New-York tribune., 1881-11-20

narts of La Veudee where it was entirely against the
Bourbons and almost revolutionary, IN otheI
naccs and especially among the higher classes, III
is IL not hostile, at least cold ana lnditierent. AS
for the lower classes, they seem acuated rather Dy
a return to Republican maXims than by any otner
sentiments: and if they attach themselves to the
name of your Majesty, il is because they aKe IL as
guarantee CT the Liberties Whlch they GlaiIi' ailu
which YOU have promised to res tore. But must
not conceal that nearly every where women are
your declared enemies, and IN France they are az,
versaries not TO be despsed "On, know lhat,
he exclaimed; am told of it on all sides | never
admitted women into cabinet secrets; l never
suffered them to meddle with the government; ana
they are now avenging themselves"
The conversation, during winch, as MS custom
was he had never ceased walking up and down.
then dropped, and after silence OF few mlhuIcs'
| was dismissed. ..,. . .;.too
tory impression. The Emperor was no longer what
| had seen him formerly; lie was moody. & Ins
confidence that of old had MANIFESTED itselI I'D hs
speech the tone of conn and, the lofty IDEAS tha'
directed his words and gestures, had disappeared;
he seemed already to feel the hand 4f adycrSity
that was soon to weigh so heavily upon MIN Iic liu
already ceased to reckon on his destiny
THE MEMORIAL HISTORY OF BOSTON, including
Suffolk County. Massachusetts. Edited Dy JIsiiS
Osscod + Co.
The third volume of this sumptuous work covers
the Revolutionary period, and includes also the hrst
part of the history OF the last one hundred years,
One more volume, 10 he published shortly, viii
have already spoken in warm praise of the excel
lent nan of the book. the great value and interest
of the contributions to IT, the abundance of the IL
Iustrations-vews maps portraits, fac simlles, etc.
and the bcauty and good taste which distinguish
the mechanical execution. The present insalment
il in no respect inferior TO IFS predecessors. MI
Winsor has bestowed upon 1t lavish editoriai care,
adding to several of the chapters many pages OF
supplementary notes, which NAV be clted as eA-
o,nnles of successful research and compact stale
meu, and he has also written an exhaustive INTRO
ductory paper on maps OF Boston, plans oi the
battle of Bunker Ill., old views of the neighoor-
hood. ETC. this monograph being accompanied Dy
boIiotvre reproductious The story of Concord,
Lexington and Bunker Hill IS told by the Rcv L.
= Hale. in n comprehensive chapter on The S'e2e
of Boston.p Mr. Goddard. Editor Of The AdrrtiseT.
gives an interesting account OF " The Pulpit, Press
and Literature OF the Revoluuon' and Mr..
Horace f. Scudder supplies sketch Of " Life IN
Boston in the Revolutionary Period" from which
we copy n few curious paragraphs relating 10 The
non-importation agreement OF l77O:
One frequently comes upon advertisements OF
dealers who offer certain goods with the assurance
that these were all obtained before the non-i ortd-
tion agreement, aud 80 may salely oe so!d ahI
bought. Isaac Nibuft publishes an indignant cara
because haui-bllls have been posted charging ms
wife with buying tea of William Jackson. III was
probably done, lac declares, " To raise the resent
mcnt Of the inhabitants, and 10 inlure me IN my
business. which wholly depends on tho employ of
the merchants aud traders OF the town IN repairing
of vessels. etc. y. B.-Ihc occasion OF MIS- lbuTt
oo;rg IN MIR Jack.ou's shop was. a number of shoes
from Lynn was left there for her. aud she called on
Saturday last and took them away, Such adFti-
tscmen- Illustrate well the viiIdgc-lke character
of the town, and the extreme scnstlNchtss ol the
= rho sewing circle was a miniature camp and
American ideas aud industry were cXto.led:
Last "Wednesday tortv-hVc Daughters ol Liberty
met in the morning at the house of the Kew. Mr.
Moorhead in this town; and m the afternoon thcS
cvcerdrd ilty By the evening of said day they
s1un two hundred and thIrty-twO skclns OF
yarn--ome very fine. Their labor aud materials
were all generously given 10 the worthy pastor
Nothing appeared IN their whole conduct but love.
festyty and application. lheIr entertainment
was wholly American production except httle
wine, etc The whole was concluded WIN
many agreeable tunes and Liberty songs, win
great Judgment fine voices performed and animated
on this occasion in all the several parts 10y number
OF the Sons of Liberty"
counter 20 the popular sentiment and passion he
was denounced by name, ana made To ircl the s'orn
of ms neiglbors The rebukc was open and pnhhc:
Upon motion made ana seconded roi'd unahl-
mousiy. that this town have the greatest ahhor
| renee OF one Of rs i9hablta4tI,-yM: samuel
Waterhouse.-whO, in defiance OF the united scntl-
ment not only of ms terlow-cfizrns but all his
fellow -countrymen, expressed repeatedly IN the
VOTES and records of the Honorable House OF Repre-
srntati YES OF this Province has continued To ac-
conmodate troops at this time Justly obnoxious 10
n free people and abhorrcnt to free constitution.
u
mansiOn-house to the use OF "a man guard"
There is something half petty, half sublime. in the
| solemn IN which the town, III measured sen
| tcnce, proceeds to write down Tor poserity the
| names Of those who have shown themselves un-
| worthy tOwnsnen. At a town-meeting held March
! 10, l71O this vote was unanimously passed.
1.-THE merchants, not only OF this metropolis but
| through the continent, having nObly preferred
| the public good To their own private emoumcnt,
and with view to Obia ain redress of the grievance
| So loudly and Justly complained Of having almost
unanimously engaged to suspend their impOrtatiOns
! from Great Bntain,-a measure approved by al
orders as legal, peaceahle and most Hkely OF al
| others TO effect the saiutary design in view and
| which will he regarded by posierity with venera-
ton for the dislntcrcstcd and truly public spirit
appearing in 1.-THE town cannot but express their
| astOnishment and Indignation that any Of its citi-
zens should be so lost To the feelings Of patriotism
and the common interest, aud thoroughly aud in.
famousy selfish as TO obStruct this very measure by
continuing their Importation; he 1t therefore sol
emuly rOed. that the names of these pcrSOns-few,
indeed to the honor of the town land then ioll1w
dozen Names one only Of which. that OF John Mein,
the bookseller has any other uOtorctyl-be entered
on tho records of thus town, that postcrity may
| know who those persons were that preferred their
little private advantage 10 the common interest OF
all the Colonies IN "A point Of the greatest import
ance; who not only deserted, but opposed their
country in a struggle for the rights OF the COnsti-
| tuition that must ever do IL honor; and who. with
design to enrich themselves, bascy took advantage
of the generous selfdenial of their fellowctilens
| fol the common gOOd.'
The inIimation III the last clause is of a not un-
! natural Indignation felt and expressed by those
| traders who signed the agreement and saw busl-
ness falling into the hands OF less Jealous mcr-
! chants
Tho municipal history of the last hundred years
| is divided between Henry Cabot Lodge, James NJ
Bugbee, and Governor Long. There is probably
nothing in these chapters moro remarkable than
| Mr.. Bugbee's attempt to paiatc the burning of the
! Charlestown convent III 1884 on the plea that the
| mob meant we'll Mr.. Bugbee's narrative Of this
outrage is supplemented by another from the
| Roman Catholic YicarGeneral of Boston, IN the
| same volume Boston Sodery in War and
| Peace is the title of a chapter by General f. W..
! Palfrey. Rear-Admiral G.. II. Prebe gives an ex-