The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-24
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Fer safe by j. W. RANDOLPH d ESaLish'
Landmarks of English Liscrdt,re, by
HENRY j. N1coLir ausnor OF n"Ie"
Moycments.n &c. New York u. Ar
rAvoS & Co. 1888
This book Of 400 pages begins with
CswucER and comes cp to our own uay.
Necessarily the subjects treated are not ex-
smustively discussed. II Is good book
Cor classes in English literature.
For sale By wfsT, JOHNSTON 4 %.
The Science of Politics. BY SHELDON
AMOS. NJ. A., author OF "Thc Science OF
Law" late Professor Of Jurisprudence
In University College. London. New
York: n. APPLETON d Co. 1883.
The author treats OF many subjects
amongtbesn, written constitutions. GEORGE
FIrznrGa, or Virginia, said In one OF his
published works that written constitutions
were worthless. Mr.. Amos repeats the
substance of the same remark when he
saws that Gin times Of real emergencies,
when Interests and passions are divided,
Il matters little whether a constitution Is
written or unwritten." But he is guilty
Of gross injustice to the southern people
when he charges them with disregarding
the Federal Constitution in 1861 because IL
illegally operated in direction less favor
allie TO their interests than il had done
previously. Nothing could be more untrue.
They claimed and proved that the Constitu-
ton had been perverted to base uses;
and as 10 the right OF secession, the Code
OF Virginia bears testimony that for nearly
hundred years fhe people Of this State
had that right under the contract under
which Virginia entered the Union We
quote from the paper ratifying the Federal
Constitution. II was adopted Try the Viz
oinia Convention in 1887. 1t reads as fol-
lows:
Firginia, 10 ,cit-:
We, the delegates Of the people of Yir-
ginia, duly elected in pursuance OF
recommendation from the General Assem-
bly,, and now met in convention. having
fully and freely investigated and discussed
the proceedings Of the Federal Convention,
and being prepared as well as the most ma
ture delib6ration hath enabled us to decide
thereon, do, in the name and in behalf OF
the people of Virginia, declare and make
known that the powers granted under the
being derived from the peO-
pie of the listed States, may be resumed
by them whatsoever the same shall be per-
verted to their injury or oppression. and
that every power not granted thereby re-
mains with them and at their will; that
therefore no right OF any denomination
can be cancelled. abridged. restrained, or
by the Congress, by the Senate or
House of Representative acting in any
by the President or any depart
ment. or officer of the United States, eX-
cept i'm those instances in which power Is
given by the Constitution for those pur-
poses.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON & Co.
Hugiene for Girls. BY IRESAEUs 7. DA-
Wis, NJ. ID. New York: d. APPLETON d
Co. 1853.
A book that would be useful in family
IF girls.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON q Co.
The Virginia Comedians; or, Ola Days in
the Old Dominion. A Novel by JOHN
EsTEN COOKE.
This is q new edition, in response to fire.
luent applications, OF a novel long out of
Print, and which on its first appearance,
nearly thirty years ago, made marked inn
preston. We read it many years ago. So
lid the editor of the Dispatch OF ante-bel-
I'm days; and OF this novel he said:
ave regard it as n remarkable work
he most original and brilliant American
'omance we have read for many year."
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON & Co.