Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-15
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

American Political Ideas as Viewed
from the Standpoint OF Universal History
is q volume embracing three lectures de-
liyered at the Royal Institution of Great
Britain in May, lSS0, 10y John Eiske. Fiske
originally read lectures in Boston on the
Discovery and Colonization of America.
and they so pleased Prof. Huxley that they
were repeated at University College, Lon
don, and in the next year he was recalled
to England to lecture On some of the phil
osophical aspects of the same subject. This
invitation resulted in the three lectures
now published. They illustrate the iunda-
mental ideas of American politics by set
ting forth their relations TO the general
history of mankind. We have read no
work on the American system in recent
years that has more deeply impressed us
with its truth in statement, its correctness
in analysis. and its soundness of conclu-
sions reached. 1t is fact that should i'm
press Americans with more than force,
that in England such an interest is shown
in the American system that a popular
lecturer and profound reasoner is invited
TO cross the Atlantic specially 10 speak TO
the English people on the subject The
lecture on Manifest Destiny ought to be
read in every American home. We can
not refrain from inviting attention to this
single paragraph in that mastery delivery
- And now we may begin TO see distinctly
what it was that the American Govern
ment fought for III the late civil war-a
point wi ii ut the time was bv no means
clearly apprehended outside the United
States. We used to hear it often said. while
that war was going on, that we were fight
ing not 50 much for the emancipation OF
the negro as for the maintenance of our
Federal Union and well remember that
to many who were burning to see our
country purged of the folly and iniquity of
negro slavery this used 10 seem like taking
a low and unrighteous view of the case.
From the standpoint of universal history
II was nevertheless the correct and proper
view The emancipation of the negro as
an incidental result Of the struggle was q
priceless gain which was greeted warmly by
all right-minded people. But deeper down
than this question, far more subtly inter
woven with the innermost fibers of our
national well-being far heavier laden too
with weighty consequences for the future
veal OF all mankind was the question
whether this great principle of union Joined
with Independence shOald be overthrown
by the first dcep-seated social difficulty it
had to encounter, or should stand as an
example of priceless value to other ages
and to other lands. The solution was well
worth the effort il cost. There have been
many useless wars, but this was not one of
them, for more than most wars that have
been, ii was fought in the direct interest of
peace, and the victory so dearly purchased
and so humanely used was an earnest of
future peace and happiness for the world. -
American Diplomacy and the Further
ance of Commerce, is the title of a work
by Eugene Schuyler, PHI. D., LII. D.. late
Minister of the United States to Greece,
Roumania and Serbia. 1t is from the press
of Charles Scribners Sons, New York. The
volume is an elaborate treatise-The De-
partment of State, Our Consular system
Diplomatic Officials, the Piratical Barbary
Powers, the Right of Search and the Slave
Trade, the Free Navigation of Rivers and
Seas, the Fisheries and Commercial Treat
les. The book is based on two courses OF
lectures given at Johns Hopkins Uni
versity last year. 1t is one of the clearest
cut, most lucid and exhaustive of modern
political works. 1t ought to be read BY
every citizen who has the slightest interest
IN our form of government and the rela-
uon 1t bears 10 the other nations of the
world
The Life Of Society" By Edmund Wood
ward Brown, is published by G.. p. Put
MANS Sons, New York, and is for sale by
A. l.. Bancroft Il Co, San Francisco 1t is
general view of the effective cause acting
upon 5 ciety-a social science treatise on
the completely of social phenomena. 1t is
asystematic study of society, with view of
obtanining as deep and adequate general
conception of social forces and growth as is
possible. 1t is very fully treated, and in a
manner at once interesting and profound.
From Major Ben c. Truman, the author.
we have charming Primer of Hotel
Del Monte" 1t is grotesquelv but hand
somely illustrated alphabetical list of
stanza after the manner of the old A. b,
rhyme, on the beauties of that delightful
resort Del Monte, Monterey county. The
designs are by +. NED. Johnston. ana
testify to his fine taste and great skill.
There are tables of temperature at Del
Monte attached, and views of the grounds,
bay and hotel.
The Song Friend" for May, published
by S. W. Straub, Chicago, contains II pages
of music, consisting of The shepherd
Boy" and " Norwegian Wedding March. .
instrumental pieces, and songs entitled
The Bloom is on the Rye, The Water
Mill, and Engaged to So and So "etc. The
number also contains an interesting report
of recent trip of the publisher to this
coast, including a visit and stay at Sac
ramento.