Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-26
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The art with which ibis SKeLcn Ii Wrltten
shows that President Gilman is eminently
fitted to be an instructor. Nothing could be
more helpful to a student than the Annals
of Monroe's Life" with which the book
opens. giving the date of every important
event from Monroe's birth to the death Of
Madison in 1886, five years after his own.
Great public events. with which Monroe was
not personally associated. are given in italics,
and Monroe's age at the time OF each step in
his career is added. President Gilman re-
marks that, although Monroes name is
associated with the chief political events in
the history of this country for more than
fifty years, his papers have not been collected
and printed in convenient form, but ID his
preface he states his own free use OF unpub-
lished Monroe MSS, the purchase of which
by the Government he strongly urges, and
his foot-notes show the special student where
to go for more complete information upon
Monroe's career. There is an impartial
account of Monros's first diplomatic mission
to France, from which be was recalled some
what in disgrace, the severe reprimand
he received leading him to write
his "View of the Conduct of the
Executive" in which he enumerates,
under fourteen heads, points on which
the Home Government had been uncandid
with him in regard TO the French Embassy
President Gilman seems to incline to Wash
ingt ons view of the matter, EXPIRE. sed in the
latter's notes On the printed "Vlew'-that
France was in sentimental state, and in
clined to indulge in accolades and flag ex.
changes and ensh after the fall of IL be-
pierre, and although he was 80 years old,
Monroe's head was turned by it. An Illus
trasion of the delays of correspondence IN
those days is one OF Monroe's private COM
munications to Washington, while he was In
France, which is dated November 18th. and
acknowledges Washington's OF june 25th.
A very interesting account is given IT the
purchase by the United States, in 1903, Of
Louisiana from the French. Ia this matter
Monroe was again sent envoy to France by
his lifelong friend Jefferson, then President
The various motives and workings of the six
brains-Jsfferson. r. r. Livingston PRESIDENT
American Minister Ia Ffance) and Monroe,
on the side of the United States Bonaparte,
then First Consul Talleyrand. French Min
lister of Foreign Affairs, and Marbois, French
Minister of the Treasury, on the side of
France-are graphically dissected by Presi-
dent Gilman, who does not refrain from
little outburst OF enthusiasm for the colossal
craftsmanship Of Napoleon, after telling the
history of the negotiation. Monroe was
the first President to make tour of the
cities of the United States. He visited the
Northern cities in 1917 and the Southern in
1919, giving three months to each trip, and
meeting with loyal amount Of receptions,
speeches and dinners. Mention is male Of
Jerome Bonaparte's marriage to Miss Pa5tel-
SOD, of Baltimore, in a letter from Monroe to
Marbois, dated London, 1904. A curious
likeness TO o matter now interesting everybody
is told on page 140: "While Florida was
still Spanish domain, jackson was sent to
Southern Georgia to put stop to the Indian
outrsges. Before going ne addressed a letter
to Monroe, intimating that in his opinion a
vigorous policy ought to be pursued. 1t is
not clear whether he received an authorita-
tive answer from the President, but he acted
as if he possessed the complies support of
the authorities in Washington. He crossed
the Florida line in pursuit OF the fugitive
red men he captured and garrisoaed fort
ress on Spanish territory, by which he
brought the United States to the. verge of
war with Spain and likewise offended Eng
land. When jackson returned to the North
it was question how far he should be sus-
tanned by the Administration. OF course
the immorta Monroe doctrine has chapter
devoted to it, the text Of the annual Presi-
dentisl message Of December 2, 1923, which
contains it, being given, while President Gil
man gives it as his opinion that Monroe
had little conception of the lasting effect
which his words would produce. It
was because he pronounced not only
the opinion then prevalent, but ira
dition of other days which had gradually
expanded, that his works carried with them
the sanction of public law. In the writings"
President Gilman adds, farther down, both
public snd private, of the fathers OF the re-
public, we see how clearly they recognized
-, s.
tics, and of repelling, as far as possible, Eu-
ropean interference with American interests"
Quotations from the writings of American
statesmen of that period are added showing
that they all cherished this principle finally
formulated by Monroe and b8psizsd by his
NAME For sale by w. A. & G. S. Hough.
tor, Sacramento, and a. L. Bancroft & Co.,
San Francisco.
In THE SHADOW OF THE PYRENEEs, FROM BASQUE
LASp To CARcAssoNNE. By Marvin X. Vincent,
D. d. With etchings and maps. New York
Charles ScriDner's Sons.
There is a great deal of information 10 DR..
Vincent's book IN the chapters on the
Basq1es, Lourdes and Toulouse. He says
everything he thinks reader of travels could
desire, and yet one gains an early impression
that the covers, the musical tile, the dedica-
ton, the etchings, and the notices of the
chapters are the best of the book Perhaps
that he will say pants" in describing mans
neither garment, has depressing influence;
but again he calls crazy boat tot lisb,
which is very gem Of word, and surely the
Doctors own. We are planted at oDcs in the
shadow whereof the title speaks. We leap.
in fact, on board the Doctors train and glide
into the Bayonne station on the second page.
He frankly quotes from tbs people who have
boa he md and ahor1f
it, speaks in the first person, tells his dinner
experiences, his loungings at street fairs, and
one night seeing eleTen dogs, an army of
newsboys and brass band out of his window,
comically remarks that he went TO bed with
the certainty that the night would be filled
with music" Then we get the Bernardines
at Auglet, sort of female Trappists who
never speak and cultivate vegetable gar
dens; then description of the process
of bleeding pines for resin st Blanc
Piguon in Les Landes, and sud
denly the good gentleman, without any
warning at all, shows you, in burst of vivid
description of the Bay of Biscay, that he has
the feeling of the sea- gift as special as
acute color.sight; he feels the muster, sees
the sparkle, hears the dash and hiss of the
surf and gives all to his readers senses too.
He is tender toward the faith aud laughingly
tolerant of the superstitions OF Catholicism,
and he bows himself out with the touching
poem by Gustave Nadand on Csrcassonne,
adding a brief sentence of farewell with
musical swing to it, like guest who develops
hidden talent just as he is going away, and
inyolunterily you start to call him back.
There are some interesting notes on Basque
Folk Lore at the end of the volume. For
sale by A. L. Bancroft L Co., San Fran
cisco.
OLD OCEAN By Ernest Ingersoll. Illustrated.
Boston d. Lothrop Co.
The OCEAN is q subject of exhaustless inter
est and in this pretty little volume Mr.
Ingersol has treated it chemically, topo-
graphically, historically and z2ologically.
Although an occasional "well and 81
suppose give the style an avuncular char
acter, number of facts interesting to every
body ia presented. For instance, after giving
the derivation Of the name of the lost island
of Atlantis, note at the end of the chapter
tells where to find the best account of the
island. There is capital, simple szplana-
ton of the gulf stream and great Japan eur
rent, and apropos Of the latter our glorious
climate gets shot, delivered in the most