Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-02-19
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESsL SoEE.

SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSL NoEE.
for Ftjruage, isas.
Tho last No. oithc +" Messenger" opens with an
interesting aud we'll wri,Ieu Biographical sketch ol
the late Dahncy Can, oil the Judges of tho Yin
giuia Count OF Appeals.
Review q, y. L. Willis. pocms"--a Just tribute
10 i much >landetcd Nri,cr-our who has suffered
more from the venom and deuac,.on nj malignant
and harsh judging criticism than any An,r,leah, Who
hi, contributed 10 extend aud exalt ,Lc literal,
,cpulatlono l his county. Many al his poems, par.
tculall, his 81 r,ptur illustrations are perfect gems
=" orient pearls Al random slruns"-lt i. To be re.
gretted that dislike oithc man should ;, long have
contributed 10 prlpclus,r injustice to the poet and
W. glad ,hat' 4 Nughiau" Ia, had the dis
elimination 10 perceive, aud the eandoI to aeknow.
ledge his surprising genius.
- Dsc"nts ON american Literature" bolorc the
Charlottesville iyccum, by Proirsso, George ru.k.
er--An elegant production, aud "'tha gratifying
sketch of the p,osrcs. Of Literature aud Science
the nlrd States.
journal OF 4 "Trip To the Mountains, Caves aud
SIP Jugs of Virginia by a Ne" Eoslander" -~r'Iien
IN flowing and graceful st,lr.
The Go,erness," by Virginia Lady. The l,ir
writer posscs.cs talent bat We cannot say that wc
were pleased with her story, asa whole. The cha
iactcr oi Ms. Matthews, who i. frequently before
the ,cadcf un.kilfuIly drawn and III altogether un.
natural.
The far Vest" !. An abride emeni. rather than
- trie~," (as tpnrpons to bc) oil Washing
ton Irius's work, " The Rocky Northumberland
will be interesting I" ,ho,c who have read the
work ,tsclc
" TIN Desertu" ia concluded. The incidents II
Sergeant Ch,mpc's esentu hstot, are INTO
i v,ty n,ere,iin. story. Whenan auielr, however,
i, continued from Number 10 Numher, dislike
,uclllon, gaps between the chapters. 1t Is bad
nough to have one month, intotal-Wheu two
tlIce occur. " on, snlernssls niolrrahlc.'
Review, Of -" liallams Middle Ages" and o
d. Johusou's Iruuc," have nothing 10 recommend
thcm but their copious extracts ~d,Gl, compared
with the text, are like pouud oil bread to penn,
worth Of sack"
The Truce Ground, atalc olihr i.erolulionar,
Var" (Which is [. Le co".iudci III tho next Nol
promises we'll.
4" An Address Oh The JliIiIy 1T A,irouomy," de-
li,crcd before the i.yuchJug oung Mcu~ Society.
h, Professor l.. {. Garland, oi Randolph Macon
College, contains 4 ,,.t fund oi Information 10 iLs
uulcaru-L III h,s noblo aud too much neglected sci.
cnce. The ,tylr, too is nnptelrndug. chas,c and
beautiful, aud will attract many who might otherwise
be- repealed from liz perush b, thu supposed ali
-l,uscnss, OF the subject. Such papers M ,hesc.
dough he, may be skipped BY lhose WHO .dabblr
only IN hight wares ,mpalt solid ntott,t aud lasting
tuiue to The page. oirhe Messenger
Somctliiu. on :Sonnrts by James I. Ou.'-scli
cr.rated Mr. .. contributor whose ia e We
Away, dad losec.
"Sh,ksprdre and the C,lcs'-an eloquent tn
butte the merits of the great bard an1 score hing
easlis alton Of the NOISY verbal critics, who have re
Gently been dill gcnil, employed pointing spot.
in the sun The rters criticism, Inc critics arc
conclusive
- Lord Bacon his Character aud Writings" part
ad-abridsed rum the Edinburgh Review, Tor the
Messenger. Thu, arclr alone worth a ears sub.
scrption-anJ the Messenger has Zone the reading
public no small service in culargng lis circulation.
" The T,cculn." No $50 40, The writer is
too earnest in impaling flies
-" Dialogue bcia cen .orl Bacou and SlMks pcsre"
-(seectcd from an old Bltckwood) -" Samu. John.
sob aud David Hume compared ditto and The
Dean OF Badaioz," portlcal story tdtto)-ali sr-r-
ling articles, and well worthy OF the space the,
py. even to the exclusion OF original matter of less
merit.
The Poetry in the February No. Of the Mcssen-
ger" isscncrally good W.may notice particular
ly The ShipwrecA,' by w. Gilmore Sims, and "a
Farewell To Mary" by Nlrsinian. a, possessing
more than Ordinary merit.
We pioficr to Mr. White, more our best
wishes--and the hope that he may receive what il,
still better that substantial support which his
passed excrtions So richly deserve, from the nation
| nj large, and from the Southern people in oarticu.
lar.
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