the two countries in products that are natural 10
both Canada, he says, is not desirous OF renew
ing the reciprocity treaty, and is ready to concede
all reasonable demands. The Rev. David swing
writes about The Failure OF the southern ful
pitn According to him, the Southern Pulpit lS
without influence on public opinion In the South
whereas II might be, and ought to be, great en-
Qine for the moral and material regeneration ot
the people. The discussion Of the Third Term
question, begun In the. february number ot Inc
Review, is continued In the present number by
Hon. George s. Boutwell,, who insists that, what
ever may have been the practice and teachings
Of 1.-The Fathers" with respect TO third term cir
cumstsnces make 1t In the highest degree expedi'
ent that General Grant be again elected 10 tBe
presidency. Charles Stewart Parnell sets forth
the reforms IN the laws of land tenure which are
advocated by himself and his political associates
under the heading THE Irish Land Question"
The Book Notices are by Mr.. Edward Cary.
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fers two articles which every one on taking up
the number will be likely to turn to at once Fer
haps the title OF one of them, can American States
man on Irish Atrocities" will secure its immedi
ate perusal; and the reader will undoubtedly be
amused at this semi.serious attempt to institute
parallel between Great Britain and Ireland and
Turkey and her territories-in both cases an allen
race being cRmped in conquered country. the
other article which we would particularly call
attention to, is that on the North East Passage
giving the narrative of Lieut., Palauder, the com
mander of the exploring vessel Vega, which, un
der the leadership of Prof. NoTdenSkiold, lett
July A. 1878, and by the 2S!h of Sep
tember the same year was only l7O miles from
Behring's Strait, when its course was stopped by
the ice and it did not get away tillJuly, 1879 The
article Is illustrated by map, showing the tack
of the vessel and the coast line as corrected by the
survey.
The articlue "The Afghan War Passages from
the Note Book OF a staff Officer" brings to our
notice other scenes in the southern part OF Asia,
where the soldier is contending with hostile tribes
as well as with rigorous climate,
"Convivialty" is u description Of feasts, or
rather the drinking that has accompanied them,
from the times of the Greek and scandinavian
deities down to those described by Scott and
Lever.
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