The record-union., 1896-01-17
new PUBLICATIONS.

of the United States, Historical and Ju-
ridicial with Observations upon the Ordi-
nary Provisions of State Constitutions,
and a Comparison with the ConStitu-
tons of Other Countries by Roger
Foster of the New York Bar, author of
"a Treatise on Federal Practice, . Trial
| by Newspaper" etc, and lecturer on
Federal Jurisprudence" at the law
school of Yale University. In three
volumes, octave. Boston Book Com
pany, Boston.
| Volume one of this work is at hand.
It is printed in large clear type on good
durable paper and with broad margins.
We have given the volume somewhat
mora than usually extended examina-
tion. and are much impressed with its
worth
| We should say that it is a book, not
for lawyers only but for students and
statesmen also, and all who desire to
exploit the law of the Constitution and
or national history Mr. Foster writes
with great clearness. There is no op-
scurity in his style. It is direct and
simple and hence strong.
| Unless we are mistaken it is the first
| thorough treatise on the Constitution
since Stcry's famous work issued in
recent researches into the sources Of the
Constitution and the intentions of it's
powers; it discusses at length the theo-
ries of notification and secession, the
| constitutional history of the Confeder-
ate States, the reconstructive measures,
and later developments bearing upon
the Interpretation ofthe Constitution, all
in u spirit of judicial impartiality In
view of the recent debate in Congress
as to the Impeachment of Mr.. Bayard,
we note the full discussion of the topic
Impeachment in this volume.
This volume contains, we believe, the
| first exhaustive historical and analy-
| teal argument against the legality Of
secession, the first constitutional his
tory OF the Confederate States, the
first history of reconstruction from a
legal as well as an historical point of
view, and the first history of impeach-
ments in the different States This in
eludes large number of curious facts
known hitherto only to a few special
students, such as the conviction and
removal of a Governor for following
Lincoln's example in suspending the |
writ of habeas corpus without authority
from the Legislature, and the removal
OF a Judge for obeying a decision Of the |
Supreme Court of the United States,
overruling decisions of the State courts
that were supported by the wishes of a
majority of the State electorate. The
author, Roger Foster, is an active mem
Der of the New York bar, already known
to lawyers through his treatise on
Practice in the Federal Courts" and is
lecturer on Federal Jurisprudence" at
the Yale law school
VIC 10 vTnY1rI, i,,,,,,.oe.e.,.7 ~-,;41-
haustiyepess of the work Mr. Rogers
seems to have left no well untasted and |
no vein of ore unopened in his historical |
research and no case unconsidered that |
Las risen to level worthy of contem- |
plation.
We shall endeavor to more explicitly |
indicate the character and full scope OF |
the work on examination of the subse- |
quent volumes as they appear.
The January number of the Fran |
cais,' the students French paper par /
excellence, opens with an interesting |
biographical sketch of the recently de- |
ceased writer, Alexandra Dumas, with |
notes and souvenirs of the illustrious /
author of Camille by Albert Faure |
The selections in lie Francais" COM
bine purity of tone with elegance of /
diction, and give the reader an ac-
quaintance with some of the best short |
stories in the language, admirably /
graded according to his knowledge of
French. The course in grammar is both
theoretically and practically a supe-
rior method, and enables students to
pursue most successfully the plan of
self-instruction. A proper spirit of en-
uIation is excited among subscribers
y
who give good metrical renditions of
the verses chosen for the month, while
the best effort is published in full In
addition to the articles already men
toned, the attractions of this number
are: "Evvival I Maccheroni," LA
Lecon de Lecture, LIE Petit Grillon,"
Marriage Impossible, "Cours de Lit
terature Franchise" lie Dictionnaire
de PAcademie." lie Francaise" can
be obtained from Berlitz & Co., 1122
Broadway, New York
With the January number of Volume
X, the Social Economist" Of New York
is continued and enlarged under the
new title of "Gunton's Magazine of
American Economics and Political
Science" This magazine will continue
the work of the Social Economist" in
promoting a strictly American School
Of Social Economics in the United
States, as distinguished from the Eng
lish (Manchester) and other foreign
schools The contents for January are:
Philosophy of the Monroe Doctrine, "
THE Presidents Financial Plan THE
Banks and the Greenbacks,' Retire
the Greenbacks Without Issuing
Ronds," "Non-Partisan Politics" THE
Opening of Biltmore," THE Reed
Dingley Revenue Bill sToynbee and
His Work." Negroes Under Northern !