Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-10-09
NOTES ON NEW BOOKS.

The CuLDs ILLUMINATED PRAYER BOOK: Philadelphia,
| ]. w. Moore.
We could readily criticize harshly the perfume OF the
violet, the design o is beautiful little volume Its
tents OF simple character, embracing only the Lords
Prayer and few other brief aud well expressed prayers,
| such children may readily commit memory But the
Illustrations OF richness aHd elegance that have rare
been bestowed upon books this county, and perhaps
upon book intended exclusively for the young We
doubt we have preer specimen OF ypograph
cal aud DECORATIVE finish Than several Of the nine plates
OF this lbretio ia fact the publisher makes long stride
towards the golden age Of printing, when, friend
| predicts, black type will be entirely out OF vogue.
TIE Mission, by Capt. Marryau ID. Appleton & Co.
young man. in ths tale, makes voyage Africa to
discover If possible traces of relative, who had
been wrecked the cons and il she left any
| descendants. Accompanied by two friends, he takes
journey into the INTERIOR among tho tribes who
through the country in search Of food and plumber.
OF course, travellers many adventures,
Of them Of thrilling interest. And among these the
author interviewer lucid and instructive account OF
tho tribes, OF the state Of the county, and Of the
Missionaries while the adventures tn emselyes allow him
opportunity, which he successfully avail- himself Of,
peasngy Of the natural history OF the country,
wild beasts aud birds, and all the modes Oi hunting.
Capt NJ is surpassed by any writer in his power
blending the useful with the attractive HIS STYLE in this
snch Of literature, least well exemples the ewiOsa
eeif1s Of the Poet, and this ,ase his best pro-
ducoD though IT prOfesscdly for YOUTH and though be
has written "Peer Simple" As present the young, a
parent could scarcely make more welcome, aud yet d.
dacc selection this and the other youths tales OF this
writer.
Moons IRsn NELpDIEs: New York, ID. Appleton 81
Co-Ths Poet has been engaged Of late in pruning tho
redundances Of his writings, anJ eradicltng impurities Of
expression thought; but all his admirers regret that
he did earlier age tiko heart these lines, from
which he might have drawn such warning:
every breath the Poet breathts
Lives spirit in his verse
Every wreath his genius wfoaihs
Blooms whcrs on his hoarse."
lie would have bciiought himself that Immortality itself
may bo n instead Of blessing, and avoiding the III
bald vein which he frequently degraded Is muse he
might proudly have pointed to his purof poems
to his fame, which countless years could never
tirely destroy.
And should regard with unminged saiisfac-
ton than his national melodies. 10 which with patriotic
iorvOr no sweeps the strings Of his musical yro when sing
ing 81 his countys past goros aud er gallant achieve
imenls aud Of the hardly less glorious beauty Of her
men. But We getting into crique Thomas Moore
verify holding candle {, tho
Tie present pretty aud convenient edition. with some
new poems and preparatory letter music.
TnE WHEAN ASp rus CIEIN by w. Gilmore Simms.
appears in Wiley aud Putnam's Library OF American
books, aud tales originally published m the
annuas and now deemed worthy OF scpiralo publication.
they interesting Illustrations ~ tho history O South.
States and Ul border c, whom oil hes ond tie
Atlantic disputed ground between tho abort
gines aud tho stud sofos aud every year fertile IN
exploits o1hbtyo daring aud a fading dependence
ONES own resources.
MI SImms has bestowed much time and labor IN the
elucdson II early annals aud has by
fined his researches tho Of information his
own State lg unweafisd attention 10 these fapdly fad
ing auhoucs. which cSdnguislIcd extinct fotcv
o. should make yso oliir Stuos blush whose
position md OpTtunit-. would cnibo them ~ contribute
essential particulars scauy knpw cdgo Of local
h-oncy. iIs devotion fennJs Of that squauc bird
the GSsJe. which. WHEN finds Of spccis1 deserted
by psfent aud ,aing upon tho stormy CO. gener-
ously helps sOne place u cJniou aud security. For
be has rcscaod from destruction by neglect many vaua
bic poron II State history. (,ther I,an NJ hs sritc
and presented his Writings when neglected Ivy tho poo
pic among whom It occurred and whom IN future Days
will tend 10 l,"nOr.
he AHtL Avn LrrLt MAyHsrrAN. by Cornelius Mat
ubews We Ike pfuiaec'. whom ticy MT to long
They sketch the character Il the book which they
appended sud teach ~ whatt0 expect There ~ ~
this production, aud s absence dcCIdod deficiency
Tor cannot say What tho aiming az tho moro
misfortune lie evidently has AZ end IN view and
y satisfied that ho ba, achieved IT, bu, what u may be il
passes the short line II nndofsi ading luhom A.
lar comprehend iho b,pk. ~ q discussion bo
iweon Nov YoraeH the pat ~ tho city ~ncl
each might clam deseendantrespeenyey u Henry iiud