The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-04-26

Ito accomplish the military, movements plan
ned BY the president as a necessary step to
the permanent safety of this Union senti-s
nlshed a solution to the problem by his vic-y
tory at Fort Donelson, and ftireless move
ments afterwards when he caused the evac-
troops. &l@ Pm ~ = = - - -
), Andrew Johnson was then appointed mil
iiIafX governor Of the state, and thus was
the details Of which the author gives in a
succlnct and interesting manner Each
,sfani a state is then taken up. and the
cussed at length. The volume is invalua
BILE as a book Of reference : =
II IN treating OF the plans adopted by Mr..
OF arkansas the author says: Local re-
verses; however, were not allowed to inter
lupt the comprehensive policy of the presi-
ma, made to reorganize the state government.
This movement, like those in Tennessee and
Mas based the and
1858. Even before this step had been
taken the president was already moulding
Inc diverse elements into a power that
M Mouid Ultimately undermine Confederate in
mer July 81, 1858, he had written Gen. S.
f. 4en M stdn (; 7 understand that senator
to resume his place in the Senate. 81
course the Senate and not I would decide
whether pne,;d to to admit or respect him Still,
1t may be so presented as to be one Of the
very greatest national Importance and it
may be otherwise so presented as to be of
no more than temporary personal conse-
| quence TO him. The emancipation procla-
nation applies to- Arkansas 7
1M,nk 1 snail not retract or repudiate it.
1 oeneve can never be slaves or quasi
| slaves again. - t..~". =
In chapter entitled "Culmination of the
Presidential Plan,'' the author says: liable
and candid opponents of public opinion in
the South. even those who were a part of
the Lost Cause are almost unanimous in
Lincoln as one of the greatest calamities
! that befell their section of the Union. In
deed the , writer has heard distinguished
opinion that next to the failure of the Con
tederacy the untimely death of Mr.. Lincoln
3 vas the seysrest blow INFLICTED on Southern
their states during the early years of Con
gressonal reconstruction would have been
avoided had the wise. policy of President
| Lincoln been carried OUT
! THE' BLACK CAT CLUB.
rTothers:;, 81 net. New York: Rtnk +
Wagnalls Co. ~
THE Black Cat Club" by Mr.. James b.
Carrothers, has recently made it's appear.
a i13 The author in his preface says :
ch Ths book is intended as series Of
| u 4<cSiO lie us 1t may
pc observed in the great cities Of the
North: With this announcement the au-
. then proceeds to introduce us to his
series of character studies'' In the de-
scrlptlon or the personnel of the BLACK
Cat Club each member is given either a
shady or criminal character. This. how
ever ever Is Of no Importance except that in a
series of character studies Of the North
ern Negro one would expect to be intro
| duced to the Intelligent and efficient Negro,
as well as that earnest working element
VINO, although illiterate, are YET thrifty and
s citizens. This may appear not
! to be legitimate criticism, but when one
reads re- another statement of the author, viz,
| II nave tried, as it were. to make a win.
dow into Negro life so that the reader NAV
see Sc and hear for himself. it puts it with
IN the range of legitimate criticism
The club is invited to saloon kept by
q German, who says: 'Te first dings on
der r locked vii pc Niger song, Garry me
pack Ply oft VirgiDny.' Then little Hans
came forward. bowed, clumsi1y and proceed
ed to: murder the old Negro melody. The
jolly Dutchmen laughed themselves hoarse
and an many Of the colored club men fell to
the moor. rolled over and over and writhed