The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-06-20
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BRITISH PERIODICAL LITERATURE


Republication Of the London Quarterly, The Easm-
burgh, the North British, and the West
minister Revie,cs, and BiackwooGs
Edinburgh Magazine.
Leonard Scott q Co., Publishers,
70 Fulton and "a Gold sts.. Men York.
THESE Periodicals are the critical censors of
the British scholastic and literary world. By their crit
books and spomss which they present. often obyats
he necessity oil consulting works too voumnous o general
cannot supply for they discuss TOPICS relating more strictly
70 70. the affairs political religions cs,thc and literary Of
talent 81 Great Britain and engaged with the most i'm
pS5ant Questions which interest asitae tie civilized world
Britain divided.
The Edinburgh Review
y the exponent Of the wing party in Great Britain having
from Its advocated freedom and the rights oil
as 1oy
which occurred the second great Struggle Of ENGLAND with
ance made by its and eloquent appeals in
behalf Of nalenabe rights, the halls Of British egs alton
ring deneaons Of those even presented in the pages Of
Nat DISTINGUISHED Journal exhibit the rues portraure OF
Influence becoming apparent that length leaders
o. me tory parry at whom the hunders Of its eoauenoe
to be resisted by ordinary means and hence they established
the Quarterly. or, it is dsng uished among the Amer
lean reprinls
The London Quarterly Review,
whereby to counteract that influence which its powerful rival
exe,ted against their The two great political par
ties thus made strenuous efforts their organs
ing long of years. these two leading Periodicals have
concentrated the abo the talent and the influence of the
adhsrents Of the yhg and tory parties Of Great Britain
hsss 1sns to s o @
works among them night be Wentoned some Of the most
contributors to the London Quarterly Review
Scott ockhaTt 81 present edtor0 Apperey, Ferguson.
Oriental Literature have been highly eseemed) and that
%Snd.rai woman Of science Mi somsIvie with many
any one Of which would Of e insure high degree Of re-
refer to Jeeys. Napier Brougham Mackntosh and Mac.
suds the first Of whom during his long connection with
articles ha, graced lis brilliant pages while the universally
own and the parent country leave in OF doubt
as to their great intrinsic merit.
The Westminster Review.
This able Journal established under the patronage and
q Commons; among whom Roebuek' Mdl, sowIing Pro;
Others, whose be quoted, conspcuousy
nred for under the editorial SUPERVISION Of
ecs u This has s
especially devoted the topics which the
with series Of powerful articles tending to the red OF
tory and exclusive PRIVILEGES hereditary rights knsy pre-
SINCE respecting he wetched, and till them unheard.
@ IA 5 of se oy Of
ever been directed against the atore mentioned abuses the
alliance Of Church and slate thus vrnsy seeking to abo
sh the Parliamentary Religion" Of England and eventu.
continue act The British naon II has recently become
the medium through which Golden pr0mulgates his free
trade doctrines which will give it increased interest the
admirers here and elsewhere. Of that reormer
In many particulars the Westminster Review espouses
tical faith closely allied TO that OF our country and
therefore hou any extraordinary effort OF charity,
be induced to cherish as exotic worthy OF bang Migrated
our more genial soil 1t has recently been united
the Foreign Quarterly Review, the attractive features
OF the Reviews being combined ID the Westminster
and thus adding greatly Its value literary periodical
The North British Review
work of orgn than those already described
place T. the Rel ubic OF Letters.
The great ecclesiastical movement in Scotland led to its
Enlistment There was no Journal in the UNITED kiSa
DOM which appeared the necessities OF this Anti
National Church agitation. Indeed the revolution caused by
actors in new POSITIONS Of obserSson nor Sad they give
utterance to their prescriptions OF State and Church Po
other OF thought than then extant Hence the
spontaneous OF the great master minds among
them, the necessity OF outlet OF opinion, and the
immediate creation Of the SosTH BRITISH REviEw The
basis OF this Journal Is the Evangelism oi me Nne,eeHh
Of the times the grand principle which
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gocatsd and cndcatd in this able work. and In the same
This Periodical is not ultra in its views on any Of the
grand depar of human knowledge at the time
eson the Bbs Nor tia
avoaby with every other contemporary in the amount
Of talent, energy spirit enlisted side. The
Of SIR David Brewster Drs llama, Cunningham Lcrrmer,
Lanoih. GORDON buchanan, smith. etc are host IN
Mis moi 10 be considered strictly Theoiogieal Rere
topics OF kind calculated and interest the
yelcultivated nSnd introduced. Political questions
and o
are discussed and T. mea,s ans ss evsr in
ne atsep N spirit forms distinct feature OF
a work and will continue 10 occupy prominent place in
The ameped Dr. Chalmers the founder and principal
dor Of his Review and snee bis DEATH has been ably con-
uced by his son-ln-law, Or. Hanna
Blaekwood's Edinburgh Magazine
less exclusive i'll It's character than the works already
ICED its eonens may considered the general heads
# classical literature, biography, narratives. historical and
cious, poetry, critical analyses of works ETC.
stn sais6ed in the Of Greek and Roman archr
ogy while range of elegant fiction may be sad to dis
umrous temDorares. Again, in its biographical depart
nent and narratives of voyages and travels less than in
papers on snbjee purely Scientific this admirable PeIod
al has displayed unquesonaby superior to
ny similar work in the world. As its political opinions
thou Oh deeply infused with toryism the most
ealous partisan could de SIRE yet Withholding Us rhetoric
uiy that, however obnox its tenents it is Impossible for
reader fail OF being charmed by the peusa OF Its bril-
ant The fact OF this distinguished Magaz having
series of main aimed circulation in Great Br ain
about forty Thousand coples-a prodeous and pnequaed
remark equally applicable to this it is well
above that of any otter work Of its class
ng the unpaatable character OF its politics; fact which
When we call to mss the of the contributors to this
terling work, it il Sot surprising that such high need OF
raise should be awarded it in the Republic of Letters OF
The ITS Ss
,hfsophs1 North, It's renowned ed2t; Dr. Wantp the
Of o sse
zen SO popular Il ffPpbished form r.
ss Log, ruise Of the Midge, etc, work. which have
1t is this time unusually attractive from the serial works
Buwer and Of her distinguished writers, which grace
inc, both in the British and American editions. BY
angemen with the British publishers early sheets of the
naole the American pnbIshrs to sne their reprint before
be II h Sso,a nn H. they are thus
shed in other forms, sil the popularity Of the serial works
80 e .u 80 a obe rnn M bam o s o
ne reprint of Backwood aer has already been placed in
w ossn s9% SneI serials of mn
,rty in this county will show in this feature alone The al
of Blackwoods Magazine, and is well to remem
er in this connection that twenty-five cents will purchase
Sustained then as these distinguished works are and ever
oca ty, need not be surprised find them
upying such proud presmnence among the literary pro-
uclOns of the world and the neglect Of their high claim
pom the consideration Of all classes of the ntegen
wS'S Of M wss ,
bosophica inquiry is abroad among the people and to
but &
lu not essened when find such advantages thus
mark it the less tue. that the cultivation OF ers
lse brings own reward the neglect OF it brings its punish
en With these views, therefore, the American pub she
spectiuy beg to invite the especi attention OF their fellow
zens tn the reprints OF the several Periodicals here referred
, feeling confident that in doing they will not only sub
the best interests of popular intelligence but will at the
time. add the general happiness of the nation by i'm
airing TO the public mind heahful stimulus for high
der of intellectual pleasure. |
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