The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-06-01
BOOKS. !.
BY PAUL PRY.

In the June Parsons Tho Story OF the
States" is continued. ard this month the
story of Alabama is splendidly told
by Prof Joel Campbell Du Bose. A NJ,
OF this city. Mention has already been
made in these columns of the able his
tory OF the State recently written and
published by Prof. Du Bose, and no one
in the State, possibly, Is better qualified
to write such an article than he For
i Prof. Du Bose is thoroughly conversant
with the minutest details OF the history
If the State and the lines of character
.. her great men who made its history.
% it'll full grasp of the subject and an
H3sy engaging style, Prof. Du Bose has
contributed a valuable and interesting
farticle. The necessity for conciseness is
apparent and while he has begun with
sAlabama's earliest history, the recital OF
seading events is very full and gives
perfectly elucide outline of the period.
prof. Du Bose. with an equally concise
style mentions the great men Of the
State. In one paragraph. he writes "A
distinguished figure looms above the hort-
zon of the forties,' william Lowndes
Yancey, the Demosthenes Of the South
the Patrick Henry of the Second Revo-
lution,' was the most aggressive of the
States Rights men before the public.
He had begun life an ardent union man,
but the trend of events turned him to
new political faith. His brilliant genius
shone both in party councils and in the
Congress of the United States. He was
an ardent Democrat, and next to John
! C. Calhoun, he was the genius of the Sc
cession movement in the South. His dis
tinguished Wing antagonist was Henry
w. Hilliard. These two made Montgom-
cry the focus of political opinion upon
questions affecting the South. Through
these and their coadjutors, what Paris
was to the French revolution, Virginia
s to the American revolution. Boston to
the Abolitionists, Montgomery became to
the Southern movement of 1861 " The
article is splendidly illustrated; and at
the end is very valuable addition in
what is termed a Bird s-eye view of
Alabama history"
Speaking of Prof. Du. Bose and his
literary work along historical lines,
mention was made the past week of the
proposed new magazine to be started
- the very near future. In this new en-
lnrprise which is a most interesting and
telluable one, Pror. Du Bose Will be as
Violated with Mr.. Thomas M. Owen, al
seady so we'll known in connection with
rae Historical Society of the State 1.-THE
tfulf States Historical Magazine" will be
9evoted to the history. literature and
antiquities of the Gulf States and States
adjacent. 1t will be issued every two
months and will be published in Mont
fgomery. Mr.. Thomas M. Owen will be
editor and Prof. Joel C. Du Bose bust
sness manager. 1t is the intention of the
&dtors to make of 1t a magazine Of SUI
20 mechanical makeup, with ilustra-
perks giving pictures Of distinguished
uoqorical characters. rare charts and
histos, etc. of interest to students. In
cuKaldng Of the enterprise, Prof. Du
spse said that they were already In pos
Bession OF a most valuable treasury of
+ all sorts of historical information not
yet given to the public by the press or
otherwise, and regard the enterprise as
of vast scope for usefulness to students
and delight to general readers. The first
issue will appear about July l, and the
friends of such work as well as the
friends OF those having the ambitious