New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-02
SOME NEW BOOKS.

rovers che years 1775176, and embraces large num-
her Of important and interesting letters dispatches
and documents, ALL with scarcely an exception re-
lated 20 the public service tho prosecution of the war;
the troubles with Indians and a turbulent and I'M
disciplined militia, and struggles with Congress and
sluggish officers and opinionated politicians The
immense difficulties against which Washington mad to
contend are strkingly in this mulfarious cor
respondence. He is always complainipg that some
thing of vital importance has been left undone or nc
Is contending against fatuous propositions; or he IS
striving to hold to their duty officers whose vanity
and self appreciation greater than ther patriot
ism or he denouncing the too frequently outrageous
behavior of some of the militia levies; or he is I'M
plorng the civil authorities bestir themselves anu
send him powder, ammunition, supplies generaly'
Then he writes 10 Joseph Reed, in January 1776 We
arc now without any money in our treasury, powder III
our magazines, arms in our stores. We are WITHOUT
brigadier che want of which has been twenty umeS
urged, engineers, expresses Though commiuee mas
been appointed these two months TO establish them''
and by-and-by, when called upon to take inc
field, shall not have tent to lie in' IL Is pro's
much all of a piece. Washington had to drag 'lio
country after him 10 independence
We have received from Putnam's Sons the Report
of the Proceedings of the American Historical NSso
citation in Washington December. 1855. Inc Noiui"o
contains the papers which were read at the sessou
indicated with the exception of one which has aIreaS
been published in a magazine. This the thilu VOL
umc of the Associations regular publications. en'-
braces, besides the report of the proceedings D!
tary Herbert b. Adams, the following ESSAYS INC
Early Northwest" by William F. Poole LJ1 d.. P'esi
dent of the Association; The Influence OF governor
CaSs on the Development of the Northwest, ny
Professor A. c. Mclaughlin; The Place of the NORTH
west In General History" by Professor W. T. Alien
eInternal Improvements in Ohio, lo2o-looo' O'
Charles n. Morris 80 The Old Federal Court Oh [p
peals,n by Professor j. Franklin jameson; Canadan
ANNA l.
"Thc States Right Conflict Over the Public Lands
nv James c. yelling, Ii. d. The Matyrdom Vi
San Pedro ATbues," by Henry Charles Lea hePis
10 DR.. stiue Upon Religious Liberty IN virginia
by the Hon. W. W. Henry; American lra1o hosu-
lations Before 1882 by willard Clark troIer'
eMuseum History and Museums of History" Dy t.
Brown Goode of the Smithsonian Institute Inc
papers on Canadian archives and museum history
are nart,cularlv 500 Nr ira, story of tie
nartyrdom of San Pedro Arbuesa study I'm has olosy-
is curious and interesting, illustrating the struggle Id
Spain between the Jesuit "cOnversos' and The IN
auisition One of TaWuemadc's heutcnanS hgurlns
as a saint and martyr cannot but be an instructive
and moving spectacle.
Professor H. T. Peck, Of Columbia College, has edited
The first two books Suetonuss Lives of the Caesars
Henry Holt & Coz, with much learning and judgment
Whether he is right in classifying Suetonis as callsC
after the order of lola and Maupassant is however,
doubtful. In the of the Roman auihor tne
simple fact IS that he could not write TWO lives oA
the Caesars faithfully and fully without entering h'o
details which are after all part and parcel Vi mo
manners of a corrupt period. 1t was not hcuoh ulat
setonius wrote but history; hence the parallel Dc
tween him and lola is not true one Ihefe Is
moreover no evidence that Suetonins had any prefer
ence for the depraviteS OF which no IS compeleo 10
speak. lie undertook TO set down the truIh' "ha'
ever Il might be- but for its character he cannot DC
held accountable. Professor Pecks commentary Is full
and beDfl and the same may be said OF his intOduo
lion which appears to explain sufficiently the reluctance
OF English scholars TO edit this "rter
hitherto in showing bow his work aoounus
in technical phrases. rcc0ndlte eNpieSSlohS'
arbitrary artifcialtes and peculiar grammatical con
structons No writer certainly stands in more urgent
need of an Intelligent commentator but with Flo-
fessor pecs assistance the students should lind this
edition of sueons both interesting and valuable as
discipline The present volume contains only Vo
Iyes-those of Julius and Augustus. 1t may DO pre-
sumed that Professor Peck contemplates The extern
sion of his work If this first intament IS received
with the favor which its really great merits deserve.
DR. Horace NJ Morgan has compiled Qeach, shewell
4 eanborn a manual Of English and American Iter-
ature for schools and colleges. The arrangement oil
the subjects is a reasonable one, and perhaps the
biographies and criticisms are sufficient III all VINO use
the book VIII make proper use OF the blDhogrSphc"l
table appended each period We should be inclined
TO demur to the authors views OF proportion in s{ra
instances, but the EenCfdi purpose vi sum
leaves a broad margin for differences OF this hhu'
Tho second mart of the volume devoted to American
literature and here 1t is less easy TO follow
the principles of exclusion and representation when
have been in operation, though 1t may be aduhtted
that fun opportunity is afforded the student by me
references correct any erroneous estimate py "oer
reading
Under the title " Ply Biological Notes on Primary
Education and the Study of Language &C. F. PutDams
rational system of primary education, and gives an
account of her own experiment with a young child
whose mind she undertook TO open in accordance WIN
her own theory. The education OF perceptions sne
maintains should precedey oven by several years. III
struction in reading and writing, and she describes
The methods 10 be employed and rec0untS the results
ATTAINED The chief difficulty in giving anything Ike
ceperal applIcation TO her methods would probably
he the lack of teachers capable of doing the woiA
Tho hook IS however full of suggestion ana WHVSn
upon progressive Ines
The Appetons have collected and published under
the title christianity and AgnostcSm, Con-
,oversys the papers by Professor Huxley, Dr. Henry
We Tho Bishop of Peterborough, W. H. Malock
and Mrs. Humphry Ward in the English reviews
Whether the discussion was to any purpose is open
10 question but there can be no doubt mat these
papers embody a good deal of brilliant writing on both
sides Of the controversy and 1t Is equally apparent
that one at least of the dlspuantsProeSsor Huxley,
namely-thoroughly enjoyed the OCCASION and perhaps
hit out little more savagely than was necessary or
seemly in order TO exssperate and excite his adj
Sersaries.
Mr. J. Leweyn Davis has compiled (dacmillan
Coz volume Of extracts from the writings of f. d.
Maurice and calls them Lessons Of Hope" The
,el,e,ions are made with judgment and so as TO ap
nlv TO every kind of mortal vicisudc, though they
are not arranged according 10 their subjects. The
Characteristic beauty. faith and tenderness of Maurces
writings are well represented and the book viii be
,re,co,ned by many who have known sorrow.
q rrirht Hundred Miles In an Ambulance" (Pha-