Morning herald., 1839-08-27

,vic,y IF New Books.
Tp.vr Sopra AMERICA DURING THE YEAR
yxs4 AN So .ly the Hon Charles augustus MuT.
Vap-HApr : BROTHERS, N Y-Ihis gentle
man is not your feather bed travellers. VINO eA
yect to go through the world completely enseonced
n a sedan chair and believe that they can form
correct view Of men, manners, and institutions, Dy
merely viewing them through the medium oi an ore-
ra glass. Neither must It be supposed, because
he is by birth san Honorable" that his producions
are all for the rats, and that his book IS Hed
with sneers at democracy, contumeiious ooser'a-
tions on American manners. American women, ~
even American dandies. Mr.. murray nol ne.ey
resided IN some of the principal cities OF the Union,
but he made his way into the back woeds' conversea
and lived with settlers, joined the hunters o. I've Al
legAany with his rifle, and pehe!ra'eu :" ,"o rss.
nro;r;es If the Missouri, to ENJOY summer resi-!
dence with one of the Pawnee tribes. FROM TINS
mart of the book we should like to make some CO.
pious extracts if our limits would permit. .r y IT,
cannot pass over the following estimate oi tne In
dian erwhich strikes US as farJaster' thouSh
infinitely less romantic, than that OF mos! writer's
who ha We paid attention to the manners anu cus'
of the Aborigines.
aEv hon, tba, ,pcnt with the Indians impressed upon me
be conviction that had Ae only method OF beeonns ac
suainted their domestic habits and their
aser Had ud ed from what had been able to observe al
E eayenworth or other frontier places where met them
should have known about as much OF them as n a
Of .crbers and their readers and might like hm nave de
d ssec and others into belief in their "high sense Of
hcnor their hospitality their openne ana love o ruin M
many other Qualities which they possess, al a IN very
arsts srres. and vet il is no wonder If such impressions
have gone abroad the Indian, among wnl,es' OF
garrison trading post town, is different man rom me
e. .sme Indian At home as a Turkish "mollah IS from
French barber Among whites he all dignity ana rePo'
hs acoo mart the whole time. and acts most adm'ra
~ IL @sp a. no surprse at the wonderful effects
OF startled IL twenty isur pounuer nra
80 ~ hin, an ioes not evince slightest curiosity regard
@ bou.and things that strange and TO him; "aere
a. At home the same Indian cbaers jokes and laughs among
his quentl, indulge. the most csnou con-
and h curiosity is as unbouned and irresistible as
that Of any mau woman. monkey on earth irI'h nu
,,,lo des
to steal and the only blame Or ever
incurred thereby is when the offence = ~ ~ an
tan never me- liars determined, universal, or a
dacous The chiefs Themselves have tod me iepy -, ~
most deliberate and untrath' to serve s PRpp Rpo
win ~, gravity of chief ustice aud doubt whether baron
Munca sen himself would be than match or the ge
chief Of The Let them not dispute the M
greatest his collar ne-one IN incentive eAass ~
other in plain unadorn'd fasehosd'
From The foregoing extract our readers can form
some estimate OF the Of the book before US anu
we can assure them that it's other chapters are qu
as agreeable, many truly eloquent and ahrepie'e""n
good sense and sound philosophy: ,a.s
THE Token AND ATLANTIC Souvenir, ioi iosS.
Coiman, Ner York -"What an annuai ourins 'ne nc
hot weather we fancy some lady TO exclaim, on
seeing this notice. As well might we expect roses
at Christmas, or sleighng at Midsummer; us lrue'
il is somewhat a-head of the season, but the ProPIe
tors and editors are all Of the genuine Yankee cnar
acter and they are determined 10 be, II psssioie hrs'
in the market 1t is withal got up IN tAe most re-
splendent and recherche style-embeiisheo win SUI
perb engrav,ngs, printed on very superior p"l 81 ""u
With very clear and beautiful type, so as TO make
an ornament worth reposing. on the table OF any
Iady's boudoir however tasteful and fastidious us
owner NAV be Ii possesses one tang more ho"eVer'
which in a work of this kind, appears 10 US lar
greater requisite than all those neretricous th,ngs,
that H. the character Of the matter whicn tne Dook
contains and IN this all important particular we
verify belle vc from what we have seen oi us con
tents. that the Token will not be outdone by any Q, s
beautiful compeers either on this or tse e,her o,
side the Atlantic. We understand that y VIII DC
ready for delivery in October. -,
CoSrEssIoNs or A ScHooG MAsTtR'-uouia
ComDanu Nt,c York.-rhis is curious, ana not
atorether an unphlosophical little BOOK ~ Is
record Of the writer's dsappoinments, tne vexauons'
cares and Unsatisfactory pleasures OF tnat useu,
vet contemned class Of laborcrs IN the literary shs
yard vclept "Common School Teachers ~ men
and women would but ref ct upon the momen'ous
charoes and the rous duties when tnese praise
worthy indi dividuals have TO perform; toey wou,o ,
cvince far more respect for them than they usually
do ana thereby raise them in the opinion oi 'hose
whose future welfare and character they are '" nave
The formation of The book is full OF instances o'
This want or confidence on the part oi those VINO
have paced their children under the instruction o'
the author We are not about 10 enter on discus
sion of this ou, ion, but know II to DC common
error and one that has done more mischie' 70 .ns
minds or the Young than almost any otner Wh'cn -
aaoat on the subject Of education. Inc poek Is
". II worthy the attention OF teachers, as wen I"
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