New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-25
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The third volume Of Pcrrot and Chipiers ency-
c,oprd,c work OH ancient AIT Is devotea 10 ."
exhaustive examination OK Cyprlo,o an" ~.
brief sketch of the history OF the island Nus
tra,sa with a very clear and good little !map'
opsus the inquiry. which then proceeds IN '.o
le;surely. careful, painstaking way now iamhar ~
all wbo have read the preceding volumes v,
tb;s gyeat work notable feature is the inii anu
unoualiiied indorsement given by the au'no'' ~
General di Cesnoa. Referring to an engra',hs "
the present volume of the Priest Win 'iie -
from the Metropolitan Museum, they say n'
figure is one of those whose restoration n"s ~
most sharply contested. 1t has been demonstrated
n, -. ia n,hiic controversy, in which all the
aIleyatiops have been freely produced. how unjust
xvare the violent attacks which during many wears
bavs been directed against NJ. di Cesnoia ana MS
collection we may also observe, concerning '''
particuiar figure that it was seen at cyprus
short time after It's discovery. at the mousse Vi Ito
or,er nv q; Colonna-C eccaldi. Found IN March,
1870. il was drawn and described by Ceceaiui
exactly as il exists to-day in the New-iork museum
in a memoir dated November ", 1871 anu
leccads had aufnlteu anu ot"o'ON
month of May, 1870" Throughout this volume
abundant use il made of General di Cesnola's col
lection. and his discoveries are always spoken OF
with full respect and confident acceptance. Oh
4he most part the charges preferred against
him in this city ignored as uhue-
serving attention, the authors eViuen'S
considering that those charges evince SO aehse
an ignorance of ancient art and OF inc GU,
cumstances affecting the CONDITION III "n0n
Cypriote antiquities are found. as to be unworthy
of serious discussion. The volume ID well NUS
trated. containing besides the engravings OF staIu-
cites gurnes ETC., several colorea piates Vi
specimens of glass aud enamelled ware. III Is
perhaps unnecessary to add that the work OF when
This forms portion is the most authoritative and
com,lete publication on the subjects it embraces.
A study of the life and times of Andrew jackson
nv Frenchman ought TO have some special interest
for Americans if only they can persuade themselves
that Frenchmau could understand the character
of aOld Hickory" NJ. Ggot seems to have sue
ceeded tolerably well, and jackson mas on tne
whole impressed him unfavorably. lie thinks that
he exerted upon public morals sinister influence
which still endures but he Is not surprised that
so strange figure this uneducated soldier this
natural despot, should have for so long q time
enthralled the majority of the American peoFle'
because no thinks with Carlyle that Hero-worship
develop and flourish rankly in democracy than
uuder any other form of government. NJ Gigot
eppears to have followed Mr.. Parton quite closely |
in ms narrative though he has evidently read Won
Hoist to some purpose also. 1t Will, however not |
;,robablg surprise Mr. Lowell to discover that some
versea of his about a0ld Hickory in the |
Bialow Papers" are here quoted in Illustration |
of the extent to which the popular admiration Tor |
the latters addiction to brute force advanced INN |
rl,,f trtperf ha
first years of the rebellion. NJ. Ggot holds that |
Jacksons career was altogether mischievous, and |
that he did gfeat harm by embodying and giving |
the dignity of authority TO the worst and most |
dangerous vices of the least enlightened elements.
Tins he SAYS he tralnpled upon the Constitution IN
The name of the law, and employed the name OF
the People" to conjure with, and to establish q
sort of dictatorship all the ntolerable because
the masses acquiesced in and gloried in 1T. |
This personal government theory died with |
jackson, observes N. Ggot. but what survived HIM |
was the corruption of public morals arising IRON |
The spoils system which he introduced; and against
this system our author, totally regardless OF Civil |
Service Reform declares that the honest men Of all
parties are vainy struggling to this day. Beyond |
the spoils system, nothing that Jackson did |
remained long after him. In spite, therefore, of |
the vogue he enjoyed in his day. NJ Gigot refuses to
give him the title of q statesman or to allow him
TO take place among the great citizens who have
deserved well of their country" The book is
written with good deal of insight, appreciation
aud knowledge, though naturally it 10 not free !
from errors.
(. In aLa Socete de Iondres :" the writer who calls
himself Paul Yasili has perhaps not made more
blunders and misstatements than occur in bis
volumes on Berlin and Vienna, but it has been
easier TO point them out In his ambition to appear
familiar with the gossip of the Court and the clubs
of the West End he appears TO have allowed himself
70 be hoaxed with budget of stories such as from
their ear marks may be supposed to have originated
in the social gatherings frequented by Mr. Jeames
Yellowpush When he talks about princes and !
princesses he retails only the sicst and most i'm
possible scandals. When he ventures to discuss
the press and literature be shows an Ignorance of
his subjects such as NJ. Jules Chacabac might have
enyied 1t was of course impossible that any man
should be able TO analyze and make faithful and
comprehensive reports upon life in all the capitals
of Europe, but man might know much about the
Continental capitals and yet he entirely lost |
when he came to London, for the latter is world |
In itself But Paul Yaslli has not mastered
the rudiments of this knowledge. His incOm-
petence to discuss the London press is shown. for
instance in his sandwiching The AtteReum between
Figaro and The 1it-Bit while he humps Punch and ,
Jnddy sic) together, and one but |
Du Maurier on the PaRchstaf ltisquite evident that
the book was written in a great hurry. doubtless to
secure market in advance of another publication
of the same type. But the experiment is failure,
and shows that with every will to be scandalous
and even with some special helps. 1t takes much
more than smartness to pfoduce q readable
book vasili has really published sort of slipshod
Quide-book with glasses of his own. and perhaps
tne only solid amusement to be got out of it Is in
noting its many blunders. The thing, in fact, has
t.tx Ill.
likely to attract much attention for some time to