, 1881-05-14

A'''teFi1Qs win Whtcl! no single Indian IL
familiar. II II n special p|en rather than Il
falr statement; n discussion rather than n
work of fiction, and Is ol,e, 10 the Aai4e pb-
jcctton made to "a Century Of Dishonur''
and other works like Il, which view the IN.
dA'tHucst'on from the sentimental side only;
tfIat Is, DIe-si,fGd and unfair. II Instances
larsl, treatmcnt md craettics which
nro undoubtedly officially recorded, bnt
IT. !. ,,nna o!nts ,,, I'll *Lcciilent!Sns ~ t. tlle
liarSii treatment. etc. L dntita MI rccnrd uf
Indian. imd!sr '''assaere:. of steAlt!'y midnight
treac!icrols violations Of pr1mIscs. Of sucll
atrocities IN recent times ns tlle murder of
!ir,i CAnby and tfle Ateeker. assassination.
Eges,, the ionca ,aai,len, Vic; Vic; eosi,rIbatss IN
itIlr0!t,ictInn tn The bunk before IFS, "asr
basc'l ''I'nn castIy-anthentcntcl taets, s,:-llnost
ni tl'9r, tntsct; being matters of otllcia1 reg;
@ "s,ce r,k s' # g. s sstsre ssfy fo st s wrH ae% e
recortls'.. Of the treMtindtt Of tho Chinese oii
tho 1'acftlc Canst. Two wronEs tlo ,,Ot ttsake
fright, bmt It Is mt u fair nnalysls of the In
arated @ instances q ini,'siise a,!d eyiI trsat.
"n ' ncr 9S'aE Wiley ,,tera,t se' crc'!', ss'ns
stamees, aud to string tlleSe "regos.!s"
even less fair to group toRatl.er these fso-
lntrd cascs md put tlleM intD the form .nf /.
work Of hctI0n for tho nstrp,se u txctttnK
anywsr %e oaEhed U"Ss'r % Il tersiors @ sss,
disappointing. It y M Initiation. III tt,e tirst
p!act', rs to style n!tt aatlorshin; it tsa COM,
pared ns 10 accomplish t,.at for wIic, i work
of, ,!ts kln! a. might " espeelally, adapted.
Wcyterli tribes. Who professes e Til IT. owii
experience; his ynutl ai,d training nnIitl fam
lily Influences ut hume. ,nlld hunts md battles
nfield; lIs lGye, with nll llclrel,stums OF WOO,
India,, Agent ailonE the tribe, with hls' foi.
lowing Uf good nlltl evil; tho holding ut
councils. tho making Of treaties. the pursuit
te cS yons In iias & srs M % brIds Ens ef psrs @
and cscaI!cs, aru tho deccllful dealings of the
whites with thu tribe, etc, ETC.. The pictures
10 satisfy Tho most sentimental l}ostonlnf,,
whfIu The Indians cmbDdy In themselves nll
tho nobility aud daring of onc Of Coopcr's
HEROES.
Published i'd New York by roras, Howard
Il Hubert.
BUTLER.
Tho second volume iii the series Of Thtlo-
sophfcal Classics for English READERS, edited
by william knight, is n life of joseph D,,t-
Ter BY the Rev. ID. lucas Collins. Tho sub.
tcct Of this biography is chiefly remembered
MS tho author Of n work entitled "Tho Anal
oEy ofIteligipn, Natural md Revealed, to tho
Constitution and Course Of Nature" I1e
was nlso celebrated divtno OF tha
Established Church, having refused the
PriMucy but accepted the appointment Of
Bishop OF Bristo! and Durham. Ills life
WIS not remarkable one. mid occupies but
Volume. @ f fiiis b"ok1as III i adea',ats ,etliod, :
ical defense OF ChrlstInnity-llas become
antiquated, and its utility for tho purpose OF
attacking skeptlc!sn llns been superseded by
ten to ,lake morality depvndent upon prob
ability Is rejected by many eminent ,phllo-
sophfCnf writer's Of moIcrn times. Butter
belonged to the lntn!tlve& & 9r Ssntlmental
Cndworti!, Herbert. 1latchescn, and Wollas:-
ton wera leaders-,s distinguished from tho
Utilitariau school, Of, Which Thomas
ilobbcs wns the head. Many conflict
tns t.. opn;qns n1;3s , oye 6ssn IL ns
ments M ~ Pitt IL sid T tiat lis "Ana osy" ralsed
more doubts than it nnsWercd Dr: Marti:
neau regards 4 as having furnished one Of
to mSst t terrible a1 Of the the t" m s h.
idea of Nature" for The idcn Of God, to
III that direction. Sontlloy, on the contrary.
elnilned TINT 1t was an interchangeable proofn
Of the Christian revelation. But. But!ur's
aini WIS throughout con!lnendnhle. f1O
sought ~ Impress Us with the obligations OF
duty. His purpose was to Inquire into the
practical Influence of the laws Of morality
upon life. Or this little work 1t may bo snid
that Its author has furnished q pleasant
biography, .nntl popular, untechnlcal digest
Of Ills writings.
Published in Philadelphia by j. D. Llppin-
colt & Co.