The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-07-11
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THE TRUE ABRAHAM LINCOLN, .
The True Abraham Lincoln: BY Will
liam Eleroys Curtis, author of The True
Thomas Jefferson. Crown Svo. Cloth
decorated; net, 81. Philadelphia: ]. B.
Company SsE 4 ;54.8
the record of whose lives grow in
interest with each succeeding generation,
and which CLEAN brighter as time@ passes,
instead of fading with the general wreck
of men and things, by which they were
environed. VITA ~. ~. s..-. -.
These characters are unique and orig
inal and bear striking analogies to each
other-the most important of which is
their self dedication to truth: 't
They may be called the guide posts Of;
civilization, and may be named as, Christ,
Socrates; Luther and Lincoln. 1t is about
the latter that William Eleroy Curtis has
written under the title, 1.-THE True Abra-
The story of Lincoln is always absorb
ing and full of human interest. The vol
umes which have been written about him
we have however, read none of them
which surpass in arrangement OF literary
detail, Mr.: Curtis publication. DE NOR
tuis nil nisi bonum" has exerted such a
that its literature fails to throw much
light upon many of the eminent careers
of distinguished statesmen and soldiers.
Mr. Curtis, however, writes in a natural
manner about a natural man: and does
not fail to remind US that Mr.: Lincoln
These faults. however, serve as str1k-
ing contrast toS the sublimity OF his char
acter. which had been attained before
his assassination.
The illustrations are profuse and some
of them appear for the first time In a
published biography of the Great Emancl-
pator's life. = =. ~
Lincoln, the Leader of the Springfield
Bar is full Of interest, as the author
traces his intellectual development. from
onward until he became pleader Of such
striking power and force as to easily sur
pass in the logical presentation OF ms
cases men who had been trained In in
situations of higher; education
1.-THE occasion upon which Lincoln dis
played unusual power as an orator was
the Bloomington Convention for the Or
ganization of the Republican party early
in 1855 Never vas an audience n moIe
The Convention, which was composed OF
had adopted the name Republican. had
taken extreme grounds against slavery
and hao launched a new. political organi'
cation; but it contained many discord'
ant enviois and hostile elements. Those
who had watched the proceedings were
anxious and apprehensive Of d1ssentlor
and jealousy. and Lincoln, with his acute
political perceptions, realized the danger
perhaps more keenly than any other mar
in the assembly. He saw before him Z
group Of earnest, jealous. sincere men
Willing to make tremendous, sacrifice:
and undertake Titanic tasks, but at thu
same time most of them chung to then
own theories aud advocated their 1ndl
vidual methods with tenaclty ina
promised to defeat their common purpose
Therefore, when he arose in response tt
the unanimous demand for speech from
the great orator Of Springfield, his sou
was Hooded with a desire and purpo s;
to harmonic and arnalgamate the patr1
otto emotions Of his associates.
Those who were present say that a
first he spoke slowly, cautiously, and II
a monotone. but gradually MS words grey tf'
discordant souls Of the assembly togethe
and his hearers ''arOse from their chair
with pale faces and quivering lips an
pressed unconsciously towards him. Ill
influence was Irresistible.
THE REAL BENEDICT ARNOLD.
The Real Benedict ArnD hd BY BY ch haro3
New York: A. S. Barnes & Co.
The real and ''true" people seem t.
have the front Of the stage just now.
An unpleasant impression has prevailed
in many quarters that Benedict Arnol
has not been fairly treated, that his serv
great fault was not over emphasized per
haps, but unreasonably punished. Treach
ery to ones country far surpasses Tn
other great treachery to ones friend an
may be. however, certain circumstance
With explain the deed and modify tn
bitter condemnation.
While not condoning Arnold's treason
| Mr.. Todd emphasizes his invaluable serv
| ices to America, and shows conclusivef
| Colonies: first at the battle Of Valcour'
| Island on Lake Cnampla1n (the first naVa
battle, by the way, in which our arm
were engaged), where, by ms despera7 s
| some respect for American arms tina
they gave up their plan of invasion fror
the north that year; second, by ralsln
the siege Of Fort StanWix in the MohaW
| Valley, and putting to flight st. Leger'
invading army marching to aid Burgoyne
and third and fourth by winning the tW
battles of Saratoga. which, conJolnet
| Greasy included as one or the h1teen oe
cisive battles of the world
Mr.. Todd also shows that it was tn
| influence of Arnold's wife and his Tea
of losing her should her reasonable COZ
resDondence with the British officers b
discovered, which induced Arnold to be
tray his country and not the e, gr9ss IN n
Justice of Congress nor. the calamltles {
paper generals-tne motives general
ascribed. The book is an original an
| unique contribution to revolutionary ms
tory. The illustrations, are lnterestln
and instructive; especially noteworthy
the reproduction of an old print repre-
senting the burning of Arnold in eftgy.
AS death drew near, it is, said his min
wandered, and he was again in America
fighting his battles with washington an
his old comrades in arms; IN a luc1d IN
form Of a major general, in which he ha
ESCAPED to the ':Vulture," and which h
had ever cherished, might be brought an
put on him, with the epaulets and SWORD
! knots which Washington had given hlr
| as the bravest Of the brave. \
Let me die in my old American uni
| FORM he said, 1.-The uniform in whic
I fought my battles. God forgive me,
he added, flor ever putting on an
other. &a.e.2 - l. ~ I. i ~ IL ... Z.
THE MYSTERY OF MURRAY DAVEN
&y. =. PORT. :
! 5 The Mystery of Murray Davenport, /
| Story CT New York at the Present Day
BY Robert Nelson stephens. ILLUSTRATED
by H. c. Edwards. Boston: l.. C.. Pag
| & Co. $3.50: 4
disappointed man. He has talent and in
him. mr.. Stephens is particular to seel
V t.er Tilt in careful descriptions Q
familiar neighborhoods. He aims to re
produce the bustle.+and excitement
IFS customs. Tie we'll appointed fiat. tn
boarding house the. hotel the pseudo
Bohemian cafe, the chophouse, the water
side neighborhood are all ,recognlzable
The personages are generally common
place enough to, seem perfectly natural
The mystery, seems to be something
new in mysteries; and if we are willinl
to accept it for<what it is worth we GER
tainly will not quarrel with the ma me
of its presentmant. Everythlng is IKE.