The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-03-10
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'srRicruREs ON AsoIIrIosIsM." This is very I
fascinating title, and in truth IL is a title that
we have not the power to resist. SO we pitched
into the book, and found 1t to be pretty well
printed; In addition to which il has all those
external graces which "books that are books"
ought to have.
| The hrst queer thing that struck us in look
ing into the book, Ia that il was entered Gin the
clerks Office Of the District Court Of the U.
States, for the Northern District of New York."
in the year ls43-that It was printed in Gin
cinnati-and that il was published in Louisville,
by "W. S. Brown" ls4g.' So our copy is fresh
and sweet from the press. Who is "W. S.
Brown" Of our fair cityl He is not quite as
celebrated in the book Publishing line, as Har-
per, or Carey, or Cadsll 'Iongman, or Miller,
or Galignani, for, sooth to say, though we have
the happiness Of knowing very large portion
Of the men and women, boys, girls, and dogsin
the city of Louisville, we never before heard OF
the Publisher of this book. Mr.. "Brown,"
} being rather a "grssn hand at the bellows"
, will pardon us for offering him bit Of advice.
namely, that, hereafter, when he wishes to
knock emancipation Into cooked hat with
book, he can get 1t pointed on terms quite as
q favorable in this city as In Cincinnati.
The author Of the hook is "JOsiah PRIEST
Q Who is "JOsIsh PrissF,' OF the Northern Dis
4 trict Of New York Although not to know
o Mr.. Josiah Priest may argue ones self I'M
> known, yet zoe musispisad guilty to precisely
!. that much ignorances Josiah will please TO
take notice that we have looked into his book,
u In which, as Pepys said OF Evelyn's book on
l. Solitude. we do not find "much excess Of good
Of matter" We are sorry for II, but eandor CON-
pels US to say to Josiah that his book considered
n, with reference to its literary qualities, to its
" style. its logic, or Its learning, is not exactly
~ the foremost book In all The world. Whether il
80 be considered as sAiessay on biblical criticism
he a slashng diatribe against pestilent emsncpa-
In tionists, genealogical romance, or an effort t.
he Pickwickisnize the scriptures, it fails to reach
n that pitch of absolute perfection which its ex
ly celent author designed IL should hold in tn,
nj admiration Of all the generations between thi
re and that day on which the heavens shall mel
be with fervent heat.
he There is nothing unmixed in this world un
less it is the absurdty Of some men. Ever,
- pleasure Is attended with some pang, and il
ir. every honey-pot there is to Turk portion
~ Of NORWOOD. Steamboats, are good travelling
or conveyances, but they sometimes blow up an
,of knock passengers iito chaos Boots keep one
As feet comfortable, but occasionally they produc
ur cOrns. Rain revRes the parched earth, bu
'ur sometimes it poursdown so long that 1t drown
rat the farmers crops Books are very pleasan
rly companions, but somehow it will happen tn,
The we sometimes get hold Of one that is an awfr
&C. bore. We hope Mr. Josiah Priest will not thin
ice we mean him or lis delightful book any harm
Of when we say ihatthe book
Zen A books a book Although there's nothing int
ant is not the greatest bore we ever saw in prin
II but of all the books we ever saw, II combin,
IA absurdity and Stiffness in the most abundaI
ng' proportions. Whether it is more silly tina
o'e absurd, whether 1t is more absurd than sill
OF we have not yet been able 10 decide. III
u.s. glaring and indispensable Stiffness Of son
icy pages induced TO believe that il was only Il
tehitoot OoOh III suIius duu lust as we we
about TO adopt that conclusion, and to stick
are IL through THE "a tAi.. sure 10 Ii<i
IN, on a concentration of the most unsurpass,
ard sbsurdities, and hen our opinion would chan,
op until we read little further on and were fore,
an again 10 pronounce in favor of the pre-em
nsnce Of the Stiffness. As soon as we make n
sed our mind on this interesting point, we shs
81 'AA'. great pleasure in informing Josiah b
y eP"Ne the result, provided he In the mear
o. un'e iN - shat part of this dark earth
u i''a''N'' -. . corporeal presence.
AHSre hss octn much discussion in relatio
y, 70 inc o'Veis''eso OF human color, and the IL
huehee Oh physical causes in the production
h, 'nese o'e'''uss' Philosophers like Priichal
"a anu lawrence nave labored long and learned
90 TO prove the unity NJ the ,uc. and % .,,,,
' "e o'a'Ane'S OF the negro. But until y
JOSIAH rres' ZOOS this subject in hand, IL W,
somewhat oafA. tangled. and perpleIed. H
So"e' inc "n0'e mystery with infinite cas-,
mus 'ho"hg l'as unsided genius is superiC
al INC ieaIhing and science In the world
n Listen TO how Josiah sccoun,. for ,h. u..L..
, Oh 'he negro ne says that Providence "supe
y 'H'ehoeo the formation" Of Ham and Japhett
" 'he sous OF Noah, "in the womb of the
mother' IN SUPERNATURAL manner" maxim
them Just what ne pleased. He made Japhet
whlte' color aniiss the set hue Of his parent,
|, WINE ne made nam black as the driven char
COAL OF 'he ace II spades. Having thus &C
counted lot tns drsky hue Of Ham, Mr.. Prize.
very plsasautlv a.. H.. -. s,rru