LEA & BLANCHARD HAVE LATELY PUBLISHED MEMORANDA OF A RESIDENCE COMPRISING INCIDENTS OFFICIAL AND PERSONAL, Including Negotiations on the Oregon Question and other Unsettled Relations between the United States and Great Britain. BY RICHARD RUSH, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States, from 1817 to 1825. IN ONE LARGE AND BEAUTIFUL OCTAVO VOLUME OF 640 PAGES, EXTRA CLOTH. This is an entirely new volume, and may be considered as a continuation of his former work, which attracted so much attention at the time of its publication. "In 1833, twelve years ago, the first series of these entertaining and interesting memoranda appeared; and coming from such a source, were so favourably received that we have long wondered at the abstinence which prevented their being more rapidly followed out. Both for their political and social matter they belong to a class of reading which it is very desirable to cultivate. In the complexion of his mind the author is so moderate and just that his international statements are worthy of perfect credit; while the position he occupied gave him such opportunities of mixing with the best informed portions of society, that his descriptions and anecdotes of them are of a most agreeable kind. Thus qualified by a sound understanding, an acuteness of observation, and a temper disposed to pour oil on every troubled water, we have received much gratification from the perusal of these two volumes."-London Literary Gazette. "We recur with much pleasure to this able and interesting work. It sheds a flood of light on the early negotiations upon the Oregon Question, and shows the position assumed by Mr. Monroe, when the negotiation was first opened, as well as the views the Government of the United States from that day to this. Mr. Rush has here presented, at a glance, that for which one might otherwise be forced to make extensive and laborious researches."-Daily Union. "His relations to the contest, and his perfect mastery of both sides of it, make him much the best witness introduced on either part. Indeed, properly, he is the only witness; the others are but counsel. To the entire extent in which he testifies (down to the close of the discussion of 1823-4), his statements are of the highest authority. Mr. Rush is the only one who has given us more than diplomatic and ex-officio pleadings, who offers, besides, a deliberate and apparently most sincere personal narrative of the entire negotiation, in which he obviously endeavours to speak as impartially as he does advisedly, and no doubt puts aside his own national and party prejudices as far as any one can be expected to do. So far as he leans at all, it is to our side that he leans; he is our witness; he is our best informed and fairest witness; and there is none, therefore, to whom it is so fit that we should listen with attention and respect, if we wish to make up a safe opinion of our rights."-National Intelligencer. "This is a continuation of the volume published by Mr. Rush some twelve years since, and blends in a very agreeable manner, occurrences in the social circle among the most distinguished of the land, with the important national matters which our minister had in charge, and among which the negotiation on the Oregon Question in 1824 stands conspicuous. We have already published some extracts from this excellent volume, and will endeavour to continue them."-Pennsylvanian. "The volume is well and ably written, and will form a valuable addition to American Literature and History."-Cincinnati Daily Atlas. "Mr. Rush has chosen to blend accounts of his personal movements, and the incidents of them, with statements and documents referring to his diplomatic functions. A varied interest is thus given to the book, as acceptable to the general reader as to the student of government affairs. The volume is very handsomely printed with a large clear type on good paper; a luxury which in these days of so called cheap books gratefully appreciated."-North American. Politicians especially should read this volume, for it sheds a welcome light on the diplomatic history of that question; and for its good temper, pleasant style and varied information, is a book to be recommended to every body."-Charleston Mercury. 1 7-1114 |