New-York tribune., 1841-08-12
afterarr Notices.


ssa sedgysick halt apologies the Preface for givn
these volumes the public but she should not have done
il 1t i. ,ru. enough that her Tour of Eur.pc made
the beaten track of travellers but that Tho.e
who have themselves Travelled Il will be the eager
read this work them viii be those vino by then
co redes have accompanied other travellers and Dc
scrbcrs and wishing know how much Of ihei: mpres
and how much Danish, will hasten TO d.
your the pages Of profoundly observing counywoman;
We speak Of peculiar adaptation the department OF
literature in which Miss Sedgwck here makes her first
say bu, Of that fitness which springs from profound and
hearwara sympathy with Humanity In this respect ou'
author belongs cnphatcay the Nineteenth Century, am
would hardy been understood much less appreciated
by any;prcccdng The great truth that I'VE have all
Father-zever practically realized till days for
moment forgotten her writings To her mcntal vision
member of the human family brother sisier-nethc
raised above sympathy By station and wealth DEGRADED
below it BY abect wretchcdncs and crime. In the duke
palace the nabobs mansion, the enughman cottage, the
felons cell, she but fellow creaturcsgiddy perhaps
with power, or frenzed with guilt but beyond and more
than all these accidents thinking, striving suffering human
beings. And it this and genial sympathy with hei
kind universally which fits her prcemncnty FOR observe
say rather an Observation-Disclosures narratng the history
ono poor and humble family skechng the no,abitcs
extensive foreign
How she has accomplished her sefimposed task in this
instance hardly need say. We have already published
extracts from proolslects furnished in advance Of the pub
cation Of the work, and these have been widely copied
read and admired. Even Engand-wlee the philosophy
life whereof Miss Sedgwick possibly
apostle hardly understoodrhs work, appearing simu.
neously with the American edition, is heartily praised. Il
.lo h,s 6 81,
persons and places she visited in that country but this
absurd squeanishness. While in society is the
practice talk of the ball. the the supper of last
evening, is idle say that good breeding. prohibits
write similar subjects OF course, there is way of Of
Tending against good and the obligations OF hospitality
but the complaint that she has treated
those she met and visited ofensvey but that she spoke f
miurly of them at all. This is prepostcrous.
Miss S landed in England in June, 1899, spcn, month
in England nany the vicinity of London) thence by Ant
werp and the Rhine Switzerland the Alps a,
and after visiting Turin, Milan Rome Naples and Florence
kome again. But will thread miuutey the winding
of journey which of readers will find earl,
opportunity for themselves.
The syle which these volumes issued does credit
the enterprise of the publishers.
CoNrusloN OF NAMEs.-We have remarked that men
intelligence often mised by the circumstance that he
are Members of Congress of opposite politics but miai
Names and fall into gross Thus friend saws
Us What Kennedy mean by opposing the Bank Bill
-confoundiue John Z. Kennedy, Wing from Baltimore witt
Andrew Kennedy Opposition from Indiana. 1t may ybe wo
while put this straight in paragraph which
readers may preserve for reference:
There are Two Aliens in Congress: William Allen, Opp
Senator from Ohio, and Elisha H. AleR, Whig Member
from Mainc Two AndrepcScS in the House: Landof ".
Andrews from kentucky, and Sherlock j. Andrews from
Ohio-both Wings There four Br0rHs in the House:
jeremiah Brown of Pa and Milton Brown OF Tenn Wings
and Charles Brown of Pa and A. " Brown of Tenn. OPpo
si,on Three Batlers in the House: VIM. Butler of 5. c
II kind of Wing Sampson ii. Butler of 5. c. and Wm O.
Butler of Ky. Opp. Two Coihoms: John c. Calhoun Of
S c. Opp. in the Senate William B. Calhoun of Mass
Wing in the House Three Canpbcis in the House: W,
B. Campbell and Thomas J. Campbell of Tenn. Wing, John
Campbell of 5. c. rather Opp. Two CiarkS John c.
Cluk and Stacy ~ Clarke both of this State and both
Wings Two Cala,ceH>: Green W Caldwell Of n c. and
Patrick c. Caldwell of s c. boh Opp The ClqyS IN
the Henry Clay OF Ky Wing, and Clement C. Clay
OF Ma. Opp. Viii hardly be conlouded. There De
rises: Richard D. Davis of y. OPP and Garret Davis o
Ky. Wing. Two Datsons Williams c. Dawson of Ga
Wing, and John B. Dawson OF La. OPP Two Ed,rarascS
''NHh Oh IL WIZ JoiI ~ EuWdr's "i opp
Two Noyds John e. Floyd and Charles ~ Floyd both Of
this State and both Opp. Two Fosters y. Lawrence Fos
n Y and Thomas T. Foster of Ga. both Wings Two
Goodies; Patrick G Goode of Ohio Whis and William o
Goode of Va OPP. Two Gra6ams; William Graham in
the Senate and James Graham in the Honse both of n C.
and both Wings Two Hasiingses: Wm S Hastings Of
Mass Wing, and John Hastings of Ohio Opp Two Jola
soas William Cost Johnson Nd Wing and Gaze John
son Of Tenn, OPP. Two IOneses: John W. Jones of Va
Orr. and Isaac D. Jones of Md Wing Two Kcaacdgs
John P Kcnnedy Of Md Wing; Andrew Kennedy Of Ind
OPP. Two NarS4eas; Thomas F. Marshall of Ky. Wing.
Alfred Marshall Of Maine Opp Two .Nasons Samson
Mason of Ohio, Wing John I Mason of Nd. Opp. Two
MoCieHaes; Abram Mcclellan of Ienn and Robert
Mcclellan of y. Y. beth OPP. Two Randols: Alexander
Randall OF Md and Benjamin Randall OF Maine both Wing
Three Snii1s Perry Smith of CT, OPP, Oliver H, Smith
Of Ind, w, Senae, and Truman Smith CT w, House
II Nc Ky o,I pisba