Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-01-30

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IL the exponent Of the Wing party in Great Brit |
ain, having from It's commencement advocated
freedom and the rights Of the people. When
the war, apparently of determination, was waged
against France by British Tory rulers, and dur
ing which occurred the second great struggle Of
England with our own country, this Review first
uniurled the flag Of resistance, and made by its
unanswerable and eloquent appeals in behalf Of
inuhenable rights the nails Of British legislation
and even the throne itself to trcmble. The
graphic and stirring delneations of those events.
presented IN the pages Of that distinguished Jour
nal, exhibit the truest portrature OF those peril
Gus days To bo found, perhaps in the anguage.-
Its influence WIS becoming apparent, that at
length the leaders Of the Tory party, at whom
the thunders of Its eioquCncc were especially di-
rected, found lt too powerful an instrument 10 be
resisted by ordinary moans and hence they es-
tablished the Quarterly" Or as Il IS distinguish
ed among the American REPRINTS
THE LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW, !
whereby TO cuuntemct that influence which Its
powerful rival tXertoa against their measures -
The two great political parties thus made siren
uous efforts through their respective organs Tor
the PRONUNCIATION of their antagonist principles
and during a long series Of years these two lead
ing Periodicals have concentrated The labogs, the
talent, and the influence of the odhcrouts of the
Wing and Tory parties of Great Britain.
Men of the highest literary rank as well as
dignitaries, civil and eccesitstic, have conribu-
ted TO the pages of these works among them
might be mentioned some OF the most respend-
cnt names on the scroll of fIme. Among the
regular conf .bators to the London Quarterly Re
view were S0uthCy scott, Lockh8ri, It's present
cdtorl Appory Ferguson, Wordsworth, Lord
Mahon, Dr. Aiiman, ,whose articles ON Oriental
literature have been SO highly cstepmedl and
that wonderful. woman of science. Nus. Somer
vile, with mlny others less celebrated Then,
again, in tAc Eaiabufgh Review, h is enough 10
mention The following n1mes, any one ot which
would Of itself insure high degree Of rcn0wn
10 any work with which t might be associated
we refer 20 Jeffrey, Napier, Brouehtn, Mackin-
iosh, and Vi lcauicv the first Of whom, during
his long connection with tie Review, actually
wrote, on the average, one Mird Of the articles
that graced Us brilliant pages; while the unlyer-
sally admired essays Of Tie last, repubshed So
extensively n our own and the parent country,
leave Us IN no manner OF doubt as TO their great
intrinsic merit
THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW.
THIS able journal was established under the
patronage and support of the ultra liberals so
STYLED, ui the Buu p House of Commons among
whom Roshuch, Mil. Bownng. Professor Long,
OF the London University, Miss Maguneau, and
Others whose names need not be quoted. con-
spicuousy figured. II was tor some years under
the editorial supervision OF Jeremy Bentham
from winch fact t ohtuned the soubrigtirf Of the
mouhpiece Of Brnthau.sm. This work has ever
been especially devoted othe great topics which
interest the mass OF the people; It's pages have
been rife, it VIII be remembered. with series
Of powerful articles tending 10 the reduction OF
Tory and exclusive privileges, heredlnry rights.
hngy WcrogItNcs, &C. The astounding deyei-
opponents uadp few years since, respecting the
wretclad, AMI a. then, unhesnd-oi horrors ol
some branches of the mini population of Eng
land, llst appeared ia iis pages Not only have
Us articles over been drcted against the aiore-
mentioned abuses tla work has also maintained
an unrclcurnE crusade against the alliance OF
Church and state, tias virtually seeking % abol-
ish the Parliamentary Religion of England,
and eventually 30 remove tie sud- existing REM
nants Of Journalism which e. uhnua 10 aiilict the
British nation. Il has recculy become the me-
dunn through which Golden promulgated his
trec-trado doctrines which will gNe il increased
interest 90 tue numerous ADMIRERS here and else
where Of that great Rciomer In many partc-
4 ulars The Westminster Review espouses polit-
.cal faith closely allied 10 that OF our own coGn-
4 Try and therefore we may. without any extraor-
binary effort Of charity, be Induced TO cherish II
as an exotic worthy oil being engrahed into our
more genial soil. Il has recently been united
with the Foreign Quarterly Review, the more
attractive features of the two Reviews being now
combined in the Westminster and thus adding
greatly to It's value as literary periodical
TIE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW
Is work Of more recent origin than those area
dy descrbed-but Is, nevertheless, destined u
occupy as prominent place in the Republic O
Letters.
The gteat ecclesiastical movement in Scotland
led 10 its establishment There was no Journa
IN the United Kingdom, which appeared 10 NEE
the necessities of this ANTI National Church az
itliion.
This Periodical is not ultra in It's ews on an,
one Of the grand departments Of human knowl
edge: at the same tune It never drifts from il
moorngs ON the shores Of the pure Evangelical
religion Of the Bible. Nor will 1t fail to com
pare most tayuraby with every other contempt
rary in the amount Of talent energy and spirit
enlisted on is side The names OF Sir DaW,
Brewster, DIS Hanna, Cunningham, Lorrimer
Candlish, Gordon, Buchanan, Smith, &C., are
host IN themselves. Much foreign talent is ais
pledged TO Hdorn and enrich It's pages.
1t is not to be considered strictly a Theoloric
al Review, for Topics OF every kind calculate,
10 occupy and interest the well cultivated min,
are introduced.
The lamentad Dr. Chalmers was the founde
and principal editor of this Review and sine
his death it has been ably conducted by his sol
in law, DR.. Hanna.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURG MAGAZINE
Is less exclusive in its character than the work
already noticed; its contents may be considere
RI uhucf Tue geueral hedds oil Classical literature
biography, narratives historical and hctitou,
poetry, critical analyses of new works, Sc, g.,
The high order of its dispositions has long re,
dered it proudly distinguished in the departmer
of Greek and Roman archaeology; while i
range of elegant fiction may be said to dscovt
mastery power and skill, unsurpassed by an
of It's numerous contemporaries. Again, in il
biographical department, and narratives of vo,
ages and travels, no less than in its papers o
subjects purely scientific this admirable Periot
zeal has ever displayed resources unquestionabl
superior to any similar work in the world.
AS to its political opinions, although deepl
Infused with Toryism, to an extent the most yea
Gus partisan could desire yet so wtching is i
rhetoric, and 50 consistently uniform is il in
antl-republlcan obhquity, that, however obno
ious It's tenets, it Is impossible for the reader
fail of being charmed by the perusal of its bri
liant pages The fact of this distinguished MAJ
azlne having, for a series of years, maintained
circulation in Great Britain of about forty thou
and copies "a prodigious and unequalled circul
ton for that country, where the price is s., so
year, will alone settle the question of its Ere -er
ment merits. The same remark is equally a
plicable to this country ii is well known that
"a circulation, even in the United States, is alrea,