Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-09-16
PERIODICALS AND NEW BOOKS.

PERIODICALS AMI NEW DOOlNO'
BLAckwooD's MAGAzINE.-The No. OF
this work for August, contains the tolIew'
mo articles: Poems and ballads OF Schll.
Ter, by Sir E. L. Bulwer, part The las:'-
A reading party in the long vacation
Chapters of Turkish history, No. X. The
second siege of Observation-Disclosures
Marston; or, the memoirs of Statesman,
part III This story, is now in the course OF
notification, and is incomparably the best
of the season. There is an elevation In
the thought, and a calm self.possessIon in
the STYLE Of the book, which indicates
writer of the first order. The incidents
are told in a natural manner and frequent
" even with an appearance of careless
ness, vet the interest is always keenIy
kent up, and the reader scarcely knows
whether to dwell on the beauty OF one
scene, or TO hurry on TO others. The re-
naming articles are: The DEVILS Frllls,
IA rather singular title, which those curious
to know the meaning Of, can find out by
reading the story. )-Adventure in Louis
lana. the BIockhouse. Commercial Poll
CIV. Europe. This article, we think, was
written to order, by some one regularly
employed to write slashing criticisms upon
everyday novels. The writer would un-
doubtedIy be much more at home' IN cut
ting, slashing, and using up new romano q
by Miss Somebody, or young Mr.. Some
bodyelse, than in the unpoetical and ca'@u-
Iating, but philosophic and elevated task OF
discussing subjects of political economy.
The whole article is more ravlng, rant, and
rhapsody. Ii should have been uttered by
Daniel O'Connel TO an audience OF Tree
negroes.-Jolly Father Joe.-The cry OF
the children.--Letter 10 Christopher North,
Esu..-and the Repeal Agitation. The No.
before US is Mason's reprint, the excellent
execution of which is 100 well known to
require remark.
The LADIES NATIONAL MAGAZINE
As this delicate looking arrangement IS IN
tended exclusively for those whose name
it bears, we have not made ourself famll-
iar with its contents. Its external epPear-
ance. and its engravings are beautiful.
We have no doubt of its literary excel
lence in its line, and as such we recon-
mend it 10 those for whom it was inlen-
ded.
We have also received from the office Of
the Brother Jonathan, book entitled "Ro-
mantle Biography ofthe age of Elizabeth"
This book is no doubt one which the author
would call "the result Of much labor and
research" but which person at all con-
versant with such things, would say might
be compiled in a few days from Bayle's
Dictionary, and the "authorities there CT
ted" The London Quarterly, for March
last, in speaking of books Of this descrlP-
ton, tells this anecdote:
"On speaking some little time ago TO one
Of the principal 'getters-uP' in the biblio-
featuring line, about the necessity of prOvi-
ding books for an educational work which
he contemplated-his answer was given as
nearly as possible in these words: Books,
books, sir! they amt wanted at all.
That is not the way IN which those things
are done. All those kind of things. sir,
are done at the British Museum. | have
capital fellow for that kind of thing:-
young--fuII of the fire of genius--capital
short hand writer--Sir, he'll gut you a