New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-30


And lowered him down with a golden chain
Aaron Burr has been one Of the latest historic
persons to fell victim to the industrious sand
bag of the historical novelist. The oracle which
make a habit Of consulting on such matters
predicted his fall some time before it happened,
which may lend interest, in passing. to the fact
that the same fountain Of wisdom is point
ing out Genet, the French minister who tried to
force Washington against his will into active
sympathy with the Revolution in Paris, and
incidentally turned said revolutionary Phila-
delphia into a tricolor stronghold Of the
Marseillaise spirit. But sufficient unto the
day is Aaron Burr. The novelists show signs
of resigning him to the historians. Ed
ward Everett Hale in his Memories Of Hun
dred Years was at some pains TO insist that
the half had never yet been told Of the con-
spirator, and that Illuminating documents were
still to come to light The publishers Of DR..
MacCaleb's monograph on the Aaron Burr
Conspiracy" (Dodd, Mead & Coz say that in
the preparation Of this work, upon which he was
engaged six years. he had access to materials
and sources which no other student Of Aneri-
can history OF this period has seen" Aha! one
fancies here are those documents sure enough
come to light. DR. MacCaleb's conclusions in
studying the conditions Of public opinion under
contrary to the commonly accepted notion. the
West which Burr looked for support was by
means arrayed against the Union, was not
ready to be led into assault in Louisiana
and Mexico, did, in short, not lean to treason,
but was, perhaps, the most ardently unionist
and patriotic part of the country.
Herbert S. Stone & Co. issued Wednesday
novel by Anna Robson Brown called Truth
Ecos- se
launched from the ways of religious definition
The hero is an atheist. who bestows his affec-
tons on churchwoman. The atheist proves
to have the higher sense Of honor and the
churchwoman to be a dissembler. Though the
Church will probably survive. the author makes
this difference of opinions the starting point Of
a study of fundamental differences of charac-
ter.
The late Charles Godfrey Leland once put an
end TO a discussion Of religious matters among
his assembled guests which threatened the con-
versa tionaI peace of the moment by remark
ing that all intelligent people really held but
one religious belief. AT the query what this
might be he replied that this exactly what
intelligent people never divulged However
this may be- intelligent people Of all denomina
lions sometimes exhibit strange conceptions Of
what institutionaIIy, they are supposed 10 be-
Heve The series issued by the Baker & Tay-
lor Company, under the general title THE Story
of the Churches" was projected at an instance
Of such confession Of confusion Some laymen
were Offering proof that wisdom would surely die
with them when one made a statement about a
tenet Of the Presbyterian creed, TO which
Presbyterian present took exception. He
understood that II not the Presbyterians
but the Baptists who held this particular tenet
of faith There were no reference books handy
he eed al S12d
that did not fall stony ground II the
Akhoond OF Swat did know what's what. he
doubtless had plenty Of leisure 20 inform him
self In this busy day need our information
ticketed and accessible. This series was intend
ed to convey TO the Church member, in brief and
popular presentation, the essential facts Of the
rise, history and beliefs of his own denomina-
ton, and to give him an easy opportunity to
inform himself about others. The volumes on
The Raptists" and 1.-The Presbyterans' were
the first issued Dr. Henry c. Vedder. profess
sor Of Church history in the C-ozier Theological
Seminary and DR.. Charles L. Thompson secre-
tary of the Presbyterian Board Of Home Mis-
sions, prepared them. In September Methodists
and Congregationalists will be supplied with in
formation
Ellis & Elvey's Hundredth Catalogue is pref
aced with interesting history of this Lon
don bookselling house. from the time Of its
establishment by John Brindley in 1928 Among
the illustrations reproduced in the catalogue Is
a spirited drawing Of ST. George and the Dragon.
The dragon is having much the worst OF IT, He
lies mis- back to the right, his curved tail,
spread wings and gripped claws expressive OF
the considera bic discomfort he has caused him
self by attempting to swallow the first half OF