New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-29
AMERICAN HISTORY.
REBELL1ous BAcKwooDs STATE.

work The Winning Of the West Inc P'''ou
includes the seven years Immediately io"o"ins
the close of the Revolutionary war; wheh 'he
Constitution was finally adopted nllsH'S IA
ton created and the momentous question ue-
tcrr,ined that the liberated colonies should not
bc "a mere snar Of weak ana quaTreiso''e "'''e
co,,r,onveaIths. with history as bloody and
,,ooriorlces as that Of the Spanish-American
g.a.cs" The author has drawn upon much new
material and made a large use OF the Draper
MANUSCRIPTS in the library Of the State Historical
Society Of Wisconsin: and he has produced a
work o. great learning and enriched 1t with
,,hiioeonbicaI reflection There is a distinct I'M
nrovoment in his literary style. which has be-
como loss sententious and compressed. and more
elastic and graphic: and the synthetic method
h,e boen wisely substituted in place OF labored
ANALYTICAL processes.
pro,.ious investigators have been embarrassed
II not bafIlod by the insuperable dif'iculles Oh
this transition period Of American history be-
CAUSE they have concentrated their attention
imam events rather than tendencies. Al the
close of the Revolution there were rev 'hou-
sand settlers in the West the pioneers OF an I'M
rncrse theory which was to march across the
Continent These settlers were destined ho' Only
to invade the wilderness and to drive out inc
Indians and their foreign allies. but also 10
establish the principles of free government under
the Federal Union. The rapid extension OF pa'K-
woods stations and constant skirmFnins WIN
Indians were the chief events happening mono'-
onously from day 10 day in the settlement "i the
nov territories; and If there had been nothing else
.,,ono ,,.,,ld NO u, duUor chapters OF American
,n''e "'%'' .to .rrh,,,cr, stream OF tendency.
with its cruss-CU-rcnts and wnirllhS 'd"eS
VAN .ho ,roov - settlers. that the
'''"'' ,' , ,rnoro vcara separatist move
,al.I -. ambitions sccossonists. corrupt
'''''''9 .,.,, c,.,r,s, officials. scdlt!ous in
,i,r. norort states. and secret plots
,,,.,,,,,er, - ro,ublIcs indcpendcnt Il
,-a.,",., o,,,r,l The final triumph of Unionst
>'' ,,,...,oss anarchy individualism
oP',''O'' a,.,,, ,,.oe ACCOMPLISHED after a pro-
-, Tho winning Of the West was
..i,,, t,,, ~, integral part % the Amcri-
,h,o 7, was after the Revolution. the
.o. hattie r,r American liberty, and il
',,.t.i,.o
,r,,. lior. cbantcrs ~ tho new volume are chief
-,1 ,,.,,, tho thrush II settlers from 1854
49, ~, r,,,,, wars during those three years:
49,. ,,a,.,,,,io, II the Mississippi and Spanish in
.ri,,,os. tho state e Franklin Kcntu, ky's strug
a.. ,.r statehood. Ohio and IN" N0rthwcs' War;
rn.., 80 3, $50. and Tennessee and The South
49,. -rrri,,rv during tho same period. The ac-
,. mitch IN. o,,tbor gives of the turbulent
,....,. s,,., - Franklin NAV hc singled out
-. ,...,r...i,,, AMI ins,rlcrivc portion Of,
g. t.,,, s,,.o &, ,ff.rs .ho dearest glimpse Il
49,. .,,.r,I conditions Il disorder AMI lsintcgra-
e.. ,,ti., would raye prevailed throughout the
", =, .,.,,r,,.s, tendencies had uo, been over
, h,. 80. irrcc..flh,,. Gavcil pnlent & Nl' nal
,,.r~c
r,o o,~,,os. e...I.-s IN Eastern Tonness,e and
-,.-,, .i...-,.. ANN. .--ru %or.h caro-
.. ... ,..,...~ ,.I MR., Turbulent
e.. .,.,. virgin, from which ta.. wilderness,
,,...,,.,,. ,,,s i.,.,5.l When ih.y had .n-
-, -, ...,.,.,, ,,,,,l r.,ir county governments
l..,, -, .rc,,,vci ,bo, were anxious :, be re-
,oos., ,,.,, ,ro control q A par,n, state whose
,...i.,,..~s hal r.. ,,rr.,lc! thcl- carern-ss -
,.u,.1 .. v,.s..-, settlements winch veto a