The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-03-28
LITERARY NOTICES.

SARTAIs's UNION MAGAZINE. Phiiadelobia. JoIp g.
tain Co.. publishers. Edited by Mrs c. NJ Kirkland
aud Professor John S Hart April, 1850
This is the Magazine that Cooley, in his famous
letter to the South Carolina paper, undertook TO
damage in Southern estimation. tits an admira-
BILE periodical of its kind, one with which his off,
spring ought never to be compared 1t is distip.
guished for its artistic merit and for the excel.
lence Of its reading matter. We can cordially
recommend it to our friends, who will be glad to
learn that Grace Greenwood has been engaged AZ
contributor to its pages.
GRAHAMs AMERICAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE. March, 1850
Philadelphia Samuel d. Patterson & Co.
The engraving of "The Idle SchoolboyD is
capital-it makes one feel lazy to look at it.
"The Brigand and his Wife" is strongly con-
ceived and finely executed. Among the contrib
utors we notice the names of Bayard Taylor, t.
S. Arthur, Grace Greenwood, and other popular
writers. 1t is good number. Graham's is an
excellent Magazine, and well deserves the wide
circulation it has secured.
g4r Since we wrote the foregoing, we have re.
ceived the April number, superior even to the
preceding one in merit.
BLACK WOODS EDIsBURGH MAGAZINE. February, IS50.
Leonard Scott Co., New York. For sale by W. Adam
Pennsylvania avenue, Washington
Irving's Life of Goldsmith receives very fiat
terng notice liz this number. The reviewer
styles it a classic narrative, written in style
which Goldsmith himself might have approved
"The Siege of DunbegD is pleasant, humorous
sketch of the times of rebellion in Ireland "The
Green Hand-a Short Yarn" has reached the
eiebth auE2k"- and We do not see tbSt the, Sf,i-
g0patam is much nearer the end of its voyage
The longer the better. The writer gives no sign
of exhaustion yet. The number closes with
long, jaundiced article against Free Trade, in
which British Agriculture, as usual, is demon
strated to be ruined by Foreign Competition.
THR WESTMINSTER REVIEW. January, 1850. Published
and for sale as above
A very valuable and highly instructive num-
Der, full of facts and bold thoughts some of the
latter bordering on presumption. The article on
Epdemics is the fruit of much research. "Wo-
mans Mission is handsomely treated Of "The
African Coast Blockade is far more general and
interesting in its scope than might infer from
the title of the article. 1t presents a view of Sla-
very, the efforts against it, the history of the
slave trade, and many curious facts in relation to
the whole subject, which are of some importance
at the present time. Its opinions are not always
just, or it's reasonings conclusive.
Other articles in the Review we have not time
to notice.
It,. NJ u
A. Nj. New York Harper Brothers. For sale by Tsy-
lor Il Msury, Washington.
This work has the advantage of being prepared
by successful teacher, aided by Professor Smell
of Amherst College and Professor LOOMS of the
New York University. The printed sheets hav
ing been first used in the instruction of class,
opportunity was given, in reprinting, to supply
whatever was found necessary by this best of all
tests Of the value Of school book. Ii will be
found to contain a large amount of modern sci
ence, expressed with much clearness and preci-
sion.
The analyses at the head of each section, and
the various problems designed to render each
principle familiar, will be found of much value.
For the benefit of advanced pupils, occasional
agebraic formulas and geometrical demonstra-
tons have been added feature which we ap-
prehend will meet with decided favor from teach
ers. We anticipate for the work an extensive