The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-29

ne &c, Dtglomatie and O6eial Papers of Daui Itb,.,
ISIS secretary Of STATE. Harper Brothers, New York
Inns volume Sprinted in style uniform with the lates
publication of Mr. Websters sneecbssI ! dasina
present view OF Mr. Webster's labors IN condnc,;no
turing he greater part of the last ,b Al
po.auo business ana relations of the country II pre
sen's, we believe, the whole of the published
ence had IN relation to the objects embraced in ord b
pu,'ohS sPecia mission 70 this country and which re
suited IN the treaty of Washington stlI more in,er
esung feature of the volume at the present moment !
the correspondence had between Mr. Webster and Can
Cass' while residing in Paris, minister near tba
court Inns correspondence presents in very clear and
PefsPlcuous manner, the noble and patriotic courss
adopted by Gen Cass in relation to the Qunuple 1atv
WINCH as is well known, produced the abandonment and
OF that odous measure the effect of which, if sue
cessfu would have been subject our commerce to con
unual and most injurious interruption by British cruisers
The publication of this matter at the present time is par
ucuarly opportune. In addition TO this the volum,
gives us MIR. Websters speech in defence of the treaty
washington, and his correspondence in relation to Mex
can AFFAIRS and to treaties with China with Portugal
and the Zollverein Union. 1t very valuable volume
executed In the usual handsome style of the great pub
llshing house from which it is issued
The Lite f Oliver Cro,apeH, By j. r. Headley Bacon &
Scribner, New York
blr Headeys graphic style of historical narrative is
advanageogsly displayed in this full and well dgested
biography of the great English revouonist 1t is a
wellprned volume of $50 pages, and gives the life OF
Cromwell IN shape agreeable and instructive than
1t can elsewhere be found.
Pilgrimage TO The Holy Land By Alphonse de Laaytine
d. Appleton IL Co, New York.
Tins as perhaps, the best and celebrated book of
travels which late years have produced 1t ranks side
by side with Chateaubrands Itinerary and Victor Hugos
Rhine. 1t attained when first published, several years
ago, high degree of popularity, which has since been
flU Va
well executed and are glad TO see the work in this
handsome edition 1t is in two volumes 12mo of some
900 pages.
The Power Of the Pulpit, By Gardner Spring, ID. d. Bacon
IL Scrbner, New York.
This series of sermons designed to illustrate the
means and the objects of the influence of preaching The
established reputation of Dr. Spring is guarantee of the
ability with which his work is performed. 1t is hand
some volume of near 500 pages.
Lectures of Shakespeare. by H. ". Hudson. Two Volumes
limo, $50 pages
Mr. Hudson has enjoyed high reputation a ectu
rer. He is himself of rare critical powers, and
with manly candor he that he has awaited him
self largely of the aid of other commentators upon the
great English dranatist His work. therefore, presents
the substance of what has been said by the best Shaks
pearean critics, in addition to the many valuable original
with which Mr. Hudson himself has illus
trated his subject
History of the French Revolution Of 1859, by Louis Blanc
Part first.
Judging from the part of this work which is here
given and upon the continuation of which the author
still thought be engaged, consider as an ADLER
and more interesting publication even than the "Hisory
of Ten Years. by the author, which we have al
ready noticed This volume is preliminary survey OF
the causes which led to the French revolution This
topic it treats with uness and ability than
member elsewhere to have except in "Lacrateles
History of France during the 18th century, which has
not yet been translated The work is sale at Franck
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