New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-09-27
T He TRIBUN NE.
American Magazines for October.

p.rvision Of Mr.. GRlsweLD, has become of
the very best monthlies in the country. 1t con-
,a;ns regularly, the contributions Of the best and
most popular American writers, and presents
monthly, many articles, not only well fitted for
leisure hours pleasant recreation, but comforting
honor on the literature of the land The plates
+hough still beautiful, have ceased to be the chief
attraction puerile love tales, maudlin sentiment
and stupid verse are not allowed to monopoze its
pages. The nervous pen of COOPER, the classic
,erse of Bryant, and the delicate but powerful
,enius of LoNGFELLo~, are enlisted in its support
and furnish a work fitted to please the taste and
delight the mind of the most fastidious reader.
Mr.. GR1swoLD has done much, in this way, to
elevate the standard of our periodical literature;
be has already greatly raised its tone and increas-
sd its worth, while he has preserved all its pleas
ing and popular features.
The leading article in the present number is
valuable biography, by COOPER, of RICHARD SOM
xRs, one of the most gallant and Inflated defend
ers of the Republic, who persisted in the desperate
and unsuccessful attack upon Tripoli the Sd
of Sept, 1903 1t is worthy tribute to the
,oemory and worth of one of the bravest COM
) handlers our service has ever known. The best
thing in the number is the continuation of the
Spanish Student by LoNGFELLow, Of which the
Second Act is given. BRYANT contributes
thoughtful Poem-which We have already pub
lished, and Mrs. KIRKLAND, alias Mary Clavers,'
the delightful authoress Of A New Home, For
est Life &C., furnishes racy and amusing
Sketch of Case of a Physician Extraordinary
M IL. 1o1c o,
sure, as it has been done dozen times before
and Mrs EMBURY writes very pleasant tale of
.silent Love Besides these articles there is
+ thrilling tale of Night at Haddoa Hall, Criti-
cism by Poe of DAws's Poetry-true in the main
bp, supcrcious and rather common place. an
Essay on Characterless Women by Mrs. SEDA
Smith, and several other brief and agreeable
papers.
~ The Editors Table contains two interesting
ieanres; first, to our minds, and of most value,
the announcement that the Magazine will in future
contain papers from the pen of RICHARD II.
DANA. in our judgement the most powerful and
fitted writer of prose and poetry, in this country.
1 There are few things in the language which seem
Z 10 us half so worthy comparison with Hamlet,
in the thrilling power of its delineatlons and the
profound philosophical insight with which the
most subtle passions of the soul are traced to their
81 home and developed in all their strength and
z terror as the wild and sombre tale of Paul Eel
u nm MIR. DANA has written but little for many
d wears and we shall look with deep and delightful
81 interest for his temperance IN the pages OF this
81 Magazine. The Minstrelsy of the Revolution
~ i. the title of curious and entertaining collection
"a h. the Editor of the best songs of that fearful
81 time which aroused ell the poetry as well as the
81 n,trio,isn of the land. One of the most curious
IA things in it is ballad, In three parts, by ANDRE
"a called the Cow Chase.
I'D The Literary Notices are brief but good in the
||M main. One of ScoTr's Miscelanies contains
Is several paragraphs which sadly require com
III uen,ary aud proof. We are most decidedly
9 kspcal as TO this reckless statement concerning
SM Sir Walter:
E aThe Wizard of the North may be regarded in
| our asrec,,-as naturalist, poet. critic, and
EM historian. In the first character he was une-
H ousled in the second and third, among the FIRST OF
W bis ace and country and in the last alone utterly
"a ean,enpub.e; and that not for lack OF ability ana
8s saias.,aA,ns certainly but on account OF MS per-
n lei reckesstess OF all principle, truth or decehc!'
2 hat did ot .eud hi has pockets Win money Oh
Il ,dvaucs me interests Of his party
8M One might Imagine that the Editor had been Ia
q Min lessons in cf.urlish illibera6y OF famous
assailant Of the Author OF Waver-
$s3sg We arc clad to believe, However that bis &c
&&ss2at6earq udge,ueut has qaite as little foundations
8sa truth as Ia Charity. Thelo!lowins paragraph has
aterest Tor Us, though we cannot say w'iH inc Id
3sli that Alacarley IS our favoElte reviewer -a'
ID, u,r,l ~. forget, as ne seems to have done,
ESa, one Ihomus Carlyle has some preteas'o@S thai
EM aW;,h all his apparent rapiity and ease, Ma
H$lauley Is tue. most aborious OF his fraternity he
Extends hi, month in readlng-cTGmm1ns is the
HEehn;cal prrase-everything relating to his subject,
E&Es ssr a w,S or two at his desk, writing, recur-
fEeas TO doc4uents. and rc-wrlinS' UNI. o'ey ,ao,
EE# idea he .,cins worthy OF retention Is embodied
sM b;s b,ch is then carefully retouched
lad copied tr the Edinburgh h.
M The norcs contains also slur upon IRVING
EEne which r,osires explanation, or proof.
IA Is-aol Posi-. SO Bowcry is agent for Graham ,
~ ,ha Ar.,z,,o IS also for sale at Bradbury, So
M&n's & Co
NJ The BosroS MISCELLANY uniformly contains
gsssces o, .lecided literary merit, ana OF more
3sshelarhke one than most of It's cotemPoraries'-
ahe leadog aetice in this number is tale OF the
ESaes OF Ca4atry, by J. H. lngraham, written
Easai,e as well aud much less excepuonaee IN other
Esspec,s. ,aan mos. of his professions. LIE
&ierm;,.ot ii Candeo is the title OF long roe'n'
nded epu.. an ancient Sanscrit fable, trans lated
, IA IL Isyr,rTr from the German OF