New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-20
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

HOT rLowsHAREs NOye pr,s By A sIs f2m w.
pp 6IO. Fords, Howard Hubert
This IA the last Of q notable series of historical
coveIs dealing with the antithetical effects of the
distinctive civilizations of the North and the South
unon varous types of character. Like all the rest
If the seues il is direct and earnest from begin
ming TO end, aud glows with the noble heat oI
patriotism alike deep and discriminating Inc
story opens in November, 1S4S just as the canvass
that result ted in the election of General Taylor TO
the Presidency was over; and it ends Win inc
death of John Brown and the dawn OF the heDei-
lion The epoch brought under review is maze up
Of the years which must always figure prominently
and interpret largely in any trustworthy account
of the grow til of the republican system on 'his
continental years that witnessed the thick Oh
the bloodlesy but irreprsssble conflict bet"een
Slavery and Freedom. Judge Tourgee devotes him.
self to reproducing and setting forth the sgDlh-
canoe of the salient features of these fruitful ana
exciting times With his accustomed vlgor ana hdci-
ity His AIM as no states II IN his preface mas On
.he whole been successful. @The present volume"
he SAYS ais designed to give review OF the ANIL
Slavery struggle by tracing its growth aud the IN
iuenco of the sentiment upon contrasted char-
acters In the main it does not concern itsen WIN
the promoters of this struggle. In no sense uoeS
the work profess to give history of the movement
a
acted of the growth of its influences and its char
meter a. n preparation for the struggle IN which
thoss whose thought had been moulded by It's sent-
ments were destined to engage" III the book docs
not quite fulfil this design 1t Is because the author
allows himself now aud then, to drop tho threads
Of IN, story altogether IN order that he may give
"a history of the movement" To affirm this Is 10
indicate that Hot Plowsharos" 10 built upon the
model of his preceding wOrks-in other words, IS a
novel with purpose. not TO say purpose with o
novel. And psrtaking of the fault of too many
works of fiction that are thus handicapped, the
PURPOSE in aHot Plowshares" now and then I'M
aulv urotrudcs. Not fe of It's powerful pages
have no excuse being far as the requirements
of the story proper is concerned. They are 80 much
history of the movement" pure and simple. and
ware il not that she Judge thinks fully as much OF
his ddactic purpose he does OF his literary art rs
q novelist, they would doubtless have boon role
gated to an appendix Or better still, ~ouid nave
been assimated into the substance OF the work.
As il is they serve to check the movement OF the
srory and thus occasionally to overtax the readers
patience.
emphatic 1t abounds In live characters ana IS
puiltless of lay figures 1t abounds also IN scenes
and incidents that are healthily exciting without
being either unnatural in conception or strained IN
execution, The plot is sufficiently intricate ana IL
we'll sustained. There are many brilliant descrip
tive passages, acute philosophlc renectiohs anu
bright flashes of humor which IS frank IL not very
dne In " ord spite OF tho pecuharlty 10
which We have referred, this is novel OF absorbing
interest and unusual force. AS historical skescn,
la spite of the authors disclaimer, 1t has value
that will be generally recognized. The many
phases of the Anti-Slavery movement wero never
more windy portrayed and 1t is impossible to rise
al ~ tha hnn wit ACQUIRED
j.. pretty accurate appreciation of the clashing
forces thai we're Mt work In American politics
whose terrible but logical elimination was the War
for the Union. 1t is interesting to note that al
though this work completes the series Of which
The Fools Errand" the beginning, yet IN
chronological order II stands first.
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