New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-19
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For The Tribune.
The Anti-American Pos ition OF the North
American Review.

Patriotic. or love of ones country, is
virtue necessary to the welfare OF man, IN the
same manner as is the love OF ones own family
The principle in both cases is identical, though
IN the case of patriotism it embraces larger hcld
We do not insist that man should love his own
family; or his own country, so as to detract from
the merits OF other families, and other countries.
Tha, would be doing injustice and carrying
virtue so far as to partake OF wee. But he is a
monster in human shape, who carries his partlali-
ties for those out of his own house so far as to
inAict wounds on his kin, and who lauds foreign
nations at the expense of his own country
We have observed with pain the course OF the
North American Review of late, IN Its Anti Re
publican tendencies, IN Its articles III deroga-
ton ofthe virtue of the Hungarans IN their strug
giles for freedom, in its apparent decline, we
might perhaps say inclplent apostacy' from
long protracted and sturdy advocacy OF protec-
tive policy for the United States, and IN It's lean
ings toward Free Trade Not daring to bolt IN
right manly way, it IS about this time saying one
word for the former and two tor the latter ~ Is
not long since it put forward John stuart MIL
PoIiticaI EconooV" an out and out Free lraie
work. as a fit, and most 1T text book Tor AIlerl-
can Schools and Colleges, at the same tiihe' as
appears from a contemporary notice, tha' II hdu
living on It's table Colton's Public Eeono"yJ"
,Is f,t,d States" which it did not delgn TO notice
For that un-Amercan preference, and so TAR as
its recommendation of Free Trade text book ior
American Scholars IS concened,n received Wen
deserved chastsement III the columns Oi the
National Iatclhgencer.
In lis last number OF July instant, IS all article
an International exchanges under the leading
be,d of "Codtoa's Public EcOaomy, smartlng
somewhat probably, under the vigorous reDuKe
above alluded to- some tw0years old, II mixes up
detraction with faint praise, acknowledges 'here
i GOOD n aterial III the book, that the WRITER
has shown commendabe industry In conectihg
facts and some skill IN their disposition ana use
and that .shis figures prove his conclusions
1n,'nd = Int II is "ponderous volume, an
aysIanche of words IT. however. his facts ana
:. tig1,res prove his conclusions sound, that, az
All must admit Is the main point, ana that WHICH,
above all things, is material and important III
work of this KIND But how Mr. Coltons WorA
should be so .sponderous," and John Stuart hlls,
which Will weigh twice as much IN the scales,
and count al least three times as much III 'ne
number Of words, should not be pom ierous' - ho.
go apparent unless It be estimated ny "eighl y,
doctrine. which perhaps the reviewer "oulu
NOT accord to There Is not perhaps, IN 'he
English language an author WHO naS e;lane.s
h,a6er q, more valid reputation for conciseness'
niihiness couprehensiveness, for nntfvm 9" PalOo,
| fbar The writer OF the . JsaiHs 1Facfs airi
| although his Public Economy IS wo'H , -,
yery different character II IS II poso;o'e, - Tho
tn;shed more elaborate and charac'eIHe' =; a.
| san,e connrehensive. lucid. aud 'isoi'"'
| Of reasoning. .....o, +. Sufficiently ap-
But tie anip,s ofthe reviewer - III. ,,oclirl.
! parent lie had cha''i'e'' ''''