The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-11

LIFE OF LORD LAWRENCE. by IL. BoSwonrn
SMITH, NJ. A, Late Fellow OF Trinity College, etc.
with Maps ANA Portraits. vols. New York:
Charles Scribner's sons. Received from Beall.
During the long controversy in English
newspapers and magazines over the Afghan question
many of the most telling arguments against the policy
Lord Beaconsfeld was pursuing were signed - Law
renee They attracted much attention and carried
great weight, for every school-boy In England knew
that signature stood for John Lawrence, who had
risen through almost every grade of the civil admns
traon Of the Indian Empire to the vice royalty aud
peerage, and then spending his declining years in
hOnored retirement, Lord Lawrence doctrine was,
In short that Afghanstan, 1t then stood, indie
pendent state, the natural frontier OF British
India, and that the idea argued for by Lord Lytton
and the conservative Premier of gaining scieutihc
frontier by advancing 1t aggressiyely northward was
fatal delusion. This was newly formed notion Of
the Anglo Indian statesman, but the principle
upon which he had COVE rned himself when in power
on the spot. Naturally the biography Of such man,
whose whole public life was spent In the Indian SER
vice, must have special historical value for all who
Interested in studying the growth of the great
English Empire In the East. John Lawrence
tered the East India COmpaEy's service In 1923.
He left India for good after five years service
VicerOy In 1863, OF the intervening forty years,
except furlOugh Of two years, isIO-'i2, when lie
came home and married, and less than i've
spent In England between his surrender Of the
gOyernurship Of the PpnIab and appointment as
VlcerOy all were spent IN India. His lie there
fore, gives much OF the history Of British India
FOR half a century. The most important episode In
LawreHce's Is OF course, the part he played
In the great Mutlny, which gained him the title OF
''sayior OF the Punjab.' Ana we believe there has
never seriously been dissent 10 the opinion that ia
tile hour Of the greatest danger British asGendlncy in
the East ever SAW, the hour and the fortunately
came together, and the man was John Lawrence,
Chief Commissioner Of the PuniiD. lie was
born ruler Of men. and If he had been
soldier by profession there Is every
reason to believe hr wouli have been
great soldier, His reputation Tor Justice and
frmnes, gained dnIng long service among the
natives stood him Ia good stead, aud he hed his
province IN irun hand while he stripped II 0 troops
tu aid In the alnportant task OF recovering Delhi.
Wih the faculty, rarl ia officials, Of taking view
uf reaching far beyond The limits uf his avn
Immediate command, Lawrence against the protests
of his suboTdinates abandoned peshawur, aud sent
nearly an the troops Ia his district under the com
rnaud OF that splendid soldier Gen. Nicholson, 10 take
part IN the Siege Of Delhi The papers left by Lord
Lawrence give many fresh in,ghts into THIS period.
Nr, BU-worth smith has made good use Of his male
rails and the result is 0ne Of the few really great
biographies Ia our language, the lie Of heroic
historical person simply aud Erandly told,
rHE DoRREsrONDENCE OF THOMAS OAR
IN w A \ - NAlslb hAlbb fhfEN'lNs lhil-
i-12, vols, Bubtun; James u, b-Euud a CO.,
Received nom Robert Beall
There is naturally a peculiar interest in
the familiar aud regular correspondence, running
through almost forty years, between twn such
mighty men of letters Emerson aud Carlyle.
They reslY and frequently 10 one another, not
only about hooks, but about persons and events.
These handsome volumes contain therefore the
passing comments OF these sages upon their own
"A utY f4ll
the last half century, we'll upon their promi-
nent contemporaries, upon philosoph politics, and
Indeed upon almost every important subject which
especially engaged the attention Of the world during
al that time.
The letters an through are extremely character
istc and show yiyldly the mental traitso both men.
| OF Emers0u's Brst visit 10 Carlyle, which was at
Craig.nputtoCk Ia August 1883 carlyle writes TO bis
mother;
our third happiness was the arrival Of certain
young unknown friend, naued FneFsJG, lf0u B0s-
Ton, IA ths United States who turned aside ~ far
iium his British, Freuch. and italian travels 10 Aee
me here lie lad al Introduction from Alll ana a
franchman tBarun a. Eichthal's nephew whom
John knew Al Rome. bf coufao Nc could 40 ~"
otAei hau welcome hiu, tho rather at no seemed ~
he one Of the most lnyabo creatures ln himself We
had ever looked on. lie stayed mi next day with
rs, aud talked and heard tax 20 his hearts con-
tsut and LETT Us all really sad 10 part with hlm'
Iaue says II Is tho first journey siuee koahs Deuge
undertaken 70 CragenputtocE for such purpose
Ia any case, We had cheerful day from II, and
Wlght 10 be thankful.
AGd Emerson writes to a friend
found him one Of the most simple and frank OF
men, and became acquainted with him az once.
We walked over several miles Of hills, and talked
upon an the great questions that interest MS most
sincerely that he feels Guself to be 50 rich thar he
rs above tue ineauuesB % pretending 20 knowledge
which he has not, aud Carlyle does not pretend 70
have solved the greAE problems, but rather to DO au