New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-15
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
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THE POOLS ERkAND AuAlN' -,
REPLY o ~ nv TnIIlM l. ROYAL, Of the New
YORK Bar. i2mo PIP 90. l. D. haze q Sun IT'D
~. pan.n who ia vireman aud an ex~Conied'
.a, so,S,er' declares that he looks upon the DooK
A. winch he has attempted to reply as "ii,o' 10
tharate and malicious libel upon noble anu ger
erous PEOPLE," and the author as a conteniP'r
tle fellow with disposition to"au go,
Hns malices ETC., etc. He adds that Judge
-,,s. d nrovsd 70 he IAN impostor" by bis in
correct nae of the negro dialect; and the fact that
he sneaks of "saInt Marye's Hill" IN connectioa
nth the hattie of Fredericksburg when he ought 10
hava said "Marye's Hill" shows that he was a
camn follower or deserter, or something worse'
This IA n promising introduction MI RoyaI uoeS
mot 90 too far when be assures MS that he mas ihu
no mathematical defence of the people Oh INC
sonthr and has not advocated their cause Oh
Blended knee and with eringng accent.
WHEN the author states that the book to which he
repI,es ia n systematic libel" we naturally expect
that he will try TO show wherein 1t IS la'se' Due
MIR. Royal would probably consider this form Oh
answer Bringing" He does not meet anyo Iuuee
onrcees statements of fact; he does not notice th
disclosures of repeated investigating committees ot
the awful crimes proved at the trial OF the kuhiuA
consnraors Itdoes not appear from his little DOCK
that he Knows ANYTHING about those occurrences or
yer lived in the states disgraced by them, OF saw
anything of the semi barbarOns society descrioeu III
tbe FOOLS Errand." He admits indeed tha' 10
several of the reconstructed States there were
violence disorder. and possibly outrage Aho
only ouestion is as to the extent of these crimes;
and upon that question Mr.. Royal atteWp'S "
throw no light. He is satisfied with pronou10s s
the statements Of Judge Tourgee as l'',So aS
"a mode of reasoning which can ha,"S O -
conclusvs. 1t reminds us of the speeches OF hiRn-
Ali
Congress before the war.
Vet Mr. Royalps little book is not so utterly iu-
tla and insignificant as hasty reader might be
TAINTED to pronounce it; for 1t betrays whaC VIC
have seen ample reason to believe 10 De tne hAou
,,oEcv of the Southern BOurbons with re-
snect TO the future, and their dehDerats
Judgment upon the outragcs OF the past Mr'
Royall thinks that when the Federal Uo'eih-
ment adopted the infamous plan OF elevaung 1ho
negro-whose position had always been more
,bat Of q domestic animal than of q member OF so
cietyn-to political power. the wonder was not that
social connections followed, but that they were
not an violent rs to drape the whole land in mourn
jno.1 "How could the dominant race. being race
,ncb as the Southern people are, look upon tue
nro,pect of complete dominion over themselves
passinC by one single move to these their former
slaves without considering it one OF the most fear
ful throes and revolutions to which society
could fall q victimi Who can blame
them for looking upon this as the
very worst evil that could befall themi Who can
blame them if they should have determined TO die
rather than see it Accomplished Who can deny
that TO their minds it the same thing as turning
themselves over TO plumber, murder ana rapihe
Suppose that by some sweep of a northumberland 1t
sbon,d he 40 ordained that the monkeys in Africa
should become the dominating race there, and that
the men and women of Afrcas wastes sbonid bow
their heads in submission to monkey rule.
Who is he bearing the form aud sembance
of man. who would not share in the indignation
of the human beings there, and who would nor JUS
tjfy them in opposing this dominion, whether by
sbot-gun or by fraud How could fraud be predi-
Gated upon resistance to such stat OF thngsT
Comment upon this extract would be superfuous.
Az for the future Mr.. Royal asserts that the re-
iatious between the Southern negro and the South
ern white will be governed, IN spite OF laws and
bayonets, by the following principles: Re
the community where it may. the viz
tue, the intelligence, ana the Propery
of that community must rue ~ tso az" a;s+ miie
marked races and of them contains an the fn-
tue, intelligence and property and 5no otner iias
none of either, then the more clyi! zeH rice nus
Nominate the less civiiiZ d. whether 1t be more nu-
merous or whether it be less numerous IL III Is not
done by direct force IT VIII be done py ouPet ,
domination of an inferior race that 1t
may be worth while 10 recall the reader
from the misty realms Of rhetoric TO cOihmoh-
paee statement OF what II IS that the federal Gov
ernmeut REQUIRES Of the Southern people. III re-
qures that every qualified voter whatever ms Color,
shall be allowed t0vote, ara tEat ms Voe esiil ne
counted. This is the requirement. which Dir; AONalI,
and others like him, declare That theY VIII never
submit to- They intend to do all tie voting tnen-
selves. -, ~,
The bonk before us contains besides the frank
ayOwals we have cited an Impressive and extended
EXPRESSION of dissent from recent decisions OF tue
Supreme Court in arising uDdeg the Fourteenth
Amendment to the Pnt M oiHi aNIIc
with the Supreme Court OF the United states IL
does not become laynlan to interfere IN the
equal strife We can only stand ASIDE anu trein3i
await the result We may add that Mr.. Royal
and the party he represents do not believe III the
validity of the Fourteenth Amendments. For the
sake of peace. however, they are Wiling 10 let IL
gives Congress power enforce ts povisons by ap-
propriate legislation!
SUGGESTIVE THOUGHTS ON RELIGIOUS SUB
JECrS. Dictionary OF Quotations and Selected
Passages from the Best Writer'S. Ancient and Modern,
xnsiyt;eaIly Arranged By HENRY sOCTnGATg. $40,
DID. 447. Eew-York: George Rontledge Sons
This is useful collection, embracing large range
nf topics treated by numerous authors. The eata-
logue of authors Is not only long but rich, and the
selections appear to be made on the whole with good
Judgment though in some cases, apparently the
editors own bias prevents him from giving the
views of authors who have different points Of view.
We do not find the great poets largely represented
There IL very little from Shakespeare, who is mine
of messages illustrative of moral and religious topics.
There is nothing whatever from Dante. Consider
able space is given TO the Church of England and
70 Church and State as might be expected IN oo9k
desicned tor English readers. Tie book is neatly
printed and will be convenient and useful man
nal. 1t should be furnished with an index classify