New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-28
NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS

"Recollectons of Lord Colerdge" the Bowen
Merrill Company Indianapois). by w. +. flshoach.
is a neatly printed. pleasantly written memoiia' Vi
a friendship which began in 1881 ana enoeo win
Lord Colerdge's death. MI Fshback on VISITING
England in 1891 carried letter OF introduction from
Justice Harlan OF the United States Supreme Court
10 the English Lord Chief Justice The latter re-
membered with pleasure his visit 10 the united
States In 1888, and he received Mr. fishoacN win
the utmost cordially. had him to seat on 'ne
Fench to begin with and invited augh at MS own
expense when he put on MS gown. winch mad OF
course an enormous tall by saying: This tail am
entitled to wear as a mark of distinction MI
Fshback is careful to add in another pace that
Lord Co.eridgc. while he could laugh at such d
mark nj distinction. was. at the same 'iihe' wen
aware OF It's value. Once he called the Lord Nhlel
Justices dress "superfiuous toggery but. adds MI
Flshback Notwithstanding Lord Coerldge's talk
about his wig and tail and toggery, he was Ger
taIDly conscious OF the fact that these Official Dc
iongings are not without their use And Mr.. FISH
back. who is vigorous advocate OF n lie tenure
for judges, naturally has his fling at the American
way OF making judges in the States responsible IN
a way TO party bosses besides citing Bishop HOOKER
on the significance of dress In general IT may be
said that there is a surprising number of remarks
In this book which have nothing TO do with lord
Coleridge. For example. this: There Is democ-
racy in English churches which might wei be
copied In such churches as John Halls. on Firth
pews scowl at stranger as If he were Digger
Indian" Mr. Frshback has also the story about the
philosopher who always put gold piece under HIS
plate at table d'hote before he began his dinner
He says the philosopher was Schopenhauer, VINO
had wagered with himself that certain young En-
glishmen who dined at the same restaurant would
talk only on dogs horses and women But the only
human beings on earth that Schopenhauer cared
for were Notwithstanding. of course. at the
distance which he usually kept between himself and
other two-legged creatures II MI FlshpacN hao
said Hartmann for Schopenhauer. and young Ger
man military men for Englishmen. he would have
had his story in its best traditional form But Mr.
Fshback is striking at the baccarat-payine hooie-
men of England. for whom he has as hearty as
like as for Angomaniacs in America win ali
these digressons he gives an attractive picture OF
Lord Colerdge full Of those touches that repro
drce the man There is also lively rem-
niscence OF Matthew Arnold. and more than word
abou; Cardinal Newman. These are the three En-
gl!shmen whom Mr.. Fishback groups together both
In this world and in the next
Aside from some changes in the way OF notes and
references TO authorities the only novelty IN the
second volume Of Papers Of the Military Histori-
cal Society OF Massachusetts,. repub.ished under
the title Tho Virginia Campaign of 1862 Under Cen
eral Pope" is paper the battle Of Cedar Noun
tain by General George L. Andrews General An
drcws Is of the few old soldiers who frankly
acknowledges at the outset that ne dld not see 'c
whole battle and that some OF the things which he
did see he may have forgotten. But he appears 10
have gone over most OF the publications on the SUD-
feet He does not dissent from the opinion almost
uniform throughout the volume. that teherai rope
was quite unfit for the command OF an army New
aspects are put upon the case by the various aouo'
that can be raised. by tine political controversies
of the time by personal ambitions and antipathies'
but with al these 1t was a most extraordinary
sight from the historical point OF View TO see an
army almost in the presence OF the enemy oeVo'-
ing itself to getting another army OF its own coiors
out Of reach
The battle Of Cedar Mountain was incident to all
this Relieved OF the Army OF the Potomac. Lee
turned his whole attention 10 Popes command inc
Army OF Virginia one OF the results being the
battle In question There has been much con'ro-
yersy as to the responsibility for the battle on the
Union side General Andrews's testimony goes 70
show that IL General Pope did not order the attack
he at least placed General Banks In q position
where he must fight. Popcs famous proclamation
on taking command In the East gave the impression
that he thought the generals and solders too ready
to avoid battle. On the very morning OF inc
Cedar Mountain affair he had written that there
must be no retreatng and no waiting for an at
tack There does not appear to have been any
shrinking The 18th United States Regulars gave an
object lesson In sklrmishing which has not been for
gotten by either side to the present day. the up
shot of the whole matter was that Bankss corps
practically he'd It's till almost nightfan against
the forces of both Early and Jackson The next
morning what advance the enemy had made was
given up. The armies watched each other Tor TWO
days Then as Pope about 10 be reinforced
Jackson fell back to Jordansvl.le. and Few days
later Pope retired across the Rappahannock "A
Southern writer asserts" concludes General An
drews that the action was brought on by Genera!
Early in obedience 10 an order from General jack
son. But whatever may be said or may seem to be
NJ th,ev VII he
Mountain he who aggressive, who perslstently
attacked. who forced the hghting. was no other
than General Banks"