New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-06
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr. James whItcomb Riicy's poems are to be re-
printed in LONDON under tho title of od-Fashioncd
Roses"
Of ST. Nicholas" short story of New-York life. 1t
is entitled Little Saint Elizabeth Miss +. C. Bay
lon has contributed what promises 10 be something
interesting in "A Spoiled Darling,' story OF En-
glish and American children contrastcd.
Little Ike Templn.n Slight but neat is that
darkey sketch by Colonel Johnston in the October
"st. Nicholas and exceedingly clever are Kembles IL
lusfrations. And Mr.. Janvier's Bged Midshipman'
is winning; and the story of the lIttc prig The
Great Man Of the Family has many laugh in 1t.
Mr. Andrew Lang is about to publish his /" Letters
Literature being mainly reprint Of the epstles
contributed by him 10 " The Independent
A volume entitled Gospel Sermons by ex-Pres
dent McCosh is announced for publication by Robert
Carter & Bros
The October Magazine Of American History is full
of good thngs-and Of these will be particularly
interesting to students of political history and
to admirers of old John Adams. 1t is the article con-
tgining the hitherto unpublished letters exchanged by
the OK president and Charles Holt editor and publish
or, IN 1920. Holt had been imprisoned and fined for
sedtous' attack on Adams and the Federal party ;
but, though this did not change his opinion In after
years. observation and reflection brought him to the
conviction that Adams and his system were right.
He had the frankness and manness to write to
Adams to this effect Over his letter John Adams
unbent as much as John Adams could-the Adams
spine was nightly stiff. You know he writes,
that the Just always rejoces over every sinner that
repentcth. Your letter, however, did not surprise
me- because / had received such testimonials from
other persons. And what, perhaps, may be
considered more than all, the learned and scientific
President Jefferson has in letters to Inc Acknowledged
that was right and that he wrong My plain writ
incs have been misunderstood by many, misrepre
sented by more, and vilifed and mathematical by
multitudes who never read them. They have IN
deed nothing TO recommend them but Stubborn
facts and simple principles and Irresistible in1crenceS
from them, without any accommodations from am
bilious ornaments of style. or studied articles OF
arrangement Notwithstanding all which, amidst all
tie calumnies they have occas!oned have the con-
ISOLATION to know, and the injustice have suffered
ought 10 excuse me in saying, that they have been
translated into the French, German and Spanish IAN
guages. That they now contributing to INTRO
duce representative governments into varons NATIONS
of Europe, as they have before contributed 10 Inc
introduction and establishment Of our American Con
stitution both of the individual States and the Ma
ton at large, and they now employed, and have
been long time, in assisting the South Americans
in establishing their liberties from the days OF MI
randa to this hour. l may say with Lord Bacon that
j bequcath my writings to foreign nations, ana 10
my own country after a few generations shall be
overpast This letter has so much the appearance OF
vanity that i pray you not to publish II In print
though Calumny, with her hundred cato tails,
has dashed me so long that my skin has become
almost as hard and insensible steel, and her Sc
verest strokes would hardly be felt After ALL l
sincerely thank you for your frank and candid let
ter which does you much honor, and Is full atone
ment for all your In relation TO me- who am sir
your sincere we-wisher and most humble servant