New-York daily tribune., 1843-05-30
1iterarp Notices.

ACs4sersgs or Prs o. P3kT. LJEn' .S'
( York Webster & Clark l30 Fultonst
This is collection Of Essays of eminent abIh.
~, though mainly upon subjects Of which the IN
4 tgest has in "a good degree subsidized since they
1 we're originally written. They all, however, us
,uss general principles, and thus have Valu0
1 which does not depend upon the incidents by
which they were suggested. The leading Essay
i upon the Revolution in France IN which the
causes which led to that most remarkable event
are explained at some length and the tenden-
eyof the principles it developed Is clearly and
oldly indicated definite application OF
bs theory to the state and prospects Of our
own country is made with great vigor and ideli-
,v. "The Rights Of Neutrals" is the subject Of
the next paper-which is an elaborate and pro-
hund dissertation of nearly eighty pages upon
this intricate but important subject. 1t owes lis
ongin to the outragcs committed on American
Commerce by the belhgerent powers during the
French Revolution and was first published III
1872 The authors Advertisement states that
an eminent urist in Philadelphia considers this
Fssav as one of the best, if not the best work
that has appeared on this subject The question
If the Right of Search which continues even
yet to be of decided practical interest, is discussed
s,length The Treaty Of Navigation concluded
in 1895 is yindicated from the powerful attacks
made upon it by the Democratic party of that
day, in series of very able papers first published
in the n Y Minerva of which Mr.. WEBSTER
was at that time Editor. No better evidence Is
needed of the high ability with which these pa
pers were written or of the effect they were cal
culated to produce upon the public mind, than
te fact that upon the appearance of the first
number MIR. Jefferson Immediately wrote to Mr.
Madison, calling his attention to it, and saying
that it was evidently from the pen of Hamil-
Ton" who, he added, was really u COLOSSUS to
the ant-Republican parth.'' 6 For Gods sake y
SAYS Jefferson, " take up your pen and give fun
damenta reply to Curtius,'" the signature under
which these papers were first published. a great
number of other topics are discussed in this vol
une TO which we can only refer a brief and
interesting History of Political Parties in the Uni
the Hartford Convention, history of the First
Bank of the United States, and Letters to emin-
ent Statesmen upon various topics of national IN
terest are also contained in the work. Several
literary and scientific subjects are also discussed
with eminent ability and learning. There is
very instructive paper on the Supposed Change
that has taken place in the Temperature of Win
Ter, an account Of the Origin Of Amherst Col
legc in Massachusetts,, AN Address on Agrlcul-
ture, Letter on the Origin of the Copyright Law
in the United States, and two or three papers on
the Existing State of Phiology in this Country
All these papers bear the stamp of the eminent
ability and learning for which the venerable Au-
thor is so distinguished They arc written IN u
style of great purity and strength, and with re-
markabc freedom from those prevalent errors
which have of late years so sadly marred the
beauty Of English writers Their tone, as might
be expected is uniformly conscryativc-oitcn-
times to degree which will probably find little
sympathy with the majority of their readers. Les
sons of wisdom. forciblc and greatly needed, may
however be drawn from them, and their thought
hl perusal can be productive only of good. In a
character of our institutions. and the danger we
have TO fear, we find the following passage lndl-
eating evils which at the present day are quite as
prominent and threatening at the time when
they were thus originally pointed out
"Wecontinually hear culogies on the happy con-
dtlon OF the citizens of the United States; result
ing from the freedom OF our government hesc
ellogles, to a certain extent, arc well founded.
Our active, industrious and entcrprlsng citizens,
possessing vast extent OF fertile land growing
and profitable manufactures, and a commerce that
reaches every spot on the globe, enjoy blessings
beyond those of any other country. But, on the
other hand VIC arc subjected TO injustice and
tyranny in thousand ways, For thirty years
past, party split has produced constant series
of expressions; the triumphant party using us
power 10 deprive the defeated party oil It's rights
The prescriptions inflicted on men IN office Tor
holding political principles different from The
dominant party, arc among the most detestabie
acts OF tyranny.
The iniringements of the most solemn treaties
the palpablc violations of the constitution, and the
usurpation of unconstitutional powers by the cN-
ecutive exhibit mos, woiul departures from tho
genuine principles of free government. And II
may DC questioned. whether any kingdom IN the
civilized part of Europe has suffered so many vlo
Ations OF public and private rights, as the people
OF the Uni,ed States have suffered within thirty
FEARS, without an attempt to punish their oP
preSsSors'
The following extract from an excellent Lcttci
os Young Gentleman Commencing his Educa-
dcn, IS OF direct and practical Importance
"Whcn citizen gives his suffrage to man o
known immortality, he abuses his trust he sacri
Sces not only his own interest, but that of hi:
heighbor; he betrays the interest OF his country
Nor is it of slight Importance, that men clectce