The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-09-14
Communicated.

apu crticismS upon some DOCKS OF i'm
portance published since the war.
Many or all Of them should be read by
Of United States history
.sThe Memoirs of Gen. Grant," "Rise
and Fall of the Confederacy," by JEFF
ferson Davis; all the works OF A. H.
Stephens and John G. Calhoun, "Life
Of Gen. Lee," Wirt's "L,fe Of Patrick
Henry" Parton's "Life Of Thomas JEFF
ferson;" also Webster's and Clay's
speeches. We could mention other
great works, but we presume this is
enough for this time. The author OF
this article has from time to time read
each and every one Of the above works
IS the most choice political and scien-
tific government, in many respects,
that ever appeared in the United
States: No student Of United States
history can afford to do without q
thorough mastery Of their contents.
We have ever been . democrat. and
during the war was In sentiment with
the south. Since the war we have
bought and read several times the
Memoirs of Gen. Grant, written by
himself. They are In two volumes.
The last one, written while in hrs de-
clining health, is not 50 well written as
the first volume. Gen. Grant was .
natural mathematician, travelling very
easily in this dry abstract subject. lie
never had to 60 over lesson Ia math-
ematics more than once; hence his
reticence and general silence. peculiar
to all such minds, and hrs persistent
effort to write and tell nothing but the
truth. A very fine spirit prevails in
these Memoirs, from FIRST to last.
They are written With almost the vigor
Of Caesars Commentaries on the
Galiic war. The fine spirit OF these
Memoirs took about twenty tons Of
| prejudice out Of the writer and q rebel
doctor. Grants mast excellent treat
meut Of Gen. Lee after Lees surren.
der; his kind treatment Of Mrs. Merri.
weather, at Memphis, Tenn. while hei
husband, . rebel captain, WAS In the
southern army; his kind trsstmsut Of
&he surrendered rebel soldiers at vicks
burg. and Of Less army, shows him te
be man far above low. malicioul
feslings. He reiased to take Leo'l
sword at the sarrsader, IN act befor'
unhsard Of In Ill history.
Napoleon said In h,s wars upon Ger
many and other nations be would Civ
twenty millions for the sword Of Fred
ric the Great. Notwithstanding tn
above views, We did not endorse then
nor do We now endorse all that Gen
Grant did.
Any one can read no better logI
than Is found all through A. H. Steph
ems writings, constitutional and his
torical. He had q powerful mind
clear OF all bitterness and abuse. H
was an excellent classical scholar. ha
great power for analysis, remarkabl
tenacious memory for everything b
ever studied. He says In letter Will
be was in congress that cosld the
write down everything be ever studie
In college. This Is truly remarkable
His method Of presenting any subjsc
was that Of an easy, conversation
style, and in . spirit that never begc
or fostered bitterness. His writing
are always powerful In their effect
upon bitter opposition aud In disarm
Ing all bitter prejudice. Mr.. Stephen
comhats With great power and success
the Hamiltonian doctrine. Thsre
not now, I think, . constitutional ter
book made in any university OF colleg
. north Of the Ohio or east Of the Blu
:. Ridge mountains that is not In man
respects Questionable, because Of thl
federalism Of Hamilton. "Perry o
Economic Questions," IL not write
in the true spirit. The very best COZ
stitutioual work the writer ever So
tor students teaching and stndyin
constitutional and fundamental law
. published by Howton, Mia,n 4 Co
Boston. 1t Is entitled "The Republ
, Of Republics." Mr.. Cyrus Osborn. I
this county, owns The oaly copy q
writer ever saw. We hsd the pleasul
several ysiss ago to borrow and re
this copy . few times. 4 lew yea
agos q copg ~ this wss ssnt to Il
presjasnt Of ths Uaissd States BY HoI
> J. ID. Shewalter.
Allow Us TO say no student can res
finer and better English and logic ths
is found iu the writings Of Webste
: Clay, Calhoan, Rstrick Henry. Thom'
Jefferson and Jefferson Davis.
Before closing We wish to make
statement IN regard to West Point ed
t cation. One of its chief charactsri
J tics Is thorough drill IN mathematic
3 and the ready application Of the san
TO all kinds Of engineering. Gel
} Grant, after graduation at West Poin
3 was offered q chair Of mathematic
but the Mexican war coming on, brol
r up this arrangement. Gems. McCie
} Ian, Beauregard, aud others from tn
: school were among the very first eng
J neers Of their time, civil and top'
T graphical.
I write the closing part Of this Il
{ the encouragement OF all who Al
I studying one Of the most difficult an
9 abstract subjects in all grades of o,
. schools, from our common schools
. the highest grade in the great unive
= sites 10 this and the Old World.
D - A. NJ.
Il
t 1t May Do As Much For You.
Q. Ar. Fred Miller, Of Irving, III
i. writes that hs had q ssvsrs kidney troub
for many years, with severe pains In b
{ back, and also that his bladder ",
: affected. He tried many so-calisd kidns
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