New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-12-03
THE MASSACHUSETTS, QUARTERLY REVIEW


perdently. and ~bo can hardly be It home n any
Of the established orgaas Of opision- Seine Of then
were Contributors to the pages OF the Dial ard gave
70 that periodical it's chief merits. The present
work however arises 70 ill z much larger 'Yp7'e'
and 70 maintain a more practical conversation win
tb- current realities Of the times 1t IS edited b.
RALPH WALDO ExERsos, THEODORE Parser ard
J. ELIOT CABOT.
The c,p,cass Ct the frst number Of Tie Review
arc a-,. the Editors address thsn follow Art. /
TIA Mexican Wa; H. Pose-ss Greek Slave
Ill The Political Condition and Prospects Of
/ Greece ". The Lie and Writings Ct Agassiz
V. short Reviews and Notices. The Edisors' Ad
dress is marked by al tha.freshness Of though;snd
sharp originality Of expression which belong 70
RAPH WALDO EMERSON. The article on the Mex
lean Wsr is elaborate and f0roioe analysis Of the
causes AID purposes Of the war. The Thoughts
on Art" suggested by the Greek Slave" is sn
attempt which We cannot think altogether sue
ce.sial TO expound some Of the occult principles Of
Art The article On Greece We judge TO be from
the pen Of Dr. SAMUEL A HOWE, whose knowledge
I Ct the subject is well known 70 be drawn mainly
from bis own experience and Investigations. We
DO not recollect anywhere 60 able and complete an
exhibition Of the present state and capacities OF
that country as is made by this essay. The Life
and Writings Of Prof Agessiz is the subject Of the
9Th article and in the interest felt through the
country in regard 70 this distinguished Naturalist
will be sure Of many readers. 1t isnot criticism,
bot biographical notice.
From this sketch Of the contents Of the Review.
our readers may form some idea Of their character
We can uEhesitatngly recommend the work TO all
who prefer the agitation Of IDEAS to dogmstc stag
nation and who wish 10 think for themselves
Whether they agree or differ with the views advo-
Gated ia its pages they may rely on finding them
presented with independence, ability and fairness
We make the following extracts from the Editors
Address. By which i. will be seen that the de-
sign Of the work is by no means narrow one.
The American people srs fast opening their 5est
nv Their steris bss Is OF such extent tbs. 70 folly
Of man can quite subvsrt /, for the territory Isl
Siderable faction Of the planet, and the population neither
loatn nor insxpert their advantages Add tns
this energetic derive unprecedented msteris
power from the from the expansions effected
- public schools. caeep postage tnd cheap press
FROM the telescope the telegraph the railroad. steam
ship, stesmfoTry, stesmml. from domestic archtec
ture. chemical agriculture iTem ventilation. from Ice
either. CAOufCnOnc, SUD ilLuutfdDe lnftItVls hl4
manufactures.
scholar who hss been reading Of the fabulous msz
pihcsuce Of Assyrs and Persia OF Rome and Constant
poDe leaves bis library, and takes bis seat IN rail car
whore he Ia impOuuDed ~ DewsbOys Win journals sui
vet from Liverpool aud Hzvre with tsle sp5 despatch
&c not yet hy minutes Old from Buffalo and Cincinnati
At the Of tbs steam whistle the train quits City
ana suburbs darts away into tbs nteriordrops every
man Bis estate II whirs along, and shows cur us
Weller what Of thousands Of powerful snd wespOned
rnsu sciencesraed and societysrmed stat lfrcc in this
ample REGION obscure from their numbers and the
tent Of the domain. de refscts on The power which
each Of these plain republicans can employ how TAR
those chains of intercourse and travel reach ntorlock
rsmify what levers Whist pumps vine, xsusuye ans
yses applied 20 nature for the benefit Of masses Of
men Then be sxclsims WHIST negrO-fne royalty Ia
that Of Jemschid and Solomon What substantial
sovereignty dOes my toWnsmen possess man who
has hundred dollars 70 dispose Ola hundred dollars
over RE bread,--s rich beyond the dreams OF the
CHsars."
a journal that would mset the wants Of this time
must have courage and power sufficient 70 solve the
problems which the great cropping society around us
stupid with perpexty Is dumDiy exploring Let Il not
show its siueness by lodging each dfieai question
bnd arguing dif9sey every point on which men are long
aao unanimous Can II sont this matter Of Socialism,
which the OF Oven and Fourier have attained,
nnd dispose OF ths, question VIII cope With tas o.
lied questions ~ GoveTnmeut NOnretlstauce and all that
belongs under tnst category VIII measure ifeii with
tho chaoter OF Slavery Ia some sort the special enigma
O time has provoked d2nin6l sort Of inspire.
lion aud suthusasm singular Ia modern history There
sre literary philosophical regulations TO sette The
name of SSedenbOrg has Ia this very uule SECURED
new honors aud tho yesr has Witnessed the sp
pearance Ia their r., EnRsn TRANSLATION, Of his manu-
scripts Here is an unsettled account ia tna BOOK oil
Fame a nsous 10 din eyes but when great telescopes
may ,es resolve into magnificent system. Here Ia the
standing problem Of Natural Science and the merits OF
Der great Interpreters % De deter mined the encycoPso
eel Humboldt and the Intrepid generrizaiions collected
By the author Of the Veluges Of Creation Here "a
the balance be adjusted between the exact French
school OF Cuvier and the genial Catholic theorists,
| Geoaroy 81 Hisire Goethe, Dsyy, and Agassiz Whit
venture into toe thu and difscUi air OF that school
where tho of structure are discussed Under The
toplcs Of nesmer.n aud the tTiishisni demonoloey
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