The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-09-11


Burning down into my heart
Close come closer, and lean over
This my weary dying bed
Nov know, my mortal lover,
Thou wilt truly love me dead
LITERARY NOTICES..
LIoHr IL DARK PLACES. From the German Of the late
Augustus Neander New York; Lane Scott. For sale !
by Austin Gray, 9TH street, below Il, Washington.
In the chaos following the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of
the Roman Empire and the Eruption Of the Bar
barians, the vitality of Christianity was mani
Tested in the heroic constancy Of many Of its
professors. Affecting memorials of their doings
Ind sufferings, their trials and triumphs, have
been carefully collected by Neander, and grace
fully recorded in this little volaFea. He hopes
the simple narrative it contains may convince
those Of heir mistakes Wis have hssz sSc;;s.oaed
to End in the middle ages nothing but miracles
OF monsters.
TIVE STAR OF THE WISE MIN. BY Richard e. French,
d. Published and for sale as above.
This is concise, learned commentary on the
second chapter of Matthew, and few can read it
without obtaining new Ideas from IT,
The FIRST Book OF oRArcRy. BY Edward Marshall
New York: d. Appleton n Co For sale by r. Farm.
ham, Pennsylvania avenue Was ington, d. Z.
A collection Of extracts, from orstions, speech
es, poems, and dialogues, chiefly by American au-
thors. Mr. Marshall has executed the work
very creditably, and made school book Of ma
tional character.
ENGLISH LIrRRAruRR rHR NMErRRNrH CENTURY.
BY Charles d. Cleveland. Philadelphia: f.. Z. and J.
Biddle. For sale above.
Mr. Cleveland is already favoraby known by
his Compendium of English Literature, work
marked by good taste, sound Judgment, and health
full feeling In that work, however, he was I'M
able to present any specimens Of the English
literature of the nineteenth century, and this is
intended to supply that deficiency. 1t is on the
plan Of the Compendium, supplemental to it, and
designed for colleges and advanced classes in
schools, AZ we'll ~ private reading.
The volume containing more than 700 psges)
abounds in evidences Of the authors familiarity
with the best English writer's Of this century, and
with their beet passages. An almost boundiess
field before him, he has collected enough OF It's
products within small compass to excite an adj
mirstion for iss vast riches He has also made
tone and s.y,s 81 tie writer's from siA xESS S &
quotes
Why could not Mr. Cleveland furnish volume
for our schools, on the same plan, of selections
from American literature Our schools and col
leges have too little to do with our national lite
nature; for, let the London Quarterlies and their
petty imitators in this country pirate as they may
We have such literature.
| BUcHASAS's JOURNAL or MAN.
This unique journal is enlarged and improved
in various respects. The editor has lately re-
moved to Louisville, and his publication is to be
carried on both at Cincinnati and Louisville. The
number before us contains an interesting CORES
pondeuce between Miss Bremen and DR. Buchan-
an, showing that during her sojourn in Cincin-
natl she had become deeply interested in the
Doctors researches, and much impressed with his
bold, original views.
NORTH BRrrsH REVIEW August, 1851. New York
Leonard Scott Co. For sale by Taylor Maury,
Pennsylvani avenue, Washington, d. c.
An able article appears in this number on re-
cent books of fiction. AS this Quarterly is the
organ of Scottish Evangelism, we commend the
article mentioned to that class of readers who
imagine Fiction kind of Pandora's Box We
regard the novel Of late days as one of our most
efficient vehicles of truth, and we are happy to
see the Reviewer taking similar view.
when it has been conceded he remarks,
that works Of fiction are too apt, by their fasc-
nation, to encroach on graver hours, and to leave
distaste for graver studies, We have allowed all
that can be justly alleged against clever, truth
full novels, that help to unriddle the mystery of
lifen
The other articles Of the Review are generally
comprehensive in their scope, ingenious in style;
and imbued with liberal spirit
HARpsR's NKw MosrHLY. September, 1851. For sale
by Frsnek Taylor Psnnsy lvsnia avenue, Washington
No one needs now be told of the merits of
this popular monthly The critical notices in
this number are very impartial and discrmina-
tive.
the kSIcxKRsocxER. September, 1861. New York:
Samuel Hueston.
The Knickerbocker has its usual variety Of en-.
tertainment, which il is hardly worth while to look
for in any other journal 1t has character of its
own, and the tsbe-talk Of its editor is not TO be
beaten
TIE CHRISTIAN EXAMINER. Boston: Crosby a Niebols
For sale by Taylor Maury, Washington, D. C.
L. m "A -
this number. The titles of the articles will show
the range of investigation. "The Christ Of the
Jews,n SelfCulture Of Women," "Skepticism in
Science" ~" Reflections, y Ancient Money Trans.
actions, y" Memoirs of William Wordsworth
KRKp Cool, Go AHEAD, AND fKw orHsR PoRms. Nv
George W. Light Boston; Published by the authOr
A very neat little collection Of spirited poems,
some Of them Astounding in sound practical max.
inns, others quite imaginative Mr. Light has
msde an admirable use OF our national watch
words, "Keep Cool" GO AheAd,n Sc, using
them as capital texts for spirit-stirring poems.
We approve his Judgment in publishing nothing
in this little volume not worthy OF being placed
In permanent form. II his example were fol-
lowed, the reading public would experience great
relief
A NATIONAL CONVENTION Slavery men |
who believe that the Constitution empowers tAs
Federal Government to abolish slavery 10 the
states are to hold National Convsstioa - BAL
fAlo on the 18th and 18th Of this meath, TOR shs
purpose OF nominating oandidstss fOr NE rrs"
dsncy and Vice Presidency and etAss bss'sss