The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-01-31


history Of his mind.
/. OBERLIs QUGRrERLY REVIEW. October 1872
. METHODIST QUARTERLY REVIEW. January, 1880
Pp I7S.
We have placed these two together for con-
trast rather than similitude Each seems to be
excellent in its way The first is fresh, ear
nest, and practical throughout most hopeful
feature in our Western religious literature.
Even the ultimate remedy proposed for "modern
infdelity n is not SO much polemic as practical
1,,,, ~ -~,.,,v Gv,viOpment of CG,1NtSs.a NV
trne in the line Of social reform. When We say
that the main articles are on Woman's rights and
duties" Religious organizations aud Slavery
"Bible, war, and peace" education of the Sen
sibility," and that all appear to proceed ON the
pure moral principle of the thing, and are pro-
gressive, not to say ultra, in their tone, we have
given the best idea we can of the quality of the
Review
The " Methodist Quarterly" is, on the whole, we
think, the most critical review that ever fell into
our hands. Everything in it must pass bona fde
scrutiny, and there is not single shutting gen.
eralization so far as we see in its notice of sim
gle book If in this its great denomination is
fairly represented, it has come to very interest
ing period in it's growth. Such indefatigable in
curry must lead to something, though as yet it is
directed to men, and books, and single thoughts,
rather than subjects of larger compass. The
first article is very scholarly one on Plutarch,
"the Christian philosopher of Pagan antiquity
Another administers some well-earned rebuke to
the singular ill-breediug of certain passages in
Powelps Living Authors of England" One
goes somewhat Incidentally into the question of
freeagency another reviews DR.. Hawkes. {" Egypt
and its Monuments"
There are fifty-three short notices. several
brief essays, and ten pages Of religious and 9TH
er intelligence At two dollars a year, we have
no doubt that this journal is cheaper than any
other of the kind now issued.
A UNIVERSAL PRoNoUscINO GAzRTTBER. BY Thomas
Baldwin assisted by several other Gentlemen Eighth
edition, with Supplement. PIP. Gas and Sc.
The claims of the title-page, of which we have
copied only small portion, seem to be abun-
dainty sustained in the execution Of the work. 1t
is very valuable book, to all appearance very
carefully and thoroughly executed A well writ
ten preface states its design and principles list
of authorities begets confidence; and an elabo-
rate Introduction, of twenty pages gives, besides
full account with reasons for its plan, the rules
of pronunciation for fourteen languages. We
might, perhaps, take exception on the of ia
miliar habit, 10 the author accenting the last .
in Alexandra AM Philadelphia, as names of an
Gent cities inrhe forn@r case, particularly, it
would be difficult to draw the line for example,
il one should speak Of Amru's burning of the Ii
brary there With this exception, we like the
authors principle; though in application it re-
quires the authors book which we shall esteem
and consult accordingly. 1t is unquestionlbly far
more melodious and easy to give the native sounds
to most Of those ungainly names that daunt US in
maps and newspapers. Our old acquaintance,
Amlwch, turns out to be quite gentle to the ear (;
and so with the authors instances Of Szegedin,
Liusne, &c. The geographical information seems
to be we'll gathered and compacted. The pro-
nouncng system is easy as any The poetical
authorities make it something of literary Curl
osity to boot The supplement is a manual for the
convenience of teachers, containing list Of some
two thousand names occurring on school maps,
some Of which are and some are not in the origi-
nal Gazetteer. Unless done up separately for
cheapness We still think that this as well as the
Appendix" or American Gazetteer, had better
be incorporated with the first part A single al
phabetical list of one hundred. thousand names /,
far easier to use than three Of FIVE thousand each
Some curiosities Of sound and spelling are con
tanned in page Of "mispronunciations" Thu
book, or one like it, ought, very decidedly, to b.
on every teachers desk
Tue PUBLIC EDUCATION or THE PEOPLE, AN GRAFTON
BY Theodore Parker. PIP. so. Boston. 1850.
MIR Parker spesks, by way of introduction, o
the military education of ancient Rome, tn,
priestly education of modern Rome, and the arts
tccsatic education Of Engand-all at the state
expense-and then Of the State, Business, tn,
Church, and the Press, as the educational infu
ences in this country, where "the Government i
Democracy, the government Of all, by all, fol-
all, and in the name Of all" He speaks of In,
Northern States; for Slavery and education o
the people are incommensurable quantities. N,
amount OF violence can be their common meas
ure' Inc Republic, where master and slave wer,
squa'iy educated, would soon be red Republic
'H'e-'naster knows this, and accordinpl,
pu's 'uuea'ion 10 the ban, and gorics in keepip,
three million barbarians In the land and q
course suffers the necessary degradation wbc,
comes thereof" the four elements spoken Of hsv
reasonably fair justice done them as thew arc M
undergo somewhat Of Mr.. Parker's trencbon
criticism, judging them by what they should b,
The true honor Of the teachers profession il as
pecially and amply vindiclted
GRAHAx's MAGAZINE, for February,
Contains nine embellishments, among them Pal
d'oiwhich Is pronounced an exquisite ilustra
ZION OF the first Of series of Ballads Of the Mex
lean Campaign. The contributions are numer
GUS OF various ercellence, and adapted to man
IHH ksIcKERsocKsR, for February
Is just received so that We ha ve nat al Lad An,