New-York daily tribune., 1844-10-31
THE TRIBUN E
Recent Pub lications.

son. is The title of beautiful l2mo OF 3l3 psges
recently published by J. Munloe g. Co. Boston
Tho sui lects Of these Essays are The Poet, Elk
pe,ience,' Character 'Manners,' sGiiis,' 'PoIi
Ics,' 'Nomnalist and Realist,' New England Re
formers Some of the thoughts which they embo
ty have been uttered before in Lectures and in Tn.
DIAL but no one will complain Of want of origi
nay in this or any Of Dir. Emerson writings. Al
profound dscerner, he stands alone among US
We shall speak more fuly Of these Essays wher
We have had time to read them and the public is il
mood TO listen. &c. S. Francis, $50 Broadway
AxAsrAsls or THE DOCTRINE OF THE REsrRRycToS ol
Tnr BopY RATosnLLY S tSP scKirrEIRALLr Ist C9SsprR
City University WILEY & PCrSAM
We have read every line O: this work with mucl
interest The subjec, upon which it treats is one in
which all must feel deep interest; and in our judg
rners, the able manner in which the author has treat
ed it, must add considerably to his previously high
and we'll merted reputation in the department o.
biblical criticism He rejects the prevailing doc
trine on this subject, and maintains that neither
reason nor revelation countenance The idea of re-
uno, Of the soul and the material body" His
theory is, that man has spiritual body within the
MATERIAL that this spiritual body is substantial and
immortal-is the man himself; and that at death,
which s only the separation Of the spiritual from the
material part-a change necessary 10 the growth
and full developement Of our being-he enters the
ether world in this spiritual body, in which he will
remain forever The first part of the work is de-
voted the RATIONAL and the latter part the scrip
,ura argument in support of his theory, and in op-
position to the commonly received view Of this sub
h,I ind fts lin tiop nab
in the work, seems perfectly impregnable. 1t is
fortified with an array of evidence drawn both from
reason and Scripture, which it seems TO US utterly
impossible TO overthrow. Thus much we feel con-
strained to admit, however we mig Int differ some
what from the Professor in his view of the Judg-
menr, the Second Coming, and the precise meaning
ofsome texts of Scripture. But it must be obvious
TO ALL that il the authors view Of the Resurrection
be admitted as sound and scriptura ii must effect
radical change in the commonly received 'icw OF
the =" End Of the World" and "the Second Coming
Of the Lord"
We will further add that we admire the indepen-
dent and truly catholic spirit that breathes through
out the work, and the serious, candid, earnest and
scholar. like manner, in which Professor B. has con-
dacted his argument.
10 t0esc respects inc WOIk UlIlSGS Wlueiy iIOUi
others that we have read on Theology, and is model
worthy Of imitation. And we hope, if it should be
me, and answered by any who cannot assent 10 the
views il contains, that il may be met by fair argu-
msnt. II certainly deserves this; and we are quite
Fure that nothing else will satisfy the mind of an
honest seeker Of the truth, who shall read the Pro-
sssor's work attentisely. We also agree fully with
the author, that The work, if met at all, should be
met at its strong as well as at ts ,seak points.
On tho whole we regard this work as u most val
liable contribution to theological science, end COM
mend it to the serious attention Of every student in
theology, and of all indeed who desire TO have clear
and wellfounded views Of the deeply interesting
and important subjects on which il treats. The in
uoductory chapter which maintains tina, the kuowl-
edge of Revelation, like that Of Nature is prog,es.
SIRE deserves 10 be read and studied and cerefully
considered by every rejecting mind. The following
extract occurs at the close Of this chapter.
"Ithas been deemed 10 former ages that the plain
and literal arerpenIs Of holy writ, on any and every
subject, were to be considered infabe crite-
non OF TRUTH and that il was a culpable presump-
ton TO think Of appealing 10 any other. This nalur-
al consequence OF this has been, that the progress
Of fph, sic science has had encounter, at almost
svery stage the opposition OF those who nave feared
thathe credit Of the Scriptures might be endangered
il the claims OF philosophy should be conceded -
While We mast honor the LOYALTY 10 revelation which
has been cvinced in this pous sensrveness 10 every
thing that seemed come in conflict with its state
meats we cannot at the same time Dut be paned
and surprised al the tardy process by which The
clusion has been arrived a that the grand scope Of
the Bible is moral and nat scientific, and that TO
important interest OF revelation is ]eoparded by ad
miI'ing, that multitude OF subjects, which come
within the range OF mans unAssisted powers, the
Spirit OF inspiration processes nothing more than 20
fpsak according 10 visible appearances and popular
notions This fact is now beginning TO be very gen.
orally recognized ard no enlightened mind dreams
that what is gained TO science is necessarily lost TO
Scripture. We cannot conceive that the
homage due TO n revelation from God req uires TO
ioreeo the inevitable deductions of that with
which He has endowed us, nor do we think it pos
slble that that Word will ever achieve its predicted
iriumphs over the human mind I'LL its teachings on
all points that come within the sphere Of true phi
!osophy, shall be seen to harmonze with its legiii-
male deductions. This, however, will still leave f
haiiow.d province of purely moral announcements,
IN which revelation uttsrs its oracies az speaking
out OF an internal silence which voice oi reason
could ever break" y. % 9. r..
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published cheap lithograph likeness Of MIR. Clay,
with appropriate devices in the foreground designed
10 epreeent his devotion TO the interests Of the Coun-
ty.
q The CHEROKEE ADVOCATE is the name Of
an able weekly newspaper, neatly printed in the
Cherokee and English languages, jus, started Al
TahIequah, Cherokee Nation. 1t is edited by VIM
P. Ross, Esq nephew of the celebrated John Ross
the presen, Chief Of the Cherokses and is published
BY the authority and at the expense of the Nation
Success TO it and the Cherokees.
SuiclDE.-A young lady by the name of Frances
Somerville committed suicide in Spring sheld, Happ-
shire county, Va. by hanging herself on Monday
last. This unfortunate young lady put an erd 10
her life IN consequence OF the death Of a young man
lew days before, TO whom sh. had been betrothed
10 marriage. The young man met his death by
being thrown from horse.
SLAVES LlBERArzD.-Na,haniel H. Hooe o,
King George county, va. lately deceased, left b,
MS will nearly all his slaves free, amounting 10
some 200 or 300, with ample provision to carry
'hem to Liberia. The liberated slaves are to ee re-.
cieiy. IBalr Sun,
CoSvIcrEs.-Johu Fl6rey, one OF the persons
attached 10 the celebrated Santa Fe expedition and