Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-01-11
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER


wv 'hEh> Ii tkAkh MfSSt NICER.
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he January No. OF this Periodical ha. reach
rd sN We snhon the Table of Contenis
Original .irtici,s IN Prest.
>kcchc, Of lie llistor, and present condition, of
lrlpoii, with some accounts OF lie 81 cr Barlary
States, Ne. N-GharIot Ta,ol-Linra Us and
W ilson-A Far, -Sensibilir,-popular
tducation-Lionel Granb,, Chapter 7-Melzcn-
cerst.in, tale III imitation Of tie German By
Edgar A. Poc-Enelish Poetry. chapter 3-N II
e'na-eNtracts irom an unpublished abridecment
OF the History of irginia-Engl Language in
America.
Editorial Criticisms.
Poen's-MrS. Sigournes, Mrs. Could Mrs FL
lct-Ihe Paliizan. i, the author of " The Yc-
massc'-The Rambler in y rth America. h,
harles Joseph Latrobc-The South West b,
anA'c-The Poetry OF Lille. By Sarah Stu, h
ney-Taes and sketches By Miss Srdgewick-
"reminiscences OF Nielluhr. Z, Dr. Francis Lie
h"r--'rhr Young Wiie's b oh ohinson Crusoe
The Christian Florist.
Original Poetry
Po.m-Loye and Poetry-The Wasoncr-
To- Observation-Disclosures, written during an
excursion among the Allegheny Mountains TIN
known Flo"ers-Sonnet 10 -. By Alex. La
oy Beard-Socncs from Politan, am unpubliAr-
ed Drama. BY Edgar A. Poe-Lady Lconorc
and hcl lo,cr-To the Woodnymphs.
Selected Pcehy.
The Fountain of Oblivion.
The Sketches IF the Barbalp State, and the
Chapters of Lionel GranJv have firmly establish
cd the regulations OF their authors, as graceful,
polished and nervous writer's They need no fresh
ohaplct.
"Linn&ns and WILSON" is well-drawn & ell
esanlly written parallel between the great Boa-
mist of Sweden and the distinguished Scotch Amc,
rican Ornitl,ologi.,.
" SCnsibilitp," is we'll told and beautiful writ
ten story, saiirzing that "swcct sensbility" which
wccps over hieh-wrought narratives of fictitious
woe, while scenes of real suffering strike chord
of sympathy We presume Mrs. Sarah Hale, of
Boston, is the author. Ii is AT least worthy of her
gifted pen.
Nef1tnstrstein," by Edgar \. Poe, is Tale
of Horror and Fatality, the design Of which,
We imagine is, to show that the auihorknow, some
thing of the peculiaritics of tic German school.
|, is well written; but, the story like all Of tia,
stamp, has neither moral nor point
" Popular Education,' eNcelent botl, in mat
ter and manner.
"Enshsh Poetry, chap. g." admirable. Do
VIC mistake i'll aseIlbins these rich ohaptcrs,o Lar
~ Lvie1
The Poetry and the other Prose articles, Of tins
No. are good, hu. do no, invite any special re-
mark.
The Critical Department Of tie January No. is
ably filled, though the critic seems rather too
fond Of innicting the lash, and for the gratcat on
OF this propensity, exposing trivial errors in his
rictims. This is especially true of his criticism
upon the Dedicatory Epi,lle of " The partizan,"
IA ro ddtim 1t punnt"atim' dissection, which
might be APPLY illustrated by the implement of
flies upon needle or shooting tom-t tits with apop-
gun loaded with mustard seed. The general tone
Of the criticism on Mrs. Sigourncy's poems re-
deems, however, "A multitude OF faults.
The Messenger seems 10 be in thriving
dton, by its list of recc pts-whercat We are we'll
pleased, not only for the sake of the publisher
but likewise Of the public. who are SO much inter-
cscd in its perma ncnt establishment.