New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-30
SOME NEW BOOKS.

The eleventh volume of worthngton Chauncey Ford's
edition of the writings Of George Washington covers the
years l7s5-1T90. This period of the framing OF the
Constitution shows Washington filled with anxiety ana
apprehension for the future Of the country, ana very
doubtful Of the wisdom and integrity OF Congress. M
deed IN ono of his letters he plainly expresses the be-
lief that wickedness far more than Ignorance had 10
do with the perverse behavior of that body lie was
also disposed to doubt whether there was enough
patriotism among the people to save the stuauon' au
though his confidence in measure returned atter
the adoption Of the Constitution his past experience
made IL possible for him to DE very Saneuhe i"eio
are several expressions in this volume favonng uie
abolition of slavery, though he condemned all nov
ments which had for their sole object the harasss VI
shareholders, and which could not AFFECT the SIN
The correspondence Of these five years Is more Vae
than that in the preceding volumes and EXHIBITS
wash,ngton,s strong commons sense, vigorous lh'ei
renee and cautious spirit very clearly As us"a W
spares no in his eensures, and also d u'" -.
csnsures are based upon ncontroverlbie iao's' i""
in sptc of bis clear vision and Just judgments nc
capped cyniosm is not of the least r0narASoi0 vi
eumstances in his remarkable and noble earecr
In 1s47 Henry Howe published modest Noiu" -,
containing an encyclopedia account Oh tne ''a'o
ohio To prepare 1t he rode all over the stae' 'eois
.htrc as for as poSsble with his own eyes, ana
oaucino a work the value OF which mas Deeh io'oe
nized ever since In the centennial year nc "r' y.
sared 10 prepare edition OF ms IlsUoii."- -
iections OF Ohio" brought down to dhte ii 10" Az
been completed In three imperial octave Noiuine'
last two bound in one, having been Just puon'" y.
., n,ns+rated A feature Of the work Is Hle
srxtanost,on OF the engravings Representing PaVo,'
bindings etc. in ls47 and IN 1901 neu'ou -" -
,,,nstrates the growth Of the state IN Ne's 'l.
nnar The "Hstorca Collections as now Ca
tcnded and completed is work OF hrstraVe nnp
I'd ON Invaluable magazine of facts and sta'iS'i0s
arathQ In
an immense amount Of material reiauhs " -
limos for one thing and the narratives, winch aie
given by the hundred. abound with romahuc anu i Az,
,ne episodes hairbreadth escapes cohnic1 WIN 81
indians perls BY flood and field, ana Ill shoiV -
staple OF all American colonization ana se'"o"'"
fhe West. AS an epitome OF ONO hiso'S u" -.
can take the place OF this one. and the veneidolo
author nav well feel proud and glad that ne mas pee"
nared IN finish the enterprise upon which no mas ca
pended so many years of a useful iiie'
vo,,r,a three mart one of Dr. Murray's New Enghsn
Vactonary extends from f to Every, ana IS e"oU
nv the president of the Pathological society hoi.s
pradey Hon. NJ. A. Oxon. In predatory ~
the editor states that "the portion OF t'e Hnei,I
vocabulary included in the present part is
for the extremely small proportion Oh haeiVe i" 80.
words which 1t contains, as compared "i'n VI. .,
,nbArs ~ words adopted from French (mahy Oi VIM
are obsoete and Of derivatives from creek anu
A feature OF the part that will at once al""o'
ts the unnsusl abundance of echnlca ternio o@'oee
e. modern sciencen In many instances the curren'
tVmoloccal statements are corrected or supplenehV'
while in other cases it has been found possloe "
new chronological information. The Whole part VoU,
Nes To the care learning and thoroughhess "i'ii "
tbis great dictionary is being prepared
We have received the first part (Aoatement beual'
y, a new Dictionary of Political Economy, edheo Oy
p H. ingalls, Pagrave, F. r. 5. CMacmhah ~
Tie avoued purpose is "to give statement oi .no
nos,t,on o political economy at the present une Vo
setbar with such references to history law ana COM
rosrce as NAV be of use both in economic ana Ill GENERA
r.adincs Short biographies Of deceased Enssn
American and foreign economists with nouces Oh Unei
.ht contributions to economic literature, are also III
,Irdod Where controversial questions are concerneu'
.ho main conclusions arrived at by Leading "rlters
~ the various schools will be stated clearly ana III
nartialy The first part bears out the promise Oh 'e
p prospectus
81 Thomas Y. Crowell & CO. publish Famous Enehsn
POI Statesmen of Queen VictOria's Reign Dy S'raH
Vnowles Bolton a voumnous producer OF books foi
.he xounp. The volume contains sketches OF reel
palmerston shaftesbury, Bright Forster Beaconsneio
ravvcett and Gladstone. These sketches are hoV us
rnru,shed by any literary ability, but they are sum
GENTLY well adapted to the purpose for wmch heS
were prepared namely, the interesting OF the young
and their instruction through their interest