New-York daily tribune., 1842-10-07
Aiterarp Notices.

Atferarp Notices.
TIE DEMOCRATIC REVIEW October, 1872: J. 4 II. G..
Langley, 81 Chalham-strset.
This is one of the strongest and ablest numbers
OF this magazine issued for many months The
best article in it is that by 0. A. BRowNsoN, being
u Review Of Schmuckers Psychology, and gene
raj statement of the philosophical opinions Of the
reviewer. He censures the author severely for
purposely stunning all debateable ground in bis
treatise, and pronounces the work defective and
false, as a system of psychology in its most re-
stricted sense. 1t is most admirable article and
will richly repay the perusal of all philosophical
students. The following passage with which it
closes, will be read with interest, as summary of
the essay and for its promises for the future:
81 must also be permitted to say, that in this
article wished to do something more rl,an critic
ize DR.. Schrancker's work. have designed nv
essay as general introduction to all that NAV
hereafter contribute to these pages, and also as
not inappropriate introduction to philosophical
studies in general, and the nature, method, design
and leading principles of what should be under
stood by the term philosophy. have crowded the
article moro than could wish, and have been
quite too dogmatical; for here as elsewhere.
appear always under the disadvantage of being pre-
sumed to be heletical on all points on which am
silent, or on which l do not expressly avow the
orthodox doctrines and have wished to give nv
views in advance on as many points as possible,
that the public might ut the general spirit
and direction of my philosophy. This was neces-
sary So that l mlght entor this field of la
Dor with as little prejudice, from presumed past
delinauencies, as possible. Hereafter shall con.
ceal myself behind nay subject; yet hope not SO
effectually but that strong personal interest NAV
grow up between the writer and his readers, to be
shaken by adverse winds, but to outlast all the
controversies of the day, and to bloom e,ernally in
the heavens
The paper on Political Pamphleteering, by W..
A. JONES, is an interesting review of some of the
principal English political essayists.
The Introductory paper is by A. II. EVERETT,
in continuation of his able article on the Framers
and the Framing of the Constitution. 1t gives a
graphic sketch Of the debates of the Convention
and contains a very candid and judicieus examina-
ton Of the various plans brought forward.
The tale from Zschokke, entitled a Fool Of the
Nineteenth Century, is concluded, and proves to
be vindication Of the singular habits Of the Mora
vians 1t is an excellent tale, and contains lessons
Of wisdom which might pro6,ably be learned by
ALL Author Booksellers is the title Of an inter
esting collection of Anecdotes concerning Book
sellers and Publishers who have also been known
as Authors. 1t is written by the principal clerk
in one of our largest establishments who has thus
proved his title to place in the category he has
so pleasantly made out. We copy the following
Washington Irving, when, he FIRST completed
his inimitable volumes of the Sketch Book - of
fered the MSS. without SUCCESS to most of the
booksellers, when finally ne discovered the only
chance of It's publication would be to engage ir
shares with Millar; this was at length agreed
upon, but during the progress Of printing, Millar
became embarrassed, and the business having been
transferred to John Murray, the friend of Byron,
and Of enviablo reputation lhis successor was So
licited to become the purchaser Of the work by a
friend Of the author, (who under these untoward
circumstances would gladly have accepted SO
for it,) which was also agreed between the partie.
upon payment of elo0. The work appeared, and
no book perhaps took more rapidly with the pub
lie, edition after edition. till it became the alien
crossing theme OF conversation. Such instantane.
Gus and unlooked.fer success proved too much for
the health of the astonished author, and he repar
ed to Paris for change Of scene. While here and
when making the tour of the Italian States. Muir
ray, with hberality hardly equalled but in his own
subsequent dealings, semitic Mr. Irving, unsolicited
by him, in three or four repeated instances, the
additional sum of one hundred guineas.
The Poetry of this number is Of superior excel
,lence; have already copied the best two pieces
that majestic Song Of WHITTIER on the humane
tendencies OF the age, and the 6ne Lines of Low
EEL, suggested by hearing a man in railroad car
speak OF Burns, and bS noting the effect produced.
The conclusion Of the paper on Duelling gives
an abssrac, OF the history of this practice, with
many anecdotes concerning ii, We COPY ,bs FOL.
lowing:
DuELs BY WoNEN.-A considerable number or
dueis are record as having been fought by Wa.
men in France, sometimes with the pistol ana =,
Others with the sword, sometimes with each
other for jealousy, and Others with their lovers.
The actress Maupin. oi the opera. in the time Of
Louis XIV, was famous dueilis, Having once
at "a bel behaved in very rude manner TO a lady.
she was requested TO leave the room, which she
did on the condition that those gentlemen who had
warmly espoused the iady's cause should accom-:
pany her. after \ hard combat with them in sue
cessioR, she killed them slt, and quietly uturned
10 the ballroom. Ana so late as lSaT, q lady o
Chaseauroux, whose husband had received slaI
in tbs face wi,hou. resenting the insilr, called oa
the sfeader, and in duel with swords severed,
wounded him, a.sisF5