Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-06-15
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"Norp EARLY sHrrLSNKSr or ruK Nonry.
wssrEkN IfEMroNY; BY Judes Burnett, Of Ciacinnan-
V% SAFE % Nash * "oodhouse and Drinker & Morris }
This volume forms interesting and valuable con-
uibution to the Historical Literature OF our country
| Its author. now In the 18th year OF his ag. ha.
witnessed changes more extraordinary than were ever
before crowded into the cycle Of any personal e,p.
renee. The son OF distinguished Revolutionary pa
u'ot-'he reminiscent himself OF Washington and the
heroic age OF our countryside pupil OF the venerable With
espoon-an adventurous pioneer Of the North Wes,,rn
Territory, when there only of white
'an wnere there are now Millions prominent actor in
e most important events which have marked the history
" S' great tesion,-no man living is eminently qua
ihsd to give the world volume OF personal reeoec,,on.
eeng with adventure, rich in instruction stamped with
hsonc accuracy and fidelity yet stranger than the Ide,
neuons oil fancy And such lie the volume before us
written In style ehaste simple aud manly and c.lc,l,,d
from the opportunities. position and character of the an
o as wei as the subject OF the narrative to excite and
reward universal attention After brief but interest
ing "reminiscences OF General Washington and the Reyou
n"n' opens with his emigration to Cincinnati at that Pc
rod containing only fifteen wooden buildings but now the
abode Of nearly hundred thousand people The nara,
i've follows the OF his personal history from the me-
roo When rs nawyer he ravercd circuit embracing Gin
ennSh Detroit and Marietta, through wilderness whose
savage souue was only broken by Indian villages to the
time when he represented portion of that Ter,itov con
sn'unng State more wealthy and populous than Virginia
rspl with
interesting sketches Of public and public hisory-of
Geo. Rogers Clark, OF Putnam wilkinson Wavne SINH
Harrison. and Simon kenon (he Boone of the Nortbw,s,
OIL the disastrous campaigns with the Indians under Hat
mar aud 81 Clsir and Tho brilliant victories Of Wikinson
ana "ayne-o the manners, character and antiquities of
the the debaiesin the Convention which
formed the Constitution OF Ohio the early legislation of tina,
state, and her subsequent civil and economical history
ms great region Is invested with peculiar interest TO the
Nrgnian Its conquest by Virgnians was amonr tho mos,
oan' Achievements OF the Revolution Ii was given bv
Virginia. with munheent PATRIOTISM the whole country
The descendants OF her Revolutionary heroes form LARGO
element IN its population and have contributed more b,
the so0s OF any other State illustrate its history b,b ~
the council and IN the field.
LIFE or GEN. TAYLOR with Dlpst,,,;yo ,..;
and Embellishments" We indebted to Messrs. Nash
n Woodhouse and to Messfs. Drinker & Mo,,is each
or copy OF volume, (trom the press Of Messrs Lind
say X Blakision Of Philadephia,) with this title -
IL Is printed on large clear type, and illustrated with
some hai dozen views OF batIescenes aud ful-leneb
portrait OF the most prominent figure in the Rroup Of he
roes We have glanced hastily its pages which are
made up principally OF compilations from official records
PFeiaced by briei biographical sketch of The General
SoHOoL Books.
MI Ball, Of the firm @! Bal & Sorn Of Ph;a5e,nIi, i
now IN this city, on his return from poirlcted and
iul southern tour with view OF introducing Dr. Reese
improved edition Of Chambers Educational Course tho
esao'shed reputation OF which ensures the volumes
wherever they examined, the most favorable reep,
We nave not had leisure examine them; but an ins
gent friend IN whose Judgment have entire confidence
who has dune speaks Of them in terms of the warms
commentator and promises furnish US with notice Of
them more At length, in a few days
In addition to the series of works above referred 70 NJ
Bal has with aim the Pictorial History Of the o. sa,esn
and the Pictorial History Of England" for the use of
schools written by s t. Goodrich, the known and
popular author Of Peter Parley's tales