Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-06-02
NOTICES or Nr,v poo,.s

recommend the writings OF the so ,min.ot i.
world as The Rev Sidney Smith. The ori,ia.f Ay
"r"i thai powerful and popular Periodical H.. ,,s.'
oaf2h hesle", ;" his fluent and eerant pen o.,.,.5
mol less In lis celebrity and influence II an
principal associates in the enlerprzr. Jotd. Ia "'
Murray and Broueham. The volume b,f,.
'a'ns' besides other productions his various c,n,
10 'hai Review. in which questions Of the graves.
ni'nde 10 society aud 10 government were ds..s.,I
an eiiieenry Sufficiently attesied by the rrn,a,1sl
gfess III 9hai Hrian ii llase Ito, raj and t..#..
Pnne'Pfrs witch never had more able chanpion ~
hes odhey omlih Was, nearly 10 the close ,f III. \,
warm Trend OF the United States and Of IN, Fra
S'i'u''hs and htqneny chaslised the fippa,, ,o,.;
"ho son5ht TO "Iun an honest penny" by ,r,d..,
ns-po'' Just pr1r 10 his DEATH which occ,1
lew months ago. his faith In national in,e,r,,,.
"'eh greatly shaken by the tailure Of sime of Tho
" pay Tie interest on their outstanding bends n
invested 10 som" ext in Penas yvania s,ocks.
ny ii "nf readers viii remember his excrnciatin
'"e 'dfab coated republicans" Of that Stale
On tied lhal Pennsy vana d not re uuc naym.n,i
ior lhe NJ KS Ia reach him before his death. tl,, NV
Ing ooceHed day or iwo beisrr the steamer ,l.,
Neyed ihe gratifying llsetce 10 the f,reio, ha,
eTs reached England We know Of no yol.. 1O'''
We ran more warmly recommend to readers =, A. .1''
hatr sarcasm, brilliant VII and gennn hmm LON
"Hhfog Il L4'ope. from he con.ne,,,,...,
French Rero''ioa IN l7e9 II NE rc,,o,a,,' y ,'s
Bo'a6oas N 1915, Ly .3rchtaid .4iJjsos y p "''
ob''dged fran Me latest Ltadsu td,i.a In FL..,
G@ddo-lhis work. Ia lis lr,onaI G,,,. o.
general celebrity. Many however. pfc,., III.
edition, Which is ccnaiufy far NOR. d..ir.,t
who have MT much literary hj,nr. - an,
history faihr To require Inf rrq,,i,n ,t,.a 10"
'h'ms'i''s "ih the philosophical sroc,l,,;,n. 81
the historian. The of,fn9l " r., -"
ii1n Of which Mr.. Allsm was ..,,.,oJ e.
Of TWEEN y=eaht wears. lcrnoi.. ton l..a ~ 'p''e
ones, and Ills between aud 5000 mars rA..
judgement before us is contained i, ..n.
nme f 1oo pages. iel il Is believed thai cy.r
rial fact from Mr. Ais us work has L,., ''"'e'
traclod, his elaborate dissertations upon them on, l.~
omitted. Several snkrq inaccuracies in tb.,
Of The work in hch the 'niled States and C,e., A.
ain are idntly treated of have been exposed h,,,o,
wers-bnt we presume ltey are such as ne i,c1.,,
/ 10 the very nature It such uudprrakinpS NJ, ,ls
Bron. and DE- rived his ino1narion Of he 4ye,t.,r,
last war doubtless from British authori,es ,b ,,A
which, differing widely ifem uur own chr nlrl,s vo,
course deny. |, uhttss IN American his,oraa I'll
same events would find as lutte mercy irmn R,,,s,
! Fl tho
event would about as nearly resen bic each eler as tho
hral bulletins Of The opp sing comma aers in an o.,
gaeement. All hl>hrlts. ld,cd. hu,, ,,,r ma, tl.
main, must be fNperi'd Ia patakp he narj nal ptiu
dces Il Their anlh1rs who viii naturally SICK or mir
nation among the archives If heir run o.y,rnuen,
and from The lips Of their c,uuirynen FIR III 50
WI" desire :" have comp n1nns Al gcr Il, acnrs,e
narrative ofhc great movements the ,vemfal rpri.d
the history Of which is enlb did IN This volnne III. a.
bridgment Of Ais us great wurk urqu,s ,iouably A.
mong The b, St books fin, day
We have also received from Hrir opti"rs the fllow
inc valuable works, intended the il rl,hs ndtar, for
the OF schools:
!. Tho 'fmei@C Statistical ,3rihmcfic b, FR.y
CTS H. SMITH \. NJ. Suterinend, ut and prel,sx,,f
Mathematics in the Virginia Military lrs,. s.,. am
/ VI. IrfE, ASSISTANT pb6>surn Marh.n,.ar>an
the sane nsittuIi,n.1E de>itn %, his bo.i is,.,l
'ns'rate the various rules II Arihnrric by exampl.
ecied as ar praclrable irrm The ,nnst pr,,n,o.r
facts CONNECTED with The history hy and Stalls
ties OF ur country. One example i'll suffice 10 ,boy ia
plan, which is certainly an admirable one. and has been
most happily carr ed our. AlulrIpcarnn Of SIMPLE mum,
hers is thus lllustraief:-..rhe Cntyr.ss of the II
Estates is composed ofa Senate c,mposed If ,v mem.
bers f m each oi 'he 26 States and House If Rep.
"resentaivts Of 2i2 menIrrs;-each me nber receives,
" per day during the Session uf Conpres, What il
me daily expense "f The government fer the pay Of
members Z" The answer, il v i'll be seen will convey
variety ct most interesting and valuable nforualip,
the pupil in addition 10 his instruction in his sritbnq
cal studies. The same rule is adj pied in ref r,pre 10
commerce agriculture. manufactures SC H. snch man.
ner that The pupil cannot fail, at the close of his s-
dies, to be well informed on many interesting subjects
relative to which vast numbers of adults land reading
men oo) ale now very ignorant The general introduce
t"n OF Ibis Arithmetic into cur schouls is certainly to he
desired
"a Brief Exposition Of The Constitution Of The
L. States Tor The use d comnion schook by ,lonS >
HART, NJ. Principal II tie Philadelphia High
Nchool, aud Professor If Moral Mental and Political
Science m the me"1his lille volume, of loo pages
contains carefully prepared analysis Of the constitution.
without any attempt The part Of the author bias the
opnlons Of the student in tavar # any particulars choo
of construction. We glad 10 see this attempt to
make The constitutions (Which many. who have never
read II, affect to hold in much reverence,) text b"k
in our schools We would respectfully invite The at
tenion Of teachers 10 this vulnue. well as IN the s'a-
tiscal Arithmetic" above noticed, and lhose hlrh
follow.
3. II lass Book IF Prose;' and,
A. Glass Booh # Poetry" consisting of selections
from distinguished English and American writer's from
Chaueef to the present day, arranged in Chronological