The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-09-17

shaving, ho brings The boy up In quiet company at
CoaStcllli, romantic spot somewhere In EUROPE
Asia, Africa or America. Ladcucc, who has found
that the boy is heir to matquisac In Spaiu thcnco
the title, follows himup cndeayors to bring him under
his sinister influence threatens to reveal the old
Coptain's dreadful, dreadful past and is only got ont
oi the way by dying suddenly OF heart disease while
the young man Dominique brrns the NiOht5frd on the
horizon, ahaudons LIS claim TO the marquisatc and
comes home to we'd Miss adelaide stuart rather un-
gratefully to her cousin Gascoygne who loves her aud
once saved linn from drowning, such is the roman.
tic tale which Mrs. sponord has told IN kind OF
fhapsodlc strain, aud with moro than her oit.
tmc "thuudcruolts OF rhetoric, '' as the Lit.raru
lI"Ji1 calls them, and which viii no doubt be- eagerly
received by her numerous aud constant admirers
"The War " 1856 between the United
states aud Great britain, Sc an anonymous pamphlet
published by Robert Clarke Co., Cincinnati belongs
to class Of literature to which the success Of "rho
Battle Of Dorldng few years ago gave consider
able popularity II is distinguished, however, from
most Of these imaginary histories hy the evident
carncstucSS which inspires It. The author believes
that we are ahSurdly destitute of any military de-
fense, and that our financial aud commercial Sys.
tens eNpusc us TO frlghttul disasters In case VI
foreign war; and he undertakes to arouse his coun.
trymen by pointing out what would happen II the
conspiraclcs Of Fenan agitators and the criminal
us IN hostiltlcs with Great Britain In this fancifu
narrative fleet Of English steel.armored frgatcs.
adapted to the capacity Of the enlarged Canadian
canals suddenly appear ON the lakes and lay Buffalo,
Cleveland, Toledo Detroit, Chicago, etc undor con-
trbuton, carrying OF all the shipping to the Cana
diau side, SELLING all the coal destroying the rail-
roads and eNacting enormous money ndcmntles under
threat of destroying the cities. similar operations
take place on the aea-co,sts and New York, besides
being assessed for contribution Of SlOO OOO OOo
occupied 10y the enemy until the close OF the war 1t
is wholly naval war; aud have means of inoet-
Ing tho attack our harbor forts are Incomplete aud
unarmcd, our ordnance officers have not done lie.
batting ihe best form Of gun. our torpedo service
Is good, far aS 1t goes but 1t covers only small
part OF the exposed coasts Volunteers are foum In
abundance, but they are unorgani1ed; there air no
arms for thcm, and they cannot nght ships. In .
short time the country Is prosrated aud buys peace
by paying thousand millions In money and bOisls
surrcndcrlng Jumbo, cedng San Juan Island, giving
tile freedom Of our coast, river, and lake trae to
British vessels, AMI agreeing To lay no higher luty
than IN per cont, upon British goods. Tho military
disasters are attended by complete oohpso
Of credit, dIsorganlAiton of the currency
suspension OF trade, and communistlc out
breaks; and In the concluding chapter, showing
what followed after the war; the author outlines
pretty comprehensive scheme Of reform. lie w.uld
not only teach us to protect coasts but lie w,ud
have us substitute An effective militia system for
the Regular Army and establish revenue, cuIretry
| aud tarin which would not be overthrown by tho
chances Of war. Tho questions In political ocoDmy
raised by this chapter not to he disposed OF or
hand by such imaginative essays but the picture Of
the exposed condition Of our coasts is faithfully drwn
aud 1t will convey valuable lesson II 1t only c,ches
our political hatherskltes that cannot make war at
our pleasure and cannot always safely threaten It.
As plea, apparently from the West for sea coast
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