New-York tribune., 1884-10-13
NEW PUBLICATIONS

r,,,, ,rrAcv ANDprrrNCE or COAST ToRTIriCA'
TloNs Nv Captain EDWARD M,~u,nh, lr,rond +"
rinecrs r.sA svo PIP ia ~ '"' NVs" ,',,. 4.
.,osc.sionol students for tina especial reason'
smonu others. that II IL based almost entirely upon
che new methods of naval armament and fortim'a-
t,oo which have been introduced by the Inventions
Of the past few years. II discaids vast mass VI
theoretical instruction which nav "o"
only an historical value. and taxes Wv
count only Of the most imrfovrn """''"
guns aud the latest devices Tor 'c""'"N
and countcraciiug them In the liH' VI "'''"','
contrvanccs are Included of course 'oipou"'s' """-
marine mines and harbor ohstrnc'"hH 'n' ',''"'
of tho most recent experience, down To th" bonn
bnrdment Of Alexandria, are caieiu'lN '""H"'"'
and intelligent, use is made of the latest for'isn
antho,itics The book will have painful mtcic"
for civilian readers IN this country, because, WIN
an, directly complaining of the policy oi cur "oN-
,rnmcnt. II shows how utterly helpless we are
rither for the attack of an cucmy or the de'enoo
Of our coasts, aud how vain ~ 'he con-
6dcncc which many of us are "''u"S
placing in such safeguards as mines ana 'orp'"o''
in case Of emergency. These m,cntions' ~ '"r''n'
Magujrc demonstrates, are extremely uncertain W
their working. are not applicable NJ All ''"cS' ","
upder the most favorable circumstances can ohN
Il, oux,liarv 10 heavy coast forticationS. Ihey
lnu
important end bv keeping 1t under the nro "i the
.horo cuns. lint alone il is impossible for them to
defeat n determined attack. As he expresses H.
,hev have only one life. Having once been cN-
oloded in action they cannot be replaced; ana
bravo and energetic commander will not hesitate 10
sacrifice n ship or two, If necessary, Ill oruer 10
omen gap in the defenders lines.
Johp Jasper as most people know, is the cooreu
a.
isb the heliocentric theory by biblical quotations
Somebody who appears TO believe III his theory iha'
"tbe sun do move" has written a life OF him'
nicbmond: r. T. Hill & Coy 1t is curious, frag-
m,ntarv Inconscouent piece of work. ana IKE the
nttcrances of its hero, il shows very plainly the
need of more common schools at the South. Jonh
Jasper was slave until the emancipation' lie
never had any education beyond hve rslA moh.ns
wrestling with spelingbook according TO ms
own account and certainly there Is nothing IN MS
doings or savings to suggest DOUBT
ss to the entire truthfulness OF MS
statement on this head. His position
IN the rotation of the sun" was not the result Oh
any independent reflection on his part nut gre"
ont of casual reference to the Blble, as IL ap-
pears prompted by dispute between two oi MIS-
acauaintances, or members OF hls congieea'ioh'
No was asked TO preach sermon explaining the
means remarkable effort various synopses OF when
have been printed under the title The sun DO
Move" In the prospectus of this book II is stated
that this sermon appears In II Z" In full mn that
10 NOT tho rnsr what appears Ia several more
~ iesa artappy reports oi the said seiaon Ills ~
np,nphrt credits Jasper with roquchcc but thric ~
nasutpdiv no sphcHt Suggestion o II ~ amy oi the
,,,ua,k here rrh i,un his hscnutara lli7 nhsuin
i,nn,nnre aud dopnntism naturally excited ehoh
deal nf annaemeni at hiat, anh eita' many whi'r
proule vent tO henf him lieaoh about the HUh' ann
several r,anhs ,oll him he vas Wiar man. ana hr
seeus IA have accepted hat View oi himseli quite
,eallly Hut IN fact his arguments a'e surh ~
,niy rnulJ have ocrn,iei io the must drnsclt ien0
,aut person. and there Is M ingenuity ~ originality
ahnu, them The puui old maa has ,lOnbtless been
,ua,lp hni bv the majority ~ thUse whu have pro
tssed jnippst IN him nnd respect FOR his vaeaiips,
aud ,bis 10 a njtv tnt " appms tu have hepn the
wpaNs II convincing many tuluied rcuple
,ba, be 10 ,iaht, Of euutse thete Ia
no,hjup wnbiptful 10 sNth 80 eshhioh ~ sim-
riielt nn ihe raii oF rooi ftlloN who Nas sia'e
,uti middle sae bat u 10 melancholy ~ hhi 80 ai=
,amp heiRg made ~ nhihih ini tie evidence ~ hiA
un0iuess as q teacher ut secular science az least
iaoomjtion 40 prn0i ot his eWhehoe' M "onN'
there arc two ways at loihing at shoh raaas lheN
may lac regarded supply aud saolN as moh Tor
mrth aud dismissed With pelslliape, iint the spec
taole of ignorance gl0Ning n lis beulghled 'oh''l-
tou and misakng n daI kness tor llghl, Is haidS
a Gt subject for Jest to such as take ne soi"usiy
and thi. sober eldeaVor To secure niche IN the
'Ipmpe of Fame tor Joiln JaSl CT uoes ho' o0'i" '"
us ~ much C0mlCal as depIesslng'